New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-06
REVOLUTIONARY BONES AND BUTTONS.
MR.. Marines INTEREST IN THE SUPPOSED REMAINS
OLE A REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER.

OF A REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER.
Superintendent Wallng caused several messages
IN he sent over the telegraph wire between Ponce
Headouarters and the Carmansyllle Police StatlOn
.asterd0y and on Friday IN relation to the supposed
yyenains of a soldier of the Revolutionary " ar
Police Captain Steers sent report to Mr. Walllng
an Thursday that the skull aud thigh bones OF q
man had been found by workmen who were making
an excavation at Tenth-avr and One-hunafed-and-
fortv-ffthst and that the bones had been cent 10
The Morgue. Ii was thought that the bones were
those of soldier who had been killed III the heVO-
lutionary War. A paragraph stating the iacts was
nnLhshed in THE TRIBUNE on Friday, and it at.
tracted the attention of George o. MARITIME, OF
Soarkill. n. Y. Mr.. MARITIME IS member OF firm
having charge of the Rockland Cemetery, near
Nyack. The cemetery ASSOCIATION recently &c my
CIV on condition that a monument should DC
erected and that the remains OF Revolutionary
soldiers should be buried there. MIR. MARITIME was III
IHe citv on Friday and went to the Office OF the
cemetery association at No. go Lberty-st. w II.
Wilton, the secretary. advised nun TO procure me
homes mentioned III The TRIBUNE and bury them IN
the plot gwen to the Order of Lafayette Az the
Morpuc Mr. Martin vas told by an attendant thaJ
the bones accompanied by some UNIFORM buttons
had been received on FRIDAY morning ana hiu peeh
sent TO Potters Field The keeper OF the Morgue,
however, said that no such relics had Dten
received within three weeks. Mr.. MARITIME tR NI
went TO Police Headquarters and saw MI
Mailing who Immediately sent message
10 CAPTAIN Steers. An answer was received 10y the
superintendent 10 the effect that the bones ann put
tons had been sent to the MOrgue on Thursday
Further questions and answers convinced MI
WalnnR that Mr.. MARITIME had been mlslnfomed at
Visits were made by Mr. MARITIME yesterday to
Police Headquarters, the Health Department ana
the office OF Commissioners OF Charities ana or,
rrction, Dr. Nagle. the Deputy Registrar of vial
Statistics gave him permit tOr the removal OF the
bones and "A similar order was gwen at the Once Oh
the Charities commission. Mr.. MARITIME at length
nrocured the bones at the Morgue, but there were
no buttons IN the package Mr. W hlte, the Mnrgue
Keeper SAID ne had misunderstood Mr.. Marine on
Friday. A package containing bones and military
buttOns was received last mont h. he said, hut no but
tons were with the bones received last week. WIN
the parcel of bones under his arm, Mr.. MARITIME went
TO Police Headquarters yesterday afternoon ana
consulted AGAIN with Mr.. Walng lie said att"t-
ward that he had not been able To ascertain what
had become of the buttons. but he was inclined To
think that they had been kept as Revolutionary
relies by persons who had no just clam 10 them.
He did not wish TO get tue buttons for himself, but
without seeing them he could not determine tie
character OF the bones. Ii was probable he
thought that the bones were those of soldier no
fell in the Revolutionary struggle, but II was de-
slrable to know vine her the soldier be onged TO
the British or the Americans. Inc relics iOund
with the bones would decide tnat point. MIR. Mar
tine ca Ied tue bones to Sparklll last evening.