The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-07

lishment of Fort Niagara. From this
place the French and English held sway
over a vast empire from Albany westward,
first and then the other being In
control. In 11o6 1t became an American
stronghold. One of the principal features
of Fort Niagara is the magazine built In
l4o4- 1t came into the public eye In
1896, by reason OF the incarceration there
of William Morgan. who conducted an
anti Masonic crusade. He disappeared
from the dungeon-nobody knows how
and was never seen since. There was dis
pute as TO whether he had been spirited
away by Masons and killed, had been
allowed 70 escape. Still standing on
the grounds of Fort Niagara-now an i'm
portant United States Army barracks
are two old biockhouses. built In 11Tl and
1773. They. 1t will be thus seen. ante
date the revolution. and are pronounced
by experts to be the most perfect speci-
mems of their kind OF architecture on the
continent today. Opposite Fort Niagara
Is Fort George. built originally as an
auxiliary to Fort Niagara Mt time
when all that territory was British. Far
Their up the river, about opposite Lewis
ton. come to the site of the battle
OF Queenston Heights
AS Niagara is the most historic 20
Queenston is the most impressive spot
on all the Niagara frontier. A grassy
knoll. resembling In some respects the
land side of Quebec, is crowned with the
Brock monument. tall and graceful
shaft which marks the site of the battle
of Queenston Heights, on October H.
1912, when an American force of $500
militia and regiment of regulars ut
tackled the British under the comma nd Of
m
defeated, and their commander, Col.
Winfield Scott, was captured. Every
other commissioned officer was either
killed or wounded. On the British side
General Brock lost his life, and many q
British soldier found his last resting
place. The view from Brooks monument
Is superb, the tourist being enabled to
see as far as eye can reach, almost to the
head of the Niagara River on the south.
and seven miles along Niagara River to
Its broadening mouth and Lake Ontario
the north. The foot OF the monument
Is surrounded with cannon, and n STAIR
way the inside enables those who ds>-s
sire to reach the top of II. 1t is 1875 feet
high and was erected In 1853. From its
base a general descent takes the tourist
TO the cenotaph, which was erected In
1850 by the present King of England
then Prince of waies-who visited this
country In 1860 The cenotaph marks tho
exact spot where General Brock fell dur
ing the battle. On the heights near the
monument may still be traced the out
lines Of Fort Drummond, and on the very
edge of the cliff the redan battery OF
their period General Brock was first
buried In n bastlon of old Fort George.
previously referred to. the ruins of which
are still In a remarkable state of preser-
yation 1t was built In 1896, enlarged
later, and played n most important part
In the War of 1872.
In the Canadian town Of Niagara ara
many points OF interest. Among the old
buildings are Navy Hall Quilt in 1723).
where was held the first session OF the
Parliament of Upper Canada, and the old
barracks used by Buffers Rangers during
the Revolutionary War as base for
their raids into American territory when
they, with the aid of Indians. made the
lives of frontier residents for miles
around a constant source OF worriment.
We also find Fort Mississaraugua. built
by the British In 1914.
Coming along the river from Brooks
monument south--or, to he more strictly
speaking, up stream, we having gone
down stream on the American side-we
come to the battlefield of Lundys Lane,
which is marked by n monument, a pic
ture of which appears on this page.
This monument was erected in 1898,
and commentaries simply the Victory
of the British Canadian forces on the
2Jth day OF July, 1914 and is in .'Grate-
full remembrance OF the brave men who
died on that day fighting for the unity
of the empire. The monument was
erected by the Canadian Parliament
Passing up the river stlll, we come TO E
the site of Fort Chippewa. built in 179s
and the battlefield of Chippewa.
Then on TO old Fort Erie Here We
disturbed the slumbers OF the old British
soldier and listened to an interesting de-
scription of the historic site. Fort Erie
was built by Montressor In 1764. built
igain IN IT'S. rebuilt In 1870. again IN
1871. and a fourth time In 1907. though
none OF the latter times on the exact
former location. Near the fort the
sites OF three British siege works. a line
II earthworks, protected by abatis, ex-
ending inland for nearly half a mile.
Ind still further strengthened by block
iouses OF the 1912 period.
Nearby Is the scene OF the fnmovs
,attIe OF Ridgwny, the really closing ins-x
ident of the ridiculous Fenian raid.
when a handful of ill-advised fanatics.
fter gathering island In Niagars
river, landed on Canadian soil. prepared
o take the country 4 protest TO Great
Britain for the way In which the empire
reated Ireland. The engagement soon
'ecame dixgraceful rout. This was In
sec
A short distance awny Niagara River
'roadens out, and the widening of the
tream.s expanse into the bosom Of Lake
.rie marks the termination of the his
ORIG Niagara frontier and the end Of
ur story.
SAMUEL WILLIAMS HfPPLER.