New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-07-01
Incident of Forty Years Ago.

from the decay that more than threat
ems.
Incident of Forty Years Ago.
Once the Frenchmen and the Ger
mans came Ia Virginia shores in their
great ships and there was trouble.
Ii was at Yorktown forty years ago
next October that the Frenchmen and
Germans quarreled first with the Amer
lean authorities and then with each
other. Ii Mas the Americans fault,
probably, in the first instance, but
they committed the Offense unwilling
ly and made amends when they could.
The trouble was that in making
amends they patched up the German
pride while wounding that of the
French still more sorcly.
The Germans were invited to AXE a
hand in the celebration of the centen-
mai of the surrender of CORVALLIS
because of the part Baron Steuben
bore in the struggle of the Americans
for their liberties. There were no
Germans, 50 far as is known, AT the
battle of Yorktown. where the French
bore "A heroic part in the fight ncv-
crtheloSS, al the instance of llOratio
seymour of New York, the German
nation was given Il principal share in
the COMMUNICATION exercises in the
village and harbor of Yorktown. If
lloratio seymour were living today
he probably would he sorry that he
interfcrcd in behalf of the Germans at
that celebration.
Here and there in Yorktown are
substantial old dwelling Of the colo
NAL period. They will outlaSt many
buildings of a later day for they
We're founded ON the rock of honest
construction. one old place has tow
ering chimneyS that. with the rest of
he house, have "a Iimr-wcary look.
but dissolution is not in sight because
the builders huildcd we'll. This is the
Thomas Nelson house, and for a time
CORVALLIS made ii his headquarters,
II fact which came to the knowledge
of the owner, who was with Washing
ton in the ranks of the hrSicgerS.
Col. Nelson Shelled His Own House.
Colonel Nelson Won 10 the com
maudcr in chief and told him that the
British general was in his house, and
that if the guns could be brought to
bear with the residence ms "A mark
CORVALLIS might be- crushed under the
falling walls if there was n good heavy
gun markSman in tn" American army.
They tell you today in Yorktown that
Colonel Nelson odd his chief that he
would sacrifice fifty homestrads if he
owned them to put CORVALLIS on the
hospital list.
The American gunncrs fired away
at the walls of the Nelson house and
hit them three or four times. Corn
wallis VAS there, but ii did not take
him long To learn the drift of the
shooting, and he took refuge in Il
ave under n puraprt of brick work
and sand, and there he lay safely.
knowledge of the change of h%eadquar-
tiers came to Washington and the
mouths of the old smuoth-bure cannon
were turned away from the Nelson
of the firing.
Victory Memorial Building.
Constant Inquiries are coming to
Washington, addressed generally to
real purpose of the George Washing
memorial building, also To be
known as the Victory Memorial
building, which is TO be erected here
at a cost of several millions of dol
lars.
Representative Julius Kahn, chair.
of the house committee on mill
affairs, has seen fit to set forth
the intent of congress in the matter
Of the memorial building. lie says
the intent is that the auditorium in
building shall be available for
such conventions as are civic, scien-
tific, educational, patriotic, and ma
or international In character.
1t is now believed that the corner
stone for the great building will be
aid on Armistice day, November IL.
that Marshal Foch of the French
will be present in this city 10
AXE part In the ceremonies. Ii is
also probable that Admiral Beatty Of
he British navy will be present. The
general and the admiral have been
invited by the municipal officials of
City, Mo-, to be present at
he convention of the members of the
american Legion which will be held
here the last week In october of this
year. General Foch tentatively has
accepted the invitation and General
acceptance is expected.
Much has beer written about the
.ictory Memorial building. 1t Is pos.
iblc today 10 write something more
concerning il because the half
million dollars necessary To start the
on its way already has been
ubscribcd.
Gold and Blue Stars in the Ceiling.
Since last writing about the great
memorial, new plans have developed.
will be possible for any individual
r any organization. by subscribing a
mou of money, TO secure 4
he insertion in the great ceiling II J
building of a gold star in memory A.,
f any soldier who went TO his death .
the war, or a blue star for any 4,
older who gave his services 10 his \
The place will be gloriously A.,
tar-studded and the coupling of SEN /,
ment with the beauty Of the deco
ltion will lend additional character to
building.
The q. A. r.. the American Legion.
ne Spanish war veterans. the veter. 7
rs Of all wars, and the various or r