The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-02
SOME FACTS ABOUT NATHAN H. n
Ills Exploits IN College, his Looks, his Army
Record, and his Sweetheart.


Record. and his Sweetheart.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-iSr: Hale
was fond OF athletic exercises. and was noted
while In Yale College for extraordinary activity.
Ono OF his feats in leaping on the New Haven
green 80 far surpassed anything OF that kind
before accomplished. that the distance was long
preserved by appropriate marks, On another
occasion his powers were shown In springing
out OF ono hogshead into another. and back
alternately. He graduated with honor in l773
In East Haddam. Conn. whore he taught school
awhile, and in New London Where he had
charge OF high school, everybody loved him;
In person he was five feet ten inches in height
slender, erect. graceful, elastic. wiryi with a
broad chest. fun face. blue eyes. light com
plexion. and brown hair. His manners were
The regiment OF Col. Webb in which Hale
was commissioned ns Lieutenant early in l7I5
was first employed in, guarding the sea coast IN
tho vicinity OF New London; then. in the hu-
tumn. II Joined Washington near Boston.
whore during the siege Hale was precmiiIn l,,I
among tho younger officers for Sgilant activity
and skill In December no started on ,ioOt
through snow ankle dcop to visit his friends IN
Connecticut. About this time ho was pronQted
to the rank OF Captain. He gave unwenried at
tcntiOn to the discipline and drill OF his cQmpa-
ny. which soon became one, OF the psi ia t ,,l
terms of his men expiring. he relinquishcd MS
own pay 10 induce them TO remain.
In the spring OF i77G he was the leader OF
small party who, under cover OF nght. and in n
rowboat. 6oafded and took n British vcsso
fllod with army supplies from under the guns
OF n sixty -four gun ship anchored only Few
rods on and brought this vessel. with its crew
fastened n the hold as prisoners. safely to the
wharf These stores were valuable acluisi-
Before entering tho service Hale engaged him
self TO Miss Hannah Adams OF Coventry. q re-
markably beautiful and accomplished young
lady. She lived to old ago and died unmarried:
The image OF her betrothod WINS never efinccd
from her memory. In tho wandering OF mind
nTnppUiuW dissolution
The country for which no gave his young life
should hold him in equal remembrance.
Thus while fond Virtue wished TO save.
Hale, br mt aud scnrrous found hoyclcs. grave
Ana science lurci him 10 her sweet abode
ln Worth's lHir path bis icct adycniuIci iar
The pride ot Peace. the rising star oi War
u 5giy nrm, - daissr cam H. ryc9-,
How short his cnurscl The rrize how early won
While weeping Friendship inourns her taNonte son
Thus wrote the celebrated President Dwight
OF Yale College. who knew Hale intimately. and
loved him. Il.
To THE EpIroR OF THE SuN-Sir: I can
safely say tina, tho article IN THE Sun OF to-day
about John Andre. and signed nm " American"
that 1t docs not express the feelings Of tho en-
lightened American people. Tho writer holds
that Mr.. Field has q right TO do what he likes
with his money. and hold that the public have
n right tO express their feelings. ind that 1t
would be lasting insult 10 George Washington
aud his country II such monument should be
erected. The Cush about Andre should be
buried in oblivion. He was n spy in. every
turc showed plainly that he was not n soldier
but coward Instead Of resisting his cautOrs
he submitted like n baby. He offered English
gold. but ,thanSs to those three honest men. they
could not be- bought. PATRIOT.
TO THE EDITOR or The SUN-Sr: am moro
than surprised that my gent LEHMAN signing
himself an American should uphold any OF his
countrymcn IN erecting a monument to bitter
enemy who was connected with conspiracy
that loopardl2od our country. Major Andre
was captured as a spy, convicted Hs a spy. and
hanged as spy. let me suggest TO every true
born American. and to every uphodcr Of Amer
lean independ encc, and 10 this man who signs
himself an American, that n monument be
erected TO those three brave soldiers who cap
tured Major Andre Henry COOP.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: After read.
ing the letters IN The SuS about the proposed
monument 60 Major Andre by Cyrus W. Field,
ESD have few suggestions to make.
The proper site for such a monument would
be in Trafalgar square. London. nrarthe monu-
ment OF Lord Nelson. In cnsc that conld not bo
done, then some liberal hearted tnglishman
should erect monument TO Nathan Hale in tho
same place. ut the time thut Andres monument
il erected here by Fold.
Yet there Is, perhaps. a better way than either.
monster petition might be obtained from
thousands OF iree-born American citizens 10 tho
Queen OF England TO erect monument To
Benedict Arnold In Central Park. To be unveiled
nj tho same moment TINT Andre 3 monument Is
unveiled In kOckland County.
THIS would undoubtedly DO eminently proper
and fitting.
We further suggest a hard rubber or paper
monument. JUDGE CARMAN.
BLooMINGDALE. n. j.. Dec. 80. 1873.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sb: It is to be
resre itel That men calling themselves Ameri-
cans should 80 tar demenn manhood as to en-
terrain and agiiNic the erection Of monument
% an enemy Of their country. In my cstima-
ton. all lovers ot thoir country should ustra-
,7se them. In all lands there is an abundance
oi boobies nuukios. and sorpheads that are al
ways faWnng on some nincOmpoOp
JERSEY CITY, Dee. p. 1878. G.. W. b.