The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-29

as far as Kentucky before toe Reyolu-
ton The odium cast upon him by JEFF
ferson-and which It has taken more than
three-quarterS of a. century TO erase-Was
occaSioned by the@belief that Cresap was
responsible for Sffle massacre ofStae fan1-
lily of the friendly Indian chief. Lo-
gan.
This atrocity occurred in 1874, during a
broke out neal, ittsburg. The. name
"Cresap's war''f has sometimes been
given to this conflict, because. Cresap
| went against the Indians at once and
oil friendly ShaWneesa His fierce did start
for Logan's camp, hat remembering the
chiefs former friendtiness sdesisted
The truth of the story, as brought in
ls5l was that Loganss family. nine aen1s
bers in all, became drunk in the hut of
dram seller named Greatherse, and
when in helpless state that villain,
with a few kindred spirits, slew every one
of. the intoxicated savages. Gresape got
the blame and was deposed from his
command by Lord Dunmore's agent, but
was later reir6tated
Cresap was an ardent patriot and when
the Revolutionary war broke out he
marched to Cambridge to ioin Washinr-
tens army as captain of 1870 Maryland
rif1emen. He became seriously i'll while
theTe, and started for his Western home
but died in New York city, and was
buried with military honors in Trinity
churchyard.
If one desires to see the original stones
placed over the graves of Bradford. Gre
sap and Lawrence, he% must go to the
New York Historical society. AT second
avenue and Eleventh street. They oc-
cupy positions of honor among other no.
table relics in the vestiblle The Trim
MY Cnurch corporation gave the original
Bradford stone to the society in 1863,
that of Cresap in 1867 and the Lawrence
stone about the same time
The latter is the single slab bearing the
inscription Of Lawrence's memory for his
fena repose under more elaborate
marble, and in excellent condition, barring
few deep scratches here and there
which may have been caused by van
dals.
are of the old-fashioned variety. with
crude angels heads in the scalloped top.
Inc stones are OF the ordinary brown,
sandstone so common in all old eerne-1
teries. and both show evidences that
long exposure to the elements was work
ing toward their obstruction
In fact, the Bradford stone IS already
badly mutilated. Il is cracked diagonai-5
ly from left to. right through the center
and small section near. the center has
been lost. The stone has been Carefully
repaired, being now eneased in a stout
wooden border like q frame, The inscEap-s
ton mentions the names of both William
Bradford and his wife, Eliza beth Tfie
latter died In 1871, at the age of sixty
eight, while the veteran printer lived srlii-s
til 1852, reaching the ripe old age Of;
ninetytwo years. Fhe inscIietions to
Bradford is thoroughly IN keeping WITH
! old-fashioned nloftuaFy memorials. 1t Is ..
Here lies the body 81 Mr. William Brads
ford. printer, who de3 arted this life May
%. 1852 aged nir1etysswo years.I1e was
borr in Leicestes SHIRE In old Eng aaaaa
in 1860, and easas ever to America In
1850, before Philadelphia was laid nut:
He was printerE to Stae government for
upward of fifty years, and being talsif e
. worn out with old age and labor, h Is left
this mortal stats in the lively hopes Of a
blessed immortality.
, Reader, reflect howssoou YOU IL afIif this
stage. sj &
You'll find but few attain to such an age
Life's full of paAl Iio, here's a place Of
rest 8
Prepare to meetayo1s God, then you are