Deseret Evening News | 1903-02-28 | Page 1 | Proposed Monument to Prison Ship Martyrs

PROPOSED MONUMENT TO PRISON SHIP MARTYRS New e York Feb 28 The movement to a II monument to time the martyrs of ot the prison ships In the Revolution seems likely to be 00 successful It la Is l to cost and all but Is subscribed Congress Congre s the tho state of ot Now York the city of ot New York have appropriated amounts aggregating The pris prisoners for whom the monument Is to be built are those who were confined In Inthe Inthe Inthe the prison hulls anchored In tho the river near the present site of ot the Brook Drook Brooklyn Brooklyn lyn navy on yard ard Four thousand of at soldiers captured at time the battle of Long La Island were confined In these hulks and anti subsequent captives were added a to their number until a 11 considerable fleet neet was employed for tor the purpose Release was WIl continuously of at offered offered to all who would foreswear the cause for which they ought fought but only one man moan a Hessian accepted liberty on that condition while more moro than tItan died In their floating prisons