New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-12
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with tho dag which marks tho post In undis-
turbed tranquility. At theQfoot Of Ganse-
wort street IL pier marked Q. n. D.,
where the government barge Henry Smith
b daily moored to carry supplies and COM
municati0ns to tho military posts Of our
harbOr
Captain j. A. Baulsier, known famil-
iasly % Captain Joe by the "bovs in
blue" is the aff.ble gentleman in com
of manner with . vein Of humor which
bubbles over in anecdotes of the distin-
guished men he has met in the service, and
the places where he saw action during the
rebellion. Captain Joe was in command of
an armed transport, and saw lively work
about Tar River and Little Washington. 1t
is treat to be admitted to the wheelhouse
OF the Oarge, not only to be refreshed by
the clear, fresh air of the bay, but to gain
original ideas from the pilot. who is thor
Oughly informed of all topics of interest.
The Henry Smith touches the Battery and
Governors Island, and from thence points
for Bedloe's Island, which 10 reached in
forty minutes from the time of starting.
On nearing the Island the perfect neatness
of the post is apparent. and the handsome
structure Of the star shaped fort is we'll
worth viewing.
Bedloe's Island is one and half miles
from jersey City and $3.50 yards from the
Battery. 1t was first owned by Isaac Bed
death, in 1872. it was sold to Archibald
Kennedy afterwards Earl of Cassilis),
and became Kennedy's Island. BY the act
of Legislature, in 1909, it was ceded to the
United States government. Fort Wood
was erected thereon in 1914; it was i'm.
proved in l84l at q cost of $2l3, 900. 1t is
constructed Of Quincy stone, and can con-
tain in an emergency two hundred men. 1t
has an immense cistern, which supplies ex-
cellent water, but as there is no engines for
pumping it from one part OF the island to
considerable quantities from New York.
The island Is iswelve acres in ex-
tent. It was used in 1849 as q
quarantine hospital and during the
late war hospital buildings covered every
part of room available. There is Q large
brick building &C one end of the island
which has been used as q place for the sick,
but it is now condemned on account of bad
drainage and ventilation. The present con-
neatness. The commsndant, Brevet Colo
mel Livingston, has removed every objec-
tionsble remnant of the hospitals, and has
occupied his men in erecting formidable
earthworks edging the water, tor the pro-
lection Of the stone fertilization which, in
time Of seige, would prove of little defense
since the inventions in devastating ord.
nance. The soldiers barracks are ex-
ceedingly comfortable. There are bath.
hall. excellent in every appointment.
The post is garrisoned by Com.
pany K, of the Third Artillery, and al
though there are but thirty men, they look
we'll Conditioned and soldierly enough to do
credit to their commsndant A school is
taught by Q private, and is we'll attended
by goOdly array of children belCn ying to
officers. Visitors to Bed.
loe's island are shown the spot, facing the
soldiers quarters, where two strong willows
stand, where Hicks, the pirate, was hung in
was anchored directly in front of his place
of execution. Old residents of the island
tell Of another pirate, one Wilhelm, who
suffered the penalty of the law here many
years ago. The statute is that pirates shall
be hung Tin sight of the sea-" and a. this
island commands the channel, with view
directly through the Narrows, it il chosen
for the death place of this class of
criminals. A borying ground on Bed
one of which. that sof John Case,
dates back to 1897. The last grave made
there was that of Colonel Robert V. w.
Howard, who died in 1875. Permission
had to be obtained of Congress to inter
him here, as it is now against the law to
bury on government ground. There is q
prisoner or desertion serving q two years
sentence in the guard house at this post: as
be is barber by trade he shaves the COM
pany, and gets dollar on each pay day
flom his customers. Engineers are daily
On the fourth of July next. the corner
stone will be laid of the French statue,
which is to be presented ss token of fra
ternal feeling by the Union Franco
Americana to this country. This
which will represent Glib.
9rty enlightening the world" will be
, colossal bronze statue, l65 feet lin height
and will cost 100000 francs. 1t desired
hat Americans should contribute pedes-
al costing $50, 900 by subscriptions of small
sums. The monument will have three arms,
zach holding a light, which will be kept
burning every night. One light will face
New York, one Brooklyn, and one Jersey
City. 1t is presumed that the spot now
occupied by shed used as billiard room |
will be selected as the most eligible. We
must not neglect mentioning the old hero,
Colonel Martin Burke, now nearly eighty |
years ofage, on the retired list, who has for |
The past nine years occupied quarters on |
Bedl0e's island. Colonel Burke saw hard |
UuIOuSA tuo McAICAu WAT, anu
Turing the late trip OF General Sher- |
nan with Secretary Taft to our har.
,Or Notifications, the former re-
ated several amusing anecdotes indi-
ative of the veteran Colonel's pertinacious |
Qualities. Colonel Burks commanded Fort |
lafayette when the rebel General Gardner |
vas sent there for imprisonment during the |
ate war. Gardner was an old friend of the |
;olonel's, who received him politely. depre-
ated his necessity of combining him, told |
he orderly to attend that the General was |
made comfortable, but as he was about to
march his prisoner to his quarters whispered: |
Orderly, watch Gardner closely, for he is
ID scoundrel." The old colonel has
Partially for horrors as depicted in the
Illustrated papers. Nothing pleases him
lore than to receive collection of these.
he colonel has been q great ladies' man
, his day, and his mind recalls wildly all |
he fashionable gossip of the towns where
Q has been stationed.-Netr York Com
'ercial Adrertiser.
The Luxury of Grief.
Mr.. Herbert Spencer remarks. in his
Principles of Psychology, upon the indul-
once generally known as the "luxury of
ref" and otherwise called ''selt pity"
q offers an explanation of its meaning,
adrnita hot plo,, |