Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-11
DEATH OF MRS. PENDLETON,

DEATH OF MRS. PENDLETON, Widow of the Late Colonel Pendle- | ton, Who Was Prominent i'm This | City . Half Century AEo-Old Times Recalled. -.- -
 Mrs. Lucy A. Stanton, widow of the late Colonel Stanton Pendleton, who died at Amesbury, Mass, on Thursday, aged eighty-seven years and one month, was buried yesterday afternoon from the chapel at the Grove street cemetery. Rev. Stewart Means oficiated. Three daugh- ters and one son survive the deceased, as follows: Mrs. Mary E. Barker, widow of the late James Barker, formerly the pro- prietor of the City hotel, New Haven, Mrs. Henry P. Curtis, Mrs. Emily Barrett and MT. 0. G. Pendleton of Chelsea, Mass. Mrs. Henry Kelsey of this city is sister of the deceased Dr. James Barker of New Milford is a grandson of the deceased. The pallbearers at the funeral were: J. H. Fair child, Frederick Fairchild, Theodore Pot ter and William Jagaer.
 Mir. Pendleton, who was for many years resident of New Haven, was woman of remarkably correct memory and was quite we'll posted regarding the earlier history of this city, in consequence Of which she was frequently counselled in regard to dates of various occurrences Her hus- band, the late Colonel Pendleton, was for merly one of the best known men in this city, where he was prominent in military and business circles. For many years after the year 1886 Colonel Pendleton was proprietor of hotel called the County House, which stood where the City hall now stands. Connected with the hotel 1 was the county jail of which the colonel | was jailer He also held the office of sheriff.
 l of the old militia was called general l training," and was held several times on 1 the green.
 The hotel was one of the most elaborate buildings of it's time.
 Soon after this time Colonel Pendleton erected large hotel called the Quinnipiac hotel on the corner of Church and Court streets where the Lefingweu building is situated. The colonel was also proprietor of the livery business, when among his l employees were the late Oliver Barker and H. c. Ransom. These young men pur- chased the livery business and established l the we'll known firm of Barker & Ransom The Quinnipiac hotel was destroyed by l fire
 Colonel Pendleton took possession of the | County house about the year 1886. The colonel and a party of friends, among whom were Captain Benjamin Beecher, William H. Ellis and Norris Wilcox, were in New York on business at the time of | the fire in the metropolis which is referred | to in history as "the great fire in New York" At this time the harbor and so much of the sound was frozen over with solid ice that there was no travelling by steamboat to or from New York and as the New York and New Haven railroad was not built until several years after, the party were obliged to return to this city l by stages. As the snow was very deep at | the time the party were three days in reaching home from New York city. On this occasion Colonel Pendleton brought home several presents which he distributed among the members of his family. Among these gifts were several rubber cloth aprons which were elaborately trimmed in fancy style and were great curiosities as they were some of the first samples of rubber cloth that was manufactured.
 While Colonel Pendleton had the charge of the jail, he had the custody of the "Amistad negroes" These were slaves who were on vessel engaged in the Afri- can slave trade. These slaves were pur- | chased in Africa and were being trans | ported on the vessel called 'tthe Amistad, J | when they mutined and killed the captain | and other officers and crew of the vessel. The captains cabin boy, Antonio, saved his life by climbing into the rigging of the ship. The slaves were unable to navi- gate the vessel which drifted into New London harbor, when the nearly starved negroes went on shore and ran into the first cornfeld which they discovered | Ao tho o1o in fop oicbo dition they devoured 50 much green corn that many of them had severe attacks of | dysentery, of which several of them died. At this time the inhabitants were fright ened at the invasion of the savages, who were nearly or quite nude. When the gov
 ernment authorities took charge of tht
 slaves they were given into the custody o1 Colonel Pendleton, who brought them te the jail in this city where they were re garded as very curious people and at tht jail were visited by hundreds of specta tors.
 The slaves were not confined as crimi nals, but were allowed some liberty Among the slaves, which numbered about forty, were three girls. The government provided clothing for the slaves, who were finally returned to Africa. The girls objected strenuously to going back tc Africa and begged piteously to be allowed to remain in this country, as they feared they would be stolen and sold again ii they returned to their native land. The cabin boy Antonio was the best informed of their number.
 Wax figures which were made of severa, of these Africans, were placed on exhibi tion in New York city.
 The disposition of these slaves created 6 subject of national importance. The prominent abolitionists of the city became interested in the subject and congress was finally obliged to settle the question of the | slaves.
 To Sail for Europe.
 MT. Frank J. Schollhorn, of the Wm Schollhorn & Co.,, the manufacturers, will sail for Europe in two or three weeks, te be absent about ten weeks. He goes fol rest and relaxation, and while abroad will travel chiefly in Germany and Switzerland and will meet his mother, sister and brother, who will probably remain away