Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-18

4 horse over the brow and down 4,
| rocky height The British were at h.i
| heels and had difficulty in refining il
| their horses at the verge, None dared
| follow Putnam. They sat In their sad.
| dies astonished at the generals rsck.
| less feat. How horse and rider ever
managed TO gain the bottom Of ,hs.
cliff alive is a mystery, but Putnam
did IT. II Is known today as Puts
Hill" When Lafayette was in America
In ls?4-ls25 he stopped at Greenviet
for several hours in order 10 visit ths
spot where Putnam made his famous
escape.
Washington then sent him 10 take
command in the Hudson Highlands Ths
was a position Of too much responsI.
bility for the forest ranger To ii.
northward Burgoyne was coming down
from Canada; to the southwark ,hs
whole British force, under Howe and
Clinton, was assembled for an e1pe.
dition Putnam was sure that Il Vss
20 ascend the Hudson and 10 ba
Burgoyne. and was fearful Of the r.
suit lie urged Washington TO seai
him reinforcements. Washinstoh
calmer. cooler. clearer-minded, believed
that Philadelphia or Boston was Hoses
objective. When Howe finally depart
across New Jersey to meet him, o.
dering Putnam meanwhile 70 detaA
various regiments to support the msih
army. Putnam did not think that
he had enough men for himself AM
hesitated
When Sir Henry clinton came up he
Hudson Putnam defended Fort Mont
gomery and Fort Clinton to the best
Of his ability keeping the British BUSY
and doing really excellent work. E'en
after the surrender of Burgoyne, when
L was evident that the British pan
for piercing New York and cutting
the colonies In twain had failed Ful'
nam did not send reinforcements
Washington. II was only Nhen Avn,
ander Hamilton, the aid de camp .
the commander-in-ch went 10 NV
nam and peremptorily ordered hin'
threatening him with court mafu1-
that he obeyed. Putnam had ms ONH
plan and thought IL was good o1'
lie believed that with a few men ~
could make a dash down the Hudsoa
to New York city and capture us'
stronghold. That would be gloro-'
and something spectacular out u.
fortunately New York was not Wotln
tvo-cent Niece TO the American arm
so long as the British fleet was oI
the waters. Putnam would nave ha'
10 eyacuate the city within ten uH'
That did not make any dlHel ene.
the stubborn old fighter he w W
have made the attempt just lol G
moral effect. Washington, paue.r
kindly. considerate, fully aware Oh
Putnam's shortcomings, did not e.
plain He pointed out 20 MN Iep'
edlv how vain we're his pro)ec's. IT,.
The following year he was s'l' ~
with paralysis. the whole OF NJ
side being affected, But even paIs,,
could not hold the old man cap n.N
After a time d. improNeI :" ~ ~
that he was abl. tn be hlteu oAsls
back Of a horse. once IN the "A
he was the gallant figure OF V
Throughout the closing days OF Wy
revolution he was tnstrurner'sa' NV
supplying more recruits 10 the us w.
than any other man in the coivn,-
He was eager to return 10 active
ice. and twice he applied 10 Nsss.o,.s
ton for a command. He had pey
the senior major general OF INC 80
after the treason OF Lee. ~
served in Four wars and had ~
fghting for more than quarter
century. but he was not cohlena. "a
was out OF the question. OF cout 49,.
give him a command. but sewers "a me
he iourneyed from Connecticut 80,
n ca dauarters OF the army anu 80
he arrived there was always
review in his honor - than
No officer was more beIoVe' ~
old Put" He was the idoI .. m.
common soldier. He typihed the ,hiir
daunted spirit Of the young rSpurs,
Nothing could chill his ardor, nv 80
a warrior without fear. WIN ~ \,
there came tranquility into the "a
Putnam Back at Pomfret ne !,
quiet. easy existence. ana
! 100. ne died In his l3rd year Dr
RICHARD SPILLANb