The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-21
REMEMBERING MAJ. ANDRE.
A MONUMENT TO BE ERECTED on THE
SPOT WHERE NE DIED.
Dean staniey's visit RevIving m Interest In
the Suhlect-Mr. cyrus w. Fieid {" Furnish
the stone and the bean an Inscription.

Dean staniey's visit RevIvtng nm Interest In
the subject Mr.. Cyrus w. FlrId to Furnish
the stone and the bean an Inscription.
Among the places that Dean Stanley
mapped out to visit in his recent trip to this
country was tho spot whore Major andre WAS
hanged and buried. near Tappan. Rockland
County.
The remains Of Major Andre were dlsin,crrcd
on Aug. o. 1921 under tho direction Of Mr.
Buchanan. tho British Consul. 1t was intended
to have public demonstrations hut Mr..
buchanan asccriancd that men in New York
city had plotted to seize the body and sink It I'm
the Hudson River. He therefore drove from
New York To Tapran in n carriage, taking with
him u CO.'S ~ sarcu phagus.
When MAJOR Andres body was buried. in
1850, two young cod trecs were sct out one nj
the head aud the other 40 the loot NJ the grave.
He was buried in plain Pine Fl. lin. aud the
roots OF the cedar trees were discovered. forty.
one years aiiorvard. 20 have grown over and
around IT, IP.y nad p &C. te e., t4 ;rt AZ
were tax n to England gnl cut NJ into snur
boxes and fnnciful ornaments aud relies by the
first to tho rcsidenecoi the Rev. Mr. Domgrrst.
IN Tappan and next morning to Now York city,
mhunce it was shipped to England and Inferred
IT, Westminster Abbey.
Since then the exact SPOT whore the comm
rested for forty-onc years hns become a matter
Of DISPUTE. For many years after tho reyolu-
hon the land WIS owned by Gelrit Smith,
grandfather u the famous aholitiunist Suisse
"
The historical spot had then become famous
and many persons visited It, They stole DIR.
ba5'SS So ef'hes ian, AMI H. heI me Sondrrs that hat
edge OF the roadway. 100 feet distant. and
planted two cherry trees. one ON each side 90
spot whore MAJOR Andres body had latin
But nli traces Of tho original grave were not
lost. SIX men yet live who saw the di-intor-
mcnt Of he remains in 1921. MIR Henry WHIT
tcmorc Of Tat pan. on Oct , Of this year. viii N
was the ninrty-cIaltl anniversary 81 tho death
D $50 sd y q 10.
ness. and sked them to meet him In Tappnn
and g., o. iocute th" burial pla'c. Those who
met hi m were David i. Brewer. 80 years " age ;
John II Outwatcr. -: aul John J. Grin,hs ~
hr. diiiiti WIS 10 years II cge when he stood
Owed IT, r,nai T 10 lie RoHss %. The INV. Mr
Demarest. lie lives at ~ Greenwich stroct
New York. ,Ihe ihree old men were familiar
with every foot Of ground around the neigh
bQrhood e tho grave. Thoy had played there
while children. and WITHOUT hesitation they
lgrccd within few foot. Their nflldavifs were
aiken. and astake. was driven in the spot chosen
BY them. This identification was in conse-
in company with cyrus ". Fold and two
othcr friends Dan stanley crossed the llud-
son River from Tntrytuwn 90 Nyack. and drove
,olt Ia" Dutch Reformed minister. conducted
ne pgity, TO 49, pace where Mayor Andre mot
ais death. Dean stanley WIS surprised %
earn That nothing remained to marx the spot
where Ma'r Anire was buried. and TINT thn
isrut-. Mr. F'ri Said 'i'' AZ cnee Tint l." would
erect 70 now monument at his own expense N
op!'t - Er.nni ami right " way leading 90
10ys nitorwari. Mr. tiold wrots rs follows 10 an
olloer e The 30 h."nd County Historical So
.iety:
81 Anil, lu aid tic l4 - munster VIII write an
srnnt OF % i~cr't' square or mat rarno.e re-.
Us G.o,rvy NrN Yoas oct ic is7-
:, N.go'iati ne We're 1T once begun with james
BaiipW. tl" .vnor o.. The property where the
romans oi fla'ur Audre wore buried Mr. Bur
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