New-York tribune., 1884-12-14
one moment of the house in FOULS Square.-GThe
Argosy.
A NATIONAL MUSEUM or WAR.
TROPHIES OF AMERICAN HISTORY AND RELICS OF
ANCIENT VALOR.

TROPHIES OF AMERICAN HISTORY AND RELICS Oh
ANCIENT vALoR.
The building which most prominently strikes
the eye OF the visitor he lands at Governors Island
is the Clock Tower Building. which the Military
Service Institution has It's museum In ths building are
collected l1j curoscs, all connected with tho history
and OF or great General wholed the world
with tho splendd tumult OF his deeds There are the
swords OF Crusaders that have flashed back the suns Of
Palestine Scottish caymores that were drawn In the
of Prince Charlie. Swords OF Chinese mandarns
and Japanese princes old pieces OF ordnance tat date
back to the infant days OF gunpowder and battle naSs
that hare waved and land in hundred battles
OF the Republic arranged in the upper and lower halls
OF the building In the OF the lower hall Is Win
chester sherdans old horsc dead and gone through
the hands of a taxdermst. 1t was this horse, then
called Rienzi, that
brought sheridan all the way
From Winchester down to save the day"
At end of the upper hall is the cardtabe OF Wash
ingon which the Father of his Country used to have
his quiet ribbcrs at Mount Vernon. 1t Is Of carved
mahogany and the red baizccoyered to are square
places of polished mahogany on which to lay the cards
and oval ones to hold the winnings In an acove the
campbell of the Mexican General La Vega. This bed
captured along with the general by the ID
Dragons when they swept across the plains OF Resaca
do Ia Palma on May 6, Is lG General La Vega was not
In the bed when he and It were captured, but fight
ing gslanty the head OF his troops The unfortunate
generals also grace the museum Another relic or
the Mexican War is IN artillery battle-ag OF scarlet on
which Is inscribed Bltn Acto de Lagos" II was cap
turel by soldier Of the 81 Artillery at the storming OF
Cherubusco There IS Core1n dag Of yellow serge hang
ing on the walls in place On It winged tiger is
embroidered in colors. 1t was captured by Corporal
vopc OF the Marine Corps in 1871, when the marines
and ue Jackets from the American fleet took By assault
the Corean fort which had fired upon them. The flag be
onged TO n picked body OF Corcans from the interior
called the Tiger Hunters" One interesting relic is
pc OF the flag that noatcd over Fort sumter when II
w1s bomnardel by the Rebel batteries ~ isGi II va;
doWn and which hc took win hin when he matchoi OUT
oi Shrr vim dnns 6eatng ana e9i3fs rs Gcis
Amoticdn Hags, torn aith shot and she'll that we're
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dmS MA"lgF itl4ee u SepfHii -NlGos SINilg3Vaw
n.ys Mc,m" aud claymore OF the Clan stuart There
are ai,o SomG beautiful Albanian, Persian aud Last
Indian swords with nllts heavy with carved Ivory and
silver aud hados beautiful with Damasceno work
Among the recent additions To the museum Il the
Greely Arctic as II was Tor four years la the -lrcue
region, and tho ag which Lieutenant Lockwood uh
furcl az .hG point nole, the pole ever reached ny man
Among the other relies of the Grecy eApedtlon are
pieces OF sca-n clothing issued for food IN the last days
OF the plrty's terrible suffering ut Cape sabine. M
In the nuscu Is nc collection of ancient military
works published In different countries. ono Il called
An Abridgment Of Engli,n Military Discipline printed
in 1G-I. ono series OF orders reads as follows;
Dragons have care a which tine they pun on ther
right Land Cloves aud place them under their tiirde'
Lay your right hand 10 your musket-PDso your
mu,i.ct-ncst yuur muskct-COck aud guard-Pres eat
Fire" Another iutcrestng book is the science OF
Artillery Concerning CanuDn Guns saltpetre tlfe-
works, How they should be Managed What II Is
Necessary for u Masteg-Gunncr 10 Know published III
1929. Su another hook f. the hninadv ersi0ns OF
Warrc, with Divers Now inventions Both OF forunca-
ions and Straagcns. 70, Robert Ward. Gentleman ana
Commander London, 1852" Among the pictures IN the
museum Is ucu an link sketch OF chds head drawn
hy tie artist whistler when he was cadet at west Point
III lS52 and hrce-quarcrength life-siLe painting VI
Il cavalier, supposed 10 bc by iilian.