New-York tribune., 1895-10-07
FOUND IN INDIAN GRAVES.
AN INTERESTING EXHIBIT AT THE MA
scum OF NATURAL HISTORY.

YARD IN TOTTENvIEI.E STATEN ISLAND.
An exhibit that Is br.mfu OF interest TO archas-
oIog..ts and ethrologists will soon be open TO the
,h,ic at tire American Museum OF Natural His
,o,v During the last few months Professor Put
nam with Drs Savll.e and Pepper. has been busy
digging up an old Indian graveyard at Tottenville.
staten Island The find Was an exceptionally hns
one for no less than ten skeletons were found sur
rounded with all the rude implements that tho
uoh.can for these probably were some OF that
branca o, the great Algonquin family. used In war.
in hunting and IN his household anairS'
These relics have been carefully arranged by Pro-
fessor Putnam and his assistants ara eacn shei,
shows what was found with eacn sSe'etoh' ana IN
the ease OF the men killed IN battle me arrow
haado are nlaced showing where they wounded TIE
,rror These arroE,-heads are ca.ehy made from
The nonts OF antlers though some hah-dozen OF
them are fine specimens OF MINT Ice Sha''s hao
decayed long ago
The first OF these finds was the skeleton o' an
oil, woman Alongside OF her was cup mafe on,
-, ,bo ebau of a tortoise and big block OF chipped
arysIlte evidently used for chopplng wood, Tor II
has a sharp edge This argelite u 'cunH h0r'h oi
Trenton " j.. though there are po".'e's =" .''
dri,, oven on staten Island. win her remsl's a'p
was found drilling instrument mace oi s'o'e anu
. fra0ment or dark colored pottery. Professor Put
nan, ,yas enthusiastic over this small dizzy piece
y, aar,benware That IS exact copy o. some
earthenware / found that belonged 10 'he M'SSa.
chusett Indians" said the professor ana c,u''
nut that chip with my former hnds and II "ou'u u
impossible to mark the difference i'e po,u,i'
,nnd IN the Seneca Valley is OF an entirely dner-
kind" . o.
with this old woman were buried numoe' o
oyster and clam shells well as stone harnfners
and other implements principally used IN curing
the skins OF animals.
RONEs OF THREE WARRIORS.
Close by this woman were found the bones o'
three men WHO had evidently been Kiheu J" pa'"
FOR no less than twenty-one arr)"-heads were touh
.,,h ,bern and several Of them In the exact posi-
ton that they had been when woun'ihs '"e MN
An arrowhead made from the TIP OF deer nora
had punctured clean circular hole throusn o"e o
the ribs a flint arrowhead had buried l'se'i !" '7
scapular OF another man, ard another h'i' a'Io
head was found lying between the ribs OF aho'her
of the braves who had evidently been sho' i'oi' '"'
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r,,o arroo-heads were found IN the rignt hanh
and arm OF one OF the three This man iro'' '"1
siz. NJ h.s collar bone must have been giah''
and from the appearance OF the skuis 'hF" e"
,,oa r,us, have smashed in their heads aiter t'e!
had fallen for all showed unmistaKaoie s'E"e "
fractured skulls They had evidently peeh o'''7' -.
a hurry for though they were placed IN ''a'"pt
sitting position their graves were only one anu
haI, Zoo, below the surface OF the ground uhde.
one OF these men were found the remains u
and the bones OF a Wild turkey
pr.RrED WITH A LOT OF TRlNKETs
,.sar I've ,oei Of soil were found the remains os
ho,, ybo must have been buried with consideraol'
nomp and whose surroundings sho" tnat '"e iii'-
ans seemed 70 have some idea thd' ''o'0
died Young would want more to get a'0"S "'N'
In the happy hunting grounds than the "d'''o' W. W.
had tasted OF Iifes experience Ihis poy was Or' 80
with a copper mask covering the lower par' oi m''
fsco for though the plate had corroded away 'ne
tee,h are green with copper, as are also some VI
the upper yertebrae. 80.
Resides this copper plate the neck nan oee"
Iorrad with several strands Of marsineHa she's'
which are only found great deal tur'"el So.
than staten Island on the chest was sH'd.' S'"
~ mica and alongside the head fine specimen o.
a nine carved out OF soapstone. Beside the ooD!
/ which had been placed lying on tne g'ou"'' az
was at full length except that the iess WIZ u0'
hac. from, the knees was a perfect cache o. lr'-
! ION treasures These consisted OF one periecu
| eir. arrow-head a number OF yellow Jasper disk'
in their first stage OF preparation Tor De'hs ma
| into arrow-heads portions OF. deer antiers cut }"
different sizes and probably used IN playing So.ne
/ game a crystal OF quartz. numerous Dohe alIoDH,
heads a lump o. red ochre, turtle homes peanel -
teeth, a STATE pendant that must nav o'r 80 sfons
<or a considerable time a store, ol I'1n.lSsh w.
and the Jaw Of lynx In the hollow 81 Wnlcn t' w.
found small ball OF ocnie M Hi bonei I'as ars usually
placed The left arm of ihs skeleton - III. ho gas
Another skeleton = that Of woman VIZ ~
pndoybedly a hard worker in her day for WIZ , ner
were found a number of rubbing stoLss au , ~ fha
leg bones OF reindeer. There was groove cuu 9 1,,
one side Of bone. the edges Of when & were nncS m
spohessave IS used t9,aay sySd ad' w@s ~' the i'm,
/ n,ement employed by the women in preparns IN. ..e
Skins OF the Wild animals that were oFoughI III, mo
oIyavs found broken Il was only a:er they were
out and RAD snapped IN Nv r~T Triad nc With their
thrown aside and were e'eh'ua''y ou''e' WIN
Protessor putnam who has found large numbers
Spec.mens cT The stone scrapers had their wedge
end embedded in wooden handles and then t Wiz =:
the aerni- -cirruar sharp edge the sk4NS COuio NC
easily cleaned and prepared
THE MANHATTANs.
Schoolcraft in writing OF the Mona'ors or Manha'-
tans (the men who lived :, the wh.lpoo-that is
at He'll Gate) says thy were a well-proporuohed
broad-shoulGered r1ce inhabitng Manhattan ana
/ staten Islands for garments the skins OF wild
animals were chiefly used, but I'm the summer
breechcloth was al that considered necessary
In w.nter the creased themselves with the iat
of the raccoOn and bear. They were migratory
/ race and In the summer always camDed near the
sea "a they good fishermen and were pas
sioratc.y fond OF shellhsh. Their foos eat was moo
/ casns. and they necklaces MADE OF plates ot
shell This fonGness Ior sne.nlSh w., w. sIs NO,
the TOttcnvile site for clam ana oyster she'is we
found everywhere. 49,, ,.-., -,
Touenville was only one OF many that me autnV.n ut.
ties OF the museum were carrying out ~ qu;tt
archae llogy and ethnolosy OF the S;aies. We have
AT present less than . shi pardes cut. said tnt
waere they are working. AS soon as such piece
OF news gets abroad collectors from an over ITO 10
and don't hesitate TO br.be the workmen 20 puroln
finds | wish you would publish I'm your paper tns
| fact that would deem II the greatest favor II
any person discovering knowing OF an old lndiar
village site burial ground or sheI beach woua
| communicate with me at once and a.so let me
know OF the discovery Of any skeleton. would al
/ once send down a competent man 10 look after
the excavation. and the museum VIII gladly pear
/ the expenses. There are number o. people a.>o
/ who have relics stored away In attcs and lumber
rooms wish they would send them 10 US here;
where they could be put exhibit for all time ara
/ do the greatest good 10 the greatest number w
| will bear all the expenses OF transportation
WILLIAM GLADSTONE or THE as"
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