Evening journal., 1906-10-05


lishment of Fort Niagara. Fra this
place the French and Engli held sway
over vast empire from Albany westward,
first one and then the other being in
control. In 1706 it became On American
stronghold. One Of the principal features
Of Fort Niagara is the magazine built IN
1874. 1t came into the public eye In
1876. by reason Of the Incarceration there
Of Willia-i Morgan, who conducted an
anti-Mas nic crusade. He disappeared
from II 4 dungeon-nobody knows how
and w (never seen since. There was dis. |
pute 4 to whether he had been spirited !
away Joy Masons and killed, Or had been
all0' "a 70 escape. Still standing or
the grounds OF Fort Niagara-now an I'm
portant United States Army Barracks
are two old blockhouses, built in 1771 and
1773 They. it viii be thus seen, ante
date the revolution, and are pronounced
by experts 30 be the most perfect sneci.
mems of thur kind Of architecture on the
continent today Opposite Fort Niagara
is Fort George, built originally as ar
auxiliary 70, Fort Niagara at a time
when all that territory was British. Far.
Their up the river, about opposite Lewis.
ton. we come to the site Of the battle
Of Queenston Heights.
AS Niagara is the most historic, sc.
Queenston is the most impressive spot
on all the Niagara frontier. grassy
knoll, resembling In some respects the
land side Of Quebec. is crowned with the
Brock monument. a tall and graceful
shaft which marks the site Of the battle
OF Quoenston Heights. on October Is,
1912. when en- American force Of $500
militia al n regiment Of rtEniars at
tackled the British under the command of
Gen. Isaac Brock. The Americans were
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 a
British soldier found his last resting
place The view from Brooks monument
Is superb. the tourist being enabled 70
see as far MS eye can reach, almost to the
head Of the Niagara River on the south.
and seven miles along Niagara River to
It's broadening mouth and Lake Ontario
on the north The foot Of the monument
Is surrounded with cannon, and stair
way on the inside enables those who de
sire to reach the top Of IL. II IS is5 feet
high ana was erected I'm 1853. From Its
base a general descent takes the tourist
TO the cen0taph, which was erected in
1860 by the present King OF England
then Prince Of Wales-who visited this
/ country In 1850. The cenotaph marks the
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 clin the redan battery Of
buried in a bastion Of old Fort George,
previously referred to, tho ruins u which
are still in a remarkable state OF pfeser-
walton. Ii was built In 1875, enlarged
later. and played most important part
IN the War Of 1912.
In the Canadian town Of Niagara nre
many points Of interest. Among the old
| buildings are Navy Hall Quilt In 1920,
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 a 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 Mlssissarauguas built
by the British in 1914.
Coming along the river from Brooks
monument south--or, to be 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 a monument, pic
ture of which appears on this page
This monument was erected In 1880
and commentaries simply the Victory
Of the British Canadian 1orces on the
25th day Of July. 1914" and is In ''arate-
full remembrance Of the brave men VINO
died on that day lighting for the unity
of the empire" The monument was
erected by the Canadian Parliament
Passing up the river stin, we come to
the site OF Fort Chippewa, built In l'so'
and the battlefield Of Chippewa
Then on to old Fort Efe Here we
disturbed the slnp5ers Of the old British
soldier and lstentd TO an Interesting de-
scription Of the historic site. Fort Erie
was built by Montressor in 1894 built
again in IT'S. rebuilt In 1880 again IN
1871. and a fourth time In 1907 though
none Of the latter times fon the kexact
former locatlon Near the fort afe the
sites OF three British siege works, q line
Of earthworks protected BY abatA ex'
tending inland for nearly half awhile
! and sun iurtner stienSthchSu W IttoNN'
houses Of the 1912 period. ~
Nearby is the scene Of the f4pous
battle Of Ridgway. the really clos n8 IN
c,dent Of tina ridiculous Fenian faid,
whom banaAi Of Ill-advised fi1lh tics
after Gathering on an ISLAND IN so CARA
niver landed on Canadian soil eifb AIRED
~ tase the country as a nrofcst. "a 10 reat
prltain for the wav in which the Hhpire
trnatad rreiona. The engagemerH s0or
hoc,,,o disgraceful rout. This ms IN
1866 tlu
a short distance away Niagara tfiVei
breadens out. and the widening ~ the
streams expanse Into the bosom 1Aake
Erie marks the termination Of thU MS.
toric Niagara frontier and the en4 Of
our story. W
SAMUEL WILLIAMS HIPPrER-