The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-31
MUST WILSON'S FORT COZ
NEW ROCHELLE PREsBrTERIANS
JOIN THE ATTACK ON 1T.

Church Trustees Meet. Discuss II, and Resolve
Unanimously That II IL on Their Ground
and aust re RnSed-Conndent That tho
People Will Approve OF Their Action.
New ROCHELLE, Aug. 30.-Francis Wilson's
dismantlcd fort. which now surrounds the sol.
diors' monument like tho shadow of a great sor'
row, Is not completed yet, and some OF the con.
sentative men OF Residence Park have sent out
n letter asking the public 10 suspend judgment
until the plans Of the designer. Mr.. Kemblc,
have been executed. Mr.. Wilson called a coun.
Gil OF war yesterday on Hucklcbcrry Island. Mr..
Kemble and MIR. Remington, who has studied
Fort Wendell on the heights Of Fort George, wcro
present. No better spot than Iluckleberry Isl.
and within a radius OF ten miles OF the soldiers
monument could have been selected for an un-
Interrupted discussion OF this last "indignity TO
the memory of tho soldiers" Observers with
telescopes were posted on tho balcony OF the
New Rochelle Yacht Club house and they
agreed in their reports Of what they saw.
"Thcv have landed said the spokesman of
the telescope brigade, land Remington has Just
mopped his face with his handkerchief. vii.
sons lips are moving. Kemble is now shaking,
as If greatly agitated."
"Ill bet that Wilson Is giving him Cts" re-
marked Old Salt.
"Wilson, Remington and Kemble have dis
appeared behind tho rocks" called out the OBJ
server and for half an hour the ynchtsmen
smoked in silence and waited eNpectantly.
"Thoy are in sight again" called out tho OBJ
server. "Kemble and Wilson have their hats
of and they are rubbing their hair with some
thing that looks like a towel. Each man carries
q bundle under his arms"
Tho new plans for reforming the fort" re-
marked Old Salt. No bulletin was issued as to
the result Of the conference and guessers had q
clear field.
Iguess." said a man who was watching the
fort grow stone by stone. that Mr.. Wilson has
accepted Tom Masson's charitable suggestion to
continue the walls up TO the top OF the monu-
ment. A small hole could be left In one side
through which persons who wanted to see the
IN the rumor that the monument Itself was made
by q retired blacksmith In three weeks. It's the
real thing in a soldiers monument. us any one
Its my opinion that all this criticism is pre-.
mature and unfair" said q man who lives
within 9 stones throw OF the fort. Personally
I lowe Francis Wilson n debt OF gratitude. and
so does every one Of my neighbors. Early in
that dismantled fort took shape ] have found 1t
necessary to take ice only once u week. 4 forty
pound piece vii last seven DAYS; It?ko Ice now
necessary In our neighborhood, | can assure
you. left a pail Of water in front Of my house
of ice over it. That's u frost to be grateful for:
The most chilling rebuke which has been ad-
WlIllbltTGu 10 NlT W lIbOn IN MS career tl pun
lie benefaCtion has come from the trustees OF
the First Presbyterian Church. on whose proper
ty the monument is situated. The trustees met
last night for the express purpose of acting on
the fort. They are II. NJ. Hormer. W. II.
Switzer. II. G. Eddy, A. I. SChRufer, Alexander
Willox. and w. G. Citing. They were in session
for an hour discussing the matter. and a resolu.
ton was passed unanimously ordering the
Soldiers Memorial Committee to remove the
fort Immediately.
The trustees give MI. Wilson credit for hi.
liberality and patriotism, but they think their
action will be approved by the congregation and
the people OF the town. A peculiar feature ui
the situation is that some of the trustees are
members of the Memoria Committee. and this
circumstance must confuse Mr.. Wilson, who
submitted the plans of the fort, which is the
joint production Of the artists kemhle and
Remington. TO that committee before proceed
Ing with the work. The church trustees
say the committee have encroaChed on
their property without permission. The
plot is at tho junction OF Main and Hu
Ruenot streets, In front OF the church
II was decided TO tho church by the Pintard
estate on condition that il be used for church
purposes only. The triangular plot had not been
inclosed for years and was used by the village
Some OF the Memorial Committee say the undis
putcd possession OF the plot by the village fol
over ten wears %forfeits the land to the public,
and they have "A right to use the plot with thu
consent OF the village authorities.
The church trustees say also that the monu
mcnt hides the church and is not artistic.
1t Is reported tonight that thc church trustee:
will begin removing the fort tomorrow.