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.OVHItNOHS ISLAND," snys ono of Its
chroniclers, lining tho Indian tianip Png
Knock, Ilea llko an oinorntd gem pendent
on tho groen chnln ' of Long Iflland."
Cortalnly It novcr deserved Hiich a pic
turusquo (Inscription nioro than It does
this spring.
It suggests among other things a fit
ting plttco for futuro peace conferences.
It Ih trno that thorn nro wnrllkn tminhnn
I-'ort Jay, tho ono tlmo Fort Columbus,
and Custlo William, thn nlc nr-ron nn Mm
norm unoro wncre is situated tho arsenal of tho
ordnance corps, tho commlsBary buildings, battered
and gray as soasoncd veterans, tho green turf,
marked off horo and thoro with hugo ennnon balls,
but tho general atmosphere Ih so peaceful that If It
woro not for tho skyline of mlnnrotB and .towers,
seen through a purplish smoko whenever you make
a turn, you could not bellovo yourself near tho nols
lest city In tho world.
Governors Island Is tho headquarters of tho do
partment of tho enftt. On thin small plot of ground,
which ono of tho Htnff described as being "two miles
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nd larger In winter," la transacted tho principal
business for tho military territory extending
long the Atlantic coast from Maine to Texas
nd west to the Mississippi, oxcluslvo of the mid
western states, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michi
gan. One battalion of the 20th Infantry Is now sta
tioned at Governors Island under tho command of
Gen. Thomas H. Harry, who came there from
West Point last Septombor, succeeding the late
Gon. Frederick Dent Grant.
Several years ago congress appropriated 1,
100,000 for the reconstruction of Governors Island
nd 103 acres have finally been reclaimed from
the bay. Further Improvements were suggested,
nd In 1008 ox-Prosldent Taft approved plans for
regimental post, but nothing has been dono
Ince then to carry them out. It was Intended to
tnako of the Island the finest military post In tho
world. All the old buildings wore to be razed,
Fort Jay, South Battery and Cnstlo William alone
to remain. Tho first was to- bo thetcentor of
park with a castellated tower, Its moat, draw
bridge, flno old gateway and sallyport to bo unln
terfored with. The barracks woro to bo of tho
latest model, with evory appliance for comfort
nd use and to house a full roglment of 1,200
raon. Magnificent parade and athletic grounds,
libraries, piers for passengers and freight and
rows of commodious dwellings for tho officers
were Included In the plans.
Following this Arm of architects presented an
von more elaborate design. This latest plan has
been approved by several prominent men and
representative societies.
To the casual glance at present every house on
Governors Island would be bettered by coat of
paint, nut complalnta are rarely heard, notwith
standing the dictum that an army officer who
doesn't complain has something the matter with
him. This military station Is ono of the postes
de luxe; It Is hard to get there and one hns to
pry an Incumbent away. So when tho authori
ties at Washington spell "economy" out loud the
officers at the post are obediently silent.
General narry's house, an old-time dwelling, Is
three-minute walk from tho landing, and direc
tions to reach It are given by a trio of -guards
unntng themselves undor a large placard bear
ing the Inscription "Do Not Loiter." With this
example of military obedience In mind, you cross
the sward resplendent with anothor sign saying
'Keep Off the Grass," Btep up some cracked
ateps through which tender blades of grass are
springing and turning a corner face tho parado
ground on which many of tho houses, Including
General narry's, front Like the majority, his is
two-story-aodahalf structure and has an addi
tional wing or two to distinguish it.
The architecture or these old houses Ib thnt of
the late colonial period. Tho color Is a saffron,
dulled to brownish tint, the trimmings white
nd the blinds green. The latticed porch and bal
ustrades recall tho gingerbread work of tho
Dutch housewives preparing some special form of
ornamented cakes.
Along Colonel's Row, as one of the residential
trects is called, tho names are printed In black
letters on the rise of tho veranda Btops. Prize
babies and young pupplos freckle the parade
ground. Thoro Is no profusion of ftowors, but
horo and there are pansy beds kept trimly within
wooden frames. A groat snowball bush blooms
riotously In front of Gonoral Barry's door and tho
porfutne q honeysucklo Ib In the air. Most of
the gardening attention Is devoted to the lawns
and park, and the general offect Is that of clean
liness, order and discipline.
The Dutch name for tho Island was Nutting,
Nottlng, Nutten or Nut. It was so called, ob
vlously, for tho splendid orchards of nut troes,
but with tho exception of tho chestnuts horse,
not edible there is no traco at present of them.
Thoro nro six Lombardy pop
lars, remnant of tho hun
dreds Bent by Louis XVI. At
headquarters, a largo Iioubo
with Georgian front and high
celllngcd, roomy offlces, the
affairs of tho Island are man
aged. Here Lieutenant-Colonel
Ilaan, In command dur
ing General Darry's absence,
rccolvcs the reporter and
gives some of the Informa
tion contained herein.
He mentions, particularly among the active
, work of the post, the branch of the T. M. C. A.
conducted by Chaplain Edmund D. Smith, the
classes for enlisted men and the drills supple
mented now with the more picturesque music
drills or silent manual.
The military studont finds at present little to
Interest him, for tho Island is' not fortified, being
in no way a part of the scheme of fortifications,
which embraces Sandy Hook and tho mouth of
the harbor. Fort Jay, for 100 yenrs known as
Fort Columbus, but originally named for John
Jay, waB during the Civil war manned with heavy
guns, although not oven threatened. When Fort
Lafayctto was too crowded with prisoners at that
period Castlo William took charge of the over
flow and at ono tlmo housed over a thousand
prisoners. Among the noted prisoners who have
been confined thero was John Yates neall, the
Confederate spy.
Castlo William was completod In 1811 and Is
built ou bed rock. In one of the departmental
reports It Is described as "a stono towor with
fifty-two 42 and 32 pounders maintained on two
tlora under a bomb roof and a terrace Intended
to mount twenty-six 60-pound columblads." In
several other reports Castlo William Is referred
to as an "example of outgrown science."
In the museum on the island Is Sheridan's fa
mous horse, Winchester, who bore his master In
forty-seven battles.
In place of a regular army chapel, Trinity Cor
poratton has provided the Chapel of St. Cornelius
the Centurion for the use of the post. It Is
charming Gothic structure of granite, built near
tho old frame building, erected In 1847 by Dr. Mc
Vlckar, who taught ethics at Columbia college
during tho week and on Sunday preached In the
chapel he built and presonted to the Island him
solf. Garlanding tho chancel are several upright
posts connected with a heavy chain and a bronze .
tablet explains that thoy aro cannons used In tho
Bovoral battles of the Mexican war. Over the
choir, a doublo row of tattered battle flogs hang.
Ono Is a moro cobweb and tho light from tho
stained glass window shows a frInge"of blood
red threads and a splash of blue whoro stars
wero onco woven. This Is the last flag pulled
down In Cuba. Anothor of peculiar Interest Is
tho one under which Mnjor nellly died and which
was carried from Tien Tain In tho noxer uprising
In China.
Chaplain Smith Is about to publish a book on
Governors Island, for with the exception of a
monograph or two and somo scientific articles on
technical subjects, the place has practically been
overlooked by chroniclers. The book Is to bo
Illustrated with several rare prlntB and engrav
ings besides moro modern work, and contains
data thnt have never boon printed in this coun
try and ropresont years of the most untiring re
search on tho part of tho author.
Situated near what Is considered today one
of tho most valuable pieces of real estnto prop
erty in tho world. Governors Island was pur
chased (1637) by that shrewd old barator. Wouter
Van Twlllor, director genoral of Now Nether
lands, for Bomo nxe heads, a string of beads and
a few nails from two IndlanB whoso names,
Cakapotejon and Pohlwns, would Indlcato a great
er mentnllty than they Boom to hnve possessed.
Across Buttermilk channel, to the origin, naming
and history of which Chnplaln Smith devotes two
chapters of his book, Sara, tho first Christian
child to bo born ta tho Dutch colony, daughter of
Jorls Janson do, Itapnlyo, was tnken In n tub at a
very early age of her careor and furnished the
only thrilling narrative of the place for some
time.
For' Boveral years It furnished a convenient
landing place for the settlers' cattlo, nnd the first
building was erected (1098) by Van TwIJIer, and
this was set asldo by tho assembly nn holnc "Pnrt
of tho Denizen of His Mnjestle's Fort at Now
York for the Benefit and Accommodation of His
Majestle's Governors and Commanders In Chief
for tho Tlmo Being." After this It became known
In familiar parlance as Governors Island, but not
all at onco In legal documents.
In Its early history It furnished examples of
rapine and graft which put to shame tho efforts
of the present day. One of the early governors,
Lord Cornbury, cousin of Queen Anne, comes
down to its ns "bolng universally doteBted," prin
cipally for his questionable dealings In regard to
this piece of land which the people at large were
already beginning to cherish for its beauty and
utility.
In 1710 the Island served, In fact If not In name,
as the first quarantine post of the province and
in that same year shiploads of "Palatines," re
llglouB refugees, were housed there, "the proper
est place for their sickness and poverty," said
Queen Anne, who financed them parsimoniously.
One of these Immigrants, Peter Zenger, was the
first citizen to vindicate publicly the freedom of
tho press and personal liberty.
Nutton Island (Governors) was made part of
the city of New York by the Montgomery char
ter (1730) and an act of March 7, 1788, Included
It In the county. It wbb In 1755 that It first ful
filled its manifest destiny as a military post
From 1755 to 1773 there were several royal regl
monts of -England living there. These wero the
Royal Americans, His Majesty's Sixty-first Regi
ment of Foot undor Lord Loudoun, and His Ma
jesty's Twenty-second and Forty-fourth Regiments
of Foot. Details of their lifo were found bv the
historian referred to In the private library of Col
onel Fltz-Clarence, Earl of Munster, who cbmmlt
ted suicide (1842). and in the English 'army rec
ords 1754-1842. These regiments are in name ex
Istlng today, and tho leader of the band who
played at the garden party of the Army Relief
society Is a linear descendant of one of the
officers.
In 17C8 the first fortification was built, In 1778
a "Strong Castle" was erected. General Putnam
writing at this time to the president of congress
speaks of It "as a very Important post." Wash
ington wrote of "Its strong works," the New York
Gazette referred to tho thousand Continental men
stationed there; Lord Stirling considered it "bet
ter guarded than any other post." The brothers
Howe stayed thero until the evacuation of New
York.
After the battle of Long Island and the British
victory, August 27, 1776, the "Liberty" boya camo
back under cover of the darkness and right under
the noses of tho victorious enemy secured muni
tions nnd food.
Tradition says that Governor Clinton loaned
the Island onco for a race course (1784-5).
In 1794 a ferry was established which took pas
sengers at threepenco a head. The one In use
now averages 30,000 passengers a month.
That year congress appropriated $3,727.52 for
the Island's defenses. In J796 the works wore
dignified as forts, and about this date Knox re
ports "On Governors Island, one bastloned square,
commanding two low batterleB quite finished."
Between 1784 and 180G more than $110,000 was
expended on the works.
In 1798 the faculty and students of Columbia
college, repeating their patriotic work in Harlem',
came down to Governors Island with pickaxes
and shovels to help erect breastworks when one
of the French war scares aroused local fearo and
Inspired the call for harbor defense. In 1880 It
was ceded by the State of New York to the
United States, and In 1S21 the Federal military
headquarters wero transferred there.
OCCUPATION.
"I haven't anything to do," complained Cholly.
"A fellah gets tired of Just twirling his cane,
don't youknow."
"Of course," assented Algy. "Whydon't you
got a dog to lead, old chap?"
THE WORST OF IT.
"So you went out motoring with that ill-tempered
Jaggers. Did his temper explodo?"
"Yes, but I wouldn't have minded that, U his
Urea hadn't, too."
Bfflws
LITTLE FIGHT "ON THE SIDE'
American Soldiers In Trenches Before
6antlago Stop Firing to Witness
Most Amusing 8crap.
A "scrap" between an Irishman and
a Teuton In tho American trenches be
foro Sanltago, whllo tho battle was on,
was so funny that tho soldiers stopped
firing at tho Spaniards to watch the
dissension In their own ranks, says
a volunteer In an exchange.
Ilrlvate Cassldy of company E, Six
teenth U. S. Infantry, Private Mueller
and Corporal Mulraney were facing
the foe side by side when CaBsldy was
hit by a Spanish don's bullet and sent
to that "bourne whence no traveler
returns." Mulraney was so busy
pumping lead toward Santiago that
he failed to note his comrade's death
until the poor fellow was being re
moved from the firing line. Then he
saw Mueller In the act of appropriat
ing two cartridge bolts, one filled and
the other almost empty. Now ammu
nition was to be had In abundance
that morning. Every soldier in the
regiment was supposed to havo all the
cartridges ho could shoot away, re
gardless of accuracy of aim, so It
galled Corpoial Mulraney to see an
otherand a German at that taking
possession of what onco belonged to
his chum.
"If yo had anny respect for tho dead
yo'd lave thlm carthrldges alone," said
Mulraney with a scowl on his face
that would have Beared a Spaniard
Into surrender. "It Isn't the HkeB of
yez, ye Dutch duffer, that can fall
heir to mo friend Cassldy's belongings.
I'll thank ye, an with a bad grace at
that, to pass me thlm belts before I
take a punch at your dlrthy face."
"Dot vas all right," replied Mueller
defiantly, his phlegmatic blood stirred
by tho heat of battle. "Cassldy vaB a
good feller, nil' right, andt ho toldt
me I could haf dose ammunitions ven
he vas "
"Ye He, ye Dutch robber!" cried
Mulraney, dropping his rifle and shak
ing his fist under Mueller's nose.
"Ye'll put thlm carthrldges down this
mlnnlt or I'll make yez wish a Mauser
had sthruck ye instld of me fist."
"I vas no liar," retorted Mueller,
also dropping his rifle, "undt I can vlp
any Irish dog robber who"
This pointed allusion to the fact
that Mulraney had once been a "strik
er" for his captain was more .than.
Mulraney cared to stand, and his'
brawny arm straightened with stun
ning effect on Mueller's cheek. Al
most as quickly the German's fist
landed on Mulraney's nose, and then,
to the wonder of their comrades on
either side, the two men went down
together, striking, kicking and biting
with complete Indifference for the
fierce battle in progress. Before eith
er combatant had inflicted any par
tlcular harm upon his opponent
young lieutenant interfered and or
dered the men back to their places,
with the assurance that each would
buffer severely for such a flagrant
breach of discipline.
For a few minutes both men pulled
.their triggers with a fair degree of
(regularity, notwithstanding the con
jBtant exchange of civilities which they
could not forego, but Mulraney
changed the situation suddenly when
jhe discovered that no commissioned
officers were near enough to balk his
.Scheme of vengeance.
' "If ye're not a coward ye'll roll
jdown the hill a bit of ways behind
the trench," Mulraney muttered to his
'foe, "an' whin I meet ye at the bottom
fmay hlvln hev mercy on ye before I'm
it'rougb wld ye!"
Mueller looked to the rear and saw
ja steep slope of nearly fifty (est and a
tangiea growtn or snruDDery at me
(bottom. He glanced along the line
in both directions and saw no shoul
der straps nearer than a dozen flics,
and then aooepted the challenge by
Easting himself out of the trench and
, wlftly rolling toward the shrubbery.
,Before he had traversed half the dis
tance Mulraney was descending in the
,same fashion, and a resumption of
hostilities ensued immediately upon
bib arrival at the foot of the slope.
' It might be stated parenthetically
that a big captain separated Mulraney
and Mueller and sent them back once
more to their places on the firing line,
where they acted like good soldiers
the rest of the day. After the fighting
was over Mulraney lost his chevrons
and several months' pay, and Mueller
suffered even worse punishment
Fixing It
"Why were you late in returning to
camp last night?" asked the lieutenant
of a private at Camp Denntson, near
Cincinnati.
"Train was very late, sir."
"Well, the next time the train's late
take care y' come by an earlier one."
Expedience.
Pew can afford to take, the position
taken by the captain of a company of
Serrlllas. The story Is that this cap
In, at the head of a company of 300
men, when informed that the enemy,
numbering 500, was approaching,
said:
"Well, boys, we'll look 'em over,
and If we can't lick 'em we'll Jlne
'em."
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Probably it's weak kidneys.
Heavy or confining work is hard on
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The danger of running into gravel,
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Thoughtful Papa.
"I don't think your father feels very
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"You misjudge him. Tho morning
after you called on mo he seemed
quite worried for fear I had not proper
courtesy."
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