New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-29
IN THE BERKSHIRE HILLS.
TIE PATERSON EGLEsTON MONUMENT.
OBLIGATORY CEREMONIES To TAKE PLACE AT
rENOx OK MEMORIAL DAY.

OBLIGATORY CEREMONIES TO TAKE PLACE AT
LEMON oN MEMORIAL DAY.
Lenox Mass. May 25 tspeciaD.-The most itp'''
tant affair OF the coming week, and perhaps VI III
whole .e.sOn will be the unvailing OF the Ia'''""
Eglcston monument Monday, Memo1al D''
General o. .. Howard and company Of United states
| ,roo,, n,ru Ncw-Yorl and several militia companies
80 Massachusetts, also lIrge delegations from many
| Grand Army posti are expected TO be present.
| There will be many friends OF PROFESSOR bsi'S'on
| present including large number oil the cou'se'9
who will come UP earlier than they wOud o'hT"i'o
have done The monument is Of Quincy granite. beau
| tjnll and artistic IA design. 1t was erected ths
week, Professor Egcston has for some iline thought
| II would be exceedingly fitting 10 have some such
| memorial erected near the old home OF the hslespn
| family II is on the beautiful little Triangular pam
a few rods east OF where General iilcfa"h iNeu -
| Lenox and where the Eglc>ton- have spent their
simmer, for many Yeas and just wcst OF TIE gurus
Hotel. 1t is in most conspicuous position III '"e
contre OF the town. and will be great ornament 10
| H. The TOP Of the shaft reaches TO the Kinds VI
| one Of the most beautiful elm trees III beHsi'IV'
Colonel Richard Il. Auchmuy hls also uohe n'"." io
The erection Of this most beautiful meihor'i' AZ
stands on solid foundation and Is little over 'N
one feet high ON the base which Is about Ten ie't
across is this lettering: Erected In the year loo-
bv Tlomu, Egleston." Above are two crossed swords
and above those the pedestal III filseu i'''c's'
on one sldc Paterson and on the reverse sac Esson
with cannon balls guns with fixed layonc-, ana Sr7
ON the olcll,h, which /, twcnty-one feet hlSh "''
two crossed flags on the east side OF the pe'es'al
i, a sketch Of GENERAL Paterson, IS lOlloWS
PATERSON.
In memory OF MaJo@GcncrA John Paterson son 81
Colonel John Paterson. bern ~; Hcd 80 iIe
was born in New IiFiuin. Coma, GRADUATED NJ rano
College i7c+ ic entered i-G d IA" ~ nc mov
10 cuoA and waN chosen men'sr a the ;aGn n
,be ,;rpcr,I CGnrt witch become the lirt Pro
yIncal Congrcs, in ls15. Va, mad" cooiei u
G3H1nt bc re gc,a Min u Anr M laJts Of Lexington
he. defended Boston rom attack In u rear u''IS
general order. Novcuhci 10. no. ID npt i'' ~
ordered 10 staten i,"nd ana ana i2n ', rr,..,d
t,.r Gciawar. With Washington Dccc'nlcr -, -"
v Ma, T MAD " III Idle General February ~ III at
wa' In the lailr AID council OF Monmouth l'''
In no he commanded West Point ana WIS en- M. hr
iI.a of Major Andre. he v;s D.. d., I'm w.
c,ivo lat,c Of ID. Revolution and eryeG duGf i ,1c
society," Of the cincinnati in MAY. 1913 ANA ON ,epirn
lie returned 10 Lcao>. and wa mos Pnlc ia.i'l
citizen. Ia 1850 %" COMMANDED we Mas "a
hc removed To Ll,c y. =, whcr .c died. Hr "n n
four year, mcG.prr ~ the New hvih ''''lt f.,
gy ie co cor, Of N Iork -aio Wa, appoint
ed chief Justice ol Lroome C'nnN; e. Ieos. lie
died Imiv g. los In the full vsor Il manhood IN Ire
pn.'mt Gf d1 l,gla the H. WA, soldier. patriot
ara statesman; III remains lie IL " .'
Of Ii private virtues t,i- monument l. e"'t"'-
ON The we,. .!do {. The inscription to Major E-lc'-
ton. which ruu, follows:
TGLi SrON.
In memory Of Major AIarah Ese,,on born ~ 90.
died 80. or A!ln - 10. ~ "n' i'l,'"l :" nJ
yate Il Colonel John i.1c'-on and Wa S, i ,i IN
ana Wa, with ia Canada, WHORE ie enlisted 'I"
c G'.c ne p"iwaTc Viii wasns'4n Dr,eno.,
~ l77G and WI ln Tire battle, ~ iIh, ',"h i.'"
Trenton. In ~ he .gr''d ,c '+D Dai,c " Of
rem, iilrnu and -. H.. n ,".1''ts@ to The
b a"E Sl . ,I' Wat H. 177S Gy JdEa ocr lie
WI, with Nt-h.E-iJu AZ Valley t'f-'. WIZ i' 80
niomo,,i 10 the fsuk OF Hcli nan. IN :, n' ",'
on March :, i1s9. a." Wa, promoted 10 ne i''" ~,
,rncraI Peterson. lie va. nj M" c'"euiu'n oil N'W
Nor. u l5- and g. Lei BE- etI'n'h j." I'''A -.
qnnrtcma.icr genoa under Gcnrl ratc--on Ia 90;
and after. und". General Ashley ~ WI ''',,n
of Washington. ko.Dnsho ana lRilve,ig. H." |'' ~
ter a.. Wur hc I.i- L"n"N J" rnanc.i ',1l' 'l
educaii.n II" ~ rso l' ao6 a mo-, d "r
hi, hospitality. 81, h'rr 1890, -. 'r ir''..,'' ii '
w., alva, ia,ntn'-l vim e.ery n,yeg,ot tor H."
GOT q ih" t'"n "r i, N.'''. )" ! 80 ~ e., ~"
pointed Justice of o." r'a'r. ana rc.-h'. III 80
In 1896 - - and - Do W. '.'-~n '.'i' t,
Z, lf-i,u iu i-NT- r- and 'it Nr NA- '''NH -ii'
senator H. i-O- o." appointed 3. Jt-ute "I 'N"
corr a. service. DIty. whether t' tn .plH'F Oh
fh, field of battle - fIr state ln Cd" Leg hli' 10
io town ~ uil -crNlr.-. o." flmllt 300 MS i"ihr
VA, mover forgotten. l'i, NE WIS iul pi P'til"'
acion. for th" country and 80 generous d"e-- - ~
A.. clh..s III p.iuaiu- De Boa IA" clur 5nri- ia
NON rv % hs public service, and hi private virtues
this monument J. cre'ici.
Judge Joseph Tucker viii drlFcr the "r'iion lie
il. a native 81 lcnox and now lives ~ iftsiicli lie
IN. been Lieut. ,uant Govcrnor and H. v"i ran Of
the late var. and one 81 Tie Foremost citizen ~
BERKSHIRE G unity. Auon- the military companies
t.at viii b. present VII be Company \. nth United
.. luGif... NrN York. Captain Mli.crl, com
malice. t..1 Company VI. "a Regiment Mf--1oat-
,.i.. N... Militia. Captain NlIpc. rJmininlcr.
N.n o.. frr Matthew cadet, ~ iltt Icd, a cadet
cou.;a.. f.. .in Ice. and probably oth"i-.
,.. t.aint-.' Colonel AIchmuty, Olf warhorso.
cartnr,I H. I-0. ~ Gaincss MNa., and now iilrty
IA yc.i., old VIII De la tn procession. colonel
Aucimuty i, cNcccthngly proud OF TIL, mare. ana l,
frequently seen riding her through the LcnON streets
Too Muc onnau be- sail 0i the effort that lrOlc- Dr
Eclc,ton hn, made 10 have tli. monument erected.
Ihis Viii b. tie largest and moot Interesting cclc3ga
lion Of Decoration Day Ia Berkshire County.
FOR CONGRESSMAN CHOSBY'S PLACE
Tiusncld MAJ. Miy - t>io iD.-The Republicans
are uucb I,.rulcXoi because they arc not -Urc that