Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1869 — A Burlesque on the Vanderbilt Bronze. [ARTICLE]

A Burlesque on the Vanderbilt Bronze.

Watt, rtueet can do something-MeTl besides speculation, and that was clearly evinced to-day in the gushing; admiration . wldch overflowed the Stock Eichangc for the wonderful talents of the great Railway King, Commodore Vanderbilt. The brokers assembled in the Stock Exchange at 12.30 p. m., and went through an elaborate burlesque ceremonial, which they called the “Unveiling of the Stattoo.” The ceremony took place in the gallery of the Long Boom, and was witsesaed by at least 800 brokers. The master of ccr&nonies (in black suit, White vest, white kid gloves, and other Ddmonicon accessories to a full dress toilet) took his station near the “Stnttoo,” while around liim were the choristers—also in black—the orator of die day, the reader, of the mle, other participants. At exactly fraff past 12 trefock p. in. tbs Ceremony commented. The Chairman was about commencing' his address, when a cabbage was passed up trt Mm, and he bowed his ackowlt-dg-ments for the rare bouquet. The address was short, but sweet, and did full jualico to the great claims of the Couuuodorv on the public. As he finished, an " injupetfon ” in the name of the United States and fiirenob' Ayres, and the Supreme Court, was read, but thereader was marched off the;gallery amid immsnse confusion. , The Secretary, read several letters from parties who had failed to' be present >‘orf account of scVtipi losses in Central," and the Chhir roared' forth a song to the.tune of John. Brown, expressive of the great serviqesokCpnqW*rlore Vanderbilt to the public and to the brokers. \ gentleman—Monsieur Black, the Chairman called him—then delivered am address; in which he alluded with great humor and effect to the watering op*-ra-tions of Commodore Vanderbilt, who was’ originally a waterman, and had made vfa ter the “ Central ” idea of his We. Formeriy, men had been made.to see doable by othtx liquids besides water, but the Cofflmodore-nsK! made the grand diseovely that water, simple and pure, in the hands of a financial genius, possessed the extraordinary power not only ofmakingone see » thing dduble, but also.of making the thing itself .double. [Roars of agplaijse "and deafening enthusiasm.] .As this peiht a shawl which had.concealed the statue was withdrawn, amt a sight greeted the eyes of the multitude which was well calculated to brake them “ory with Mutglitey” There Whs a huge white draped form, wh-ttfs face, with hdliag' trtagac kml pfw-' truding-eyqfc looked likq. that Of an iuiof. The left arm was folded oyer, the breast, and inthfe rfeht hiltitf. febfcased in a boxing-gibvc, WM-a, Wtfarilff'Wto bearing upon its front the ponsolidation flgorcs of Cfenfrat, khlch nobody rteCdS’to he told are a«, The . sight was greeted with loud shouts pf laughter and applause, which continued' for many midiiteS. TO dose the ceremonies, the chorus sang “My Country, ’tis of Thee,” with a chorus setting forth that lie (the Commodore) “is a jolly geed fellow, which nobody can deny.” As this asserthfi was repeatod many times, and riqtjody did deny it, it may be concluded that he»» a jolly good fellow.” The following is the ode sung on tbs occasion: Come allyo jolly brokets, a story f'Uwlaus Abost a famous Commodore who lire* in Hew York Bute. . ” ' Consolidated railroads are a thing he aev.er bates. Chorus—Ashe goes driving on. His watering machinery as yet haa never failed. And to show our gratitude to him this statue'sß*w BeforeJta%’lt, Jay Gould & Companyhis co'druaa never failed. ~ 0 1 ; r. - Choni»-‘As he goe* driving on. ; (i j. . . This statue we set uu for him, and.stay blast until The tail/ poor old Commodore Bis breeches poca•ts all. And whep be dies we ll auraly And wlUt an earnest will. Chores—lU mt»t godrivtag on. •> t Mr. E. H. Van 'Schnick was *b* Presldent and master of tha rtCetnoaV», awl Mr. S. V. Wltitfl waaAbe,speaker oy sysgtor at the unveiling. Wall strict has not for many a long <lay witnesaea so much tnerriment as during this Stock Exchange unveiling operation. —NM York Mtprefr, N+ timber 10. -uu : < •’ ’