Evening star., 1909-07-15

ceeded him in command. The difficulty OF
his task was aggravated by the discon.
tent and insubordination of the half
starved and half naked troops, but. never
theless, in the bitter cold of a Canadian
winter on the last day of the year 1115,
he threw his little army against the
fortifications of Quebec and fought des-
perately until he was shot by British
rifeman and fell unconscious into the
snow.
After the battle, when his body was
discovered and identified. the British
commander buried him in the principal
cemetery of Quebec with the highest mil
itary honors. which was an act OF un-
usual generosity, because Montgomery
had SO recently resigned from the Brit
sh army to take service with the enc
mics of his native country. Benedict Ar
mold succeeded in command and forward
ed to Mrs. Montgomery her husbands s
papers. His sword was afterward recov-
cred.
Honors to Montgomery's Remains.
In 1918, forty-three years later, through
the courtesy of Sir John Sherbrook gov
ernor general Of Canada, the body of Gen.
Montgomery was disinterred and deliv-
cred to his nephew, Col. Lewis Living
ston. and Col. Van Rensselaer,, adjutant
general of the state of New York. 1t was
escorted to the boundary line by de-
tachment of British troops and received
Albany. It lay in State at the capitol for
two days and impressive ceremonies were
held there in honor of the dead July A.
1S1S At their close the remains of the
steamer Richmond. which had been tenn
porarily converted into funeral cata-
falque, and were transported to New
York with more ceremony and demon
similar OCCASION except when the remains
Of Abraham Lincoln were being carried
to his western home. A sentinel stood
at the head and foot of the casket from
it was entombed in New York: the vii
lagos and towns along both banks of the
Hudson were draped in mourning; the
bells in every church spire were tolled.
and minute guns were fired as the steam
er passed down the stream.
Mrs. Montgomery, white-haired wom-
an, who had never ceased to mourn for
her husband-lover. stood upon the piazza
Of her home and watched the steamer
pass slowly and sOlemnly by. AS 1t came
in sight of the Montgomery mansion it
was saluted by the lowering of the flags
and minute guns were fired until the view
OF the steamer was lost In the distance.
The military escort stood at present arms
as a mark of respect to the widow, and
the dead march was played by flies and
drums. At her earnest request Mrs. Mont
gomery was permitted to witness these
ceremonies alone. but when she did not
around the point of South bay her friends
and servants came in search of her and
found her lying unconscious upon the
piazza floor.
Montgomerys funeral was one of the
greatest events in New York. 1t occurred
upon the 9Th Of July, 1915 Business was
entirely suspended; many business houses.
churches. schools and residences were
draped in Grape. and the entire population
turned out to do him honor The remains
were escorted from the steamboat dock to
St Pauls Church. on lower Broadway. by
all the military and civic societies. and
after religious services were consigned TO
their final resting place under monu-
ment which may now be seen in st.
Paurs churchyard opposite the post office.
Patron of Robert Fulton.
Chancellor Livingston. in addition to his
eminent public services as statesman.
flnancier and diplomatist. made it posst-
BILE for Robert Fulton to inaugur-- steam
navigation upon the waters of the United
States.
Liyingstons daughter was wife of John
Stevens, who owned the site of what IS
now Hoboken. n. j., opposite the city OF
New York. and the mother of the second
John Stevens, who built the first ocean
going steamer Stevens Castle which
may be still be seen upon promontorS
in North river, is now occupied by tne
Stevens chronological Institute, one OF
the most celebrated teciiii.oi o'oo
tho country where especial attention is
dayoted 70 marine architecture and en-
gine building.
Long before Robert Fulton ever met
Livingston the latter was interested In
promoting steam navigation. In i'9' ne
furnished the means for an Engiisnman
named Nesbit to build steamboat on
the Hudson river at a point now known
as De Koven's Cove, about mile below
T1voli landing or Upper Red Hook. Brun-
mel engineer of the first tunnel under
the Thames river In London. and father
Of the designer and constructor Of the
Great Eastern steamship. was the engi-
neer The experiment was not success
full The boat was failure. The engines
and the propelling power did not jibe, and
the boat was finally broken up. This ac-
counts for the generally accepted story
that Fulton's steamer Clermont was built
at this point. wnen, as matter of his
tory, it was contracted at Browns ship