A landmark history of New York; also the origin of street names and a bibliography . Hewas born in Ireland in 173G, and assisted in the cap-ture of Quebec in 1759. Just before the war hebought a beautiful estate on the Hudson, married adaughter of Robert R. Livingston, and looked for-ward to a life of peaceful happiness. But when thepatriot cause called, he answered at once. He ledan army into Canada, captured ^Montreal, and onthe last day of the year 1775, in the midst of a blind-ing snowstorm, attempted to take Quebec. Placinghimself at the head of his troops, and shouting, Menof E^ew York,
A landmark history of New York; also the origin of street names and a bibliography . Hewas born in Ireland in 173G, and assisted in the cap-ture of Quebec in 1759. Just before the war hebought a beautiful estate on the Hudson, married adaughter of Robert R. Livingston, and looked for-ward to a life of peaceful happiness. But when thepatriot cause called, he answered at once. He ledan army into Canada, captured ^Montreal, and onthe last day of the year 1775, in the midst of a blind-ing snowstorm, attempted to take Quebec. Placinghimself at the head of his troops, and shouting, Menof E^ew York, you will not fear to follow where yourgeneral leads—march on! he fell, mortally wound-ed. His remains were interred with honor in Que-bec, and rested there until 1818, when the State ofNew York had them transferred to St. Pauls. Aspecial boat covered with emblems of mourningconveyed the body down the Hudson. Slowly itpassed his beloved country seat, the strains of a saddirge rising softly to the porch where sat his widow,quite alone, gazing down upon the coffin of her Muutgunierys tomb, St. Pauls church. Photographed 1900. A LANDMARK HISTORY OF NEW YORK 225 Who will describe her feelings as that strange fu-neral boat drifted along before her tear-dimmedeyes? When her friends came to get her they foundher lying j)rostrate in a swoon. Two other noble Irishmen are honored here,continued the professor. That shaft to the leftbears the name of Thomas Addis Emmet, and theone to the right that of William James two distinguished men were leaders in themovement begun in 1795 to free Ireland. Theycame here about 1804 and won distinction, the firstas a lawyer and the second as a physician. The in-scription on MacXevens monument must touch thepatriotic spirit of every true American. In thecause of his native land, read the professor, hesacrificed the bright prospects of his youtli^ till inAmerica he found a country which he loved as trulyas he did the land of his
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