Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-08-13


Boston and its environments are spread out
in the glad sunshine. Every day Boston
spreads out her environments just that way.
Bunker Hill monument l. 9l feet in
bei ght. and has been entirely pad for. The
spectator NAV look at the monument with
perfect iInpunity without being solicited 10
buy some of it, first mortgage bonds. Ihis
adds much to the genuine thrill OF pleasure
while gazing at il.
There is Bunker Hill in Macoupin county,
his. also in Ingham county, Mich. and IN
Russell county, Kan. but Gen. Warren was
not killed at either of these poin 5.
Que hundred and ten wears ago. on the
18th day of the present month one OF Amer
ica's most noted battles with the British was
fought near where Bunker Viii monument
now stands. In that battle the British lost
l $50 in killed and wounded. while the
American loss numbered but 4je While
the people Of this country are showing such
an interest in our war history am surprised
that something has not teen said about
Bunker Hill. The Federal forces from Rox-
bury 10 Cambridge were under command OF
Gen. Artemas Ward. the great American
humorist When the American humorist
really puts ON his war paint and sounds
the tocsin he can organize great deal of
mourning.
Gen. Ward was assisted by Putnam,
Starke. Prescott, Gridley ami FOmerOy.
Col. William Prescott was sent over from
Cambridge 20 CharlsstOwn tor the purpose
of fortifying Bunker Hill At council a
war il wa decided TO fortify Breeds Hill
not so h ch but nearer to Boston than Bunker
Hill. =, a redoubt was thrown up during
the nig ON the ground where the mOnu-
ment n0I stands.
The British landed a large force under
Gen. Howe and PIgot, and > p m. the
Americans were re enforced b Gems. War
rem and Pomeroy. Gen Warren was Of a
literary turn of mind and during the battle
took his hat off and recited a little poem be-
ginning:
Stand. the grounds Your own, my braves!
VIII We give il up To slavesi
A man who could deliver AN impromptu
and extemporaneou, address like that in
public anu while there was such "A bitter
feeling of hostility ON the part of the au-
diencp. must have been n good $ holar. In
our great fratricidal strife twenty years ago
the inferiorI.y v Of our generals m this re
spect was painfully noticeable. We did not
have a commander who could address his
troops in rhyme TO save his neck. Several
OF them We're pretty good IN blank verse,
but il was SO blank that il was not Just the
thing 10 fork over ~ posterity and speak In
school aftsrward.
Col Prescott's statue now stands where be
is supposed to have stood when be- told his
men TO reserve their fire till they saw the
whites of the enemy's ewes. Those who have
examined the east-iron eint-lock weapon
used in those days will admit that this order
was wise. Those guns were injurious 10
health OF course, when used 10 excess, bur
not necessarily OF Immediately fatal
AT the time of the third attack by the
British the Americans were out of ammuni-
ton. but they met the enemy with dubbed
muskets. and il was found that one end of
the rebel fiint-lock was about as fatal as the
other. il not more 50.
Boston still meets the invader with lis
club The mayor says TO the citizens II
Boston: wait till YOU can see the whites
of the visitors eyes and then 20 for him
WITH your clubs Then the visitor surren-
ders.
hope that many years may pass before il
viii again be necessary FOR us 10 soak tins
fas land ia British blood. The boundaries
OF our land are now more extended. aud 50
would take more blood 70 soak il.
: Boston has just reason 70 be proud II
Bunker Hin. and IL was certainly "a great
stroke Of enterprise 10 have the battle io-
Gated there. Bunker Hill is dear To every
American heart and there are none Of IA
who would not have cheerfully gone into
the battle then IL We had known about IL IA