The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-21
REVOLUTIONS HEROES
MAY Be HON0RED

If has tpen, SuPpaatpG tO name tina L
mart of seventh avenue which lies north
6f Centra, pork New York Enowlton
avenue in honor of Colonel Thomas
Knovlton and his brother Lieutenant
Daniel Tnowl+nn two Revolutionary
barope Tho n,ovap,ant which has been
afoot far como fine is STRONGLY favored
IN, tho Song NJ the Revolution in New
| yorl, and Connecticut The KnoWltons
were natives of tho latter state and a
statue of Colonel Tro,pas KnoWlton has
heen already erected in front of the
Stata Housa at Hartford
/ Mr. Josiah G. Pumpellv. q prominent
member of tha Sors of thn Revolution.
who has made an esnncia1 study of the
lives of the Knowlton brothers. said to
q representative of the Mail and Fx-
nrass. IT do NOT know of two men in
fine history Of this country who have
been more unfairly treated by our his
torians both of them were prominent
factors in the war of the Revolution,
and vet what American schoolboy
knows aught of either? The only man
who gave Colonel Thomas Knowlton
his nroner nlace was Trumbull. In his
rictnres of the battle of Bunker Fiji the
| latter has accorded Colonel * nOWltOn
| the most nrominent nosition among
such men as Generals Putnam. Reed
and Dearborn
| "How can we bettcr nreserve and fos-
ter the splrit of rs among the rising
generation. than by keeping their atten-
tion fixed upon the men who gave birth
to our country? 1t would cost the city
nothing to name A section of Seventh
avenue after the Knovltons and in
INV mind If would be far more patrio-
tic and fitting than to call it Central
avenue. as has been proposed-a name
which is both impersonal and insignif-
cant"
In q recent address ,lnon Colonel
Thomas Knowlton. Hon. Samuel TTtley.
of Worcester. Mass. said; whatever
NAV be said of Aaron Burr. he was sin
eularlv gifted with a keen insight of
men and he freouentrv made known his
high opinion of Colonel Knowtton,
based on personal acquaintance.
"In October. 1855. at the Jumel man
sion, in New York. | met Mr.. Chase,
who had studied law with Burr married
his wife's neice and long been on terms
of intimacy with him. who told me that
[
in high terms saving that II would
have been better if he had had tbe com
mand al Bunker HIN and malxinp other
similar suggestions. IT is family tradi-
ton that after he was shot washing
ton came TO his side TO give express. on
to his regard for and symnathv with he
diving man and then he was horne ia
Headquarters, where in short time he
died. Frederick Knowlton. eldest son
of the colonel. enlisted at fourteen wears
and five months. and desired 10 20 with
the troops to Bunker Hin. but his faith
err took away his gun. which was good
one. and gave If to another man send
ing the bow awav. Later however
Frederick was found ~ tho opd of tba
line with a young son of General Put
nam, with some discarded muskets,
where the boys hoped to escape notice
in the darkness This time their dis
missal was final Frederick was with
his father in New York at the battle Of
Harlem Heights. He went to his faith
er after the latter was shot, and was
told by him to go back to the fight as
he could do no good where he was.
Let us not forget that after majority
Colonel KnoWlton's military career was
almost wholly confined within fifteen
months. Take any officer in the army
and see what of the things for which he
is now held in honor Were done before