The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-08-05

Lean, regent OF 4 New Ork cuapter
of the D. A. r., also delivered an adj
dress The monument was unveiled
by granddaught Of Francis Scott
Key, Miss Julia McHenry Howard ,
amid the singing of the patriots cele'
brated poem, the Fourth United States
Artillery Band accompanying a select
choir and a great multitude of voices.
Colonel Howard's Fourth Maryland
Regiment gave special salute to the
flag Mr. Baker johnson, of Freder-
ick, acted as master of ceremonies.
The musical directors were Professors
T. S. Eader and George Edward
Smith; Major f. Il. Goldsborough
was the chief marshal Of the interest
ing occasion.
l should specially note that the re-
mains Of the poet, which, as stated in
| the letter of Governor Brown, had
rested for years in the cemetery
marked with plain head and foot stones
giving name and dates of birth and
death-were disinterred previous to the
completion of the monument and plac-
ed in crypt specially prepared for
the same, beneath the structure. The
same disposition was made of those OF
his wife and son, Francis Scott Key,
Jr., whose graves had previously been
beside his own. In the year 1894
just after the incorporation Of the Key
Monument Associa tion, flagsta # was
planted at these graves, appropriate
patriotic exercises being held. Since
then the flag, of which Key sang Sc
inspiringly, has steadily tloated from
its top, an appropriate reminder to
the freemen of the patriotic and i'm
mortal services of the man who slee ps
beneath.
While writing on this matter, it may
be of interest to recall the following
facts. OF course, they are of abundant
record, but their restatement may be
of use to our children and GROWN g
youth.
Francis Scott Key was born Au-
gust 9th, 1880, at Terra Rubra, near
Double Pipe Greek, Frederick county
Maryland. The place is now included
in Carroll county, since cut off from
that of Frederick. He was the son OF
John Key, Revolutionary officer.
He was graduated at St. Johns Col
lege, Annapolis, studied law with j.
Townley Chase, was admitted to the
bar of Frederick and practiced there
until 1901, when be removed TO Wash
ington city. Here he served as Dis
trict Attorney under President Jack
son. While on visit to Baltimore,
in 1913, he was smitten with pneu-
monia and died June 1llh. He was
buried in Greenmount cemetery in
that city. His friends, however, re-
of the everl lasting hills" in
membering his oft expressed wish,
"Let me rest meath the s b d W
September, 1866, removed his remains
to his native county and reinterred
them in Mt Olivet, Frederick, Rev
Osborne Ingle ofliciated at the second
interment, as also at the recent one be-
meath the monument, as given above.
The remains OF bis wife, Mary Taylor
Lloyd, who died May 9th, 1859, were
placed beside his own grave, also those
of the son mentioned above There
were eleven children in all.
The circumstances under which
"The Star Spangled Banner" was
written are of special interest and
should be known by all who love the
flag and delight in the patriotic song.
1t would be good lesson in patriot
ism were our public school teachers to
drill their scholars in the facts prepar-
atory to our next Flag and "Inde-
pendence" days. Let me give them.
On Saturday, September l0Sh, 1914
war then existing between Great Brit
ain and the United States, a British
feet Of about fifty vessels in all
frigatcs, bomb vessels and barges, ap-
peared in the Chesapeake just east of
| Baltimore. That evening about seven
| thousand troops under command OF
General Ross, were landed at North
Point, twelve miles from the city.
| They were met and defeated by the
brave militia of the State. General
Ross was killed, after which the Brit
ish retired to their vessels.
On the morning Of Tuesday, Sep
tember / 3th, the fleet, under Admirals
Cockburn and Cockrane, began an at
tack on Fort McHenry, which lasted
about twenty -four hours. The gallant
General Armistead, in command of
the fort, had largely reserved his fire,
the ships lying beyond the range of