The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04

lbilPfl anu i'NAl hNl'll IN''NAl'' Vauables of every description were taken or demolished
 An interesting story in connection with Deacon Ball of Center church, who lived at the corner of Chapel and High streets, where the Yale Art school nov stands, He was the cus- todian of the solid silver communion cups, and secretod them by llftins hs little eight -yoar-old daughter up the chimney sufficiently high to put them on q ledge, They were not discovered and are still In use at Center church
 The old historic New Haven Green occupied by the main forces, was then surrounded by dwelling houses, The only one remaining. so far as l know, Is the Pierpont residence on Elm street, between the Graduates club and the Governor Tngersoll house corner of Temple street, The house Is In good state of preservation and Is owned and occupied by Anson Phelps stokes, Jr, secretary of Yale university, This house was used as hospital during the in- vasion.
 Where the Tontine hotel now stands was Ogden's Coffee House. Ogden was Tory who became so unpopular by entertaining the British. that he and his family were obliged to move from the city.
 Being prosperous commercial town. large proportion of New Ha- ven's inhabitants were wealthy Many were engaged in West India trade, and there was scarcely house that did not have In lts cellar barrel of old New England ruIn. The soldiers soon discovered t. and from the great supply of liquor. became more or less intoxicated. as already intimated,
 Organized and unorganized patriots were swiftly gathering from surround Ing towns. General Andrew Ward with three regiments of contlnentals was fast approaching from the east The English generals. unable to control their men, began 10 be alarmed and fearing they might be surrounded and their retreat cut off, cautiously with drew their forces and re-embarked In the night to the surprise of the patri- ots and inhabitants Of the town and on the morning of the third day, New Haven was no longer In possession of the hostile forces and had escaped the disaster that attended the raids upon Fairfield and Norwalk two days later by the same forces when all the public buildings. churches, school houses, mills and four hundred and seventyone dwelling houses were burned.
 Had not a successful resistance been made and our forces rallied with such strength as to make a retreat desirable, his important port in possession of the British. would have been a most seri- 1 ous embarrassment to the whole con l tinental army and the result would have been far reaching.
 This brief reference to the events that occurred In this vicinity. may i'm press us with the interest that should be attached to and maintained in con 1 nection with historic spots.
 i The east and west shores Of New | Haven harbor were made historical iri connection with the American Revolu i ton Tn 1895. this society gatherei up on Beacon Hill. Fort Wooster Park. on the east and placed a tablet in mem ory of the American patriots who re- sisted the invading troops on that side.
 Today, we gather upon the west shore, not to place tablet, but In social way. sort of family reunion and incidentally. to review some of the events that occurred along the west coast that lies at our feet,
 4 Defenders Monument association has been formed, under the auspices of the New Haven Colony Historical socI ety. for the purpose of erecting a suit able memorial where the cannon were placed 10 command west bridge and the most important resistance was made.
 The city has allotted triangular plot of ground and 1t Is hoped that sufficient additional land may be ac- quired for an important park of recre- atlon and beauty, suitably emphasizing this proposed memorial, which is com posed of a group of three cannoneers surrounding field piece of the old COHllneHtdI army pattern,
 The group is typical of those who took part in the defense as regards age and social condition One repre- sents the citizen soldier, merchant of
 local aristocracy in half continental uniform. one, well-to-do farmer, the
 other, young student at Yale, all in
 heroic size. The group is spirited and
 artistic. When completed at cost of
 twenty thousand dollars. 1t will be the , most notable and impressive Revolu. tionary memorial erected in our state
 The sum of 5000 has been secured , from private subscription and s5,00O ap, propriated by the state conditional [ that s1O,OOO additional be obtained by subscription, and the design accepted | by the state board of sculpture, If local and state patriotism furnish nneteen-twentieths or s19,O0O, will mol this society lend its loyal and hnancia [ support with contribution of at least a thousand dollars, or twentieth ot l the whole amount required for the pro ject.
 The actors on the scene we have con } templated have gone, but the spirit l that animated them to battle for thelr liberties and their homes Is the same that has inspired men to heroic deeds since the dawn of civilization, The members of this society especially, rep.
 resent the heroes of that period of oul . country's history.
 As English chcrishes the fame of hel Wellington and Waterloo. France her Napoleon and his conquests s
 Germany reveres Frederick the Great
 at rest at Sans Souci,
 : America her Washington, Bunker HI and Yorktown,
 so along similar lines, may we moi
 most justly honor these men of lesser f. .ta In th cir | tiiaae h.. thair a.a laI