The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-05
GENERAL WORTH.
HIs Monument In New Nsrk and Why
II 10 Thsrs,

knows or ought 10 know by this time
where the Worth monument 10, but
how many know what It's all about"
said . New Yorker 10 a group OF
friends who were standing In front OF
the monument In Madison square.
II should say" he went on, that
more persons pass by here every day
than by any other spot in Manhattan,
excepting Nassau and Frankfort
streets, yet I'll wager that most OF you
do not know who Worth was
"Poohw remarked the only nOn.New
Yorker IN the group, who had Just
come down from Albany and hadn't
been 10 Madison square but once he
fore In his life Worth was with
Pope In the Army OF the Potomac and
WAS killed when he was with sherman
In the march through Georgia"
"oh. you're way on there, John" In.
teTupted another. II eau see near the
base In big bronze letters:
BY ths Corporation
Of the
AllN Rl 2NNW NNlhs
1851
Honor the Brave"
The year 1857 settled the Army OF
the Potomac aud marching through
Georgia guess
One Of the Onlookers has been a guest
Of a nearby hotel for several years,
He knew It all-at least he thought lic
did.
That monument" he said was
erected TO the memory OF General
Worth. who won great fame with Scott
during our war with Mexico. Am ]
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Right you are" said the onlooker
who bad started the talk, but" he con.
tlnued. why did the city Of New York
take such special interest in his mem
DRY as IL build that monument In his
honory'
That's easy" was the reply OF the
ancient guest OF the nearby hotel. 1T
was because Worth was born In this
city and the city was proud Of him
as one OF her distinguished sons"
About this time along Strolled a tall
man who was apparently acquainted
With the onlookers and had heard the
last question and the answer There
was 4 broad grin on his face, He was
a former inspector OF police.
He put in a question or two, aud in
answering not one Of the group could
tell whether Worth was killed In bat
tie or where he was buried. But all
agreed that he was born In New York
city.
"Just come over 10 the monument
and take a look at the north side slab
and get posted" said the eX.inspector,
And the group went with him. This is
what thsy read on the slab. and they
oil afterward acknowledged that then
aud there they had read II for the frst
time in their lives.
Under this Monument
Ides the Body OF
WILLIAM JRNKINS WORTH,
Born IN Hudson, n. T.,
March 1, 1874
Died In Texas
May Z, ls4a
The fact Is that not one person IN
ten thousand in crossing TO or from
Fifth avenue 10 Broadway takes the
Twsnty-1fth street crossing on the
monument side, and therefore few per.
sons other than tourists ever stop to
read what Is on the slab. II 80 hap.
pens, too, that the sunlight seldom
touches that side Of the monument.
Moreover as the slab and bronze let
tiers on II are very dark, passersby
seldom give II any notice.
III out OF q dozen New Workers who
have lived nearly all their lives within
n stones throw Of this monument only
one knew that General Worth fought
In the Mexican war and none knew
that his body lies under the monument,
how few OF the millions who pass by
Il every year ever heard OF the gen.
erals name"
That was the remark the eX.lnspector
made TO the group OF New Workers
after they had read the slab. - New
York sun,