The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-19
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Notes of the Castleton Normal School
Scientific Club.
RELICS OF THE uuBBARDToN BATTLE

RELICS OF THE HUBBARDTON BATTLE.
The battle of lIubbardton was fought on
the farm now owned by Mr.. L. G. Gault.
Numerous relies have been picked up on
this battle ground aud vicinity. Mr.. Gault
showed me some which he had found and
preserved with great care IN memory Of the
hard struggle which took place ninety-nirc
years ago on the seventh of last July. They
consist of three leaden bullets, one of which
was somewhat flattencd, and was probably
a spent ball; gun flint, such as was used
in those days instead OF cap locks; socket
to flag staff, and several parts of mus
lets. One of them was brass mounting,
and OF coulse belonged to the British, ours
being iron.
CABINET OF TIE LATE REV. n. r. GILBERT
A few days since | had the pleasure of
examining the cabinet Of the late Rev. MP.
Gilbert, who resided in lIubbardton at the
time of his death, bat had been mi sion
airy to South America during a greater por-
ton of his ministerial labors The most
interesting specimens were those brought
from his field of labor, some Of which /
| will mention;
| Guacas, or ealtheIn water-po,s in the
shape of the fruit OF the chirmoya. 1t was
dug out of an Indian grave, aad is between
three and four hundred years old. Another
| guacas in the shape of pod Of guava, a
species Of bean, which had been presented
| to his daughter, was found in an Indian
grave in Peru.
Head-dress OF an Ecquador Indian chief !;
| South American poucha, or blankets Il
piece of cloth found buried with an Indian
mummy at africa, Peru; pudding stick
from Guyaquil feather coral from Aspn-
wall, Panama and IL collection of plants
from the Andes, are all objects of interest.
Two stones that had been thrown at him
while going up flight OF stairs at Taloa,
Chilli, bearing the following label; La pie
dra chica fue Tirada Sobre N. r. G. en-
Talca al subj este Ia escala del Hotel del
comerco euelo 10, 1868 No obstan'e
que aSpmpanaba al Seuor Gilbert un official
de polcia, j ,Yrgcahle joyen Don Policar-
20 Cabu etc lIyen Teciho una predrada
ode este neelnd prdra) en- la cabeza." An
other larger stone was thrown into his win
dow by Jesuit students.
Instruments of torture used by the ma
tives of Chilli to correct themselves when
they have sinned. They were made of
wire, with numerous sharp points directed
inwards to pierce and tear the flesh when
worn. One was belt to be worn around
the body, another was necklace another
was whips and fourth was made of
small cords, something after the pattern of
cat -'o-nine tails, and was usec in their
schools for correction.
THE CAUSE MIR. GILBRRT's DEATH
was not paralysis as has been going the
rounds in the newspapers, but was con-
nected with the larger blood-vessels near
the heart. No physician saw him IN his
sickness before death, but the history OF
his symptoms were Incompatible with
paralysis, and as there was no post-mortem
examination the exact nature of the cause
of death will never be known, although the
symptoms point toward some lesion of the
blood vessels. Mrs. Gilbert regretted that
erroneous opinion of the cause Of death had
gone forth.