, 1880-08-18
4 Quaint Old Now-EngIand City
Sights on Its tiilly
Streets.
rhe Ancient Durying.Ground-Groton
Monument and the Ruins Of
Fort Griswold.
t,tucdict Arnold, Tho Traitor-Ccntcn.
nlal Of tic Turning Of
the Town.
Tho Pequot Houso-E1oursiona by Sea and
Laud-dranit Fences and the Mon
Who Built Them. i.

Sptefdl Eorrftfdndfnce of lhd Lhtcden 1TtouHEs
NEW 1.oSpuS, Conn.,. August, 1ss0.-A
ceek Of Now London l'fc takes thorough
Wcstcrncr into n rctnote chapter Of Amcri-
ran history, mud invests tho long-nnsecn
clayac,crs with living interest," With
Grotor Monument III sight, and this quaint
olJ ctr surrounding one, 1t Is impossible 10
helo breathing IN litle uf The atmosphere
rrea.ctl By cur fnrcfatl,crs I'll tho stirring
ilmcs 1liat ara now enttctt. New London is
4 Remarkably pretty city. Facing Groton and
us monument, witt, tho beautiful Thnnscs
;2yer between tticnt, travcrscl by many
varieties of crafts, FROM 1llo ,.ayal slip 10 tho
daiutiest of yachtB,- B,-the blue hills Oil all
kI1es, and tic grcat clms almost cr0wtting
t,c qunint streets,-it Is 40 different from
any Western sight Tint MI Ignorant Chicu-
guan might almost Imagine tic Atlantic
stretching between lin nnd lo,nc.
4 WALK T1'noCUit THE 1tlI.I.Y SHEETS
kful Of Interest, Ono sees specimens of
architecture iu Its successive staEes, from
she ancient plain sq,lare wootlen house,
built exclusively for l1so and sllingled nil
down the sidewalks, to- Tic most modern lnnn-
,ton Of tho present dny, modern though
medieval. The chimney Of ono dwelling
bears tho tlAtc Of t,:9; but tter1 Is II lIn,,so
still o1lier than this, known Ms tho oldest
horse til New LOhttoI.,-toD ancient to have
a.t1atc. buildings that lnvo stood for a
hundred years nrc considered only middle
agd. we were 1old III regard to n certain
church lint the society was tho Oldest
In tho city, but tho church was
newt. C.; 1t llnil existed only since
tbs year 1910. Thns W. have como
10 look upon anything less tl,an forty or fifty
1ears old ns hardly respectable mid nerit1ng
no attention. The harrow streets aro faced
will noble c1't.H,--1iHily af them 50 broad rs
to shade tic brick walks Oil either side.
Hero n,Ml there 4 remnant nf old times Is
found IN The oltl-fashi0Het( name OF Il street,
-snch ~ Gingerbread Lane or Poverty Hill.
Sonle of tic liliy avenues, where tho ter
raced gar.tcns oh each stiu nro many feet
from the street Itself, send over ,,s rcnlEznc
scnso Of tic colsvenio1co (by no lseans
beauty Of ont own leytl city. At tho hcntt
Of cove Of tho Tllamrs, OH which for tic
past century New London boys llayc enjoyed
Tho winter's skating, We discover att old grist.
M!li iiatf-lild.lcn by tho trecs arouid 1t.
Thls h lliOre tl,an y realization OF the
picturesque old Mill That has. served rs u
tEoattspiece for many books.
yislT 70 THE OLD 1,Ui.f1NG-1nouSD
tnytlling tise Iii this rcgian. Tho burylng-
ground nf oltlcll tlnlts WIS MI entirely tlif-
ferent thing frnln tho modern cemetery. gn
onoof tile highest points oycrlnnking tho
rver,--Surronns!ed BY tho Inevitable ssono
would @m very Incomplete not d alrgle
tee to soften thu .lesoiatiol, t,ts old ground
lies rs T. reminder ut the vigorous rneo who
Ttnt through will! such struggles to
as!nollstrate tho surviva! Of the tittcst. Tho
eayel that tho Inscriptions: are utmost obliter-
nse!l-sec.n older thu,l. tkmo ftsalf; yet tho
earliest d!scGrnisjlo tlutes nro between 1850
aa lMO,-G1,lyn Il few years subsequent to tho
it9ulhling of New London. In 1916. Sonu Ut
tse curved angels md otllor, designs on tho
OIL brown grnycstoucs, evidently executed
wlien decorative art wns very yollng, nl!lst
n!n1st llnye made tle tnOlIrItcr8 smile.
Within these walls Is fOllnl That
: FAyoNlr INSCRIPTION Of EAHIY TINES:
Consider. friend, ns yo1 rnss by,
AS YOU ntc nnw, 80 once WIS l;
As atm now. snnn must yall lo.
Trcparo FOR tleath and follow no.
Evidently this departing ono did not lie
down. to ."..plcasalst, .slren.ns,"' but .was
t5%nSed a1Pald wIt!t . malicious ;lsSlro 70 lays
tne!ent grayc:tahlGs, harlxontn1 sto!lcs, and
toKcls e y rMSt tlMt Ii dead to us of this
ms|ieE|ns nss. stones are portion Of tlo remote
s0tnts over ol!D IN lia Wh'i!ters through this
Wtl!less ileltt Of tic dead. Only WHEN we
wA!k through tic old streets and eatcll sug-
customs Of the work tlley accomplished. aro
@ @ssissf ss q a1s se s1 s se2sso tas sSt S 4 S &c
: oi.l'l!na religion llns burned nut. otherwise
Mo surely. slsoulll mt SEQ prudent farmers
tMhtAeilng III their lily on. Sunday to csc,J'o
i9e disastrous effects Of 4 coming storm.
SapeTstltio'! may bc detected In tho threatens
MG Ching OF some Of the churcl.-splls.
oScr Oh tho Grntoll sllo Of the river tha
monument alltt tie ruins Of
Folrr OnlswOLp
sf9 tho chief features. There Is tho steep
Hsil unw!t VI! icfl tho ambulance Of wounded
Sfsan ea',.G1s prisoners was se,t rollny ty thoIr
s!osure where Cnpt. LGtlyArtl was murdered
a. Ile surrendered lliH sword, after tll1 fierce
sa. oa. IT., lruitlcss struggle OF the. ,Aln9rlsans
SKaiast tilq superior numbers nf tilc british
,s, .Ao loI,l!noit crcctctl us q trlbute to tho
a!enory of tho brave mon Of Now London
,tat nna Gr0ton vino lnEt down thglr lives Oh
NM nM terrible 9TH Of September, 17Sl. llerc
%st @ @ as eHIssW,!e Hsef NTans 1 i}dnsn 's 1nt
tan tS1"' as wo read ln ting monumental tnscrip.
ais,al aaiisM,atof." The battle-ground IL oyergrDWll
Wniat, Wniat EfhSSt LILO Hitter feeling between the
rite'Nl" lsuvnlutiOntsts nltl the Mother.
thion!htry l,as died out With the generations
atas h9'n passed nwny; but tho thought oi
tt,s,..oa y only. the brlntled memory Of I,
nnMs'litor. ns'io Ilnc, tho Ercnt healer Of wounds
~! ~! not ho nbe TO etfnee tho thought of htS
sOEas; snOsas9'l; and the virtues ho may laye. pos.
pIaat IaaHu Mi' WI not penetrate tue cloud OF Ills
FdNsff Nfft {sas t}e centennial Of tho capture oI
H., THE gUllSlN1 of NEW LONDON
10 10 30 cs!ubruted, and extensiys prcparn
Aiana1aaoo, n 1ao bsnE ln1stl9 for tho event. The
1nan!"Wnr!ng House still staJts 1t, Now I.Gll
,"!,, n" IIilA Was fred by tho British OIL thai
sS"t ssSiolnhp 9th nf September. hut tho i!ntnes
H. thwle teStllsu!slluA with barrel OF SOAP. III
IT, Measant hOus0 where WI ilra entertained
nnSaks n,sak ~ Gttt-fnAllfoNptt NtrrOr,-i0ubtIuss
Mn.t " tilo tir5t that wctu brought over fruu
fEsans|, fEfu aiH! n ,rnrp luxury In tllosa days
xaG sS u = valued reltc Of thN i1ru of l78l. II
III cAfftet from doomed lln,ssn by n littl{
sr ~ w. ~ Wlln not two british officers Or
nrs,.{n,y, M{ay, They laugletl at The child With hui
"as lieu. Arnold. 0''~ 0N~.>
t!Nn pr!y il!ree miles below Now London |:
I'll. .e.uot 1louss, whtcl. IL very tasElIon
bv ba sltllllller-res0rt, niMl IL 8urrounttet
yIctrtM..alay s,llnlner-cottuges. In TIL!
~ ssSsS plcasnutly. Numerous little sseall.
;nnioinattel IT, constantly making excursions ii
EtTsSH90TlttK t>f}nta. ttl Watch Hin II ,1nsn