The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-21
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

society OF the United states Daughters
OF 1872 twhy United Sta4es":) whicl.
%reci;es that the line Of defence of tho
city OF New York in the War Of 1872
ran through the site OF the tablet and
included Forts Fish. Clinton and Haight
tSic). The blockhousc at the extreme
end of Central Park. overlooking Me
Gowns Pass ,now 10th street and Man
haitian avenue. that is the curved pass
between the end OF Central Park and
the heights now known as Morningside
parkJ. is still called Fort Fish In the
orders or permits issued by the PaTf
Commission for raising the stars and
Stripes on Evacuation DAYS.
Now will YOU please inform me;
II Where is the site Of Fort Gin
ton? During the Revolution | under
stand that what was later Castle Gar
den and is now the city aquarium was
called Fort Clinton"
.. Where IL the site Of Fort
"HaiRht"" Is not this error for Fort
I.aight-an ~ for an ~" And is
tho bit OF ruined fertilization at the
corner Of i"9I street ami Amsterdam
avenue this Fora lAieht. which the
patriotic aides OF the United States
Daughters of 1872 have miscdlled Fort
Haight'
2. Where was Fort George Was
there any such named fertilization dur
ing the War of 1sl2"
!. HERBERT NcELroy.
|. \ memorial tablet erected in 1906
by the children OF the City History
club In McGown's Pass in Central Park
marks the site OF Fort Clinton. The
fort at Castle Garden was originally
built as the South West Battery and
was later called Castle clinton. After
i' was leased as u public amusemelt
hail in 1924 it was known as Castle
Garden.
{" An H crcpt into the inscription
by mistake for an a." NJ 123d street
and Amsterdam avenue a tablet in
Morningside Park marks the site o.
Blockhouse No. ,. war OF 1872 The
site Of Fort Laight was 10 the north
west of this spot.
3. Fort George fortifcstions were
constructed in tho Revolutionary war
What i the location Of the highest
point on Manhattan Island
Washington Heights; elevation .3s
feet above the beach mark.
Can you give some Information or tell
me whore To- Gnd II concerning the visit
Of a Russian feet to New York some
time during the year '5i-'62" should
like. IL possible. TO find a contcmporar ~
accoun, and also \ reference with nor
s~pect.ve in omc recently written his
tory \. Y.
\ Russian feet under command Of Nd
mirsl I>esoNsky lay in New York harbor
throughout the winter OF 1856 and
another was in san Francisco harhor for
the sam, period. Their mission has never
heen disclosed officially. The following
statement by Thurlovr Weed NAV he
3 found IN his Life" Vol. H.. 3ts-41:
sitting in my room one day after din
ner Admiral Farragut sa!d to his Rus
sian friend admiral Lcsoffskyl. why
are you spending the winter here in idle
ness 4 am here replied the Russian
Admiral. under sealed orders. to be
broken only in a contingency that has
no, yet occurred He added that other
Russian ~sr vessels were living or San
Francisco with similar orders. During
this conversation the Russian Admiral
admitted he had received o,ici~ To break
the seals Il during the rebellion We be
~ 10 ~ va At 'A'Itl If-
tons" Mr.. Weed adds: The latter
revelation is ~corroborated 10y y well
known New York gentleman who vas in
st. Peterhurr when the rebellion began
ana who during an unofficial call upon
Prince Gortschakon was shown hy the
Chancellor al order written in .AleNan-
der's " hand directing his admiral to
repor, 70 rresiden, Lincoln for orders n
case England or France sided with the
Confederatcs
am NJ = stunt hers In the back
woods FOR readinS matter Tor u very
Intelligent Italian farm hand. Can YOU
give me tho name Of n reputable
Italian daily or weekly that is pub
lished in this country" n you can II,
will help ne and also one of our would
be citizens. \ n. X.
The following nevspspers are among
those published in Italian in New York
city: The AraIdo. BoHctino dcHa Sord.
Corricye dItnin and n Proorcsso Ndlo-
Ame,cdno
Can YOU o, any OF the leaders of THE
T. tell me- OF - place in or near New
York. not cha ritabie. which my husband.
WI has lost his sight. could enter and
vhe'c he could learn something useful
that would help to make him indie
pendent, s"lt~-respectiuC and Interested In
D. Ure? He has become very nervous from
yhink.ng about his aTiction and having
nothing TO do. CONSTANT READER.
Try Lighthouse No. !, at III Eas;
Fifty-ninth street Tt supply such help
as you describe Is one Of the purposc Of
the Institution.
Is it tru" that Buenos Ayres has the
finest buildings of any city In both
Americas FG,NEIIN II. ,RIGGs.
Bucuos Ayrcs has MANY hne buildings.
both public and private, hui friends of
other cities would hardly admit that they
are the finest in both Americas.
WA YOU please say whclhe' John
Robinson preceded +. r Btrnum In OYER
atinE q circus" ANDREW PENpLEroN.
JOIN Robinson preceded +. T. Bornum.
The Greatest Show on Earth date, from
1871. Previously Earuum had Won fame
through his museums.
Il. II. Whceler-The Rev Dr. Thomas
=. Hal, author OF the article printed in
iTur SIS. = q mrmbcr % tn" faculty of
the Union Theological Seminary. New
Yoik.
In Tue SrN OF February /, the qucs-
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