The San Francisco call., 1898-10-09
CELEBRATIONS
 ARE CONTINUED Scene Changed to Plain
 of Kildare. SPIRIT OF '98 NEVER DIES FRESHMEN HONOR THE MEMORY OF THEIR HEROES. Clancy Reviews Some Stirring Inci- dents Attending Early strug- gles to Free the Emerald
 Isle.
SPIRIT OF '98 NEVER DIES
FRESHMEN HONOR THE MEMORY
 OF THEIR HEROES.
BY J. J. CLANCY.
Special Correspondence of The Call.

DUBLIN. Sept. 24.-The '9S celebra- tions steadily continue. Tomorrow the scene will be changed from the west to the great plain of Kildare in honor or Hamilton Rowan, William Aylmer and other local leaders of the '9S movement In the province of Lein- ster. Rathcoffey-the spot on which the meeting will be heId-has been se- lected as the trysting place not only because it was for many years the res idence of Hamilton Rowan, but be- cause, apart from it's connection with Rowan, it is historically interesting to all Nationalist Irishmen and is the cen ter of a district in which some of the most horrible of the British atrocities of hundred years ago were perpe- trated Rathcoffey was formerly the residence of distinguished family named Wogan, which furnished two British viceroys, on the one hand. for the persecution of the Irish whom 1t had been brought from England to chastise; but, on the other hand, 1t fur nished leaders for more than one Irish insurrection, who became known even outside the bounds of Ireland. In 1641. for instance, when Rorey O'Goore raised the standard of revolt in Xiii dare. Nicholas Wogan of Rathcoffey Castle was a member of his council of war, and on his defeat not only was that stronghold conf1scated, but the seventy prisoners found in it were all massacred by the English commander, Colonel Monk All that remains of the old castle now Is the barbiCan. Rath- coffey House, which took it's place, was built at the close of the last century by Hamilton Rowan and was the scene of many stirring incidents during the '9S period.
 As l wrote at length some time ago about Archibald Hamilton RoWans s connection with the United Irishman, need not say anything on that subject now. But there is one incident in his career which l did not mention, and the scene of which was the district in which the meeting tomorrow will take place. l refer to his escape from Rath- cOffey House, Wh3ther a party of sol diers were sent to effect his arrest on a charge of treason. While the sol dierS were ascending the stairs he jumped from the balcony to the lawn below and, springing on the back of horse that was grazing hard by, he rode for a neighbOring squire'S house which, much enlarged, is now known as Clangowes Wood, the famous college of the Irish Jesuits. His pursuers just reached the hall door Of CIangowes in time to see him pass into what is known as the round room" and i'm mediately fired at him. But he just managed to close the door against their slugs the marks of which may still be seen upon it. From the round room he rushed into the library, and, seeing that one of the windows was open, with con- siderable presence of mind he flung out his hat and hid himself in a secret chamber which escaped all notice. Not ing the open window and seeing the hat on the ground. his would-be cap tors took it for granted that he had risked a dangerous jump and was still in the open country. Accordingly, down they sprang in hot pursuit, and proceeded to SCOUT the country for their quarry, who, meanwhile. was well