Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-09-17

respecting the subsequent fate OF
Lieutenant Jones. Some assert that
perfectly desperate and careless of
life he rushed into the thickest of the
battle on Bemis's Heights, and was
slain; while Others allege that he died
three years after heartbroken and in
sane. Blu. neither assertion is true.
While searching for Mrs. Fn,
among her friend at Glenn's Falls, |
called at the house of Judge Rs,
whose lady is related by marriage to
the family Of Jones. Her aunt mar
iried q brother of Lieutenant Jones,
and she Obtain heard this lady speak
OF him. He liv d in Canada to be
an old man, and died but a few years
ago. The death of Jenny was a heavy
blow, and henever recovered it. In
youth he was gay and exceedingly
garrulous, but after that terrible event
ne was melancholyand taciturn. He
never married, and avoided society
as much as business would permit.
Towards the close of July in every
year, when the anniversary of the
tragedy approached, he would shut
himself up in bis room and refuse Il e
sight of every one, and at all times
his friends ax4ide1 any reference to
n1 At s the III ssp tsasIssi
the Amcric an army, under General
Schuyler, Was encamped at Moses
Creek, five miles below Fort Edward.
One of its two divisions was placed
under the command of Arnold, who
had just reached the army, His d.
vision incl1 lied the rear-guard left
at the fort. Apicket guard of one
hundred men, under Lieutenant Van
Vechten, was stationed on the hill
little north pf the pine tree; and at
the momentwhen the house of Mrs.
Mcneil was attacked and plundered,
and herself and Jenny were carried
off, other parties of Indians, belong
ing in the same expedition, came
rush ng through the woods from diff
ferent point, and fell upon the Amer
leans. Lieutenant Van Vechten and
several Others were killed and their
scalps borne off. The bodies with
that of Jenny, were found by the par.
ty that went out from the fort in pur-
suit. She and the officer were lying
together, close by the spring already
newfoundland only a few feet from
the pine tree. They were stripped
of clothing, for plumber was the chief
incentive of the savages to war. They
were borne Immediately to the fort,
which the Americans at once evac-
uated, and Jane did indeed go down
the river in the bateau in which she
had intended to embark, but not glow
ing with life and beauty, as was ex-
pected by her fond brother. With
the deepest grief he took charge of
her mutilated corpse, which was bu-
rled at the same time and place with
that of the Lieutenant, on the west
bank ofthe Hudson, near the mouth
OF small creek, about three miles be-
low Fort Edward.
Mrs. Mcneil lived many years,
and was buried in the small village
cemetry, very near the ruins of the
fort. In the summer of 1926, the
remains of Jenny were taken up and
deposited in the same grave with her.
They were followed by long train of
young men and maidens, and the
funeral ceremonies were conducted
by the eloquent but unfortunate
Hooper Cummings, of Albany, at that
time a brilliant light on the Ameri-
can pulpit, but destined, like a glow
ing meteor, go down into darkness
and gloom. Many who were then
young have vivid recollection of the
pathetic discourse of that gifted man,
who, on that occasion "made all Fort
Edward weep as he delineated anew
the sorrowful picture of the immola-
ton of youth and innocence upon the
horrid alter of war.
A plain white marble slab, about
three feet high, with the simple in
scription lime NJ Cyea, marks the spot
of her interment. Not far from the
same spot is an antique brown stone
slab,erectedto the memory of Duncan
Campbell, relative of Mrs. McNeips
first husband who was MORALLY woun-
ded at Ticonderoga in 1858. Seve-
raj others of the samename lies near,
members Of the family of Donald
Campbell, a brave Scotchman who
was with Montgomery at the storming
Of Quebec in IT'S.