The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-13

1t was a meeting-place for BoSton1anS
during the disputes with England
which led to the revolutionary war,
and to this fact it owes its fame as
'tthe Cradle of American Liberty" In
1905 the building was enlarged to its
present dimensions, with a market in
the lower part and a public hall on
the second floor. The latter contains
portraits of early national and State
celebrities. Peter F'aneuil was of
Huguenot descent, and was born in
New Rochelle, N. Y, in 100. but was
taken to Boston when an infant, and
lived there until his death in 1743.
The thirteenth of September is a
day of glorious memories for the peo-
pie of the. United States and Canada.
To the latter it recalls the heroic
death of Wolfe and the fatal wound
ing of Montcalm on the Plains of
Abraham, Sept. Is, 1883, when the life
of the gallant general was the sacri-
flee demanded by the god of battles
in order that Canada might becomes a
nation under the British flag. One
year from to-day Baltimore will Gel
citrate the centenary of the British
fleets attack on Mort McHenry, which
inspired Francis Scott Key to write
THE Star Spangled Banner" To-
day is also the centenary of the birth
of General John Sedgwick, a, hero of
the Mexican war who lost his life in
the war between North and South, and
of Frank Hastings Hamilton, who was
medical Inspector of the United States
army in the civil war. It is the 10th
anniversary of the death of John Bar
ry, the father and first officer of the
Am eriean navy. Recent events have
served to bring all these heroes of the
past to the attention of the reading
public.
Within the last year there has been
a great revival of interest in the career
of Wolfe. The early home of the
conqueror of Quebec, now known as
Quebec House, in Westerham, Kent,
England, has been purchased by a
patriotic Canadian and will be pre-
served as a permanent memorial.
Wolfe's copy of Gray's E1egy,f from
which he recited on the eve of the
battle, has lately been found. The
Canadian government is replacing the
Wolfe mausoleum, erected on the spot
where he died on the Plains of Abra-
ham, with a new monument. The new
shaft duplicates the old one, which
was erected by the British army in
1349, and which in turn replaced the
one erected by Lord Aylnner in 1882.
Wolfe, so young, so poetic in tenpera-
ment, SO gallant in action, deprived of
life at the very moment of victory,
will always remain one of the most
heroic and pathetic figures in history.
w nile Canada mas preserved w ore s
home, the people of the United States
have permitted the old home in Wash
ington of Francis Scott Key, author Of
The Star Spangled Banner" to be
torn down. The Key Memorial AS
ISOLATION failed in it's efforts to raise
enough money to save the edif1ee. The
composer of the national anthem Of
the republic resided there from 1903
to 1928. The STARRY banner which
flew over Fort McHenry when it was
attacked by the British fleet under Ad-
miral Cockburn, Sept. 10, 1914, is pre-
served in the Smithsonian Institution.
By the glare of the guns Key could
see the flag flying over the fort
during a part of the night, but before
morning the bombardrnent ceased, and
Key passed several hours in suspense,
waiting for dawn to see whether the
flag was still there. The banner is
faded and torn, but the colors are still
bright. It has fifteen stars and the
same number of stripes, as it was
made before the Standardization of the
American colors.
Commodore John Barry, who re-
ceived his appointment from Congress
in 1776 and became the first officer of
the infant navy of the United States,
died in Philadelphia 10 years ago to-
day. A memorial tablet to the gal
liant Irishnan was recently erected in
Philadelphia by his countrymen.
General John Sedgwick, who com
manded the Union left wing at Gettys-
burg, and performed signal service
in other engagements, was born a
century ago today in Cornwall, Conn.
He was shot by Confederate sharp
shooter and instantly killed in 1864.
Vermont was the native State of the
distinguished surgeon, DR.. Frank
Hastings Hamilton, who was born 100
years ago to-day. In addition to his
military service, he was the inventor
of many important surgical instru-
ments and the author of several stand
ard works on the science of surgery.
John D.. took no holiday Labor Day.
No doubt he feels the need of econ
| orny to pay his new income tax.