New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-10
THE MACEDONIAN HOUSE.
4 QUAINT RELIC OF DECATUR'S FAMOUS
PRIZE NOW ON CITY ISLAND.


other appctziny bvalYcs sold 70 casual
customers in 4 building that should be tenn
plc of Mecca to .he vast multitude OK patriotic
Americans who glory In the naval history OF
their country.
This quaint structure is known as the
Macedonian House." and In big black letters
~ the eri facing the waters Of Long Island
Sound - that Ne who may read. Is IN
scri5ed tho reason why it is SO called. /. mar
:atcs the fac. tia: the building Is constructed
20 4 large extent Of plankn5 ard tiin2eTs mat
formed part OF the British frsatc Macedonian'
which was brought into this poT; e4shty-six
years aga badly battered pixie. after It's
capture hy gallant Commodore Decatur. in his
fIigate TIE Unitc1 States.
This remnant cf the Old warship Is section Or
the main ard urrcr decks. held together in their
o-igra. shape by several old starchons The
woodwork, which las been kept intact by oakei
crossbea;.s fourteen inches square and beams
running icrr,hw:se twelve inches thick. is forty
two fee. long ard thirty-two feet wide. and
it rests ur,H sidewalks Of masonry in place Of
the old wcoder walls. long since disappeared
After years # hard usage these r,anks and
beams arc as solid rs when first put together.
and they 50 well seasoned tina. IT is almost
impossible 20 drive nail into them There
are however hundreds of rusty old hooks in
the beams from which the British tars ard
their American successors su"s their ham
mocks Ions ago
The cal ,u:c # the Macedonian was one Of the
most h,nani achi-ycmcn,3 Of the War Of
1872. Commodore Decatur. who had already
distinguished himsc,f Ly destroying the frcatc
Philadelphia in the centre " the erea.y's foot
in the harbor OF Trioh. and By other dds
Of recklrss daring. was in coTma2d " the
frigate United states 81 iisirE near the Canary
Islands. when he met the MAcei MAN The
battle lasted al hor~ and half ard ~ British
loss was thirty-Gix r:cn h!!cI and six;y-e. sh;
wounded. white ne America hal 0i.,y f0Gr
killed ard seven wsuade!. Whcn Captain car
den offeTni his sword 20 Commodore De atur
that chira rous hero said hat h. could r5; think
OF takins thc s;o.i Il IN ori-"r who had lc-
Tended his ship 81 gIl,lnily. bT: he should -
happy 60 'nkc him by thc hand
The M4rciouiia wa prc r The be-, vcs-
sells in tn British Nay. AL Size was )u!y two
years old When she became American property.
After hoi;.- thor-sc..iy ovcrh1u.cI -nI .e:it,ri.
Ju; with2u; change IF name. the MACEDONIAN
entered upon long orl active career A. Il
YANKEE man-of-va a.. Sie 81 good s.. -. %. sub
DUNG he Algerian Hi~a."s nao .'r-s; - the
Mediterranean .ca. ani .h, Wis b.. D.. l.i in
the fleet which heped 20 capture w., Crgz
during 20" Mclean Nar In company win
the man-of-var Jam .1wn. t. Nl..llniiu
carr 81 good to csc etar...; reai'. No :, and
in lsi7. When 'hc War Il thr Rebellion broke
OUT The star p oiI Wa-sa.3 wIs again 300 SER
wee as I transport
l. was got grtl 1874 ~: C1--a...lDr. De
catur's prize Was naAiJ ro-l e;a..l l. Useless
FOR Government purpose Sin na. taken 9, tae
Gem terry for old halks al an,.luat"d .~lf; n