Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-27
BRONZE TABLET MARKING
HOWE'S ARMY ROUTE
Historic Epoch Recalled on Satur-
day at Patriotic Ceremony
Near Kaolin.

A bronze tablet on an iron pedestal,
announcing "hcrc General Howe's army
entered Chester county September =,
l77T, on its march from Head of tlk to
nrandywiue battlefield and erected by
the Chester county Historical Society,
was dedicated Saturday afternoon,
Five hundred persons participated in
The d.dicatorv ceremonies, which were
held az Hagpertys shops, near South
wood station. ON the l.andcnbcrg branch
az the Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad, one mile
west az uockcssin and half "a mile south
of kaolin The marker is on James Miles
land. which touches both sides ot the
warc-pcnnsylvania' State llre and
ahuts the road leading from Baldwin
Corner TO Avondale.
.bdce ! Frank T.. llauSe, president OF
IA, Chester County Historical Society,
presidcd. Rev John ID. Blake, pastor OF
the Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church
offered prayer, and Charles l.. Martz'
professor of history at the West Chester
State No, NAL School. Judge Henry {.
Conrad of Georgetown, General James
N Wilson. Il. :. A.. retired, of Whining
Ton and Colonel George \. Elliott, presi-
dent of the Delaware Historical Society
made interesting addresses
Professor Martz said General Wash
inutons army consisted uf IL 900 mex
p,r,enced mon, while General Howe had
well accounted force of $4,000 soldiers
including 5000 ll,sslans Washington
awaited the approach of Howe, who ar
rived Al the Delaware capcs with 800
boats hut charged his course and came
M the Chesapeake 10 Head of Elk,
where his troops landed and began their
march 10 Philadelphia. British horses
wrrr turucd loose. and many died Howe
had supply tram and . few pieces oil
artillery Ilis army Travelled 10 miles
each dav Washington. accompanied by
Green and Lafayette, rccOnnoltcrcd from
Iron Hlll and saw lluwcs camp. During
severe storm they obtained shelter IN
nearby house and the next day they
asccrtaincd u was the home Of an ardent
TurcV. Washington lined up hls troops
for combat. hat Howe bore eastward,
and the Amcrcans f,ll back IN good order.
gctting ready for "A manwuvrc, with
Mashirgton's scouts harassing the en-
cmy After their victory on the Brandy
vine battlefield the British went To Phil
adclphla. which they entered September
-
ludgc Connd stated Howe's tirst
thought probably was 20 attack Phil
adelphla. the capital Of the l3 colonies.
Mining nf the Delaware made II impolitlc
to the Chcsapetkc BAY. His troops land
.d and started on the march TO Phil
adclphla The direct route was by the old
stone road south of Iron Hill and thence
20 Glasgow, 90 Christiana, to stanton, TO
Newport Thinking Howe would take
tins route Washington came TO VIII
muCiou and later moved southwark and
vent INTO camp near klamcnsI. Howe's
march. however. was past CooCh Bridge,
Glasgow and Iron Hin. where his entire
force oncamped WashIngtons scouts
harasscd the enemy. and there was an
engagement al Coochs Bridge, where the
Americans fcll hack On September ),
thrto DAYS before the hattie Of the Brandy
vino. Hoves army moved northward.
Judgc Conrad quoted from the diary OF
Captain James MontroSsor, chief en-
rin,er II the British army. The British
moved two hours before daylight, during
remarkable boroalrs. They passed through
a very strong country Three alarm guns
were fired IN WashIngton's camp, con
joctured 20 he AT Newport. Gold weatfe-
was experienced al Newark, whence the
BRUSH proceeded To New Garden. Cen
oral kniphuysen reached kennett Square
al II y. m September 9. General Corn
wallis arrived there the next day, after
camping for night At Hockessln. Judge
Conrad thought the British marched on
Chapel street when passing through New
ARK and proceeded thence to Mill Creek
hundred. Coroner kctch and Southwood
station. He read Edward y Nallandig
ham graphic account OF the march
through Newark.
General Wilson doubted the correctness
az an assertion that the American flag
was first displayed al CoOch : Bridge and
said Il probably was first displayed at the
battle of the Brandywine. He stated
thu flag Is usually kept at reglmental
headquarters and II was improbable
that the eight or ten American scouts
no went 10 Cooch's Bridge took the en-
Ven there
blColoncl Elliott quoted Joseph Town
send Of Baltimore when describing Howe :
march lie also announced that the
Delaware Historical Society Will mark
historical places IN tins State.
james Miles was voted thanks for cour-
tesy and assistance and was elected an |
honorary member of the Chester County
Historic Society
The following committees arranged for
the dedication. General committee,
Judge J. Frank T. Hause, Lewis X.
Stubs Francis ID Brinton, George B. |
johnson, Charles l. Martz George B. |
Mccormick and A Thomas Smith, local |
committee John NJ. Walker, Colonel
Henry A du Pont General James H. !
Wilson, Francis NJ Walker, Colonel |
George A. Elliott Christopher l.. Ward, |
Judge William :. Pnckctt. James Miles,
Mars NJ. HollIngsworth, Lewis Lafferty,
William j. Narburton, Philip Chandler
and Clarence i. Brown
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