Evening star., 1935-07-07

which was occupied by free colored
woman named Ford. Farther TO the
east lived q family named Elliot,
saddlemakers. The father made the
trees; one son. q blacksmith, put on
the irons. another fitted the leather,
while q daughter assisted in the sew
ing. This was case where everybody
worked but mother, and no doubt she
looked after the housework.
The southeast corner Of New York
avenue and Seventh street was then
vacant ground. and when the Post
Once Department ceased TO use the
space at r street between Sixth and
Seventh streets to burn the unclaimed
dead letters and refuse paper. this ma
terial was hauled here and destroyed.
What was then known as Spignuls
corner. at the northwest corner Of
Seventh and x streets, was then va
cant. but the owner Of the land, w. T.
Grifith, had erected two brick dwell
ines . short distance westward and
lived In one for number Of years
afterward.
Near the corner Of Eighth and K
streets there were two old-fashioned
brick houses setting back. Mr. De
Kraft living In one and Mr.. Lund
Washington residing for time in the
other.
IN 1s4o the Northern Liberty Fire
L Co. erected its engine house on
Mount Vernon Square about where is
the main entrance to the Public Ii
brary.
March 40. 1s46. President Polk gave
his consent to erect on this reservation
q market house, those most responsible
for urging this project being Col. Will
liam Doughty, David Saunders, H.
Cruttenden. John c. Harkness. ST.
neon Mattock. J. T. Walker. G. Gran
dali. H. S. Davis, Joseph Bryan, Isaac
Clarke, N 3. Van zandt, H. G.
ONeale and John Y. Bryant. Though
known generally as the Northern Lib
erty Market, yet its correct name was
the Northern Market. Boss" Shep-
herd. who raised Washington out Of
the mud and made a respectable city
Of it, had force Of workmen one Sep
tember evening in 1872 tear down this
market and the buildings attached to
it,
At an earlier period the orchard Of
o poor farmer named Orr. whose home
was on the Patent once site, extended
as far north as Mount Vernon Square.
In driving through the grounds of
Howard University few days ago the
writer was surprised not to see on the
campus or at some other prominent
place a statue to the memory Of Maj.
Gen. Oliver Otis Howard. who surely
did more than any one else to make
this notable institution possible.
OF course, the university itself Is
his greatest monument from an edu-
cational and humane standpoint, but
the service rendered his country by
this great soldier can never be over
looked. Indeed, on January %. 1854.
the Congress Of the United States. by
Joint resolution. declared that the
gratitude of the American people and
the thanks Of their representatives in
Congress are due to Mai. Gen. Howard
and the officers and soldiers Of the
Army Of the Potomac for the skill and
heroic valor with which they, at
Gettysburg, repulsed. defeated and
drove back broken and dispirited, be-
yond the Rappahannock, the veteran
army of the rebellion"
He was born in Leeds, Me. No
vember 8, 1880; entered West Point in
1850 and had a brilliant Army career,
participating. during the Civil War
in some Of the most important en-
gagements. In 1862, at the Battle
of Fair Oaks, fought May 81 and
June /, he was twice wounded, on the
latter day losing his right arm, yet.
less than four months later We find
him taking an active part IN the Bat
tie Of Antietam.
As major general Of volunteers he
took part in the Battle of Fredericks-
burg and was later with Hooker ut
Chancelorsville. At the Battle Of Get
tysburg, after the death of Gen.
Reynolds, he took command Of the
Union line, and It was for his valor
and Judgment upon this occasion that
the thanks of Congress were extended
to him.
Other battles followed previous to
his taking command of the Army Of
the Tennessee. His nomination to be-
come q brigadier general in the Reg
ular Army, to date from December
81, 1864, was confirmed by Congress,
and % years later he was nominated
by President Cleveland TO be q major
general In the regular establishment
Gen. Howard died at his home ut
Burlington. Vt. October 2e. 1909,
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