Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-03
Bill Was introduced in
House by Representa-
tive r. Walton Moore
HISTORIC WEAPON
Montgomery Was Killed
in the Assault on Que
bee Dec. 81, 1775-Was
PROPERTY of Miss Hunt.
(By Isaac Gregg)

sword of General Richard Mont
gomery, killed in the assault on
Quebec, December 81, 1775, was
transferred yesterday to the Ma
tional Museum, in accordance with
the joint resolution passed by
Congress on February p, and
signed by President Harding. The
transfer was made by Mr.. Gail
lard Hunt, acting on behalf of
Miss Julia Burton Hunt, the.
donor. The resolution was intro
duced in the House by Represen-
tative R. Walton Moore Of Vir-
ginia, and in the Senate by Sen
ator Wadsworth og New York.
According to the history of the
sword, printed in the House by
Mr.. Moore, James Thompson,
overseer of works in the Royal
Engineer Department at Quebec,
on December 81, ITS, immediate
Ily after the unsuccessful assault
upon the works by Montgomery
and his men, went out to see the
effect of the firing and found
Montgomery's body partly ex-
posed by the deep snow, lying
close by his side was the sword.
Thompson bequesthed the sword
to his son, James Thompson Har-
rover, who sold it to the Mar
quis of Lorne in 1878, Governor
General of Canada, who in turn
gave it to Victor Drummond,
charge d'affaires of Great Brit
ain at Washington. Mr.. Drum
mond gave the sword to Miss
Louise Livingston Hunt, then the
owner with her brother, the Hon.
Carleton Hunt of New Orleans,
and her sister, Miss Julia Barton
Hunt. of Montgomery Place, on
the Hudson, where Montgomery's
widow lived and died and where
other relics of General Montgom-
cry were preserved.
Miss Louise Livingstone Hunt /
intended to give the sword TO the
government but a prolonged ILL
ness before her death on Novem-
Der 10, 1914 prevented her from
carrying out her intention.
Carleton Hunt, formerly a
member of Congress from Loui-
siana, died August ii, 1921, MAX
ing Miss Julia Barton Hunt the
sole owner of the sword, which |
she has now presented to the gov
ernment, carrying out the wishes
of her sister, Miss Louise Livings-
ton Hunt.
One of the most unusual pro-
tests on record against the seat
ing of a Senator was filed with
the clerk of the Senate yes
terday afternoon by David X.
Hampstead, secretary of the
Democratic Congressional Com
mittee. The protest was against
the seating of Senator-elect Fess
of Ohio and was based on theI
charges of Fraud and misrepre-
sentation," the alleged fraud ,
consisting in Fess's represent
ing himself as a statesman when
in fact he is a "boob," and the
Misrepresentation consisting in
his posing as an educator when
he is a stupid" Hampstead was
formerly journal clerk of the
House of Representatives but
was dismissed last November at
the request of Mr.. Fess. The
Senator'S when told of Hemp
stead's action said he thought
the matter good joke.
America will have three en-
tries in the international balloon
race for the James Gordon Ben
nett cup. 1t was announced yes
terday at the headquarters of
the National Aeronautic Associa-
ton that three entries have al
ready been made by the Asso-
citation in behalf of the winners
of the elimination race soon to
be held in this country The cup
race will be held at BRUSSELS,
Belgium, September %, and is
an inter club challenge contest
! for trophy valued at 12,5oOI
francs.
The elimination race will be
held on May 80, and Detroit,
indianapolis, Milwaukee and San
Antonio are competing for the
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