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cavities of the stone ; and on the Architect ( Edward A . Goodwin ) to bring- forward the necessary workmen . The coins having been duly deposited , Linning Woodman , Esq . read the inscription on the plate , which was as follows : —
OBVEItSE . " This graven pfate , deposited on the 22 nd day of July , in the year of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ 1852 , and in the 16 th year of the reign of her most gracious majesty Queen Victoria , may testify to remote posterity , long after the surrounding structures have crumbled into dust , that on that day , and in this spot , the foundation-stone of the New Eoyal Infirmary of Dundee , —an hospital reared for the relief of suffering humanity by the contributions of the charitable , —ivas laid ivith Masonic honours , by his Grace George Augustus Frederick John , Duke of Atholl , Most Worshipful Grand Master Mason of
Scotland . The Committee appointed by the Governors of the Infirmary for the erection of the building ivere , —Sir John Ogilvy , of Inverquharity , Baronet ; Thomas Erskine , Esq ., of Linlathen ; John . Boyd Baxter , Esq ., pi-ociuutorfiscal of Forfarshire ; Andrew Low , Esq ., slnpoivner ; George Rough , Esq ., glove manufacturer , and one of the bailies of Dundee ; Thomas Weston Miln , Esq . ; John Laing , Esq ., power-loom linen manufacturer ; Alexander Easson , Esq ., merchant ; Charles Clark , Esq . ; William Clark , E : ^ q ., shipowner ; Robert Gray , Esq ., of Montquitany , merchant ; Thomas Adamson , Esq ., shipbuilder ; Thomas Nicholson , Esq ., agent ; Alexander Jefferson Buist ,
flaxspinner ; Matthew Nimmo , surgeon , surgeon to the Infirmary ; James Arrott , doctor of medicine , physician to the Infirmary . " Henry Edward Coo and Edward Goodwin , of London , were tho architects , and David Robertson , of Dundee , builder , the contractor . " On the reverse were recorded the names of the office-bearers of the Infirmary , when the foundation-stone was laid . Tbe place where the foundation-stone is laid is in an octagonal buttress immediately to the east of the centre of the building .
The plate was then placed over the cavity in the lower stone containing the vase ; after which , two operative masons spread a quantity of lime on the nether stone , which was smoothed over by tbe Duke of Atholl by a gold trowel . The upper stone , which was suspended by a tackle and lewis , was then gently lowered to its place , —two iron rods fastened in the lower stone , passing through the east and west ends of it . The stone was then fastened down b
y nuts screwed on the end of each of the iron rods . During the lowering of the stone , the band of choristers , which was stationed on the south gallery , sang the following ode , the execution of which elicited loud applause , and was the subject of general conversation afterwards .
This Masonic Ode , sung by Mr . W . N . Watson and chorus , was written and composed by J . Parry : — Hail ! to the Craft , which hath for ages stood The taunts of Envy and the throats of Power . In friendship firm , obedient to the laws , Tho Mason stands the Patriot and the Man . Hail ! to the Craft , & c . When meok-eyed Pity doth for aid implore ,
His heart expands , —she never pleads in vain . The needy ' s call he freely will obey , And share the gifts that Heaven on him bestows . Hail ! to the Craft , & c . The Grand Master then walked close up to the stone on the cast side , the Substitute on his right hand , and the Grand Wardens walking before him . These went to the west side of the stone , having with them the level and plumb .
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Scotland.
cavities of the stone ; and on the Architect ( Edward A . Goodwin ) to bring- forward the necessary workmen . The coins having been duly deposited , Linning Woodman , Esq . read the inscription on the plate , which was as follows : —
OBVEItSE . " This graven pfate , deposited on the 22 nd day of July , in the year of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ 1852 , and in the 16 th year of the reign of her most gracious majesty Queen Victoria , may testify to remote posterity , long after the surrounding structures have crumbled into dust , that on that day , and in this spot , the foundation-stone of the New Eoyal Infirmary of Dundee , —an hospital reared for the relief of suffering humanity by the contributions of the charitable , —ivas laid ivith Masonic honours , by his Grace George Augustus Frederick John , Duke of Atholl , Most Worshipful Grand Master Mason of
Scotland . The Committee appointed by the Governors of the Infirmary for the erection of the building ivere , —Sir John Ogilvy , of Inverquharity , Baronet ; Thomas Erskine , Esq ., of Linlathen ; John . Boyd Baxter , Esq ., pi-ociuutorfiscal of Forfarshire ; Andrew Low , Esq ., slnpoivner ; George Rough , Esq ., glove manufacturer , and one of the bailies of Dundee ; Thomas Weston Miln , Esq . ; John Laing , Esq ., power-loom linen manufacturer ; Alexander Easson , Esq ., merchant ; Charles Clark , Esq . ; William Clark , E : ^ q ., shipowner ; Robert Gray , Esq ., of Montquitany , merchant ; Thomas Adamson , Esq ., shipbuilder ; Thomas Nicholson , Esq ., agent ; Alexander Jefferson Buist ,
flaxspinner ; Matthew Nimmo , surgeon , surgeon to the Infirmary ; James Arrott , doctor of medicine , physician to the Infirmary . " Henry Edward Coo and Edward Goodwin , of London , were tho architects , and David Robertson , of Dundee , builder , the contractor . " On the reverse were recorded the names of the office-bearers of the Infirmary , when the foundation-stone was laid . Tbe place where the foundation-stone is laid is in an octagonal buttress immediately to the east of the centre of the building .
The plate was then placed over the cavity in the lower stone containing the vase ; after which , two operative masons spread a quantity of lime on the nether stone , which was smoothed over by tbe Duke of Atholl by a gold trowel . The upper stone , which was suspended by a tackle and lewis , was then gently lowered to its place , —two iron rods fastened in the lower stone , passing through the east and west ends of it . The stone was then fastened down b
y nuts screwed on the end of each of the iron rods . During the lowering of the stone , the band of choristers , which was stationed on the south gallery , sang the following ode , the execution of which elicited loud applause , and was the subject of general conversation afterwards .
This Masonic Ode , sung by Mr . W . N . Watson and chorus , was written and composed by J . Parry : — Hail ! to the Craft , which hath for ages stood The taunts of Envy and the throats of Power . In friendship firm , obedient to the laws , Tho Mason stands the Patriot and the Man . Hail ! to the Craft , & c . When meok-eyed Pity doth for aid implore ,
His heart expands , —she never pleads in vain . The needy ' s call he freely will obey , And share the gifts that Heaven on him bestows . Hail ! to the Craft , & c . The Grand Master then walked close up to the stone on the cast side , the Substitute on his right hand , and the Grand Wardens walking before him . These went to the west side of the stone , having with them the level and plumb .