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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1914)
THE 8EMLWEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. i& t, I 3 j 1 ft t ?! n IHE STAR SPANGLED E0 Honor Francis Scott Key at Bio Centennial. "OLD GLORY" 100 YEARS OLD September 12, 1814, Marked Opening of Three-Day Engagement In the War Which Gave Nation Most Stirring Anthem. Ualtlmore, Mil. Hultlmoro opened wide lier gates to guests from all over tho United Stntes when tho national Star-Spangled Banner centennial was opened thero for n week's duration. Sunday, Soptcmber C, was designated ns patriots' day, and was featured by a music fcstlvnj by a massed orches tra and a chorus of 5,000 voices. Sop tembor 7 was featured as Industrial day with n parado of COO floats. Tho middle states regatta was rowed on that day. Francis Scott. Key day, on Septem ber 8, was observed with a floral auto mobile pnrado, a reception on battle ships In (ho harbor, a night carnival and tournament and colonial lawn fetes. On Soptombor 10, fraternal day, a parado with 00,000 fraternal men In line, accompanied by CO bands, nnd CO flouts, was followed In tho evening by a fratornal ball. September 11 wan celobratod ns army and navy day. In tho ovcnlng thero was a military ball to tho presi dent, tho cabinet, stato governors and other distinguished guests. Septem ber 12, Star-Spangled Manner day, saw tho original flag of Stars and Stripes borno through tho city to Fort Mc- Francis Scott Key. Henry, tho escort consisting of Pres ident Wilson, stato govornors and a picked guard of 100 mon from each of tho states of tho union In 1814. PreBldont Wilson addressed tho guests at tho dedication of Fort Mc Henry ob n city park. But perhaps greatest of all spectacles waB tho for mation of a living Star-Spangled Ban ner by 10,000 school children, who sang tho national anthem to tho ac companiment of massed bands nurn berlng 1.C00 mUBlclans. Tho final dny wns peaco day, when universal peaco was tho thomo In nil Baltimore churches. Tho summer of 1811 wns not a bright ono for tho nrms of tho United States. On land It wns marked by constant dofeat, culminating In tho burning of Washington August 23. But tho end of thnt summer, never theless, witnessed a glorious event, celebrated In doathless verso wrung from tho heart of a burning patriot, who hnd witnessed tho night bombard ment of tho fortress which protected his natlvo Bhoroa and know not until morning wholhor tho bravo llttlo fort luul successfully withstood tho as sault or not. There was no tolcgraph In 18U, few nnd spnrso moans of communication, but after tho skirmish of August 23, sometimes called "battlo" of Blndens burg, a llttlo Maryland town, six mllor. from WnBhlugton, whoro about throe thousand raw militia, mostly farmors weio quickly routed by tho trained nerans of (Jen. Hobort Boss, tho Brit ish commander, tho nlr about Haiti, more wns allvo with iiqwh nnd rumors of disaster. Tho British floot, which hud loft Ber muda u month before, was sailing nlong tho Chesapeako bay nnd Its trlb utnry rivers, burning and destroying; Washington was In ruins, owing to a disgraceful act of vandalism porpo trnted mulnly through tho agency of Admiral Cleorgo Cockburn, who nftor wards conveyed Napoleon to St. Hel ena. Balllmoio scorned Irrotrlovnbly doomed. In Us defense It could only marshal n "homo gunrd, principally consisting of boj-B and old men or Bal timore, n fow couutry companies of militia, hastily recruited from sur rounding Maryland towns and from York and Ilnnover In Pennsylvania, nnd about ono thousand real soldlors Bparcd to tho defense or tho city, In nil about ten thousand mon, under tho command of Gen. Samuel Smith a Bovolutlonnry veteran, and General Strlcklor, tho former as commander-in-chief of tho defense of tho city nnd the latter an nctlvo head of tho de fensive) operations. 00 BANNER IH BALTIMORE CITY To aid in these operations of de fonso was Fort Mcllenry, at tho mouth of tho Patapsco river, just out sldo or the city, by no means a formld nblo fortress. It was not bomb-proof, and Its armament, oven for that day, was woefully inadequate. On the op posite sldo of tho river earthworks had been hastily thrown up under tho direction of General Smith, and behind theso woro mounted 100 small cannon. This wns at a placo then known as "Hampstoad Hill," and It still bears that name, although it is Included In whnt Is now Patterson park, ono of Bnltlmoro'B pleasuro grounds. Guns wero also posted at North Point, some dlstnnco away, and at Lazaretto Point, directly opposite Fort Mcllenry. To tho hurried erecting of theso for tifications practically tho cntiro popu lation of Baltimore men, women and chllflrnn .flnt-ntn1 ffcnlf nu unntl tin It was learned that tho British purposed nn attack upon tho city. On Septomber 11 tho dread nowB that tho enomy'a floot was off tho har bor was mado known. This floot con sisted of CO BhlpB, nn extremely pow erful nrmuda for that day, carrying 9,000 veteran troops. Troops wero landed from tho fleet on Monday, September 12, and on that day began tho first light, known as "tho battlo of North Point." For tho number of men engaged, it was an ex ceedingly sanguinary affair. It began by an untoward happening to tho British nnd ended with tho Americans In possession of tho field, nfter a hot fight of doubtful Issue. Hiding at tho head or his troops, Gcnornl Boss was tho first man to fall. A fow American skirmishers posted along tho lino of march of tho British Baw their approach. Tradi tion has It that two young sharpshoot ers, Danlol Wells and Henry C. Mc ComnB, selected General Rosti as tholr target In the hope of linking tho Brit ish ndvnnce, and fired nt him with un orrlng aim. Theso two boys, respect ively eighteen nnd nlnoteon years old, wero secreted In a clump of busheB and Immediately nfter they had mor tally wounded tho BrltlBh commander they woro killed, ns they wero certain to bo, 'by a tremendous volley fired into thelr Bholter. A monument to thoso two' lads stands todny In AI squlth squnre, at tho conjunction of Gny, Monument and Alsqulth streets, In tho city of Baltimore, being ono of tho several structures of tho kind which gtvo It tho namo or tho "Mon umental city." But this disaster only meant a tem porary check to tho British. Under the direction or Admiral Cockburn and Colonel Brooke, they continued to advanco, and In tho early afternoon began tho real battlo of North Point. Tho Americans wero short of ammuni tion, but determinedly poured a flro or shot, slugB, old nnlls nnd scrap Iron Into their foes. Fearful oxecutlon wns dono during tho hour nnd a half or this fight's duration, aftor which Gen eral Strlckler fell back In good order to his base, near Hampstoad Hill. Tho American loss was 1C0 killed nnd tho British COO. A heavy rainstorm halted further fighting ror tho dny, and at night, leav ing tholr campflres burning, tho Brit ish wlthdrow to tho cover or tholr ships, dofentod In their nttempt to carry tho defending works, nnd trust ing to tholr fleet to rcduco Fort Mc llenry nnd thus glvo thorn an easier entrance Into tho cjty. And lu tho moantimo what or tho fort? During tho day of tho battlo or l4. Jissr 1. &x9m&& of wfcs.;- K&2&L v.ak5 . " -Mia '. T;2i-is - View of Old Fort McHcnry. North Point It wns Idlo, Its dcrenders, under tho lutropld Major Gcorgo Arm iBtead, awaiting tho Inevitable attack. It camo tho next morning. In order to provont tho pnssago or tho BrltlBh floot Into tho mouth or tho rlvor und thus rondor It ablo di rectly to bombard Baltimore, a lino or hulks was sunk nciosa tho rlvor. This acted as an effectual barrlor and tho bombardment of tho ships wna from off tho mouth or tho stream. Tho British ships had better offen sive weapons than tho fort. Tholr cannon cnrrled farther and sont n vcr ltablo rain or bombs and shot Into tho fort all thnt day and tho following night. Major Armistend nt first ropllod sturdily, but ho found that his can non had not BUfllcIont range to rench tho enemy's ships, wisely, then, ho hold his flro nnd awaited events. Ab a hostllo vessel ossnyod to creop closer to tho fort tho defenders' lira drovo It off. Ono ship wns quickly dis abled and was towod out of range by smaller boats. Tho fort, although In flicting llttlo damage, was bturdily holding Ub own. Admiral Cockburn. In rimrun nt Dm i fleot, determined upon on assault, and ?as$'v to. this end sent a storming party of 1,250 picked men In small boats to es say tho ramparts or tho fort. Tho In tense darkness of tho night aided this project, but as the party 'vnu about to land It was discovered. A terrible fire camo from tho fort, and although tho British behaved with great valor, they wero beaten off, two of their vessels woro sunk and many men wero killed This storming attempt was riot re peated, although tho bombardment continued, not ceasing until seven o'clock In tho morning of tho four teenth, after n night of flro and ter ror in which 1,800 shells woro thrown Into tho fort by its assailants, But tho attack was frustrated, and, daunted by their heavy losses, tho stern re- Mrs. Mary Pattersglll, Who Made tho Flag. slstnnce they hnd encountered and tho death of their general, tho British drew off and tho fleet, with the army aboard, sailed away. It was a great victory, moro Impor tant than It would have been from Its direct effect, for It heartened Ameri cans cast down by a succession of land defeats. Still greater, however, was this vic tory, for Its horrors wero tho birth pangs of a song which has since stirred Americana ror a hundred years. During tho bombardment or Fort Mc llenry, Francis Scott Key, lawyer-sol-dler-poct, wroto "Tho Star-Spangled Banner," actually, ir not officially, tho national anthem. After tho fight at Bladensburg, tho British fleet had mado Its way. down tho Potomac river and up Chesapeake bay. Landings of troops wero fre quent end theso orten burned homes on tho countryside.. During ono or theso forays an aged physician, Dr. William Beanos of Upper Marlbor ough, Murylaud, had arrested sonio British soldiers for wanton destruc tion or his proporty. He was captured and held n prisoner upon tho prison ship Mlnden. Doctor Beanos was a closo friend of tho Koy rnmlly, and to effect his re leaso Francis Scott Koy, under a flag of truco, made his way to the British admiral. He was courteously received and accomplished his purpose but neither ho nor Doctor Bennes was al lowed to land Immediately, because just at this tlmo tho bombardment or Fort Mcllenry had been resolved upon and It was reared that they might re veal the British plans. During tho terrlblo night or Septem ber 13, In nil tho horrors or the bom bardment, Key and Doctor Beanes paced tho deck or tho Mlnden, rear rul at every lull In tho firing that tho bravo llttlo fort had fallen. Thtf fact that tho fort's guns could not carry to tho hostllo ships and thorororo early ccasod firing until tho ships camo within rnngo, lent apparent corrobora tion to their tears. Morning broke, a fair, bright Sep tember morning, and In tho soft hazo tho blushing Bun revealed tho great flag which had been especially mado for tho fortress by Mrs. Mary Patters gill of Baltimore In her homo at GO Al bemarle street, In a houso which still stands. Key's joy was boundless. Tho words of tho first stnnzn of his glorious song of freedom formed them selves In his mind. Ho and his com panions were released n few hours af terward, and In n small boat, on tholr wuy to Baltimore, tho song wns writ ten. It was found to fit perfectly to a then popular English tune. "Anncreon In Heaven," Tho poem was finished that night September 11, 1811. Tho noxt morning It was printed, nnd that evening Soptcmber IB, it was sung with rejoicing in all tho taverns nnd public places In Bnltltnoro, for by that tlmo tho BrltlBh fleet had Balled away and tho city waB Bafo. Tho city or Baltimore, which was saved from an enemy a contury ago, near which FrnnclB Scott Koy wns born In 1770, nnd where ho died In 1813, honored by a nation, has do voted a week to colebr.itlon of Its de liverance which culminated Soptombor 14, n hundred years from tho day or tho birth or tho natlonnl nnthom and ot tho sailing nway, dofontcd, or tho menacing fleot of tho Invader. To the Const In a Wheelbarrow. Chicago. Stephen Moynhort, Alec Fries and John Jnnossy, r.owspapor men, nro travollng from .Now York to tho Panama exposition In a wheel barrow, each taking turns riding, nnd hnvo reached Chicago. They started on tho journoy on Mny 7 nnd expect to reach their destination on Mny 1, 1015. Tho party makes Its expenses by ad dressing meotlngs and wilting for Hungnrlun newspapers Uncle Sam Makes Fine ASHINGTON. When tho nvcrago citizen beholds tho beautiful lines ot tho modern federal buildings In most of tho principal cities of tho United States, ho probably does not realize s m ftJ- -2D agency. For tho first 75 ears of our national existence tho public bullalngs wero 1 ut up In n sort of haphazard way. Commissions appointed by the secre tary of the treasury selected tho architect of a building and attended to all tho details of Its construction. The result was that no fixed Idea waa car ried out, and our earlier public buildings had no uniformity of design at all. Today It Is different. Undo Sam haB become an architect on hla own .account, nnd ho Is designing his own buildings. Tho result Is thnt ono muy now recognize tho new federal buildings of tho country on sight by their uniformity of stylo. Thero Is just enough diversity In detail to prevent too much similarity. ' In times past the government roamed the whole world" over to find now ideas l.i architecture, nnd In tho older federal buildings ono may see every thing from tho Gothic down to tho Romanesque. But after trying them all, tho clnuslc style based on tho best French and English influence lis illustrated by tho Senate olllco building in this city, has been decided upon as embody ing tho best that there is in beauty and utility In architecture. An example of somo of the failures of bygone dnys Is the old Washing ton poit ofllce on Pennsylvania avenue and tho Municipal building which Supervising Architect Wenderoth styles "an architectural nightmare." A Boston architect Imported tho Roma:iesquo stylo along In the eighties, and mado n great hit with it In Boston and Cincinnati. Then came along tho supervising architect at that time with a determination to copy tho stylo In tho Washington post ofllce. He did so, and the result speaks for itself. Eleventh - Hour Stories VICE-PRESIDENT MARSHALL has eleventh hour. In fact, he usually flfty-flv.9 minutes. The consequence is ber to convene that body of solemn toilers ho is apt to have a half sup pressed, smllo on his face, and tho Rev. Forest J. Prettyman, the senato chaplain, has even moro difficulty In maintaining tho serious countenance of a man about to lead In prayer. Hero Is tho way the thing works out: Along about 11:30 Marshall shifts from hla office In tho senato office building to his room Mn tho capitol. A fow minutes before noon tho chs.pIuInconies to bo In readiness to accompany tho vice-president into tho chamber. Now, for somo unac countable reason, the presence or tho chaplain makes Marshall think ot a funny story. At about flvo minutes prior to the hour of opening tho senate ho Btarts to tell this story with calm deliberation. Tho golden moments speed on their way, and by tho tlmo Marshall has the basic part or his story outlined It lacks-only two minutes or less until twelve o'clock. All hands begin to grow nervous nnd tho sergeant-at-arms comes to tho door, watch In hand, to make cortnln that the vice-president Is going to reach his seat In due season. Marshall gets up from his desk and proceeds across tho corridor, still working toward tho point to his story, and by a burst of speed gets out tho climax just as ho pushes open the door Into the senate chamber. Chaplain Prettyman has his choice then of not laughing at tho story, which would perhaps be impolite on his part, or or laughing and then pulling his raco back into shape ready to offer prayer while walking tho fow stops from the door to the rostrum. Small Boy Finds Red Flag; Nearly Wrecks Train A TWELVE- EAR-OLD boy came near causing a disastrous rear-end col f llslon on tho Metropolitan branch of tho Baltimore and Ohio railroad near the scene of the Terra Cotta wreck, the other morning, when ho flngged and halt tho Hagerstown train boom ing down tho lino behind. A rear-end collision was narrowly averted through tho agility of tho flagman, who put sufficient space between hlmseir nnd tho Frederick train to glvo the second engineer stopping room. In tho menntlmo, tho engineer, conductor and many passengers piled out nnd surrounded young Shipley, demanding to know tho danger. Unabashed, tho boy explained that he hnd found a red flag on tho track and wanted to return It." Ho was questioned closely, but to no further effect. Tho conductor took tho flag, and trainmen unanimously ndmitlod that they hnd encountered a ronmrknblo caso of an honest boy. They ndded with some show of bitterness, however, that thero aro times when too much lion esty Is not tho best policy. Sightseeing Indians Amused at Boys' Warfare TWO Indians wers sightseeing up Capitol Hill way. Both woro civilized to tho extont of cheap clothes that didn't fit, nnd, ns smnll concessions to n tribal past, each woro a single quill In his gray sombrero. Also, ono woro gold hoop earrings, and tho other dis played on his breast u Catholic incdal and cross. Thoy shuffled along list lessly until, ns tljoy camo to the li brary, each stopped with sudden alert nebH to watch two t'ny boys playing on tho grass. Each small chap had on nn Indian suit ot hrown cambric with a war bonnet or turkey quills And each wuvod a t.nsol stool toma hawk and danced exactly nt real In dians don't do and nover did. And when ono boy put his hatchet between his teeth nnd cruwlod over tho grass to attack a portly black nurso who mado bollovo she didn't know what was coming to her, tho two who woro tho real thing looked nt each other and chuckled. And Inside tho library thero aro doubtless many books benutirully bound -and U'ustrntod to prove that tho rod man la a stole who Jms never boon Stiown to amllo. Reputation as Architect that In addition to his many other voca tions nnd professions, Undo Sam is also an architect, represented nt pres ent by Oscar Wenderoth, supervising architect of tho treasury. Yet, Undo Sam Is making a wonderful reputa tion for himself in this capacity. Not only Is ho doing good work, but ho is being widely copied, and thoso who nro acquainted with the facts realize Hint lm Is dnliii? mnrn tn Rp.t the fusil- (' Ion and elovato tho standard of archi tecture In this country than any other of the Vice-President a habit of telling a funny story at tho waits until tho eleventh hour and about that when he enters the senate cham tho Frederick local duo hero from Frederick, Md at 8:30 o'clock. As usual, tho train was crowded, as was tho Hagerstown train, follow ing it. Tho engineer of tho Frederick local Jammed on his emergency brakes, when ho saw Robert Shipley, who lives at Stott's, near tho district lino, frantically waving a red flag on tho track ahead, not far from tho Stott station, Quick work was necessarv to flag Firsi in wiy4Itmg Ftnt in Quality First in Rctulta First in Parity First in Economy and for these reason Calumet Bait In ff Powder Is first in tho hearts of the millions of housewives vha use it and know it. 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