Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-25

all night, brewing big jo- /
runs of hot and steaming punch. which I
the cold and weary Continental officers
drank with eager zest. It Is related |
that early in the morning hours Wash
ington himself stepped into the inn
and found some of his young officers
inclined I'd ioiter by the IRE and IN
dulge in extra potations. There was
moresserious work on. hand. w ashing-
tonJ itsiiss sale, Idra NIX Just one stout
"snif ter' and ordered hispomcers to be
about their business. cConkey's house /
stil1 stands, andA the place is known
now as Washing ton's Crossing.
Washington divided his forces into
two bodies, one to march down the
river road and attack the enemy from
the west, the otherato enter the town
from the north. The commander int
structed all his officers to set their
watches by his. SO that the attack
might be made simultaneousl at every
point it was 8 O'Clock when the en-
sefayss ohtposts were encountered and
driven In, firing from behind trees and
Fences as they ran. III tSS9e s tss
Colonel Rail mad been up all night,
with other o Ulcers, caro- using and play
Ing cards at the house Of a Tory.
/ Though the attack was made three
hours later than had been intended,
1T was still practically surprise Rail
buckled on his sword and calamity
tried to rally his demoralized forces
but it was too late. Already the light
horse and 500 Hessians had taken flight
and escaped. Knox had planted his
cannon to sweep the principal streets.
and the attack from ali points was
furious Colonel Rail fell mortaily
wounded, and a little later he sur
rendered his sword to Washington.
The American comm ander took nearly
q thousand prisoners, with many stands
Of arms, cannon and other equip
The Victory was complete. CORVALLIS
deferred his trip to- England, remain
ing here to surrender to Washington at
Yorktown five years later.
The next day Washington's army re-
| crossed the river, taking the Hessian
prisoners to NeWtown. On the 10Th.
his forces having been increased by the
| arrival Of other troops, he made the
1 passage Of the Delaware FOR the fourth
time in month. reoccupying Trenton
until forced to retire to Princeton by
/ the naneuvers of CORVALLIS. In cross
ing and recrossing the river and fight
4 ing the battle of Trenton Washington
i lost only seven men. Two were killed,
4 four were wounded and one frozen to
4 death. N
The famous picture washington
Crossing the Delaware" was painted il
1 1851 by Emanuel Leutze, who Was
born in Wurttemberg in 1916 and, dice
i at washington in 1865, having settled
permanently in America. Leutze paint
Il ed several other American historical
scenes. The Washington picture, al
immense canvas to which no printet
reproduction can do justice, now hangs
I in the Metropolitan Museum Of Art
New York city, where It may be sect
\ free of charge by any American patrie
Or by any Hessian OF British visitor
for that matter, The great painting
q was presented to the museum tel
years ago by John S. Kennedy. It is
matter of congratulation that this ar
tistic representation Of an Inspiring tn
cident connected with Americas mos
4 historic Christmas now belongs prac
tically to the people Of America, on,