Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-06
ON To TRENTON.


Memorable Event-A Description of |
tho Trenton monument-TheB Battle |
of Trenton.
As the time approaches for the trip to
Trenton the interest increases among the
members of the Second company, Gov
,rnor's Foot Guard and the New Haven
3rays. Last evening large number of the
Foote Guard attended the drill at the
armory. Tonight is the regular weekly
drill of the Foot's and it is expected that
The full strength of the command will be
In line. The fatigue caps have arrived and
it is expected they will be distributed to-
night. This will be done If the state quar-
termsster general comes to the city to-day
to go through the formality, of receiving
the goods. There is some talk of street
parade and review by the mayor on Satur-
day, October IA. This, however, has not,
been fully determined upon.
Unless there is some change the company
will leave New Haven Wednesday. Octo-
Der IS, at 1:10 p: NJ, going via harlem
River to Jersey City, arriving at Trenton
about 6 O'Clock. Many believe the com
mand will parade with it's full strength OF
112 enlisted men. The assessment Is $lo
per man.
If the occasion is made regular field
day of the state, as 1t probably will be.
there will of course be the usual line OF 20
for non-attendance, which makes 1t cheaper
to ego with the boys" than to stay at
home General Embler is at the armory
every week day evening except Saturday.
The route to be taken by the Grays has
H. Fu11
A few words about the monument, OF
which 80 fine representation of New Ha-
ven's business and younger military men
will be present, will be interesting together
with brief outline of the grand event
which the monument will commemorate,
an event which dispelled the gathering
national gloom and brought joy to every
patriotic heart. For the monument twenty
plans were presented. The design by John
duncan of New York city was selected.
He was the designer of the beautiful
the successful competitor for the design
for General Grants tomb, at Riverside
Park.
The style of the column erected Is known
as the Roman Doric. The base of the ped
estal is 30 feet inches square, and, rising
from the pedestal is hollow duted col
umn Of handsome proportions, the cap of
which forms an observatory. The top of
the granite work is 1876 feet above the
foundation, and with the thirteen foot
statue it is 149 feet in height, or $50 feet
above the street level. The foundation is
of concrete, 10 feet deep. and the whole
monument weighs more than 1000, 900
pounds. The white granite Used In the
construction of the monument is from Hal
lowell, Me-
There is room inside the pedestal, nine
teen feet across, of cruciform shape. In
this room there are three inches, designed
to receive such revolutionary and historical
trophies az may be presented to the asscei-
alton.
Access to the observatory at the top OF
the monument will be had by means of an
electric elevator. The view from the OBJ
servatory is one of great beauty, the coun
try for miles around being spread out like
a panorama. Thirteen electric lights will
crown the top of the observatory, and it is
hoped that at least FIVE of them will be light
ed every night.
There will be two bronzs statues at the
doorway, one representing an infantryman
and the other q cavalryman. On the die
above the baee are blanks on which will be
placed four bronze reliefs of events con-
nected with the battle of Trenton and
the revolutionary war.
The states of-New York, Pennsylvania.
Massachusetts, and New Jersey, with the
Philadelphia City Troop and the New Jer-
sey Society of the Cincinnati, have con
tributed largely in different ways to the
success of the project.
The location Of the monument was &C.
Gu pied by large brick building used as a
carriage factory. This was finally demol-
ished and ground for the monument was
broken September 20, 1891. The corner
| stone was laid with impressive ceremonies
on Saturday, December 20, 1891, the one
| hundred and fifteenth anniversary of thu
battle of Trenton.
Adiutant General w. S. Stryker of New
Jersey has written an excellent history Of
the battle, after fifteen years of re
search, and the facts that h
| sets forth, brought within short
| space, show that Washington con
oluded to try his luck in New Jersey aftel
he had been unsuccessful on Long Island
and routed out of Fort Washington, New
York. He then went over to Fort Lee
which the booksellers have made famous IL
these latter days, and here he was driver
out by the Hessians and started across New
| Jersey through Newark, New Brunswick
| Princeton and Trenton, with the British
following after him. His army was II
| such bad shape that he crossed over t.
Pennsylvania and went some miles inland
The British forces, consisting principal.
If the Hessians, took possession of Trenton
and had good time drinking up the We
goods On storage in the cellars of the pa
riots. There were some Tory families /,
Trenton and number of refugees from
the surrounding counties whose societ,
| was congenial to the British and Hessial
l officers. and they had a good time.
Washington came to the conclusion tina
on Christmas night the officers would tax
to drinking and gaming, and he decided t.
cross the river during the night and Civ
the enemy a surprise. Colonel Rail-, VIII
was in charge of the town, went to pla
checkers with Stacy Potts, one f the resi-
deuts. snd while there Captain Richard c
Anderson of Virginia attacked pickle
p,-t ON tbs Pennington Road. and thi
aroused the camp. Colonel Rail- made
superficial investigation, and, finding ev
| -rythlpg quiet, returned to the town. 81
did not return to Stacy Potts house, bu
went to the residence of Abraham Hunt
in whose cellar there was considerable goot
wine. Here he played at cards for man,
hours
Washington began to Cross the Delawar
river and, although Tory farmer hunted
out Colonel Rail- and gave him q note o.
| warming, it miscarried The Hessian colo
mel, when the note was delivered to him
was playing for high stakes, and jumblet
the note into his waistcoat pocket an,
went to bed early in the morning uncon
seious of its contents. He was aroused b,
the general excitement In the town wheI
Washington had entered, and was shot be
fore the day was over. Washington
crossed the river in safety, reached tn
E.. ~
| where the monument now stands, and tax
ing position on the elevation, he directed
a short but lively fight.
It did not take long to whip the Hes
SLAMS, but the battle was of remarkable
character compared with others fought be
fore it, The Americans had only two off
GERS and two enlisted men wounded; non
/ was killed: The enemy had Eve officer
killed and five wounded; six enlisted mel
| were killed and seventy-fve wounded
| Nine hundred and eighteen prisoners o
| war were captured, six brass cannone
forty horses, 600 stands of arms and ff
| teen colors.
Killed by Fall.
New MILFORD, Dot. 5.-George French
aged forty-6ve, unmarried, fell from a,
apple tree at Boardman's Bridge this noon
his head striking stone. He lived but
few hours.
BATTALION INSTRUCTOR.
| Lieutenant Bailey of the Light Guar
Appointed Instructor In mintar
/ Tactics OF the First Connecticut Hat
talon, Boys Brigade.
First Lieutenant T. D. Bailey of th
Light Guard has been appointed militsr