The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-31
NATHAN HALE AND ANDRE.
Ri. DtIJD y. TJILbS EVPL4NITEOv
ar WILT M P.OPOSES TO 10.

scttcrs an Buih sides ut the Ou-siIon.
In The matter ui his Offer to erect stone
whcrr VI -ior Andr,. was banged aud aflcrward
lnr,c,l. Mr. David Dudicy Field explains that
Lis Intention is simply To mark let historic
trut. Iu-, as another stou. was raised In the
heart NJ THrrytown to Commemorate the exact
place wlcrt the Young British officer WIS EMP
turcl. Mr. Field says That his olrr Is not
10 BE- construed either as an expression
NJ hHympnthy for The man or for
the act Cor which he suffered dcah. The exact
ra'c 81 t,e:rNocutun was as hns already been
sci forth in The SuS. in Doubt for q number vt
years until during the recent visit OF Dean
Stanley to this country. an old man " tho vicin-
fly WIS found who had been pr sent nj the dis
intcrmcnt II tho body on its removal TO Eng
land. aud whose mother had been one II tn
spectators ~ tan hanging. Through him the
rrcciso locality was DESIGNATED. and IL was
then that Mr. Field offered to mark the spot hy
Rstonc and ihr Dccn ~ Westminster to write n
suitul1' Inscription. Mr.. lrlds ofr'r was made
contingent upon tho willingness Of tho owner Of
Tho property TO give n space Of some twenty feet
square ~ tho point whore the gallows WINS
erected nul tho grave dug. THE gentleman has
consented - do this. hut Mr. Field has not vet
received % Deed iOr the plot. When he receives
Il he u dc ilr upon the form Of the proposed
monument. AMI win ut once give the plans
therefor to n competent stone mason.
Mr. james y. Fish ot the MARINE Nniionl
BANK writes TO say that his subscription Of 500
90 the proposed monument to Nathan Hale was
offered boy him personally. and not in his official
capacity 81 President " that institution. This
W. understood To- be- the case, 81 course, and in
Publishing his lt,ter we only appended his title
a. Pres lent Of the bank In orl' 10 show 10 tho
pubic that mon Of great financial spiidity are
iuirrc-t't "a this patriotic undertaking.
Tn" following additional offer ~ n contrihu-
,t,.,.,r,, rurrcsc WINS rccclvrd vostor.
'"" '' '"' same p"''o7u WIS re''''u 'oS''r'
day;
foiH Nr .ro Vi" S.N-'g' VIII give 500 toward
uc irait.ri Hufrcut ~ Nathan Hale n tins cit' Il
quite nn.. o., build enduring monun,ut. To those who
,ac,inc,d u...i O, a,a,c,c the nbcr,. OF h.. nat on
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di-rui son Nhih Mt fl'iuS proposition ms
nroue"d. Do" ~ cd 80 huyr al, of tho articles and
comm nni'''i"ns Ua' ma "'n rno is"'d about
~ matter read To- him. j. brought back To him
Irniui. cprcs OF his rar.y Me- lio remembered
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VIZ ts, ',. s,iJ NJ wrrI nr,..sln,. I,i.
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,ma; 49, .i"t " T''' 't',n 'V','IN Erl l Il, a.
warrnni .nI thai he w,niiI p"t bnyr J.nr
u had Arnold !rrn capiurl Hni under III"
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49, mil 49,, '.,''-i ~ - 90. N,' H."
s",,,h ,Er"m',h thc ,rHr.fy ~ Arno, ~ W..
pnimt Tb" fr.,. ,,,ii . ~, ~,
nsttoue to ,hr Ampri .an army. Cool hi.tr-
PANS ,w"nli SOY prh'!ly. Tat i would
link thr n.t"ii,'i3n must b,re h,,,p s,,c,.'..
ful. hut bad Andrt hot h.a.n caftnr'l su"n -
iii-nt raw h,.4 l.h- sjS,abrh' D't"lh v
,',ishnd y ,ru,rIiit wb'n H., li5 nj ynrl,',yr
j regard tie cai;urn 81 Apir. - - s. T.
ILL., mAiA oi iaN"rlhS i,,."' ,i.n1r, nni i,
JLn"w Of nr reason ,yhv "a ,t.,ir oi IN, 10, "a Z
inst OF Mr.. iicdto follow o.t no parUo-r GA
u" Wh"i'' ~ ~ l'h'h y ',',li4"nh w. - "l.'
n,,n1 no n,'is,j ~ tbo u'y,i,,fo% tin, o,i a
AWAY to h' ramcmler'l. aud Il VIII u'se mark
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w ~ ~. ,i' 90 "N ""N' W. '"h "li'lN III h'
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49," X ..ii,.'i',ai',"S' XII WIZ, "aS.'iT-
nn NOR ~ nti E HIM monum'nt, com
patr,oiieii, li,Innt ,.y,1 nav, ti., snti IN,
nn"n Of kpowng INT ia.rr oans' ,I,r win D.
ut'A MoAl4 sue 900. 70 MN, t'' -iirtiI ''
USt have -Hr.urd almost hop 'iF-S. N"Hl..i
10 encourage, l.tript ly SHOWING fiI.f g.
M, not un.,ltsul fIr tlI-a WHO M r...tiv ,
n'tN' .'ll -, i''S. ' 'u'l', ~ ,N''N' l'l
my sly ldfl NH"hIt ID NfIf tlaN 40 see 90, "l-
prppriai" monument cree lcI 90 this gallant
oil 'rr and gentleman.
Tho folDvvin.s t,ifr nm nut IONS IN tho 1.ni.r a
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WHAT OUR ORIGINAL INFORMANT SAYS.
r., mum, r,,,r,., ,,, nm, So. c.. W..
~ lhH I-pilph VI LIE NNN nW Ni'l
communicated to the reporter tho fact That
Mr. CYRUS w. Field contsmplatcl erectinl. "a
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.n'"u",''' W '"'tN '"0 ~ " W "'tN'o 'No P"
hon ana burial. thought II would n" matter
Of interest 10 The suns renders: but w;e
nui,, s,,r,,risol =, an ,bo, i, baI nro,.,t.t.,
"" ~ o"' p''7'u =" "uN '"'' u nav p'"'""''' -
much uniavoruble criticism. Your CORES pond
en's take an erroneous view Of the matter.
mi .bov nm IGNORANCE ~ f,,t. ,ho, pr., f,,,,il.
mn S""" II" i-"", ""0' w '".'9 'N"' "r' '"''''''
lar to every schooboy. The circumstances con-
neoted with the trial and execution Of Cant
Nn,hor uaie aud tboso ~ N,ior An,Irt v,''r,
r iini, din1r"nt M - W." bin,,,,,n wo"t,
int"r11 n rsnoctin a, I, strrn,,'b ,o.iti0n
AMI rproibo p",n ~ H. n,n pm ,
Iap rrt II l Ike 1'ry n i'',,i
xnImnto rilv Won't WITHIN tbn Bri,lsh iinrs ~