The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-09
IN MEMORY OF COUNT PULASKI
POLES DECORATE THE MONUMENT
TO THEIR BRAVE COUNTRYMAN.

The National COIOrs of Poland Dis
played on the Marble shaft in Mon
terey square and Flowers Deck
It's sides in Token of Love for the
Hero who Died in the American
Cause.
To-day is the one hundred and sixteenth
anniversary Of the death Of Gen. Count
Cashier Pulaski who fell in the battle
Of Spring Hill. while defending Savannah
against the British. and to whose mem-
DRY the handsome monument in Monterey
square was erected.
The Polanders in Savannah, of whom
there are about twenty, headed by Mir.
OKarma. determined to commemorate
the day by decorating the monument IN
honor OF their brave countryman. The
work was begun yesterday afternoon and
was finished at midnight.
The decorations are quite elaborate and
attractive. Around the base of the monu-
ment is draped red and white bunting
Poland's national cOlors. while on the east
and west sides there are painted in gold
letters the words I'm Memory Of the He
roic Pulaski. by his countrymen of Sa-
vannah." Beneath the bunting on either
side is a large and handsome wreath of
cedar and roses in which are worked the
dates lll9-lS95, the first being the date of
Pulaskts DEATH At the top OF the pedestal
at each corner is a handsome wreath Of
roses and cedar. and in each of these
wreaths is placed three flags, one being
American flags.
To each of the posts of the iron railing
surrounding the monument is attached
in the national cOlors. The decorations
were very artistically executed by Mr..
Chris. Murphy.
The Pulaski monument is the last work
of the famous German sculptor, Launitz.
The corner stone Of the monument was
laid in Chippewa square in 1925, with the
corner stone Of the Greene monument,
but was removed TO Monterey square in
1905. The monument is Of Italian marble
and is about fifty feet high ana sur
mounted by a statue of liberty holding the
banner of the Stars and Stripes"
1t Is seen at a glance that the monu-
ment Is intended for a soldier who is los
ing his life while lighting; wounded, he
falls from his horse still grasping his
sword
The date oct. 9. I779. is recorded above
the subject. The coats of arms of Poland
and Georgia, surrounded by branches OF
laurel, ornament the cornice on two sides,
While the eagle, emblem of liberty cour-
age and independence, and the symbolic
bird OF Poland and America, rests upon
both. The reversed cannon on the cor
ners OF the die are embematic of mill
tary loss and mourning, and give the mon
ument strong military character.
Count Pulaski fell mortally wounded in
the siege of Savannah. near the SPOT now
occupied by the Central railroad passen-
ger depot. He was born in 1746, and was
leader of a band Of patriots confederated
to relieve their native land from Russian
oppression. In the struggle Austrian and
Prussion troops were hurried to the as
sistance Of the Russian forces in Poland
Against these overwhelming odds, Pulaski
and his little band bravely contended. but
they were overpowered and the seVerest
punishments were inflicted upon those
who were captured Pulaski fed to
France. There he learned of the struggle
OF the Americans for independence, and
rendered his services, which were accept
ed by congress, and the rank of brigadier-
general was conferred upon him.
After having distinguished himself in
several engagements, he resigned his
commission and organized thes famous
Pulaski Legion" After he had fallen
wounded by a cannon shot in the battle of
Spring Hill, he was placed on a vessel to
be sent to Charleston. The vessel had
hardly sailed out of the harbor before he
died. and his body was buried at sea
There is a tradition that he was buried
at Greenwich Park, but an account, writ
ten by one of Pulaskfs stan. who was
also wounded and was on board the YES
sci, says that he died at sea and his body
was consigned to the depths
The funeral services were held in
Charleston, where the death of the brave
Pole caused, as IL did throughout the
American colonies, the most intense grief.