The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-25
.STORM|NC ARSENAL
EARLY EVENT OF WAR
How North Carolina Took Pos
session Of Uncle SANS Guns
at Fayetteville.
ALL ARRANGED BEFOREHAND
Comic Features OF 4 Mighty Mill
tary Manoeuvrc- Enemy
Fired the Salute.
.twritten for The Tlmes-Dlspatci.)

twritten for The Times-Dispatch)
The United States arsenal at
N. c.. was Invested by
the militia and volunteer soldiery OF
the town and county, by order OF the
War Governor Ellis, In the early part
OF May. 1901 have fcrgotten-thc cx-
act historic dny--and the garrison
to an overwhelmingly SUI
perior force. Although not quite eigh-
teen years old, the writer"was a large
part OF that extraordinary engage
ment. as Aeneas said to Queen Dido
when recounting tho stirring events
of the Siege OF ancient Troy. But first
the reader Will be interested In n
brief history of the arsenal. rs 1t was
called. though 1t was really only an
armory for the storage of muskets and
other munitions OF war.
An Ancient building.
The United States arsenal was built
in the tlirties, and occupied a beau
tifnl and commanding situation the
heights OF Haymount, the western sub
'urb overlooking tho town. The cast
front was taken UP by a broad plaza
of six or eight acres, about which, in
the form quadrangle, N,were tine
buildings all handsome. Here Were.
the quarters of the commandant and
other officials, Offices. etc. In the centre
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49,. 4, act,,,,I faa
ture in the plan Of the plaza which I
have never understood. At the four
- - a. not.,onal
.,.''t, ~ IN a.. 90
go, ,,ath stair,I,s,,s- sytndine in the
in,a,,or ~ ,ba Tor, b,,t II they were
a.,,,,. -. ~ ,,sa a,,ar ,,eard ~ ~
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ta aVo,' ,,nitv and orna rnent ike the
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a. 40 ,,,rst e,,nerb r,ince of
- -, tt,sa,,,.t,5; 40 wo,.td There lie
=, : : ,I,a io,,oIv nrincess Ayor
Tal,.,, said ~ have hean the "J,alla
pnnl,,,,. ~ Noora,. deIjrhtf,il noen.
hc''n siini E'' '7r'
West Of the plaza was a beautiful
grove OF oak, hickory and pine trees,
composing thirty or forty acres. sur
rounded by very high fenceIT-1o the
despair of the schoolboy WIN lhe
single barrel Notwithstanding gun, Tor
1T was the habitat In season OF gfea'
droyes OF doves and WIG pigeons. = ne
plaza was beautified by green
| smooth shaver lawn, interested ns
| gravel walks, and shadeu by sh lhlesS
| ancient elms. The arsenal grounds
! were q very pleasant resort IN the al
| ternoon forxprome nade, ana gamer
Ling place for the nurses aud chaidren
/ AT sunset bell rang, the nag wa
/ lowered from the lofty faS-staif Slsl
! tors departed from the GROUNDS, am
! the big iron gates were smut tor TN
/ night.
/ IN my earliest recollectlon me com
mandant OF the arsenai was Gaptaii
J. a. j. Bradford. a disnified, wen
/ groomed old bachelor around whose
4 mahogany 1t was said his FEW choser
i guests sipped wines and liquors @
rare vintage, and tickied thelr paiatc'
| with very cnoice olshes. f1e was e
ceeded by captain SchWarlzhah. "h'
always reminded me, though 9 school
boy. Of an offlcer IN the Hess1an 1ner
cenary troops IN hlng georges ser
\ vice during the ReVoluti oF7---a sort o
R1tt Master Dnsald loalsetty.l as de
scribed In SCOTS Legend or Mont
i rose. Then came CAPTAIN Dyer an
i fater him Major Laldley.
j The Surrender.
year or more before the beginning
4 of the civil war garrison was sen
\ to the arsenal, a. company of light ar
tlllery, commanded by Colonel Ander
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