The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-15

Forever
Where bresthes the foe but falls before us.
With frecdom's soil beneath, our feet. aea
And Freedoms banner streaming DER US!
THE PORT NJ HENRY TL,G IN THE OLD sourH
CHURCH GRAFTON BY NATHAN APPLETON.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1
BosroS, juno IA, 1877.
Tho centennial anniversary Of tho adoption by the
Continental Congress of tho Star Spanged Banner a.
Americas cmblcm and ensign was most generously
and appropriately observed in Boston to-day. hs
banner displayed from all the public buildings
from the shipping in the hnr5or. and various private
buildings also tastcuy ornamcnted with bunting
and miniature flags
TIE CELEBRATION
At MONDAY national salute fired on the Com,
mon by order OF the stato's Executive. and In the
evening there patriotic demonstration in the his
torc Old South Church. which hllcd to It's utmost
capacity by most lstneushcd audience.
MnENRy FLAG.
One Of the features OF this part oil the celebration
the exhibition Of tho original Fort McHanry Tag,
the Identical one which calamity defended BY
Colonel George Arms,cad and which furnished the
SEPARATION TO Francis Scott Key when ho tho
tional song OF tho ''s,ar Spanglcd Banner" Mayor
Prince presided tho tho celebration,
nnd OF course ipduged in tho choicest gems Of patr,
otto cloqucncc when no called tho assembly order.
EXERCISES.
Tho exercises wcro Favored during tho evening by
vocal aud instrumental music OF attractive charac-
ter. being concluded by singing Mr Keys song OF
'The Flag" by Mrs. julia Houston wcst tho audience
joining In tho chorus The grafton OF tho occasion.
which at oncc eloquent and entertaining, was DO.
livercd by Mr.. Nathan Appleton OF this city.
NIX. APPLETON Address.
Mr.. Appleton. IN commencing his address, alluded
briefly aud coqucny 10 the accent aud patriotic
the hope that might add inspiration TO his EFFORT,
imagining nothing he SAID, which would more iorcibly
y .n Z.
Banncr"-the very ono that, waving over Fort
Mciionry the nigh. Of September IA, lsla, was S
ealnatiy protested by Colonel George Armsteads
while ~ The time u touched The soul oi Fsanca
Scott Roy with that burst Of poetic asd patriotic
isncy which resulted IN giving that glorious poon
and sons which viii remain hearts 40 long az
tho flag noss before our eyes This. the orator said,
was HIS thcme-thc banner and the song combined.
ORIGIN HISTORY pLA0.
He then entertained the audience with interest
ing and graphic description OF the ag itself and
tory, tho historic ana original ensign being IN the
meantime displayed before his hearers Tho lnR,
continued Mr.. Appleton Is hat Is known as q gnrrson
flag, which, as established Uy army regulations, was
thereby six feet ny and twenty cot hoist This flag,
as now remains. is thrsytwo feet long by twenty
nine feet wide The carly history OF the nag Mr.. APP.
plcon furnished BY reading a ettcr 10 us present
owner from Mrs Caroline r. Puroy, OF Baltimore in
which shc says
The Nag made BY mother Mr.. Mary pinkersgiIi.
and assisted he Ny i:ebeecs Young made
direction this my mother selected
BY Commedors Barry aud General! sris.sr family con
did being an patriotic woman Tho nag being
from Clarg,.s brewery. which Was in our ns,ghbor.
hooa 10 spread !, out In their mai. house. sad re-
placing the s,srs Xner the complexion Of the FAC sho
most name, prevent. is heinz torn away y
hrm ,iad Your father. Golonel AIms,o.d declared
ques,ed tha, the should be merely bound around
mother worked many nights nn tweive clock 70 CON-
picte Il in tho given lime.
FIGHT
The venerable Mr.. Nj. J. Cohen, OF Baltimore, Who,
years ago. believed bimsef to be the only sur
viying member Of Nlcho'son's Company OF Fenc,oles
winch mustered ITO strong on the morning Of tho
bombardment. anu was stationed IN the star tort, /"
the ccutre OF the fortress where this lag was. IN
formed Commodore Preblc that the flag ~as erected
high mast not inr from the bsstiop, aud that he
distinctly rccocc,ed that one whole Domoshel went
through IT, and that II torn by several pieces OF
another The flag has always renamed In the posses
SION OF the family OF Colonel Armsicad, who COM
handed Fort Mcficnry nj tho time of the bombard.
mcnt, and its present owner (Mrs Appcton) born
IN tho fort under its olds some years later whom Il
was boistcd Ia honor OF her birth Naturally II is con
neccd with earliest associations OF childhood, aud
she rccoccts That II often taken aud Used at
celebrations on the anniversary OF september Ii and
H. She remembers distinctly that u adorned the tent
IN which Lafayette was entertained nt Fort McHcnry
during his visit 10 the United states IN Is24-5, and
added Mr. Appleton, last year the owner had u ex.
hib'sea IN Toe naval department of The soyernmcns
building at the Centennial
ARMsTEAD AID KEY.
Mr. Appleton mere pad au elaborate and eloquent
tribute two persons intimately connected
the nag-the hero solder who prutoetOd " and
the patriot poet who glorincd a. In his niIasons 10
The patriouc Colonel tho speaker gave glowing ac-
count OF his successful defence OF the fort against tho
ncrcc and memorable bombnrdmcnt OF tho BRUSH
fleet
"rnK STAR srASGLgp naSSsnn
In searching Tor Information to prepare mis- address
Mr. Appleton rewarded with DO an
authentic account OF how Mr.. Keys patriotic cTusou
| happened set music Tho story is supplied by
thus to Mr.. Appleton
" have heard the Of adopting the tune Of
eau use tits IN your address tMr y Dar.nr was an owl
. s no" %. %s "ss yo. beard rsn"s, m.y soe%
hils near the Captains marquee. IL rude copy.
"Sc nj taken iot his osn lie ROAD i aloud once s@es
three tncs nn,l the entire division csmed eIeethed ey s
Ing ~ q old ae music. which ioas-
tune luz, they caught ~, quick one called Anac-
Note aner note fell from lis passersd lip. unit With
and shout. he exclaimed
/ "BoYs r'vr MIR Irf"
and fitting the time 20 the words there rang out for The
toe shouted aud ciapped never there we'd
ding Of poetry 20 music made under sneh inspiring In
tn the Holiday Theatre after. II
caught up camps around odr bivousc nres
whised the aud when peace declared
and scattered TO homes We carried TO thousands o.
l si thu" ''aS " tho most previous rome o. tho war
Mr. Appleton then proceeded In eloquent reference
the country history the starry banner, and
again referring TO the tattcred ensign OF fort Mccury
sad-l would that sergeant Bates would carry i
all land that every person who has fought ioF
H. or even against IT, could u IN ITS supple beauty,
aod so better understand what u means tor US and
! Tor the world. Let us all takc II with
u.s. IN thought, NJ least, as We travel through
these United states in somc such feeling Us that
pressed by this stanza OF General DIX. which oDcs
heard him repeat at banquet gwen IN his honor a
| Paris with such modcsty that hardly any thorc know
! who was tho author
tbs wide spread Continent fathers Gag bcse
Zach hi and vale horc tho sign shat
|
And hands snail strengthen hold IL high
Il
A. We 10 marching on.
RECOGNITION OF THE DAY IN WASHINGTON.
wAsuISGrox Juno ~, 1877.