Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-10-01


The Relocation of the Fort Lee
Raftle Monument Sept. rs was an I'M
portant event in many
r,o,;..+;co of Wavs 1t opened up the
800 lee sealed books of history,
Maoaraeot. and among other things
proved that Fort Lee
xyae Mr1,ce the scene of real battle at
n arms a hitherto unknown quantlty 10
fhe chronicler of Fort Lees human
u aa,,afion* Governor Fort had his Sec
retarv Of State dig down into. the
archives and find there two aftidavits
nrovfna that battle was fought IN
Fort Lee May IA, 1881, over one nun
dred and thirty-nine years ago. THESE
Z affidayits read:
This IS to certify that John Devoe was
Ill the months service under my com
~ mand May "A, 1871, and that he then was was
" wounded and taken by the enemy, ana
lost his rnusket and cartridge box IN an
action at Fort Lee, in the county OF
Pa lsgned) SAMUEL DEMAREsT.
. Captain of the militia of Bergen County.
The second affidavit said:
mn Personally appeared before me one OF
the Justices Of the county OF Bergen
Abraham Devoe, and made oath that the
ines above account is just and true, and that
| cEment for the same.
bop Sworn before me on this twenty eighth
con u''' 4 81 JACOB TERHEUN, Justice.
ang -
: Thus doth a little time, a little care,
and the unveiling of a handsome mon
y Fument bring to light most important
event in American history
AVA AS for the Fort Lee monument it
Sn self ! regard it as one of the most
to unique and original
,oo, One Of the Finest creations ever made
Monuments in in America 1t has
m the World. no counterpart any
nQu where and stands
yer alone in originality of conception and
artistic worth. There isn't anything in
the Monument line anywhere to beat
adv Carl e. Tefft's work at Fort Lee. He
M carried out all of the traditions of the
= revolutionary soldier, and brought into
% execution in the old color sergeant
wen who IS Just climbing the last step up
ss the cliff, still resting partly on the
,od rock, gun in hand, and clutching the
'' flag tightly, a touch of realism too
NIseldom seen in heroic efforts of this
lst character. The Tefft group is full of
are action, and indicates heroism of the
kind we seldom see or know nowadays.
INV MT. IefftS conception of taste and the
CID fitness Of things is wholly worthy, and
hid deserves the highest commentator. 1t
stands in line with the highest ideals
Iof st. Gaudens and Rogers, and it
1t would be unreasonable not to expect
O. sui greater works from him. His Fort
thai Lee statuary is a creation worthy of
The Central Park, Boston Common or
as Lafayette Square in Washington AS
ettg an historical representation of revolu-
,ta llonafy Valor this statue should be
sill erected again at the national capital.
# = II nothing unusual to make statues
ra ~ aupheate The celebrated eQues-
trian statue of An
tr equestrian drew Jackson by
u! u, Andrew jackson. in Jackson Souare.
Il . New Orleans, on the
.ns TTa s eas grounds at Nashville, and in
s ~, lafayette Square, Washington So it
w Mouaa not be amiss to have the gov
81 n s., fins add to the art value of the
Jaa 4auonal capital by placing Tefft's Fort
lie We monument in some conspicuous
pr spo1 Where it will be seen by thousands
II ysarly, sanding as it will for what it
e ri el'IesenIs, a powerful sermon in Amer
nd lean loyalty, American patriotism,
nj + e,alnenaeans valor. 1t would be a lust
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