New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-01

of oxen stage driver, builder of railroads George
Bliss. promoter OF the Boston and Albany, Rail.
business houses. Mayor of Springfield and TO this
day ticket taer at the door Of ms own tne tye
in Springfield Then there were the Rev; Or. Wash
politician; Elder Hiram Munger, almost cente.
marian now. who knew Indians and still tells OF
astronomer rowing on the Connecticut River The
Elder Hiram. No. said the ASTRONOMER as he
sinking, What in =, good is your astroh n
dragged the scientist ashore
Then there We're George Bancroft, father Of the
Naval Academy, historian. statesman. f w At
kinson, who is Superintendent of schools in the
feIiRe Wooden iess General HTthur MaeArthur
ea Of 6eT te Of the small hus
has made Springfield the greatest producing centre
of the splitting steam piano; L. s. An, master
arrnorer sometime commandant of the United
Samuel BoWies. founder Of The Springfield Re
Se ne Of the the R Rs mark
Of The Birch Canoe" Marion T HaTand expert pert
q and even Noah G WebsteT himself
the Kindergarten idea in this country still lives and
at his advanced age is still as enthusiastic over the
plans seemed vague and impra act ,...
e oR r the Bay se n ph
fogsi n ss$ gam SPs e oGf6 ssip
coionsts to seek further aeld for Opportunities Of
wealth and freedom They had desired this on
rules had held them down even in their new coun-
Try and they sought greater liberty Of action in
necticut-that land Of which the Indians had told
The mental horizon of Boston, in the days Of
Ea had aa been e m
Pynchon and his felt the calling restraint, and
Ok er sn Tens she @ the
the first Of the new Wi eol09 lon of MAMA
which that of to-day seems tame: The work Was Was
troubles. for John Oldham had been killed in south
ern COnnecticut within few weeks Of the time OF
war Was declared against the Pequots at hart
noeo tribes had welcomed the White men and now
considered them rather as allies putative If not not
sruders and enemies The attitudS Of william
part IN Keeping the indians about the settlement
peace and the fact that the ASawa m ,s and
own kind second great faesoT :. v,,trsss.o
the hs adoption ga a0 Of Vt" the name sPrngeid for the
plantation. Several new men then came into the
CHAPLIN the memorial to whom@st Gaudens.s beau
eT0unas IN spri5sel dtah0s IN the
In this historic town stood the tavern where
was on his way 10 Cambridge take command Of
the patriot Out on the Bay Iii STANDS the
Washington elm and in its branches oHSH was
spoke to the farmers Here is the old tfn Lombard
grace Of coi0niai dignity Which cannot be equaed
! by the more pretentious Colonial mansions on the
ton Green where in other days Daniel shays fought
| for what he considered right.
It October, 1883, that Washington came 10
Springfield again. While here he saw the hill which
| offered site for establishment which was des-
tined play large in the history OF the gov
eminent. This was the Safest hill and on the
ton of Ii stands the stately old buildings OF the
United States Armory. The bill for its establish,
n1ent passed by Congress IN April lls4. and
the work of construction begun IN the following
year. In 1875. too. the work OF making small arms
| for the government began in earnest, ana to-day
In the armory shops and il the shops OF the Smith
| & Wesson concern there are manufactured more
| small than in any other place in the world
| Longfellow wrote about the armory and said OF
! the interior:
| From floor to ceiling.
Like huge organ rise the FURNISHED arms.
That In the day of the old Springfield rife
! To-day from floor to ceiling, ike the same huge
organ rise the FURNISHED barrels OF the Krag-Jor.
gensens and the death dealing army carbines OF
| the latest pattern.
In a wild bit Of country. Maple-st.. east OF