New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-22
BARBARA FRITCHIE.

The account published In The AelC York " ora,
OF Barbara Fritcie full OF what everybody Fred
erick Maryland knows be errors that leave
20 unuoticed In fact the whole account is tissue Of
evident that the gentleman who furnished me HOTd
with 1t obtained his information from somebody VINO
knew nothing OF the facts IN the case Inc assertion lHat
she mad flag TO wave" Is altogether incorrect she
was not only the possessor Of lg but often took occas
ion TO display H. as many OF ner hrighbnrs can lesty
The remark that size afflicted with the rheumatism
is 80 utterly false that II is matter OF wonder how such
report could gain currency. She had the rheu-
matism I'm her e did she die after the passage
known that her death did not occur until the fol.
lowing winter. The statement that she did not
know that the Confederate had passed through at
all till after they had gone IS so far from being the fact
as many OF our citizens very wen Know Iat eoht5ade
the writer in The World passed through Frederick at
Fritc6e's house, This is Incorrect The army or at
least the great bulk Of did pass her house and during
the Fntche house was located, small flag was waved
from house on the south side OF said street which we
saw with our eyes but whether u the that
Barbara Fchie Is said 10 have waved we do not recO
lect We may add here that when the flag was observed
by the Confedcrates who were passing the door they
manifested a disposition TO take it from the owner
aud probably would have done 90 had their
officers given. them the least =. encouragement
daughter Of Casper Fritchie sounds so rdicu.
those who know better that it would almost
superuOus 1T but for the benefit OF The World
the gentlemen who had occasion to visit Frederick
daughter Of the late Daniel Hauer therefore If ANYBODY
was hanged in the Revolutionary War for being
her father stated by The World As to the hanging Of
Caspar Frtchie will here state that there is evil
dence show that any such execution took place IL Is
alleged by Of our old citizens that las did die the
scaDd for the crime Of being Terry" aud that the
execution took place In the Court House yard the former
OF the County Jail, but they have failed to produce
any record IT, IL be that lie hanged, aud II
he he doubt deserved IL, but have this 10
mark that they were quicker to deal out justice to To-
IN the days OF the Revolution than they during
the late war Of the Rebellion. But to re.
The World says Barbara Fritchies
children still live In Frederick" Now
how this be when everybody about here knows
well they know anything, that she never had any
Children What strange spectacle, then, does The
World present 10 citizens, viz: The children OF
woman doing well. when 1t Is stubborn aud absolute
fact that that woman never had any children. The
house, described by The World, by the gentleman
who had occasion TO visit Frederick within fortnight"
little onestOry structure but he is In when
he says onehsf" OF II was washed away by the flood
year There other inaccuracies the statement
published in The World but they mmateTial and
we will leave them for what they worth. When gem
temen from abroad visit Frederick for the purpose OF
gathering information relative 10 this natter with the
view Of giving publicity they should be little careful
not 10 offend the feelings OF the numerous surviving re-
latons OF Barbara Frche by publishing such ridiculous
stuff The FeieY0rk World recently put forth Fred.
erick Examiner.