The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-31
A NEW YORK CENTENNIAL.
UHIT THE CENOT.tPH ~ THE VAN
or ST. PfUL'S means.


The IIundrcdth Anniversary of the DEATH Of
Gcn. Richard montgomery. the Hero Of
Quebec \ bay to be Remembered.
This is the day when the hundreds and
thousands OF New YorTs citizens vino have
passed old 81. Paurs this many day to and
from their places ~ business down town. should
Tor once stop and look at the quant monument
bull into the g. It cud If the ;ime-honored
sttucturc. and II even hy M more thrn min
ute's study 81 the inscriptions upon the stone,
do honor to the memory Of the hero whose re-
mains lite covers
To-day, the 3lst Of December ia the hundrcdth
anniversary Of the unfortunate cxuclltion
against Quebec, In which fcll the gallant Irish
| American, Gen. Richard Non' gcmcfy, whose
/ dust IS covered by the brown stone and marble
monument which relieves the monotony OF the
/ broadway end Of -. paul's Church.
The hero of Quebec was born Dec. 8 li9G. a;
! Convoy House. Raphoc. IN the north # iceland.
! At the age Of eighteen his emnes, desire TO be-
| come a soldier was gratihed by the reception OF
n commission In the British army; aud In 1861
! he began his military career in America. gaining
| his first laUrels with Wolfe ON the very field on
which hla glorious lifc was destined % end, lie
distinguished himself In the expeditions against
! Martinique and Havana. and after selling out his
commission, he cmigrated to New YORK, mar
ried daughter Of Judge Robert Il. Livingston,
living at Rhinebeck In Dutchess county, he
represented the count In the Provincial Com
| rfess. ana IN 10. having become thoroughly
Identified With the patriotic cause. was appointed
one OF the egnt tri-adi,rs 20 serve in the uc,vly
| organized army az the united colonies. When
the position wA. oferei him he wrote 10 "A friend
| that he wuuli accept 1t IN the ground that
"the will Of an opnrtsscd people. comf cilcd 10
| choose ietwrun Dbertv ard .ityerv uust ia
obeycd,' aud went Immediately into service.
At about this time h- wife Ii "a purchased
lorgc tract OF land near wnt Is now called Bar
10 IA. IFl Ice I'D. o. - HFN e. "a n
tached ~ senior hrsaiier, 20 the larger II tho
two divisions 'ut ~ Canada in the summer ~
he found himself teinrr thc tr'tc.s # II.
johns. lac wrote 60 his wife, 81 long tosce YOU
stove liked in the Nm: thcy are me moss c'm,
Portable things imaginable" HIS visa was
never gratihed
ASSUMING THE COMMAND.
The illness u Gen. schuyler ha,iu. made his
return to Aluanv necessary. the command ~ the
division devulved upon Montgomery, who, wv a
series Of weli-direCted movement. gained pos
session u Chnmhly. st. JOHNS. ana Montreal,
thereby becoming 40 the course ~ Two months
or less. ~ ster Of great pdrt of CtneGa. tu
the an ot December he effected Junction win
Arnold tr'oi- and imm"Hia. eiv marched uron
snow IN which his men suffered intensely. Al a
council II officers ~ was determined TO capture
projected, tae one on CO., lower town finm the
-. Rogue sHh1r,s' and the other un the nnirr,
Ia the nitht and when tnc weather should be
fayofa''e.'
Al
columns advanced auid % heavy fdl ot SNOW.
whch gre iml. d,d tntr ~ 'N.W'hi' ani
attack uu tur trs Dam .i.l n'~tlIr. rrfriHf
tue rr-f uIiiI.r W.I.I Wa I t Isl lfr4'.i. IL .
men, h,ii 81 rived. Ia 90 ntNed. and ue rl y. 30
ont ty iat.-le. t,~lfa'cu g.. continue flr u.-
-tult. Monte tmcry turned TO- tN.m ANIL cried
follow ~ ere your ,enei Il Ieaus,' al.. Witn a
shout 800. 2, tlcOuit.r! % Cos ru.I cd Iipuu Che
secoii O. ir'cF' me nf'il.n ram ~ n,i N"D. !
ore dischar-e q erlpe mt the advancing O. g.
umn and t.o> u n.-h'. Monf-pu,r. and lIs
two fnl- icu deaf uUon the Held; fIc 'ucfi $50
soldiers. uNIlc--' ~Dn uN the loss OF .tir
leader, made 40. Yrderly retreat. and the a.
tack upon @ iehcc ended IA 'ulrr'.
Through 'ne s9id'ef'' O." 'ttesy ~ the BHti-h
Gen. Cirie-un NouiGN Wtr,'s t.df W'- barred
loss 10 tae .,r,rcan cause. AMI CONGRESS. 90.
-. l,ld. testified their grateful rere ultNi. To-,
pruiounl rt.uect. an hith Ncner t''n i'r me
hero 10y erecting TO h- memory the 'uouunci.t
which eracc- the front Of old -. Paul's.
his BopY BROUGHT HONE.
In compliance with an act Of the New York
Leeisittuse, tue boy was brought To Ia ctN N
the summer Of ISIS. ami tie arrangements Tor
state to Sew YORK werc made under The per. on
al direction ~ Gov. De Nit CLINTON II was
borne 10y the steamer Kcumond, which hal
been driued Ds floating hear-e. ANA wncn tne
mourntul pageant reached Mrs. MONTGOMERY =
beautiful place on the Hudson. the steamer was
siorped la oiGcr That the ~ dow mi-"i los
upon tue ca~het tn.t contained tue remains OF
+, her NOBLE husband.
She wrote To- a niece short time afterwards
However gratifying 20 NY teeiu-. every paug frlt
va rrncwcd 10, igmp YIN %H,' i i.'ria. 4" d,
passed. Win SOW ard solemn m y,. Of. ,toppus o-
from The mum q .ram, he mourail nu,.c ne 'icn.
plumes, you may conceive M snsu..h. n1ot &C..
sctnc ~ su v.uamy hen r. we n't. Jog f'
tyaa'. nun meme. auca ~ J, oSias
MoNTCOMERY's WILL.
Gen. MONTGOMERY. will was made only a f. "
! GAYS ttiNr. he forming - q ir1t'. g. son
90 existence. and tcars the sign { +re Of N'ue-
dict Arnold as witness. nythi, instriment
hi- farm AZ kiuEs bridge WAS ciN,U O. 30 ti-f T..
LADY, Rp.cla -r. hut III the time Of hi- death tho
: ~ Geo WIS ruined. II occupied a commanding
position. Gnd upu Tor that rnHs n been taken hy
/ the Continental army "a the lite ~ Tort The
There are but f.w reNcsol montgomery in cA-
! isteuce. The contents of his trunk were sold IN
! plrrha.oi hY Benedict Arnold. rne wltch aud
setls taken from hi@ person on 80" haitie-h 4
> were delivered uy Gen. Clflft TN 70 Col. Donald
Campbell, who forwarded them I" the WIDOW al
| MONTGOMERY Pac~. IL Is said that Oh, sword is
now "a the mu>eum OF Norm College, Oteber.
ana tnit b. b.. tor snie. II this Is true, the =. O.
ciNis relic shOuli bee secured II possible, by the
Nav YORK Hist Al society. or sOIie other Il-
. sut.tlon Of the state oS which IL mas be pre-
! ! The only original portrait Of Montgomery Is
. ! at Montsoners Place, ana represents MN "a q
! ! young man OF twenty nvc. the age l which ht
came from ireland 10 selte mere. me portrtl'
: | bY lrum1ull. now in the state House al Albany
4 was painted from thi-. and reproseuis him a.
! very handsome nan. OF frank, INGENIOUS ro4n-
= teuance, tmnble disposition, great hrmueas, hnt
. undyn9 courage.
? The lie az the hero has been written by sew
eral American authors, ami scwell, author Of
the well-known couplet,
No pentup UTICA contracts our powers,
But the whole buuudless universe II ours.
in his eprogue to Cato" says;
Like Pompey, Warren icll IN martial PRIDE
And srca Monig 'uery Ike scl.lO Gled'
4 THRASHFD ny AN iCTOR.
IT. ~ AE "A AnFu IN ran