New-York tribune., 1879-11-26
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
EVACUATION DAY.
RAISING TIE flag At THE BATrERy-REViEw
TIE ON GUARD.


RAISING THE flag AT THE BATTERY-REVlEW OF
TIE OLD GUARD.
The celebration of Evacuation Day yesterday
was more general than usual. At sunrise a salute
was fred from old Fort Clinton, at the upper END
of Central Park, and at the same time the National
flag was hoisted over the fort by j. Gonld Warner
Adutant of the Veterans Of the War of ISL"
llags were generally displayed upon the shipping
IN the harhor aud upon the City Hall, Post once
Custom House. the New-York Life Insurance Com
pany'S building, the Sturtcvant House. the bruns-
wick, and ON many other buildings throughout the
city Union-square was especially gay with bunting
The chief commemorative ceremony of the day was
the nac-hois;ing in the Battery Park AT o a. m. by
David Van Arsdale veteran Of the War of 1872
mud the son of the saiOr-hOv who on the morning
of the departure of the British, nine;v-slx years
age climbed The CREASED flagstaff at the Batteryahd
replaced the British flag by the Stars and stripes
Nj. Van Ais,lalc is cghiy-four wears OF age.
lie arrived at the Battery few minutes before the
apoolntcd time vest rdlY morning. dressed I'D hSat
suit of navy-huc and wearing on hs mar tue piugo
of the veterans of 1912 He has straight. soulerf
appearance, pure WHITE halr ana wears no oearu'
There were abaut soVeuty-hve persons present.
Owing To The strong wind and the large SIZE oI in
rag Mr. Van Arsdale was assisted by AdJutant
Warner ami United States Inspector Abel l.. Eecd;
When the iag reached the top of the stan rugs ana
steamers near by saluted It vita shril Whistles ana
fhc assemble of seVcntv-hVe persons cheereu thc
Veteran and the fac When Mr.. Van Arsdale re-
turred to the Barre Office. where lie - employed.
the Custom House officers presented nm MN WIN a
portrait of himself. elegantly framed. ne prcseh
iat,on speeches were made by General Sharpe ana
M1ior ForneS. The veteran was TOO much over
TIc members Of the Old Guard under the COM
maud of Major George W. Mclean and headed by
Dodworth~ 18Th Regiment Baud began % %tnclr
march IRON fhe amOTy az FOurtl-aVe. ana Elgh-
tccutl-st. at $50 p. They mustered siAtN-hNe
men and wore bedI-shin caps. ana oNetcodtS, WIN
belts and srouiGcr-k knots. hty malSN1u 70 lne
fttn ,str. flrN q
Cooprr President Mott aui cth-f city oiiiciais
They then proceeded 60 tine Asior House ana par
took oi refreshments after which they returned up
The Veteran, oi Tie War of 1912 assembled at
The Sfurtcyant House a. p m. and were enter
famed los the Mcssrs Leland. he Ciulns-IoOIa was
Handsomely trimmed with flags. There only
fourteen Ot the veterans present, thirteen haEng
died within the last wear. Those present
were General Abraham Daily. age elShty-iour;
lcuty Monl., ace eighty-tWo; Henry Bernard, age
cglty-two; Thomas MegSon, are cightytWo;
Samuel kyckman, age cghty-ScVeni Thomas
Blank age cighty-nve; David LopeS who reached
L,s ninety first birthday Yesterday; William J.
Sure, age eighty N-one; David Van Ars'iale, age
cighty-fOur; Ashley G. Baker, age elghty-i"nr;
Mlchac! Van Name. age elghty-iour; christopher
Remmcy. age eight ynme; charles ~ Crowley
age nincty-0ne, and Adjuiant j. Gould Warner.
General Daily AID Colonel Crowley appeared IN i,di
Continental uniform. MAJOR Baker carried the sword
which he had used in the War of 1872. An uneX-
pccted hut veryw leone guest at the dnnerwaS Miss
Sarah Smith Stafford, of Trenton, \. j., age, sew
mty.seytn. Mis-, Stafford II the daughter OF Lieu
tenant James BayaTd Stafford, of the BOnhOmme
Richard. She exhibited yesterday the flag Shot
from the Bonhopme Richard during its battle with
The British ship Scraps, and which was rescued
from the water by Lieutenant Stafford. She also
exhibited a cutlass used by Captain Paul Jones IN
many of his exploits. MISS Stafiurds grandfather
was in the battle of Lexington. The veterans were
very jolly over their dinner. Speeches were made
and cheers were given for their hosts and others:
General Daily sang "When this Old Hat was New,
aud COLONEL Crowley followed with the sea ballad
"My jolly Bold Helen"