Show Where Me Men Fought and Fell Fe J L. L N Spurred by the efforts of at Miss Georgia Frazer a descendant of an old revolutionary family and Charles M. M HI Higgins a wealthy manufacturer of Prospect Park West Nest Brooklyn the city authorities authorities ties are taking steps to acquire for the erection o of a suitable monument and a childrens children's play play- the plot of 01 ground covering two city blocks blockson on x part of the battle of at Long island was fought taught In the Revolutionary war on our August 27 1776 1716 The plot Is located between Third and Fifth streets and Fourth and Fifth avenues Brooklyn and there are now only about ten houses on the entire plot which Is s owned by the Litchfield estate The rest of ot the land Is la vacant Directly behind the row of ot houses In Fifth Firth avenue ave ave- avenue nue nue between Third and Fourth streets stands an anold anold anold old willow tree marking the site of the old Stone Stonehouse Stonehouse house boust at where an Important engagement engage ment went between the tho British and Americans was fought The Am Americans although Inferior In num bers dislodged the British troops from the old Stone house which was used as a fort tort and as a result Washington was able to cross the East river with his army thus saving the patriots from utter annihilation and virtually deciding the country's country's coun try's fate tate The old Stone house of is not visible now and very few of the present generation know an anything about It The plot where It stands was very low much low much lower than the surrounding places places and and it became a dumping ground As a result the historic house has bern been Juried burled by 16 feet of earth A willow tree which stood at the entrance to the old house was also burled but Jut from Its branches rose another tree l' l Jv to I t ct standing and It Is of ot this tree that the movement to uncover the old house and erect a lasting monument to the defenders of the country who fell tell there has received such an Impetus Mr Higgins who although of at Irish extraction Is an ardent American patriot was touched by bythe bythe bythe the survival of the old willow and looked upon it as a mute appeal to those now living to remember the men who fought and died that the country might become free Cree forever His attention was called to the spot by a book written by Miss Frazer Fra Fra- zer In which she gives the history of ot the old Stonehouse Stone Steno house at Miss Frazers Frazer's attention was first called to the house by a painting executed by Louis Grube In 1816 at the order of George Anderson Anderson An An- derson her granduncle Miss Frazer spent her girlhood at the home of at her uncle Thomas Easton of at Newport R. 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I to whom the painting had been sent Bent and she sho took a great interest in the picture and the tory story attached to It At a dinner given recently by the Prospect Heights' Heights Citizens Citizens' association at which Mayor Gaynor who is a neighbor was present Mr Higgins HIg Hig- gins aroused the enthusiasm of the gathering by his appeal for tor the restoration of ot the old Stone Stonehouse Stonehouse house and anel tho the consecration of tho the plot surrounding surrounding sur rounding It to tu the memory of ot the revolutionary heroes who fell tell there He Ito said It Was vas a n patriotic shame that the historic his brie spot should have ha been Jeen neglected so 80 long Mayor Gaynor Borough President Steers and other other oth oth- er cr officials who were at the dinner let It t be known that the they were In favor of the restoration of theold tho the old Stone house and tho the board hoard of estimate is expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex to make an un appropriation for tho the purpose in the near future l I Miss Frazer who la is very modest about her c with the matter told a reporter how s came to discover the site of the old Stone Stono hous hoes After much research said she I found bronze tablet that had been erected many yea ago on the front of ot the two-story two brick house th stands at the corner of Fifth avenue and Thi street It was almost hidden by grime and the shadow of ot the L It contains this tion under a picture of or a battle field Here on the of ot August 1776 out of brave Maryland soldiers under the command of Lord Stirling were killed in combat with British troops under Lord Corn Corn- wallis I found that the old Stone house around the battle was fought and which was also call can the Cortelyou house had been buried burled under feet of earth nobody knowing that it was famo 75 y years ars before the battle of Long island v w fought In and around It ft It was built In 1699 Nicholas a Dutch colonist and in 1790 passed to the the price Irice being 1250 In 1846 the who now own it boug the tho property from the It stood on th banks of or a bro brook k emptying Into cree creel 15 or 20 feet below tho the present street level an was famous as s the largest and most house on Long island at tho the time The spot became a city dumping ground an anin anin anlin in 1846 only the upper part of it was visible Som one ono took away the Iron brace braco that supported th roof root and the roof fell foil in Gradually It was co ered ored up entirely ly but I believe that when it unearthed the lower lowet portion of at the house will found In n a good state atc or of preservation |