Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-10

are more fortunate than the rest
nf mankind in the outlook from tnolr
norches and front windows. TINS pc.
fure has been many times described pu.
neither the eye nor the tongue e'e'
The Rattle Monument was designed by
the late Stanford White; the heure OF
Fame by Frederick Macmonnies' ~ wcs
a tribute Of the living omcere 10 me
dead the site was dedicated Jun.
the monument was dedicated May 81 !.
1897. when Mr.. Justice Brewer OF the
Supreme Court was the orator.
Interesting Relics.
Large numbers of cannon and mortars
,.L.r IN the revolutionary war, the Mex
lean war. the civil and Spanish wars are
here arranged in order. Including I'VE
inch breech loading rifle taken from ehe
Spanish cruiser Viscaya before Santiago
the breech mechanism OF whcn was
thrown overheard oy her sdho'o
she surrendered.
The most interesting OF all the reies'
however. are links Of the old cnaih "iien
was stretched across the HUDSON risen
Just above West Point TO Const,uI. .,oa
island to prevent the passage OF BrlIisn
ships during the revolutionary war. Inc
whole chain was LOO feet long ano
weighed 1855 tons. 1t was forged at the
Sterling iron works, attached 10 iSs
boorns and fioated down the river to the
narrows where it was anchored 10
rocks ON either side and supported oy
placing logs at frequent intervals.
That portion Of the chain preserved AT
Trophy Point was brought up In leoo oS
a dredge from the bottom OF the riVer.
where II had been lying in the muo ior
three-ouarters Of a century.
At the southwest corner or the pardoe
grounds is a white granite statue OF Col.
Sylvanus Thayer, class OF lSe. ana a.. .he
inscription calls him Father OF the
AI,Iitarv Academy" He was superintend-
emit of the institution from 1917 10 1855
before his time instruction was casudI.
If was his privilege to mold the acaoo'hS
into an educational institution.
The West Point military RESERVATION
which contains 2,1Oo acres. was pur-
cba sed by the government from Stephen
Moore for $11 ,OS5 in September. lIU A
revolutionary veteran named hush W.
CIeiIan lived on the point IN htah
he rented TO Moore. Gen. Knox. VINO was
thon secretary of War. allowed NcCiei-
ian TO remain, and after him MS Wluow:
through their lives, without the Payheh.
of rental Their daughter ana nsr .u and
d.c,inAd to vacate at their deadh, anu
cIaimed a suuatter's title to the properly: :
n cost the government good deal on
money and a great deal OF trouoiS "
evict them They fought their ciaiM ~
Y, every
that the case was finally decided against
them.
Site Selected by Washington.
washington selected the site OF the
Academy and in a message to Congress
as early as 1873 urged the necessity OF
school for the education OF military OF
6cer.: but II was not until 1900 That H.
s,ruction actually began. For the nrst
few wears the term began in April, ana
continued until the end OF November
when the cadets we're sent home for the
winter. In 1910 and 1911 the institution
was closed because of the failure of Con-
gress to make an appropriation. put II
was reorganized in 1872, and In 1915.
under Col. Thayer. Its Importance began
to be recognized.
There is a monument to Gen. John
Sedrwick of the class of 1887 at the
northwest angle Of the parade ground; q
bronze figure designed by Launt Thomp-
son. and cast from cannon captured In
the civil war by the 9th Army Corps.
under the command of Gen sedgwiek'
He was killed in 1854.
In front Of Memorial Hall is a shaft Of
fluted Italian marble entwined by laurel
wreaths held by the beak of an eagle.
This was erected to the memory OF a
detachment of 1OS United States troops,
under command Of Maj. Francis L. Dade.
who were ambushed and massacred, all
save three, by the Seminole Indians in
the everglades OF Florida, December 3,
1885 Their remains repose near st.
Augustine. Fla.
A monument to Thaddeus Kosciusko,
designed by John H. B. Latrobe. Mary
land cadet was erected at the northeast
angle at Fort Clinton in 1923. 1t bears
a simple inscription. merely his name
and the announcement that 1t was "erect-
ed by the corps Of cadets"
Fort Clinton Built by Kosciusko.
Fort Clinton. which was designed and
built by kosciusko In ITS. has recently