Perth Amboy evening news. [volume], September 21, 1903, FIRST EDITION, Page 2, Image 2

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HISTORIC VALUE OF
MANSION EXTOLLED
FROM THE PULPIT.
Continued from first page.
used as a dining room, were the
library and pictures, many of the latter
also coming from beyond the seas.
Indeed three of these paintings are
still on the walls and have been trans
ferred to the city. Mr. Brnen was
then said to have been the wealthiest
citizen of the United States. His
ships came into your port, his goods
were stored in your tea houses. His
gifts to this church were many, for
he w as a member and for several years
ono of your trustees. His remains
are entombed in St. Peter’s cemetery.
“As a citizen he was much respect
ed and beloved, and his children in
herited his generous nature for it was
his son Alexander who gave this pro
perty to the Presbyterian church for
the Ministers Home. In that building
the remnaift worshipped when our
church doors were locked and had it
not been for this hospitality and en
couragement it is a question where
winn lii have been today. So this
building ought to be very clear to
every member in this organization.
“Mr. Bruen's father was one of the
early settlers in Newark and a charter
member of the First Presbyterian
church of that city. This brings us
almost to the boginning of last century
for it was in 1815 that the building
came into Mr. Bruen’s possession.
“Now we go back more than sixty
years from that time and what excit
ing times our city sees. City? Yes,
that was its ambitious title, but only
a few hundred inhabitants gathered
between Smith street and the river
and Higli street and the sound. It was
in colonial times. Across from us at
the City Hall, the legislature con
vened. Out in the square the old
market stood, while the Governor’s
mansion towered far above every
thing.
“One spring day there came down
the New Brunswick road in the lum
bering stage of the time, a man whose
presence excited the citizens as soon
as it was known. He was driven up
to the old house and on alighting was
greeted heartily by the governor him
self. He was then an old man for
seventy years had crowned his head.
He was the most eminent citizen of
/lie colonies. His scientific attnin
/ments had brought him the highest
Ahonors of the English universities, he
V^was the representative of this country
V *in foreign .courts and now wielded
unbounded influence in the crisiB that
ha<l come to these infant colonies.
Such was Benjamin Franklin when
he came to visit his son, who had
already been governor thirteen years
and was thirty-five years of age.
Governor Franklin was loyal to the
crown. Benjamin Franklin had cast
in his lot with the Revolutionists.
The lather had come to plead witl\
the son to follow lum. We do not
know what was’said, but the interview
was long and stormy. The old man,
more 'bent than when he entered,
emerged in the morning, the stage
was taken back to New Brunswick
and each went his way never to meet
again. How historic becomes that
building when we recall this one in
cident alone.
“One June evening—it was in the
middle of the month—a body of sol
diers came marching in from Wood
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bridge. Quietly did they pass through
theX streets and np into the governor’s
y-iXr They quickly surrounded the
bouse and then the heavy brass knock
sr on the door aroused the inmates.
A head was thrust out of the window
and the reply went back in answer to
the question as to what was wanted
the surrender of the Governor. The
indignant protests of Franklin did no
good. The order of the congress was
shown. Tho governor’s parole was
given, and the guards took possession
of house and grounds where they re
mained. In a few days he was taaen
to Burlington and the King's flag
came down forever from that building
as the emblem of political power in
this State.
“The days grew longer ana the ex
citement more intense. Up in the old
house the colonials had their head
quarters—these men who did not fear
kings and who were rallying for the
rights of the people. As somo officers
were looking out toward Sandy Hook
on July 2, they were surprised to see
sail after sail fully spread, come in
from the open soa. Within a close
distance of Staton Island anchor was
dropped. Boats were launched and
the British rtea coats cum dim mw
them, thousands there were of them
and were rowed to Staten Island.
“About this time, or perhaps a few
days before, there came into the city
the commander in chief of the Am
erican forces—Georgo Washington—
and hastened to this old colonial
house. The designs of the British
were to cut the American army by
landing here and marching along the
Raritan, prevent Washington from
reaching Philadelphia, and keep the
troops in Philadelphia from reaching
New York. The general saw the
strategic importance of the place, and
communicated his desire .to Congress
to send troops.here at onoe.
“To this end General Mercer was
assigned to the command and the gov
ernor’s mansion became his head
quarters. Hugh Meroer was one of
the few great generals of that time
and was a soldier who was implicitly
trusted. He was a Scotchman by
birth, received a university education,
and became a physician. He became
surgeon in the army of Prince Charles
the Pretender in 1746 at twenty-five
years of age, but this cause proved a
failure, he escaned to America and,
took up his residence in Franklin
county, Pennsylvania, near to the
present town of Mercersburg, which
derives its name from him. He was
a captain in Braddock’s campaign
where he was severely wounded and
for his bravery in this expedition the
city of Philadelphia bestowed a medal
upon him. In 1768 he was a lieutenant
colonel in the army and commanded
the forces in Pittsburg at the time of
the French-Indian war. In 1776 he
organized and drilled the militia of
Virginia and the Minute Men in '76
and he was made a brigadier general
by congress June 6, 1776, only a month
before he took up his residence in
this city. He remained here several
months seeing that the town was pro
perly fortified and stores provided for
the army, for he was also quarter
master general. Then he went out to
the battle of Princeton which he
planned and on that field he fell mor
tally wounded and died in a nearby
ifarin house. So popular was he and
so universally mournod that his funer
al in Philadelphia was attended by
30,000 people, a great throng, which
meant at that time not only the city’s
population, but multitudes from the
surrounding country. The city erect
ed a monument on his grave and his
son was educated at the city’s ex
pense. Is it not high honor to have
had at this momentous tie in our
country’s history, such a man as a
resident of our city?
“Then there came the retreat from
New York and the Revolutionary
army departed. But across from the
island came tho British army and the
British flag of St. George was again
raised to the top of the pole in the
grounds at the Westminster. Then
General Howe and Lord Howe, his
brother, and Lord Cornwallis came
and they made this building their
headquarters. Thus it passed back
and forth between the contending
armies.
“I stir up your minds to seek to
have you remember that within these
rooms were once Governor Franklin,
Benjamin Franklin, George Washing
ton, General Mercer, The Howes,
Cornwallis, and I do not know of any
building which has been kept as an
historic place that can claim such a
splendid panorama of inspiring pic
ture. Morristown and Newburgh
have kept buildings which only claim
ed to bo Washington’s headquarters,
how much more have we here?
“But our reminiscence oan go back
fourteen years before this and we
stand with an expectant crowd at our
shore as a vessel comes near to unload
her stores. She has just arrived from
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AN EMBROIDERY FROCK.
Sometimes at a bargain counter it
is possible to buy very good all-over
embroidery at a very muoh reduoed
price. 'The three-quarter coat in the
illustration here is made of this em
broidery and trimmed with an edging
that corresponds with the design in
it. It is worn over a perfectly plain
Swiss frock, its sole trimming being
England and out of her hold are un
loaded great quantities of brick
brought hither for the purpose of
building a suitable residence for the
Governor of the colony. That was in
1763. It was not exactly carrying
coals to Newcastle, but it was in real
ity bringing brioks to Perth Ambcy.
There is a stone window ledge in this
building marred with these letters,
‘‘N. R. 1762,” this means in the name
of the King. The house was two
years in building and was occupied
by Chief Justice Smyth for five years
at an annual rental of twenty-five
pounds. Judge Smyth was an eminent
lawyer and priest and played an im
portant part in our struggle for inde
pendence.
‘‘The grounds on which this house
is built originally belonged to Thomas
Gordon, it is supposed he resided
here, whose interesting monument is
in St. Peter’s cemetery. He came to
tins city in l<is4 rrom Scotland a year
after the city was founded and was
the most influential citizen until his
death iq 1722.
“Those pictures have been hurried
ly sketched in order that we might
see how valuable from an historic
standpoint is this old bnilding and
what an important place it filled in
the history ot the nation and Stato as
well as the city. Yes,‘many are the
stories the walls could tell if they
might speak. And what multitudes
have gone through the doors—high
and low, generals and soldiers, states
men and slaves, colonial officials and
eminent citizens of our young repub
lic, the gay reveler and the holv man
of God, who went up to be crowned
by the Master. Oh, when yonr pure
minds are stirred np, what memories
on ght to fill them. ”
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on the skirt of the embroidery.
The coat has no lining, showing the
frock underneath. The hat shown
hore is one of the popular Valenciennes
laoe ruffle hats. They are made of
ruffles of edging on the outside and
faced with inserting to match. There
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AKIN TO X-RAYS.
RnillntionH of Light That Ilnve Ilcen
DeMtgniited by the
Letter •’«.'»
It has been found lately that most
of the artificial sources of light emit
radiations capable of traversing met
als and a number of other bodies
opaque to light; that is to say, radia
tions affecting the eye as light. These
rays, which are distinguished by the
name ot n, ennance me pnoBpnor
escence of phosphorescent substances,
and M. Blondlot, the well-known
scientist, has employed this fact In
trying whether such rays are emitted
by the sun, says the London Globe.
To this end he placed a tube of phos
phorescent material, for example,
sulphide of calcium, behind an oaken
panel or oaken shutter closing a win
dow exposed to the sun and keeping
the chamber dark. If now a plate of
lead, or even the hand, be interposed
between the shutter and the tube the
phosphorescence diminishes, and when
the pl&te is withdrawn it Increases.
The experiment is so simple that
many can repeat it. The panel of oak
had a thickness of fifteew millimetres,
The phosphorescence is rather feenle
at first, and a sheet of black papei
may be held as a background to the
tube. Plates of aluminum and card
board between the shutter and tht
tube do not prevent the phenomenon
The “n” rays from the sun can be
concentrated by a lens of quartz
They are reflected by polished glass
and diffused by ground glass. Like
the “n” rays from a Crookes tube, 01
a flame, those of the sun act on t
email spark and a tiny flame so as tc
Increase their brightness, but M
Blondlot has not obtained any pho
tographic effect from these rays.
Declined PeertiKen.
The instances of Englishmen de
dining peerages are few. Mr. Johi
Walter was one, and the late Squiri
Montagu, of Yor; shir:, was another
Sir William liar curl was a third, am
' Mr. Chaplin a fourth. Sir Michae
Hicks-Bench also declined a peeragi
by anticipation in saying publicl;
• when the project was mooted^ that hi
■ considered his bar-metey (one of th
1 oldest) was a greater nonothan i
newly-crealed pet; rge. k
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I The National Metal Trades Associa
■ tion has started a movement to rotTube
| the wages of machinists all over the
country ten 'per cent. If this is
'accomplished it will affect 100,000
machinists, botlfunion andjion-union.
Wage agreements with the Chicago
unions affiliated with the Internation
al Association of Machinists expire
January 1, 1904, and preparations are
being made by the manufacturers to
insist upon a reduction when the
negotiations for new agreements be
gin.
James O’Connell, president of the
Tttf Aonot-i nnnl A neAAinf inn A f Qdh 1 11 _
ists, has been apprised of a circular
that has been sent to the members of
the National Trades Association, and
he declares that the machinists will
not brook any reduction of their pres
ent wages. He is. however, advising
officers of the machinists' unions not
to stir up trouble at the present time
with the employers, and expressed the
hope that peaceful negotiations with
the manufacturers will result in their
withdrawing from their position.
Fierce competition and diminution of
business aro given as the cause for
the manufacturers wishing to reduce
wages.
At the meeting of the New York
Metal Trades Association, held at 208
Broadway, New York, it was unani
mously resolved that no individual
contract should be made by any em
ployer with a labor organization.
Stephen W. Roach, proprietor of the
Morgan Iron Works, denied that his
men had resumed work with the
minimum rate of $8 a day, but on the
same conditions that prevailed before
the strike.
Women in Walington, across the
river from Passaic, have defied the
Painters’ and Deoorators’ Union and
have formed a league to/paint their
own houses. The leader of the move
ment is Mrs. Stephen Kimko of Lodi
Road, who started a few days ago to
paint her house. When some of the
neighbors saw her at work she ex
plained her determination to paint
the building because painters wanted
too much money for their work. The
other women, attracted by the novel
ty, volunteered to help her. Mrs.
tTimbn of firof rlfifliflfifl fft ftfinfiTlt thfiil*
offer, but finally agreed that if they
wanted to help her Bhe would assist
them in painting their own homes.
The work on the Kimko house ^would
have been comDleted yesterday, but
the s*orm drove the women indoors.
It will be fininned within a few days,
however, and then the women will
start on one of the other houses.
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The Lawyer One of Them.
One of the be3t-kno.vn lawyers of the
city had a ease In court against a man
■who kept a cigar store opposite one of the
large hotels. The man had in some way
broken the law. “Do you mean to say,”
asked the lawyer, “that you have made a
living out of that store for one year?"
“Yes,” replied the man, “gentlemen
come from the hotel early in the morn
ing and ask for 15 and 25-cent cigars. I
hand them out five-centers, and they
don't know the difference.” “Impossi
ble!” said the lawyer. “Oh, no, it isn’t,”
said the storekeeper, calmly, “I have
done it on you several times.”—Phila
delphia Public Ledger.
MixxinK Londoner*.
No fewer than 20,000 persons are re
ported missing in London every year.
Only about one-fifth of these missing
persons are ever accounted for by sui
cides and in other ways. The others
disappear from friends forever. Many
of them are “wanted” by the police,
which explains why they do not re
appear. Numbers of them leave Lon
don.
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