The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-23
Fall OF the ..OId Charter Oak.-

from the Hartford liines, Aug. II
The famous old Charter Oak of this city. noted 10
sorg and history, fell with tremendous crash darug the
great storm quarter before one O'Clock hi, morning.
This noble old tree stood upon the beautiful grounds
hop haac w stuart, lite the WHY'S estate in the
boys built Ire the hollow Of this tree, which buyn
out the punk and though was feared that this would
KIN H. such was not the fact fresh sprouts sprung out
the next spring and Mr. Stuart took great pains
this valued relic OF the original forests TO New Engani
but more especially interesting the tree in which the
fervcd Al this time the hollow in the trunk Of the oil
oak was so large that ne company Of twenty sevenfu
grown moa stood up in il together.
Nr stuart hsd stout door made 10 shat up the
trance and he al placed tin caps upon the 81 anna
broken limbs, and for the pas three four years esh
sprouts cave grown upon moo. OF is 1nbs thoseh al
limbs wire tccayng. AT the time Of is fall yong al
frtsh acorns we're growing on every part OF I; Inou
s9nds OF people Visiting the tree, and bring away
sUch spfgs and parts OF limbs as Mr. stuart permits
Waterman Butler sa~s he stood at tEs head 81 the
street nj the time OF the crash. TIE wlat hal been
hso~ng freshly rom the northwest for AZ hons o. more
lie nrst heard loud crack, and Jaw the o.d Oak sway
irg in tie breze cracking noise followed then 10
crasf-al within ,he space Of half mlnute-and the IA
nous mtnac CHI OF the forest whose history Is infinite
ly entwned IN that " Connecticut PROSTATE gp,a
tie earth ore tho usaLd years ago, when II va
in the pine Of hfe-whcn ~ years were haf
numbered, its far reaching branches had sportc1 "a
hsrcer stoI ms, ard more swim winged winds BIZ.
rev, rinse fuii tao thousand years have smiled aul
warcc UPON it, youth, It's prime AMI us decline, hal
become gray nd decre bu. was sun tenacious q
life II eth eiurg TO The lovely spot which gave birth
lis isT reaching rocs running cng way up into Ia
beautiful hill SIDE and downward 10 the sharp cut beloE
iHmy, az c, proudly the Oak stood, seemingly
tina, naurc had marked out for 4. cwu accommodate
enc or the enchanting retreats In the state and TIA
cestny had accorded 10 Il table and everastug biz
Iage IN the story OF Conacciicut Of the plro
ard original thirteen STATS Of the urion.
pfouDIy IL bad Stood and when lettering with aua
reduced 70 shell Of few inches, by the stoaiy
roads ~ time Itself IL st clung with fondpess to th-
loved spot bicb bad Witnessed the decay aud do
fall Of many Of its ASSOCIATES the path aud the bloc y
Of the red man, aud the rcd mans cecay-the brio
and death Of generations OF the white man, whose
tad cut away lis towering comrades Of the odcn tim
But bile preservng fair exterior inwardy vast
ing away and obliged 10 yield and fall in storm Ear
less than many thousands that had preceded H.
before Coverntr WHY'S came 70 America he sep, Ii.
steward forward 10 prepare place Tor biz residence
be cutting away the trees upon the btu sile Of the
beauiifBl tWylys place" 6epu'atoa Of iuiians
" HIM and requested that he would spare his oi
oak. They declared th At had been the gud q their
eStors Tor centuries u spared, 70 fan THIS day
having finally yielded 20 tho process 81 natural decay
The tree MEASURED - feet 10 circumference a. the boz
TOM aud u has broken OIL 80 10 eiye feet 81 stump
side and feet the other the stump easurio
~ feet Ia circumference at iu top.
The charter Of King Charles H.. for the colony Of Con
nectcIt arrived In Hartford In l662 probably Ia the
month Of September thou III tae precise ue 4 not 80
known. On the 9Th OF October 4 publicly rcal n
the assembled fccmen OF Connecticut and was declared
belong the and thsi SUCCESSORS hs peosle
eyinoeu their gratitude By appointing committee 70 take
charge OF IT, Under the soemnniee o. oath snd pre-
this palladium of the rights o. the people con
tanned many liberal provisions, may b. seen on *
lntg 10 tho secretary ~ states oce whore a.,
"a
game aw Of Connecticut I'LL the present consultation TOOK
! Us pla~c IN 1918.
Ii 1889 the General government n New Earlanl va
ds solved by James H. aud a government v = Ia i'll
,ued. win Joseph Dudly, PrcsdsGt OF toe COMMITS
Connects u, refused 20 surrender and when TIC
third writ ~ quo uoy7dtf3 sent 10 her Gov Tfeat In
January 1887 called special session the scnbiy
which refused TO acccdo 70 the demands q the new kav
They sg held 10 their charter In March another snsA
sfstn convened BIZ, st TIE representative or tAe
Aoplc refused 70 surrender In May they mr nrsta
IA euas sessSn under Tao charter AMI elected Treat
/ ~ Governor,
IN Inc sist n October 1887 sir rirunud Audfos- Al
iffefd by members n hts council aud body Citrd "A
sixty soldiers cutered Hartford 70 take the charter 81
/ f0ice Tic General Assembly was II session III va
rtttvcd with coWiesy, bit cojBtss ne entered toe
Ass,ub bly, room and publicly deula ded the charter Re
norsfrtnCfs de ann the seskion was prn;rart
CD evfnng Tire Governor and bis assocs es appeared
/ " yicld The charter brought IN aai Iall
| urcn the table Sir Edmund thov ght that the las
! m0men, 81 the colony had come when sud-
the lgt,s III pvt ont, and total darisnces nj
lowed, fbtre was u0se. resistance, bat M wa.
qrbt Tho candles sgain lighted but the char =,
gone Sir Edmond Andross disconnected ~.
ctcarea bc goveYnmegi % Conneccr, 10 % IN bs owr
| harts, aud that the COLONY annexed 10 Nassachu
and other New Ems land colOnss and projected n
1 appoint tficers. Whilst he dong this rtp,,ir
Jsfemah wadsworih, patrio, Of those nes was IN
| ccane n q charter in the hollow OF WHY'S, Oak nos
4 know a. the Charter Oak.
Ir 1859 King James abdica'ed and The 9th on Na,
Of hat Gov Treat and his associate officers re
sun Tie government Of Connecticut under the charter
i which lad been preserved N the Oh Hollow oak
M stuart bad CClts afmoYy band come up hjs moor