The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-10
QUESTIONS AVID ANSWERS.

with reference to J. N. sle's question on July p,
about United States manofwar wrecked on the
way to Alaska in 1sea-e6. friend in sitka writes
Two Government vessels were lost on the shores
The 'Suwanee. 100 tons. Pilot Capt. Cooper. was
in LSgS Tree Fss n1h hs Of
tons Capt " W. Queen, with Pilot william aeCTrHe
Gouver Island. and no lives lost T. de q.
As to the quotations asked for. on Aug 20
this SSpid but onee Se i by Prof Henry ppum
was written BY George Lindisy who died about
isab He wrote several continental songs. popu;
l am sorry I cannot give the authorship of The
Tield OF Monterey inquired for in the same column
The sweet church bells are pealng forth a chorus
An - ryting rejoicing in the glorious victory.
But bitter tears gushing for the gallant and the
who now in death are sleeping on the field of Mon.
1t was popular in the sos. wBH
In Justice to Major Asa Bird Gardener. we pub
lish this letter from official OF the Rhode Island
Historical Society:
The late DIR. Henry r. Turner. grandson OF Surgeon
Peter Turner OF the Revolution who waSan eminent
hsn Bird Gardeners title to membership. wrote as
GREAT. grandson Of Ensign Reuben willard.
Iwcnty-fourth Reg mont Goa unental Foot.
and RTmsnt JHo,,bsn W,rd
tluh hsSiment New Hampshire Continental lnfan.
This have always understood to be an authentic
titIe TO his membership. and know nothing to the
contrary at this time
Major Gardiner claims title to be n Son of the
Revolution through Ensign willard. Lieut. ohaniel
Gardiner, Fourteenth Albany County Militia and
SerRt. Jacob Van RosenberRh. The name of
Lieut. Gardiner Ia found in thu list Of New York
Revolutionary soldiers published by Gen. John
Palmer. recently Secretary of State of New York.
In your questions and answers OF Aus. IN. S. r."
asks for the author of the lines, Thrice blessed
occur IN hs ode to Kan &s r rom The .hS
OF the ASS and he Nightingale, d" as asked for by
q; f. b.. is printed in Sargent Stan ard speaker
is given page 'i as an Original
D. B. T. suggests Lowell's Fable for Critics." but
he is wrong. Lowell wfo.e Fable for Critics"
but not the poem for which G. F. b. asked.
This copper coin described by B. @. W. on Aug. Ga.
hK the figure of ship and the words Ships
issued by England early in the present century for
Nova scotia. think. | remember seeing one Of
them over forty years ago. and also one for Prince
Fisheries-speed tho Plow." f. f. s.
". II. DsW.-If gun be fred in perfect vacuum
the velocity Of proectile when it returns to the
level OF the gun is the it's initial velocity.
and greater than the velocity at any intermediate
point. In the air. the second velocity will be much
less than the initial veiocis,.
Has the Poe cottage q Foraban ever seen moved
from It's original site. e. - W,dely discussed
about two year. ago? Ia It's Ultimate removal to =
situation in the Poe Park oontempiated? Is it at
citation formed for the preservation OF the cottage.
any property interest or other claim it? F. L. r.
1t was moved some twenty feet back from the
road about year ago by its present owner to tAKo
II out OF the line of property condemned to allow of
the widening of Kingsbndge Road. The removal OF
the building to Poets Park is still contemplated
but 10 indefinitely postponed by difference of
about 100 per cent in the price demanded and the
sum the city was willing to pay. some s.. 900. The
park is named Poets Park in the bill which gave it
BIRTH but is called Poe's Park on = sign erected by
order of Commissioner Moebus, who has charge Of
the paris of Bronx Borough. The cottage ia the
property OF single private person. who acquired
It by purchase.
l. When did the Q. 8. 8 Boston leave San Fran
cisco bound for the Asatc Station the last time she
went therel ?. How far Ia II from New York to San
Francisco via the suez Canal and Manila ~
l. In 1890. D. About q. 90 miles.
NO
then they tried to prevent men from taking
their former places. and the criminal and thought
less element in the city began roting in sympathy.
J. Smith-There is no swimming school in this city.
". f. 1.-The seawAnaka was burned on the East
River near Wards Island June 10. 1890
II. B. P-Thsre is negro blood in q creole.