Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-09-16
our FLAG.
HOW .rHE STAR .sPANoLED
BANNER" FOUND ITS TUNE.
The circumstances Under which
Tpaneis \. key wrote the Ma
sisuai Song - Some New lftsto-
rteal Rarta.


trrou ths san Francisco chronieie. sspt; va J
Mrs. Nellie Eys'er, q lady now tesiu.ns
IN san Francisco, eonuipn'cs ior ". -"
ers OF thc chTps'ets the ioio"ihs nis'o.sr
"reminiscences appropriate 70 inc ann
yerxary of th. attack ON Baltimore py
Britixh feat anil the fepul.c Of the eNlsc-
.I....... "A, po., N.II.nY, which occurred
au'" a" ,s,a M ,..,.io,i,. nn-
september III, Ioi-. Inc Paui
tioual song. "Thc Star-Spangiou Dan
n.r bx p,.rc;. \ Kew ha. immOrtaliZed
~. a..,,, .a,l ,ho ci,rnmstsnces under
e,o e'V.', an - ~ -, ,o mu.ic.
which ~ WAS written anu .'s.'s,
given below. and some Of when hA'e ho n.y.,
before been published, will be read WIN
in,o,..,.
rt.st h..o .ung the grand old
Anousanus nav v.,.a,Ilaise this
chorus OF our American " -h-s..i''I L..,,.
Centennial year, and young un'rl'u ~ n.a ~,
have throbbei almost IN bursting WIN VI.
n.,,;o,,. fsrxor in.pirel by the words of
ns,. . -. ;mmor,.l po.m who know
h,s i;,,is q, ,ie vivid scenes during which
4, ~ IN. h,,,b .ni .tili lcss of the we'd
J,n- ~ ,hs ,,ne 40 ii. soul-stirring words.
xr,on, ~. ho.rie.i relies of my grand
s.,hs, an ola N.ryland gentleman, Is
~.iio, f.gieI letter. written upon very
.o.,.s r,nar and In such scrambling
hand mai The word. are scarcely legible.
4, hc.,. he late Of /" September i6, 1912,
Po,, NeJIenry." and reads In part thus
=. .,,,,, ,r,z xu,r,yx
<. nv NAV moi h. m. ar.t 90
al, ,na m. new, bu, Il viii bear repeating;
Cosiburn'. Zee, have drsppsd do~n the bay.
and baltimore i- -wei ns,s , aau ~, NJ, 49,
and the hssoe has en- urrsuia,, oa' W -
MN no. % %n,,u.a .r. eli .xcs,t
Belos are IN, ~ori- OF poem which Frank
K., ysve me. and viii n he campo-ei during
tbs awful night of the iith while prisoner On
one 81 Coekea,ns N. ns ass s..., ~. n.
oysu. , p,p. nv n, M. ,,i,nis ~hs were held
e.ptiy. IN n. and was not allowed 10 return.
No he witnes-ed-whiea ! dii notxh. snite
bomeardment, Aod TOLD ~. ns san !, on, On IN ~
posm ~ ~ n,,1,,, ,,s sosn =. no..ible. .ni
.,s.. ~ ~ =, i've !. loay 4. we have IA, liz :.
follous III. eopy frlm the originN manuscript.
verbatim. - u nos rrs'- to-day
A citizen of the same old town OF fred-
erick. Maryland sixty miles west OF baiti.
morel, o neighbor and political frlend OF
Mr.. Kew, ID is no wonder that my grand
father. then stationed with his company In
the fort, should have taken time TO copy
for my grandmother the remarkahle lines
whose full signiticance she. a. well a. he,
could 80 thoroughly appreciate. lie, with
q thousand other men, were garrisoning
Fort Mcilenry, about two miles from Tue
center OF Baltimore city. Ihe hriush
fleet were anchored a couple OF miles from
the fort. and beyond the reach oi ~ guns
Having failed 20 take the city by land'
they hoped An attack by water ~ouIa y.
more snecessfui. 10, as s."n ~, a. n'sn'
came, they began their WorA' ihete was
Just
ONE CONTINUOUS shoNh ~ -
Which the garrison t,VcNeu n e' ~,
During the night se,erM Vessels, WIZ ,ou III
teen hundred bru-h trOops. suPPu." P' Wv"
scaling ladders eniercu ue
passed by the fort. never dreamihg y. "
sistance from H. Alres,y, IN i'nas'nAs.n' W..
they we're piunuetns ",o ~.
vhen suddenly, as they drew opPosne' 'lo
six-gun battery, is commandet' Li1u,en'
ant Webster. opened upon ihsm VIII ~,
rible effect. Inc 'o,s anu
terry also poured IN their nre, anu lo' .so
hours fnrion, eshot % Tt 49, ~, -
~ was - .sL, - ,ha h,,nb. from
u, with the is,y h sS sns.s.;nS ., ,aS S boomins
echoed across the water anu siuhs ,",
.hores OF the bay like one uninterrupted
III :, ,hnnder' One Of the barge. was
~ ,,a the rest retreatel in the utmost
.o,tn.ion In the stern Of the vessel
-. ,.;njox. commanded a full view ~
Chss.,.,ls bay aud the fort. stood Francis
g.v srd nd. impri.onod friends. watching
Si,b nrofound interest the fate 81 that aag.
rh,cb through the evening twilight, was
zen floating from the ramparts Of Fort
N.U.,ry They could see the flashing Of
,ha yr,. AMI tho red glare Of the flying
rockets. bu, the fate Of their beloved hag
va. vr.ppel in profound uncertainty. AZ
isny,h ,hs ,,rugsle ceased. but who were
,hsNie,or.P As the gray dawn rendered OBJ
,.e,. yi.ihlo. how eager they strained their
-. ,o .ee wha, crowned tho tower of the
o., Through the "mi.t. Of the deep"
,h., conld discern a flag; but what were
n. color.Y A while longer they waited in
h,..,hls.. .ilenee. when suddenly, by the
a., nv. of the morning sun. they discov-
s,sJ IA, n boro upon its gorgeous folds
A.. s,,r. .nd stripes. Then, with throe
of ,oy 40 intense II was almost pain, were
ho,ns the lines
.'ri. IN. star sp.nged Banner, oh. long
msy 10 save.
Ger the lsn,' - the fres ana inc nome o' 'he
brave
,,,,,"t ~ ,a.,Lo.s,s,, mar, 40
Aeahwni,e ~ uio "oa jim. ~, a,sv..
the cry OF palnu,oI, m.,1 I;I, i.~ an on.
uon knosu n.i'i,,, mn from
eAmpnisht o' s,u m"i.r.ra
rennsyNa,a' 80 - ,,,ra..J rn
oniornea ~ o'ue WI" ', .O - -
with red pine pah,aoon' s -,
shoes oyetiAI wiz, eio.n si'' ~, % r,I,'.,
and hish iea,her s''o WI ~ , ,ha,,,
states coat OF arms ssilsu VI" on,
they were qui% p'e'ulesuv ,a
LouA'e- OF puAy, as '.s -
green .w.fu ,ney u',,u.e' s hnrhaJ
fou' OF .oe.ourh nv, anu non. ,ha
o'e, prilAln eeouu .L cra.Isa .nd
soiuiery were Wo uIo,nc . ,sa,n
frederiek patans' s''olilhs u,
Lancaster, renh-yNahl,- h.h.n, ~
mirthiui fellows, 80 o,cInowns VIZ
nsAlns iuh u,' 'nSi ~ ~. -, =,
, nNy o'uy a.i ''ui ~ ~ ~ -, 80 ,s a. ei,v
usA ,nnys, , VIM M m, ~" ,aIoincj
on ure' iu,,ous'' % -, y, ,hs
MS nle-s' noys hNv soa u,.' ~. ~,
new new p1sm ~. v.,,S" vus vNss % H.. % ~, ,hs ,rue
nsn w ,,,s,xi snl
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Juuse lot !Vu,seN' ~ n,
copy, written hae my s,ahas"v ~. s h.wa
Asct.NI whleh huius 'n.a" ',,"hsJ m