Arizona republican., 1899-09-04

on
 Through rhs efforts o1 Kate Field.
 funds were raised a few years ago TOT
 the purchase Of John Browns farm at North Elba, and in 1896 it was t-ans- ferred to the state of New York.
 J. W. Conrad, now a cle-k n the
 war department. who was q part!ci- pant in the exciting events th-'- made John Browns memory famous, gives the following account:
 Tn 1859 I was a youthful soldier in company K. Third United States 3rtil- lery. stationed at the artillery school at For. Monroe. Va. On October IT my company and others. in all about 134 muskets. were suddenly ordered to Fort McHenry. Baltimore, on account of a reported rebellion among th's Vir- g:nia negro slaves. which proved to be the famous raid of old John Brown on the United States arsenal at H1-per's Ferry The first scare bsi1s over, we returned to Fort Monroe, but on De- tcber 29 we were ordered to Harp5r's Ferry, the United States marines who had captured John Brown and his party having returned to Washington.
 .sOne of the marines afterp2I'd gave
 me the particulars Of Browns capture. He said
 "'On our arrival al Harpe,'s Ferry we found the .own full of Virginia and Maryland militia, many of them ill citizens dress. They seemed very much afraid of. Browns party, who were armed with Sharp carbines and Colt revolvers. Captain AlbuTtis, of MarIinsburg, plucky veteran Of the Mexican war. had arrived with an armed party and had driv5n Browns picket of three men from the railroad bridge, and soon had Brown and sev- eral of his men penned up in the small engine house in '.he arsenal grounds, since known as John Browns fort.
 We were ordered to capture Brown. The whole military force ap- peared to be under command of Lieu tenant Colonel (afterward the cele- b1ated confederate gen9ral( Robert E. Les of the Second (nOw the Fiflh) United States cavalry. LieJtenant J. 8. B. Stuart appeared to be acting as Lees adjutant, and a brave young fel- low he was.
 'rThe mayor cl Harper's Ferry, Mr. Beckham, who rash1y stSpped out from hehind the water station, had been shot dead by some one, said to be John Brown himself, from. a small loophoie cut in ,.he narrow brick pillar between the two doors of the engine house Consequently when our storming party of marines moved up in front of the building we expected to be fred upon, but there was no hostile demonstra- tion. Lieutenant "Jeb" Stuart, with white flag of some kind went boldly up to the doors and ordered Brown to surrender. At that time the engine house was crowded with prisoners, ct izsns captured by Brown. including CCIO1sl Lewis Washington. then .he proprietor Of Mount Vernon, who af- teTwaTd served in the confederate army and was shot c53d by a Union picket while se0uting around h-s for meT home there. Besides the prison CTS the small building contained John Brown and two of his sons. One of these young men was dying of 9 bullet wound through 'he abdomen and was rebuked by his father for gcoaning in stead C9 bearing his sufferings like a nan Stevens and other whise men. and two negroes, Green and Ccpe.and. We3is among the defenders Brown re fused to surrender and Stuart quietly retired
 The marines had two small can ron, but they did not use them for fear Of injuring the citizens inside Lieut= nant Colonel Lee stood behind C1s of the large stone gate posts near by. As the marines moved up to the doors, Colonel Lee said. Go in. ma Tines; don't disgrace your uniform,'' 9 or Don't disgrace your colors,'' or words to that effect Two powerful marines, armed with sIedge hammers. dealt heavy blows on one of che large wooden doors; but Browns men had pushed the pole of one Of the two fire engines aainst the door in that very spot, and the pounding had nc effect. | u ceased, and some of the marines, a ladder on the ground near by. seized it, intending to climb up and fire through the semi-circular transOm above the door, As they quickly forward the end of the 1 ladder struck the door near the top ! and shook it considerably. the end of the engine pole, about the center. be- | ing worse than useless against blow | so far above it.
 The soldiers Snw their advantage. l and backing off a. short distance, they | damned the end of the ladder once or twice against the upper part O. the i door. The upper h:nge and the lock | seemed to give way. and the door feil ! partly inward in Q slanting position, | held by the lower hinge. The marines 1 were incumhered by their overcocts, i O-d IdSHICleI Wnlue cross DeltS aQ1 | cartridge boxes but they dropped the i ladder and rushed for the door. Sharp ! firing at once commenced from the in | side. Private Quinn, the first to ap- | preach, was shot in the stomach as he | tried 70 enter. He dropped his mus ket, staggered to the rear ard fell. and ! died soon after, calmly and b.avely.
 .' Private Rupert WIS shot in the cheek, but not dangerously First Sergeant James McDonough of the Washington navy yard, Lieutenant Israel Green Of the marine barracks md other marines forced their way in to the building. Brown and Stevens were both wounded. Brown wls beat sn on the head with 3 sword by Lieu tenant Green, and fell partly under the engine. IL Is said that Lieutenant