Address of Gen. Isaac Catlin at the Montauk Theatre Brooklyn N.Y. March 27 1898 on the Initiation of a Movement to Raise Funds to Construct a Monument to the Memory of the Martyrs of the Battleship Maine

<p>This is a reproduction of the address given by General Isaac Catlin at the Montauk Theatre in Brooklyn New York on March 27 1898. The purpose of the address was to initiate a fundraising campaign to construct a monument in memory of the martyrs of the battleship <i>Maine</i> which had recently been destroyed in Havana harbor.</p> <p>Catlin's speech reflects the intense public sentiment and patriotic fervor of the time immediately preceding the Spanish-American War. It offers insight into the prevailing attitudes towards the disaster and the call for action that followed. This document is a valuable historical record for those interested in the events leading up to the war and the public mood of the era.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>