The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-06
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

NY Iatner, joel Ia. CkW was .
years old when President Andrew Jack.
son visited New York. " AS my father
was born in 1926 this must have been
1894. jackson rode at the head Of a
procession UP Broadway. He carried
his hat In his hand. My father recalled
that his hair stood UP straight m thick,
just as we see 1t on the old black 9 cent
postage samps. Father stood or a cart
belonging to his uncle. Anthony Allaire.
who kept a butcher shop near Cortlandt
street. The cart was at Cortlandt street
and Broadway. Can you tell me II the
occasion was the procession in honor
Of Lafayette. held In New. York on
June &c. 1912 That. too. my father
witnessed. A horse was led in the pro-
cession with Lafayette's boot tied n
on each side Of the saddle. Did my
father attend two professions. one With
Gen. Jackson ut its head and the other
when Lafayette was honored? I should
like also to learn something about An
thonf A,i1ire's shop. He was q cousin.
I believe. Of James Allaire. who made
the engines for Robert Fulton's hrst
steamboat. GEORGE L. Rock will,
l. We nav not been able 70 satisfy our
selves hat President Jackson headed
the Lafayette procession. There is no
mention Of the presence Of Gen. jack
son in THE Sun Of the day after. nor
Is he mentioned in the careful "Orders
OF the Procession printed In THE Sun
on the morning Of June 20. 1894. This
programme says that the grand marshal
Of the day. Gilbert Hopkins. was to lead
the way. followed, by the military under
Major-Gen. Morton.
II Anthony Allaire was a cousin Of
James Ailaire he was a direct descend
ant Of the Huguenot Alexander. Allaire.
who came to this, country from La
Rochelle. The beginnings Of the family
here are described In the Arsr volume OF
THE History Of tho Several Towns.
Manors and Patents of the County Of
westchester." &C.. by the Rev. Robert
Bolton. This work Is in the local his
tory room Of the New York Public Lii
brary.
Replying to the query by Maxcy Rob
bins az TO the wood cutting record. I
beg to say that on September 25. 1908,
as I remember IL. n Professionalism
named Ed Moote. then In the employ
of the Amsden Lime Company at Ans
den, Vt. made the trial OF which Mr..
Robbins. speaks. although the task was
only half that mentioned-fve cords.
Maxwell 'Evarts was one OF the owners
Of the lime company. OF which I was
then general manager. The task set
Moote was TO fell. cut into four foot
i lengths. split and pile five cords OF mar
ketable wood bel ween sunris" and sun
set. a trifie less than twelve hours. lie
completed his task with about two hours
time 10 spare. and with over a ha'f
cord OF wood more than was needed.
The trial attracted considerable atten-
ton In the press Of New England and
a large number OF people came TO watch
it. among them Mr.. Evarts. Stephen
Palmer. Samuel G.. Blythe. Senator
Snooncr and other men well known in
Washington. The cutting was lone on
Mr.. Evar,s's farm In Windsor. Vi.
VIII YOU kindly give me a brief ac-
count 81 the working of the gy roscopic
compass &. H. c.
You can do no better than to consul,
the article on Compass" in the New In
%terna,ional Encyclopedia (pood. Mead
1910 at the public libraries.
In looking through a reference book
find the birth OF Jesus Christ TOOK place
In the year 4 b. C. How could that
possibly be- . &C. MoRoAS.
T7h- Attempt 70 dsSs things forward
and backward from the birth OF Chris:
Wa afsl made in ySs A u. by a, Roman
abbot. Dioiys .us ENtSuus. He regarded
75t after the founding Of Rome. Early
CHRISTIANS had pu. g. in the veal OF
Rome $50.
Tic abbot's belated attempt to da.e
.hinaS from Chris,s birth WAS probably
Inaccurate and the proper definition OF
the Chr stan era Is that Il begins with
January l In the fourth year of the
i?4th olympiad and the 1884 from the
founding OF Rome. II 10 the 1854 from
the founding OF Rome because. In intro
ducing his system Dionysius went back
20 the March IS preceding 10 start his
year.
According to the New International
Encyclopedia (Dodd. Mead 1919. the
latest computation is tina, Christ was
born in the year s B. C. or the year
: B. c.
which Ia the shortest railroad. in
miles, from New York to Chicago
f. A.
The Pennsylvania tho distance by
this road Is e0s miles.
In. n discussion, the other day with a
friend regarding odd pronunciations. my
interest was aroused by his reference to
an amusing case that was set forth In
THE T. some twenty-five or thirty
Years back. II had TO do with the name
~Connaughton. would ask that, II pos
s,ble. you rcpubilsh the matter, for II the
recollection OF II has remained so long
with my friend I'm sure many OF your
readers would be pleased with its re-
appearance. THOMAS p. MURPHY.
We cannot trace It, but shall be glad
II some reader can recall its substance.
Are the East and Harlem rivers RI ally
rivers? ."-. +. +.
They are both t!dewater channels and
are best described as natural canals.
Anent the inquiry of w. NJ. S. con-