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

as far as Kentucky before tne Reyolu-
ton The odium cast upon him by JEFF
ferson-and which 1t has taken more than
three-quarterS of a. century to eraSe-Was
occa stoned by the belief that CreSap was
responsible for Sthe massacre OF. the FAM
lily of the friendly Indian chief. Le-
gan.
This atrocity occurred in 1774, during a
broke out near Pitfsburg. The. name
'Cresaps wars has sometimes been
given to this conflict, because. Cresa p
went against the Indians at once and
killeu what later proved to be number
OF friendly Shawneesa His force did start
for Logan's canip,s hat remembering the
| chiefs former friendIiness adesisted Y
The truth of the story, as brought in
1851, was that Logan's family, nine mems
beers in all, became drunk in thesflI1t of
dram seller named Greenhouse, and
when in a helpless state that villain.
with a few kindred spirits, slew every one
of the intoxicated savages. Cresap got
the blame and was deposed from his
command by Lord DunrnOre's agent but
was later reiratated
Cresap was an ardent patriot and when
the Revolutionary war broke out he
marched to Cambridge to Join Washing
tens army as captain of 1870 Maryland
rif1emen. He became seriously i'll while
there, 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 oe-
cupy positions of honor among other no
table relics in the VeStibule. The Trim
lty Church corporation gave the original
bradford stone to the society in 1863
that of Cresap in 1867 and the Lawrence
stone, about the, same time
Inc latter is the single slab bearing the
inscription of. Lawrence's memory for his
remains repose under a more elaborate
monument The large slab is of white
marble, and in excellent condition, barring
few deep scratches here and there
which may have been caused by yam
dals.
The tombstones. of Bradford and Cresap
are of the old-fashioned variety, with
crude angels heads in the scalloped- top
The stones are of the ordinary brown
sandstone so common in all Old Genes
ter1es. and both show evidences that
long exposure to the elements was work
ing toward their destruction
In fact, the Bradford stone IS already
badly mutilated. Il is cracked DIAGONAL
~ 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 a frame The inscTIp-
ton mentions the names of both William
Bradford and his wife, Eliza beth The
latter died in 1871, at thee age of sixty
eight, while the veteran printer lived 9llfs-
til 1852. reaching the ripe old age Of
ninety-two years. PA,e inscription to
Bradford is thoroughly IN keeping WITH
| old-fashioned nlertnafy memorials. 1t Is ..
Here lies the kodyof Mr. William Brad-
ford. printer, who departed this life May
, %, 1852. aged niraety-two years. He was
! borT in Leicestes Shire, In old Engl ana
! in 1860, and eslaae ever to America IN
1850, before Philadelphia was laid out.
He was printer TO the government for
upward of fifty years, and being stglsife
!. worn out with old age md labor, he left
this mortal state in the lively hopes Of q
blessed immortality.
Reader, reflect bow soon you'll quit this
stage. s ~ s
| You'll find but few attain to such an age.
Life's full of paisl Iio, here's a place Of
rest,
Prepare to meet9yo1r God, then you are