Sitting in Buckingham Palace
Sitting in Buckingham Palace in London, England, her Majesty, Queen Mary, pressed the button which sent pulsing over 3,000 miles of wire the tiny spark that unveiled, at the Stoney Creek battlefield this afternoon, the handsome monument erected in honor of the heroes who, just 100 years ago to night, struck a death blow to the American invaders in the war of 1812. A directly connected wire between Queen Mary and the drapery over the monument served, not only to burn the fuse which allowed the folds to part, but to bring her Majesty closer to the hearts of thousands of loyal Canadian subjects, who, with bared heads and in reverent silence, stood while the unseen force made possible the disclosure, in all its beauty, of the towering monument which will stand for ages as a mark of love, admiration and respect for the handful of men who, outnumbered four to one, braved death that Canada might live. To the thousands of people present the occasion was more than an historical one, and mingled...