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Washington Crossing tub Delaware
Christmas Night 1776
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GRANTS PASS OPERA HOUSE
One IYirlil
MONDAY,
The Great story of MARY MAGDALENE dramat.zed
and presented wsth all tde gergeous wealth of scenery and rad
iant splendor, that is required for a perfect production. B
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT THE PRICES FOR THIS
ENGAGEMENT WILL BE 5Qc 75c, $1.00
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THEATRE PARTIES NOW FORMING
Scats on sale Saturday, Deceuitr 21
COURIER AND OREGONIAN $2
America's Most
Memorable
Christmas.
By ROBERTUS LOVE.
Copyrifht. Wfl, by Robartua Lor,)
THE most memorable Chrlatmas
In American hlntory waa that of
inn, the day on which Waah
lngton crocsed the I la wars.
As a matter of fact, Washington and
his army crossed the Delaware four
timw during that same month, but it
was the 'crossing on Chrlatmaa night
that made vivid hlBtory. The picture
of '"Washington Crossing the Dela
ware," framed aa a colored chromo or
a black and white print, has been fa
miliar to two geueratluna of Ameri
cans. :iiut how many of us know Just
why, 'fcow and where Wanblngtoa
crossed the Delaware, what bearing
that movement had upon the destiny
of America, who minted the fainotu
picture from which the familiar
ehromos are made and where the origi
nal oil painting may lie ssen today?
Driven from Long Islnnd and New
York across "the Jerwys," Washing
ton's defeated and discouraged army
wns pursued closely by The British un
der Cornwallls. Washington reached
Trenton 'Dec. 2 and lxgnn preparations
for crossing over Into Pennsylvania.
.Collecting all the IhiuIs' be could find.
lie sent his niviy across the river on
tlie night of the 7th, following with
the rear guard the next morning, Just
as Cornwallls, ns the hlstorlun I-ossing
puts it, "can:e down, with great pomp
and parade, to the opposite shore."
i'oruwnllis expected to find Iwiatsand
cross the river, capture Philadelphia,
the capital of the struggling colonies,
ani end the rebellion in short order.
Tin t the wily Washington hnd destroy
ed all the boats which he could aot
hide on The Pennsylvahln shore for hlf
own future use. The Itrltish general
therefore decided to wait until the rlv
er froze, so that he could cross on thf
Ice. Mild weather prevailed for a fort
night. In the meantime Washington
had placed strong guards ut several
fords and ferries up and down t lit
fiver, the enemy also posting deta b
ments at important points on the New
Jersey side. Washington, with a por
tion of bis army, was encamped at
Newtown, a little northeast of ISrlstol j
Pa. The Britt'h garrison at Trentoi 1
roclftvd at (Wirt 1.M0 lfnAO and i
some British light horse under com
mand of Colonel Kail, a galliot He
slan'offleer.
The capture of Philadelphia eecmed
so Imminent that by advice of General
Putnam. n command there, the Con
tlnental congress retired to Baltimore
The situation was highly critical. Thf
time of service for which mot ot
Washington's men had enlisted would
expire within t lays, ami unless
money cot! id In- had for their payment
few- of them would remain In the field
Many cltlJ'iis who hnd espoused thf
patriot cause became discouraged and
went over to the enemy. Cornwallls
was so pup sure that the "retls" wer
on the.'r List legs and the war prac
tically over that he went to New Yorl
with tTTe l:itentl.m "to salT'fJr England
on leave of nb-etice.
Washington felt that some deiis!--blow
Rjimt U- s'ritelt. '(": 'i'.i.'', '. in
be show ii that t'ie V --i ' " -'
fight in them T'.'i I ' ' ' ''
homes r:nit I e ;!-
ontrat!'i of pair:--",
tary pi iv.-'- .'
toa plnni.e.i a"
along the river. I " ..
duce some of his subordinate com
manders to co-operate with him. They
could not cross the river, they said.
But Washington could and did. He
proposed to go over and give thi Hes
iana at Trenton a Christmas after
math In the way of a daylight surprise
the morning after Christmas, knewlag
that the Jolly Germans would be more
or less demoralised by their bibulous
manner of celebrating the anniversary.
Washington's troops at Newtown
were chiefly New Englanders. lie bad
about 2,400 men and twenty pieces of
artillery. The weather bad turned
much colder toward Christmas, and on
the afternoon of that day a chill storm
j of snow and sleet began, lasting
.through the night. Washington's troop
marched to McCon key's ferry la the
snowstorm. MeConkey's was a river
side Inn on the New Jersey bank of
the Delaware about nine miles above
Trenton. The boats previously hidden
by the Americans were collected at tsla
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BALL TRIED TO KALLT HIS UK.
point, opposite MeConkey's house, and
at dusk the soldiers began crossing.
Everybody knows, of course, that "the
river was full of (baiting Ice," but
Colonel Glover and bis fishermen sol
dlers from Marhlehead did not miud
that. They knew how to guide boats
amid enkes of lee. These Massachu
setts fishermen were placed in charge
of the boats.
The plan of Washington was to reach
Trenton by 5 o'clock In the morning
and catch the Hessians sleeping oft
their Christmas potations. He counted
upon getting the whole army across by
midnight. Owing to the delay caused
by the l-e and the storm It was 3
o'clock In the morning when the last
boat load of pntrolts reached the Jer
sey shore. By 4 o'clock the force was
formed ready for the march upon
Trenton. Colonel Henry Knox had
brought over his cannon on the frail
flnttK.nts, with horses to pull the pieces
along the road.
General Washington erased the riv
er a KM.e U-f..re midnight. The In
n.a'.cs . MK'oi. key's house were aaU
practically uli night, brewing big Jo
rums of hot and steaming punch, which
the col. 1 and weary Continental officer
iniiik i:!i j.-.-r zest. It is related
that eaily In tin- morning hours Wash
lngton hiiuMrlf stepped Into the Inn
and found some of his young officer!
Inclined to loiter by the Are and In
tulge In extra potation. There was
more serious work on hand. Washing
ton, it la said, drank Just on stoat
'snifter" and ordered his officer to b
ftbout their business. MeConkey's houM
till stands, and the place 1 know
sew a Washington' Crossing.
Washington divided his force Intc
two bodies, on to march down th
river road and attack the enemy from
the west, the other to enter the town
from the north. The commander in
itructed all his officers to set theli
ratcbea by bis, so that the attack
might be made simultaneously at every
point It was 8 o'clock when the en
imy'a outpost were encountered and
Irlven In, firing from behind tree and
knee a they ran.
Colonel Rail had been up all night,
with other officers, carousing and play
ing card at tb bouse of a Tory.
Though the attack was made three
hour later than bad been Intended,
tt waa still practically a surprise. Rail
bnckled on his sword and gallantly
tried to rally his demoralised forces.
but it was too late. Already the light
horse and f00 Hessians had taken flight
and escaped. Knox had planted his
cannon to sweep the principal street,
and the attack from all point waa
furious. Colonel Hall fell mortally
wounded, nnd a little later he sur
rendered his sword to Washington.
The American commander took nearly
a thousand prisoners, with many stands
of arms, cannon and other equipment.
The victory was complete. Cornwallls
deferred his trip to England, remain
lug here to surrender to Washington at
Yorktowii five years Inter.
The next day Washington's army re
crossed the river, taking the Hessian
prisoners to Newtown On the 20th
his forces having Ik-cm Increased by tin
arrival of other troops, he made thf
passage of the Delaware for the fourth
time In a month, reoccupylng Trenton
until forced to retire to Princeton by
the maneuvers of Cornwallls In cross
Ing and recrosslng the river and fight
lng the battle of Trenton Washington
lost only seven men. Two were killed,
four were wounded and one frozen to
death.
The famous picture "Washington
Crossing the Iielaware" was painted In
1ST, 1 by Knmnuel 1 kiltie, who wn
born In Wurttemberg In 1Kb! and dW
at Washington In Hit, having settled
permanently In America. I-eutze pslnl
d several other American histories:
scenes. The Washington picture, an
Immense canvas to which no printed
reproduction cau do Justice, now hangi
la tti Ue&DpuRtji n Museum of Art
New Tork city, where It may bo seer
free of clinrge by sny American patriot
or by any Hessian or British visitor
for that matter. The great pulutlntl
was presented to the museum ten I
years ago by John P. Kennedy. It Is B
mntter of rontrrnf nlntton thnt thin nr i
tjstlc representation of an Inspiring in
cMcut connccti-d with America's most
historic Christmas now belongs prac
Mcally to the people of America, on
and all.
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PRO VOLT
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Tbe Lewnian Bros, are gettlsg
ready to let oat i acre ortraw
berries and eight aorea of Rrtpan
mostly Tokay 'and number of early
and late peach 1 tree. They will also
put out a variety of small froiu for
which they expect to And a market
at the Grant Pass cannery.
Mr. Hill, who recently purchase
40 aorft of land at Provolt intend to
plant IS acre to English walooti
which will no doubt prove profitable
investment.
Many in the vails y are taking u
the dairy business. la a few yea
dairying will be. the prlooipal In
dustry iu the Applegate Valley, a we
have the soil, climate and plenty of
water. This Valley i also noted for
It Sugar Pine and red fir. W expect
It will soon be made into lumber and
hanled to Grant Pas by electrla
cars.
Claytou Stone has hl"new
blacksmith shop completed and-1
now ready for business and as he ia a
flrst-olasH workman will probably
have all ho can do.
Before gi.iiig elsewhere Mime wh
want holiday goods should see ths
display of II. F. Bailey at Provolt
lie will lie pleased lo show you and
quott) prices.
I notice " Bed Cloud" thinks I do
loo much croaking. It matters not
what "Bed Cloud" thinks-a valley
not worth speaking well of is not
worth living in and a vslley wel
spoken of is surely a good place ia
which to livn; that is why the Pro
volt vicinity is becoming so thickly
settled and which whs giren op by
the profi ssors from the Agricultural
College at Corvallis to be the ideal
dairyman's home in 11)07.
T. E. L.
A Dinjcroui Detdlotk
that sometimes tsrinitiutea fatally. Is
the stnipagn of liver and ImiwoI func
tions. To quickly end this condition
without dissgreeable Pelisiitlnns, Dr.
King's New Life Pills should always
he vonr remedy. Uaaranteed abso
lutely satisfactory in evert case or
money buck at all drug store, iifa.
Th Loneliness of Crsstnets.
I sometimes think that great men
suffer the greatest impoverishment in
the realm of human kindness. In ths
first place, we are afraid of approach
ing them lest our offers should seem
presumptuous and Impertinent, or we
think that such little mlnlbtrlcs as
ours can never he needed. the
kindly service Is withheld. Dr. Rob
ertson Nlcoil has told us what dellcnte
delight It gave to Ian Maclaren when
anybody did him a kindness. An In
dividual act of personal grace mad
his heart sing for many a day. Lon
don Strand.
Mrs. Brldey-Tou don't lov me a)
much as you used to.
Mr. Brldey-Thlnk not?
Mrs. Brldey- No. Yon used to say I
was worth my weight In gold, but
Mr. Brldey -But now you're not as
stout as you were, you knuw. Phila
delphia Press.
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