, ■■ . ; ....' ■ -vv*mmw • - ■■•■• ■'''' '* ' - SECOND SECTION - FRIDAY EVENING, PAGES nTO 20 HARRISBURG ?®BS6?P TELEGRA.PH june 19.19* LANDMARKS OF COLONIAL TIMES ALONG HISTORIC FURNACE RUN r a * *.\F~'l&L'-.- y ■• m' I'pper left—Original charcoal 'shed nt Elizabeth Furnace. I'pper right—Original Stiegel homestead at Elizabeth Furnace. Lower—One of original stone huts or cottages near South bank of race it Elizabeth Furnace. Henry William Stiegel Built Power Race and Furnaces t§ Make Cannon For Army Events That Thrilled Hearts of Patriots in Revolutionary War Period Recalled by Ruins of Old Iron Works r»__ A T r 1 11 i rv-ininln nf t V,« AO rl<f Dlofloic whr* fOT . By A. L. Campbell Hidden among the tall, stately trees that tower abovr the banks of the historic Furnace Run, along the south ern slope of the South mountains, which form the boundary line between Lan caster and Lebanon counties, is an old stone mansion that has had a unique place in the early history of Pennsyl vania. This building is one of the landmarks of the Colonial period, and, with its surroundings, recalls events which, in that early time thrilled the hearts of the American patriots. The building Is still in an excellent state of preservation and is owned by the Cole man heirs. It is located about a mile north of the village of Brickerville, In Lancaster county, near tlie site whero once 'jtood the historic Elizabeth fur nace, which was owned and operated by llenry William Stiegel. This man was an eccentric German character who fig ured conspicuously in the early history of the State, as an ironmaster, glass manufacturer and philanthropist. Around this famous old building may still be seen ruins of that period, which give mute evidence of the exciting scenes that transpired in that section during the Revolutionary War, and which to this day is still a point of in terest to historians. The part taken by German settlers forms one of the most interesting chapters in the early history of Penn sylvania, and is closely interwoven < with all the movements that have con tributed to the wealth, the develop ment of agriculture and the vast in dustrial growth that have given this ; commonwealth such a prominent place among the States of the Union. The i industry, thrift and frugal habits of these early settlers were important factors in laying the foundation of the : sound economic conditions that, in later' years, resulted in the development of ; its agricultural, mineral and indus trial resources. Seeking relief from the religious per secution and intolerance that prevailed in their native land, many of these sturdy people found an asylum in the i wilds of America, and, following the 9 A Household Help I Nothing could be more con venient than Heinz Spaghetti. It's cooked —ready for instant use and cooked just right—with tomato sauce and a special imported cheese. Heinz Spaghetti One of the 57 Varieties is a delightful addition to lunch or dinner. Takes the place of expensive meat dishes and is just as nourishing. Heinz Spaghetti is sold by good grocers almost V- der the guarantee of money back if you are not pleased. jj H. J. Heinz Co. A form than 50,000 VUitor s Inapect the Heinz Pure Food Kitchen « Every Year v 1 "" C example of the early Pietists, who ror'| the same reasons liaa preceded them > to America, they settled in the province founded by William Penn, where they enjoyed freedom of worship and were unmolested in the pursuit of their re ligious ceremonies. Among those who came to America about the middle of the eighteenth cen tury were, some whose object was to seek fame and fortune In the New World, and who. attracted by the allur ing prospects of wealth, hnd crossed the ocean to begin the struggle in the pursuit of their long-cherished desires. included in this number was Henry William Stiegel, a young German, whose home was near Manheim, Ger many, and who seems to have been in possession of some wealth, although little is known of his family connec tions. Soon after his arrival In Phil adelphia, Stiegel formed associations which later placed him in a position to accomplish his desire to engage in manufacturing enterprises, and he soon became a leader in a number of indus trial operations. That he succeeded, his subsequent career shows, although ln the midst of his prosperity, he was destined to meet with serious reverses which finally reduced him to poverty, and caused his imprisonment for debt. Friends, however, secured his release, but he was compelled to earn a meagre livelihood by serving as a tutor In private families. Broken-hearted and deserted among the people whom he had befriended in his prosperity, and unrewarded by the Government which he had faithfully served in the strug gle for Independence in the Revolu tionary War, he quietly passed away and was soon forgotten. It is this part of Stiegel's career that forms an interesting chapter in Penn sylvania's early history, in which he had risen to a place of prominence as a prompter of industrial enterprises, and also as a teachev, preacher and philanthropist. His principal achievements were the founding of the town of Manheim, in Lancaster county, the erection of a mansion and furnace at Elizabeth, near Brickervllle, the operation of the first successful gloss factory In America, at Manheim, and the erection and dona tion of a church and land to the Lu theran congregation, which ho or ganized at the same place, all of which gave rise to the celebration of the beautiful poetic ceremony, now known as the "Feast of Roses," which is an nually observed by the same .church on the second Sunday in June of each year, in commemoration of his dis tinguished career, and a novel pro vision in the conveyance, stipulating, that an annual rental of one red rose should be paid each year in the month ™ Q „ une ' , w ' len legally demanded. This twice demanded during lifetime, but about twenty iaKO the ceremony was re a now celebrated each year, scendants° 8e Paid to on ® ot hls de " rnlm/'lU' » of Stiegel's career and the that attaches to this phase of thu, work have been recounted as s been observed, but his sfrni.il a 'l a participant in the great '■} which the Colonies were #, that time, to free thern h««i ifu° m British tyranny, has never fh! i! ' although mute evidences of »i.o , a which he performed to aid »ho 'government, ana his service to Continental l Army, that still re- m ark his career in that trying annfu, as , ol }® worthy of a place in the SJL. f , lhe country's history. His Tt-Hrtif. w< J rk of sacritlce and devotion i undying praise and the Amlti."? remembrance of all patriotic American citizens. General Washington was retire with his army into New r'lnft/' r if tfle reverses in the vl-1 mPi»X "I Ne w York, in order that he ini? » n V>uM 6 British from march ~?jF_j g ainßt Philadelphia, and after ossed the Delaware into Penn i Continental Army was in i!S. h / ondltlon ' Many of the pa- Lt-iL hail no shoes and left blood- £ a „,?!? footprints on the frozen U was a tl,ne of deep de- Wfy and many people of wealth Th I?i.,V . n . ce w : rnt oy er to the enemy. «7h«» « a^J. 01 ? bc camo desperate, and, Christmas night, in 1776, in a \vLV. ' g . st °rni of sleet and drifting ice, f..n n?5 to " crossed the Delaware and the Hessians at Trenton, and f captured one thousand prisoners, tliere >? y j The fires of patriotism 'alarmed and the British became till' this trying period, when i"f. "r'ti/h commanders, incensed by IJ?«i c , efat > continued to press the war f ro .'!. s y ., and started in hot fh/? tiL J V? e "tt'e American army, that tlie ( ontinental Congress began to make urgent demands for more sup «?* a .l d ammunition. It was in this oTtv on}? Stiegel displayed his loy «?°Pi ted ,lis share to the success of the patriots' cause. Some A,rJIYL£ annon anrt ball used by the SfiL Ji? ? ar, ">; had been furnished by Fllt?hi/h his furnace and forges at '*/'l ab ®th, and these were being oper nmniiinnu their capacity. But more were needed and a «w" waH nia <se on Stiegel to in a tvilllno- This ho expressed v!. rt ?' but sent word to Con- Ki, i. o ®' l !^' o the lack of labor nXJ?,. »<.u e m 'f ht increase the water fori- with which his furnace and ihi! . n e operated, he would be un comply with the request, unless mmh» t e sent to hlm ln sufficient number to carry out his plans. Stiegel possessed skill as an engl hpeLrt" i anticipating these demands, lie inni/i i a y dev ised plans whereby he could increase the water power at his furnace and forges, when he re- H e i«'si» n WOr f that at least one hundred Hessian prisoners, captured bv Wasli .at the Battle of Trenton, would be sent to him to be used as laborers to complete his work. laoorers ♦oP e „i:. 0 - U "e ironmaster was quick to take ad\ antage of this help, and, start a t"" 6 away from the furnace, along the eastern slope of the Soutli mountains, where, through a deep ra «nne*£ioWl? the Segloch Run. he {£. gan the excavation of a* race that was to carry the water from tlis llTue stream, as it flowed to the southern slope of the Black Oak Ridge? west ward to I-urnace Run, from which his supply was obtained. It was a £ gantic task as the ruins of {he race show, but Stiegel set the Hessians ?o T ,^ T h a . remarkably short time lie had formed a connection with the' stream at his furnace, which gave htm an abundance of water and enabled him to Increase the output and suppW larger quantities of ammunition to the patriot army. This was regarded as a great achievement at that time and hi? efforts-in thus aiding the Revolution ary cat.se were commended by the Continental Congress. y Thenceforth, until the close of »i,„ war, Elizabeth furnace, with its forges, fine mansion, and the senro ™ more of stone huts that dotted the [mountain side, became an important Industrial center. It was a -bu?y nlace Teams crossed the South mountains and conveyed the ore from the m?n»» around Cornwall, and the surrounding hills resounded with the clatter of th? woodchoppers as they felled the trees nearbv aEK Dav t n < f,e t |. m, r r to tfl * ovens nearo>. Day after day untensils of I war were started on the way to the 1 army around Philadelphia. The Hes sians had served a good nurnA;L „„.i their hire was being turned to the ad-1 vantage of the men against whom they 1 1 had been engaged to tight y Although nearly a century and a half have passed since these scenes around Elizabeth furnace were enact- 1 ed, there still rtemaln evidences of 1 i Importance as a center of lndustrv In the Revolutionary period. nal charcoal shed erected by Stiegel and a few of the stone huts in wiifc"! i some of the Hessian prisoners were i housed, still remain, fhe stone age house and the quaint mansion 1 ?hat the U T»t P t raCt L calls : unchanged, save 1 that the latter has been slightly a i- . tered and the interior remodeled. The mansion Is owned by the Coleman ' heirs and one room which was used by i the first Robert Coleman, still contains I the original furniture. This room was used by General Washington In 17?" ! when he visited the furnace. The an- i nex in the rear was then used as a l dining hall, and farther back is the 1 one-story stone building, which was , used to stable the horses and mules, i a . ♦y « 11,l 1, ,n years, was con- < verted ®- distillery. Its present | use Is mostly for purposes. i Ruins of a portion of the race are , visible near the charcoal shed, and the small stone house Is one of the orlgi- i ™ stands on the south side ] of the Segloch Race, and. while tills i channel may still he traversed Us en- , tire length. 11 has long 1 since been cov- 1 ered with a growth of hush and trees . That its construction was a difficult l piece of work may he seen at some , places along Its route, where excava- , tions were hewn out of solid rock, and r these spots remain unchanged. Con- < sidering the disadvantages which had ! to bo overeomo and tile lack of ma- i chlnery and tools, the ruins of the race i show that the work was skillfully t planned and constructed. . Elizabeth furnace was in operation { as late as 1556, about which time it i was abandoned and torn down. Mttlo i has since been done in clearing away ( the debris, so that Its exact site may be easily determined by the heaps of charcoal, Iron and stones that lie there Stlegel's control of this plant did not continue throughout the war, and ln the crises that followed In the pro gress of that great conflict, the fur- * nace passed out of ills hands, and tills I oncu wealthy Ironmaster and friend £ ■ I ft ILI'L f■! «■? I T° get business through advertising is one thing, I I to hold it after you get it is quite another. Thus 9 it is that when we make a public announcement, when we go I after your patronage in print, we tell the TRUTH and that I without .straining it at any point. 1 We cannot truthfully promise you $25 clothes at $11.50, nor H S4O suits at $16.98 because we haven't any, can't get any I j and no one else can either. I What we can and do claim is that in I KUPPENHEIMER JBL I CLOTHES JF | $lB, s2ot $25, S3O tfe | you'll get a greater dollar's worth \ , l|jif I of style, service and satisfaction .1 I than is possible in any other cloth- XWv I ing anywhere if you don't ' Krai I think so after you purchase, come mw I back please and get your money. J|r — 1 If a store that writes its advertising \■/ »3|pj|t 9 and does business with the people its ■< i|gg§n| 9 advertising brings on that basis, is your S kind of a store, better come in and look ■ ever these good clothes to-day. jgaMpS |IK B The best blue serges on <t*OA AA /*IB M^M||r I sale in Harrisburg at.. UU fl H I Other blue serge suits, $lO to S3O. %ynf,Z» I WT^ I 304 Market St. Harrisburg, Pa. | of the Government, became a homeless and friendless wanderer among the people over whom he had exercised almost absolutely authority and con trol. In a few years he began to meet with serious reverses due, it Is said, to the precarious financial conditions that then exlstod. and he was finally seized for debt and imprisoned in Philadelphia. A few friends recogniz ing his services, Interceded with the Assembly and that body was Induced to pass an Act of Pardon by which he was released. He Immediately re- I turned to the scene of his former la bors and made a desperate effort to re cover his losses, but In this he failed and during the remaining years of his life, until about 1785, he went about from place to place as a private tutor among the families of some of his former employes, and in that way eked out a meagre existence. Stiegel had at all times adhered strongly to his religious devotions and in his esrlior life had frequently preached to his employes. These convictions ho never relinquished, and when, at last, he was stricken by death his body was laid to rest in the Lutheran Cem etery at Brickervllle beside that of his wife, who had long before pre ceded him in death, and for whom he had named the furnace of which he was proprietor. Thus ended the career of the notable young German, whose memory is still honored by the congre gation which he formed. It Is an an nual custom to observe those events ln a ceremonial way, when a rose Is placed 011 his grave and one presented to his lineal descendants, as he had provided should be done, In recognition of the church and land which he had given the congregation, and as a last ing tribute to his devotion to the cause of the Christian religion. , A. L. CAMPBELL Columbia, Pa. KKK YOURSELF IN TIIK MOVIES Ilarrlshurg Telegraph Pictorial showing the complete flag Transfer parade at the Photoplay to-day and Saturday.—Advertisement. 1 TO RKPRESENT CITY To represent Harrisburg at the fourth International Congress on Home Education, to take place in Philadel phia, September 22-29, Mayor Royal yesterday appointed F. E. Downes, superintendent of the city schools; I Mrs. John W. Reily, Mrs. Elsie V. Mld j dleton. Dr. William E. Wright, Dr. j John H. Eager and the Rev. T. 13. | Johnson. Business LIKE GLOVES ON FEET Soft and flexible, the easiest fitting ! shoes and ideal for tender i'cet, are | (he new Glazed Kid Oxfords. They | wear well, take a high polish and are I the coolest shoes you can wear. We J have them at $3 to $6, for men and I women. Jerauld Shoe Co., 310 Market I street. i TEN-DAY BARGAIN FEAST ! The Junp clearance sale at the Klein l<'o. store includes all suits, coats, I dresses, waists, skirts and underwear. These offerings are extraordinary and cannot fall to attract. All women ap preciate unusual buying opportunities in women's apparel. We* must make a clean sweep in accordance with our policy to not carry any merchandise from one season to another. 9 North Market Square. TRAVEL DAYS ARE HERE The longing to get into the country, on the lakes, at the seashore, or for short trips dominates almost every body just now. We have the correct travel requisites that will not cause a moment of Inconvenience or embar rassment. Trunks, bags, cases and motor car conveniences for travel. Regal Umbrella Co., Second and Wal nut streets. Absolutely Wo Pain / My latest Improved nppll- a!?? Hijaj.'•' 'j® J anres, including au oxygen- *£? •? W extracting an<l all den- «.0 . £|V WMMLJ , - al work positively k painless and Is per- <7 (Ak' V har,,^ ,OSH " EXAMINATION S "".M FREE XV© / "SJCT i\S iXXV alloy cement 500. _ X a \\.* T X Gold Crowns and Registered a Bridge Work, $3, $4, $5. X A A x "'K Gold Crown .... $5.00 Graduate X Office open daily 8.30 a. AssUtanij. //IV m. to 6p. m.; Mon., Wed. Assistants \ / >• an ,i sat. Till 9 p. m.; Sundays, 10 a. m. to 1 p. in. Bcli l>ltone 3322R S kP • S EASY TERMS~OF PAYMENTS Market Street | Harris burg, Pa. it Didn't Hurt a ai« PAIITIfIN I When Coming to My Office Bo WHU I lull . Sure You Are In the Right Plaoo. Try Telegraph Want Ads.
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