New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-22
A FORGOTTEN HEROINE.
40 STONE MARKS THE GRAVE OF LOYAL
ELIZABETH TUERS.
SHE IT WAS WHO OBTAINED THE INFORMATION
THAT TOLD WASHINGTON OF BENE-
MOT ARNor rs TurAcuFRy


DICT ARNol-DS Tl'FA'HERf.
When the old Dutch settlers began 10 lay out
Tho township ~ Rcraon now the Heights OF Jersey
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much rea1.1
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earliest settlements in the colonies. ana among Is
first inhabitants were representatives, of sturdy old
Holland families most Of whom were loyal 20 the
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cause oi freedom CURING TIE i'''"'"''''''is N"''
and n consequence had 70 submit 10 many petty
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/ then known AS fau4us iiooh on ll' fH'I" OF '"'
tt.,,. t,t,~ ,,,,.,sf,. YOU Work and ,o,v known
iuu7'h i'',' OPP 's''e ','" "'.'
from Bergen by the low. Fat marshlands lying be
- ,..1 g, 10 had hoo, h,,,,,
i''Se" va 80, -" 80, 80 - -, .,
many Aiue streams running 'hIoaFh " nj" "'n
being called Mil crock and tho mill bearing the
a 80 i,s ou,,.r ,rhis mill niavod an ac,lve mar,
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noighborhood
patlus Hook. was considered a place 81 great
desraoiiiy - the English. as j. AFFORDED them
landing-pace for in"ir troops IN Ne"-J"rsey. d.
80, ,,r, ~, ,n. roo,r, 80 ~ con.,dorahle
',,'s ,,.@ . al .,.y,,. No., ,.,. ais,.
force was kept there A' aI' Tunes. Hris'h was ALSO
a good place from which 10 watch the British I'm
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NV" o'"' ""' -
small force here. but the dangers from attack 10y
Wv 30 -. a.. NJ -.
.Hi"S sunny ~ N,'P'"A '' .'."' V
was moved 70 tn, neighbor,aaood q Fort lee. ihen
.a'iea OH '"nI %. '.' On 49,, nnT
Of entertaining the great General o. some ~ MS
| cauces OF the struggle for inicpendeuco Until a
| very few wears ago when the Improvement Of a
| street made Us demolition necessary. there was
standing an oid stone house which served a. 4
| hospital for sick aud wounded soldiers OF the
| between tho TWO CARLSON The waterfront held
by me british va inc sats%1i ~ T "n
the q5heT 9rsg % VI b 5 5nGs 81 ba a1D al e
Dutch settlers suffered from frequent visits Of the
| down The finest trees would visit the homes OF the
farmers and carry on anything portable they could
.ettiement 10 carry thclr produce TO New-York to
dispose Of and TO great extent this IL Kept Up 10
J "a bv the ferry from pauius Hook and TO cross
| mat permit had 10 he had from the British com
rrardanf fl was the habit % these people TO make
aI,ch purchases as they needed while the river.
| ana as they returned. laden with bundles. they
were good prey FOR the watching Thieves go much
| so that to protect themselves. the Dutchmcn es-
| tabllshod a code OF signals from the land near by
| and which could De readily discerned from the re-
| turning boats one Of these located In barn
| a., .be ,.lllap. Of COmmuuluaw. and the returning
81 r,~ r,s nat 1, he saw. the upper half OF that
| door orcn all was safe for him 10 land. IT, how
cvcr n was closed then hc siccred his craft for
| ,,. friendly shore of either Ellis Island Black
/ Tom ana waited for darkness or morning 10 make
| no more and so get his goods home intact.
| rb.ra ,(.,a SIN another reason why many OF the
| rconle OF Bergen took the ferry across the river.
| III -, u.s. that among the prisoners confined
an 80, for, -, N.w-A amsterdam were many ~