The sun., 1890-01-12

Tho south side bssrs the names OF the d!y.
vion Commanders. Lhe monument mo stands 0,
feet ssSod sh' al San Nn Tf
beautiful lake 6sde py dsmminG mn H. e one p t Of t@
cut gEsnis Eoss Almost the first thing ga ator %'f IL,
main entrapye are two block houses on eiIhsl
hiah. TSS are Ike those In storminR or ds
| tanSdin9 Zhieh Putnam and his followers dis.
thu snSs sSout TGsy esyt ees seG 2 S
pToiSf p1eiif over the, stone piers ON which thSi
IN S1e floors. 30 that defenders may ire dows
! uIa an enemy lurking underneath; There
S hess 99Sk 20 In emit
MaeEinaw u f fhs Reddns sd 1sO SlsE STiosE
houses were copied from these.
From the entrance to the park to the monu-
ment Is q steep un grade between walls OF cut
peted in true colonial st le. 1t was IRON t6s
stream that this bridge spans thqt the soIdiei
got thetr wHssr;u @ - A. A. the base 9 O. thS monument
cunning porthwart In straight line over
quarter Of mile. They are in parallel rows
hnt heaps OF mossy stones that once formed pt' tie
o wos ths log snS 5oSsSs ss will hsse viii hs
Bartrnm hRs lately purchased twenty ucres i
land on the Horth end Of tho camp where ure
Philip Hook and cave,
Altogether there will be one and one-hnN
sprne5 Of water Many OF the ss trees INT IN lie HS,
apple orchard which were set out in the rap.p
tho year after Putnam lott It a,e sill d aTiI :
th2 Revolution. Not day passes G but .ITS snlIsg
'Eellc ~ Is dug W, such as bullets pewter spoons.
f0d mess Kettles. brass button was rereutly
aug mp bearing tho raised lette 8 ~. s. A." Ail
ne curiosities found her Ieafter will be added 10
!hS 20 st stock already on hand. which comprise
snoath Knives. wrought nails, quaint andirOns
hammered out in camp and presented by Prl-
nam to Col; Barlow Of ReddinG, letters from
no bones Of Two men % eXeca,ed ~ io on n" GnoWs
eo9ns he ceiss,i9g atSa T be PLACED &C. in cottage
scum This viii stnnd in wf The Ge Srove gseG Of US S
md birches just outside the main entrance. z
rnls grove comprises about ten nc es. X
:api9s and accomm odations for visitors IS no
'iesiS 81 parties will be allowed within the parS:
red viii 'eA6}e&6nf 6oulders. dotreH Win
I is SAID that one OF the veterans lived alter
ho war having found H. Of SeaGe SSnv '1o irH is
HIS IL so R eSPasdsGhns Pas ehosI silt ha
he caves. 1t is said. Another story is OF tie
errihle example Putnam made OF q Spy and
.rmy He ordered them shot to death before
lis soldiers, and formed his army in a hollow
or of the 8 high ali I which towers cverths eam
After they were shot tho whole army Vas
marched BY, end every soldier made ed 13 fYe YIew
Putnam spegt most gloomy winter in fei- led
ling camp. His soldiers suffered terribly. Tho
brigade had an especial grievance
p that, while their pay, was, long in arrears and
hey were nearly naked and starving in camp.
heir wives and children were in equally ns
ieAperate straits at home. The troops were
,eut to Redding from tho highlands OF the
Hudson to protect the Sound shore and to sup
BORT the New York city garrison. There WAS
ense. The poor soldiers in their rude hut5
,owered In bundles Of straw. For weeks at u
lime they WerO on half allowance ln January
he Legislature sat At Hartford. but did lituo
o relieve the sufferers. and at last the tronpS
ormed the design Of marching to Hartford and
They had formed In Tanks for that purpose 4
Rhen Putnam heard ofit he was speedily in
ront OF them. and after an impassloned appeal
with:
whose cause have You been ightingf is 1t net yons
ION have bshGved Ike men 90 far All the world Is fS
4 your prass2 and PoSterit win stand astSnshea az
han yOuRssTOk Bus all expect better tmeS think
That shame it would be for Connecticut men to run
way from their on1csrs-
Then he quickly ordered the mon on regl-
mental parade, which was gone through with
rhe rinRleeder was oonflned In the guard house
or trial and shot during the night by sentry
While escaping. The mutiny thus ended.
The New Haven Colony Historical Society,
many others are to petition Congress, setting
orth the talents and public services OF the
ioldier poet Joel Barlow, who was Putnam's
riend. and asking for the removal OF his, re:
nAins to his native country, They have asked
he Putnam Camp Commissioners for consent
n arms In Putnam Memorial Camp. Their re-
luest has been granted.
Over q thousand visitors from all parts OF tho
'tate were at the park last Sunday.