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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1906-3-8, Page 4TH SiGN'AL: (,ODERJCH ONTARI(► t. The Fenian Scare of] 1866 An Exciting Episode at Qodcdch An Exciting Episode at Ooderich RELATED ay J. J. WRIGHT PRESIDENT OF THE VETERANS' ASSOCIATION During the Fenian invasion ..f'06, signal (.kali other by calling out every yat no place in Canada did htun• int 1 v"iee, '!Nlluutla.tl• c•nmone. all s the excitement lee more *intense w'e ;Lt. ". utnlx•r two. As wel." "Num - I ler t httr•, nil's well," fife ohjdti t laying than at the town of Utslerirh, there I1„ kar•p nue ,another in lunch as 14) being various r•asuns far this slate of what was g g iii, besides the as - affairs, as it was fully looked upon by sutauce 1htat as lung its they kept sl fug Gut in this manner it Was sufficient evidence that they w•ert% all wide.awitke and attending to their duty. the Goternnteut authorities at Ottawa that it would swat iilc•ly be selected as all objective print by the Fenian organization and their friends as a most advantagtetus hicality for their deprertations. . Therefore, in view of this exiecled Under Martial Law. A very antusung 1ntidcut occurred one night after It o'clt ck. which was the limited homy for anyone remain - danger, it was atwitter' to place. a ing out without lasing subject to mtili• battalion of volunteer militia, corm tart' lair. „ posed of artillery, rides and infantry, Ltatg after this holo• Mud p:awterl, x 1 1•' wejl-know, Dahlin bmui•tster itt- quartered in the town. Added ht tempted lir pass hy• the gu:ud-1 se this force was the British gunboat without cotuplying with the est els Cherub, recently :u rivt•tl trout Eng.! fished ride, and when the%igilant l p land. with fifty blue -jackets on loud , sentry ggovt• oes lhr rrgulatiun chxlllcng.lir \1'hu there 'r" ht rrfuserl l anxiety. The steamer proved -to he the Abate it•xu Leve • cutler "General Dix," with x her of very pr Meat 'naval and utilitar)• officers on board, 'winding General Sherman, eo,ntnander•in-t•hief of the ('cited States army. t.eueral Ord of the (h•- tinaure lkarttueut, stationed at 1)etroit. and a cumber of others; also about fifty tutiforulwl mien ht.Ionging to the naval service, their caries and accoutrements hanging in racks, giv- ing t h,• veaa•l the appearance of a regular ,hip of war. the party carte r•eturuing from the upper lakes. where( they )tout besot& engaged in a tour of inspection. and just dropped iu to take *look at the old town. Entelrtaining General Sherman and His SDK. On receiving this satisfactory and interesting intelligence. Major Hose sumuaoiled his ofteettt together rued hesteit•d down to the deck to make it social call on the gentlemen on tatstd. II is almost u"tdlrmt to sty tints were received most cordially by the dia- tinguished party and met with that generous hospitality that Americans are so justly celebrated for the world t over. In the evening they were en- , terttinerl itt an impromptu dinner by t Major Russ rand the officers of alit , garrison, the ettnuttt luU'iiIOny and , goad feeling prevailing and many , kind words being mutually expressed. t h curls of converegrttun with l Which he cheerfully granted nay. lug , trouncing to hint my sun 'rum, we walked over to the hank of the lake and thele it nue of the summer houses, quietly by ourselves, 1 related to hint the whole of the Fenian epdstsle which leul eteut•ttd during his visit to Code - rich s'veral year's before, in which he was it very prominent figure but of which he lied never hetu•t1 the; particulars.. The General listened i' with close. attention to the whole of i the story. and when it cause to the, el ta'it.apltitletlt't striking. narrative it I brought forth from him peals of laughter which for some time he could u4)t suppt'u,is. it proffering me his thanks for Ilii• eittet•ttinnem the story had'alfortletII him, he reiii,u'ked that, old soldier AS' he was, it would certainly hold a place'; in his memory as one of the lest jokes s he hall ever heard:atoul that it bail largely cuutt-ihtttt+el to the pleas - tire of his interesting einit- in litale- rich. t lir roneluding this narrative 4)f int postern anti I ttAsp inler'i:tingevents Mow rue to Nay that it hes be'ru writ en pe•inciially ae a contribuli� to •elebntte the 1..elielft anniyerNary he Fenian invasion, also its to re Hinder to the few rellnti tt iiig roll 'lutes that are left of the rapid flight tt time. and further to ackuowledgt ire latah%' pleasing natem•Itt tittle we Gels tttgetIwr, added to a deep sense of ratitude. that 1 spared ttt record hent. J. J. 11'rliti,l All s well that ands well. For quite it time the whole town tad now leen kept in a high state of 'xcitrntent and al.u•m1. but when it be- come generally known that it was tnly ,t friendly visit ut to party tri Ai,t'rieen gentlemen tut a mission of this [er•lit o t t r , g attest abetted and matters resumed their normal 1 condition. • under the command of Capt. fluidly. give the necessary tinswei entitling t, of the H. N., and several other 4)M- hilt to pass on. ('ttnse•guently the call was ivut _t'Gua1t1 turn nut cent, 1 w o large .traustrong gens and g ,'• fey the usual e4) wplruarnt of rifles, rut - lasses, etc., for the men comprised her equipment. Thew was also at Provincial gunlsat manned by a supply front the flagship Aurora. lying at Quebec. which was kept constant ly' cruising Ietae't'n Sarnia and Windsor. with headquar- ters.at Goderich. Drilling and parading by the land force was cuntinnally kept tip day by day, while sentries were stationer) at night at prominent points of observa- tion. \What with mammal exercise rally fit the tuurning, tattaliun movements from In till 12, and company drill in the efternion, the men became toles- . ably familial' with :t soldier's duty. mirth as the use of the rifle, bayonet ex- ercise. . and how to starch prgtrh•, and this., coupled with strict miliiity discipline. bade them it fairly effect- ive fore"... The Memorable and of June. At the time the Fenians were cross- ing at heart Erie on the metmtrable 2nel ut June, the rutumaudiug °fico. Major A. M. Ross, receives) it telegraph despatch from Ottawa while the encu were engaged at their et'ointions on the /;oust House Sgmue. The battal- ion was at once bnntght to if halt, the tnen standing at attention while the important despatch was communi- cated to theist ; from it, it was beanie l that the country watt already invader) and tear Was actually going ori. • • The Major in a few patriotic words ,uldrr.sd all present on the gravity of the situation, cautio ' g them not to stray Gtr away from their quarters, as it wits imptmsible to sav how anon they might be called to Lite front for costive service. ' The affair itt Fort Erie hat ialg long become a nutter of history. it is quite unnecessary to refer to it lisle At any length. The Fenian% were driven tack by a united force of regulars and Milia. bet not before, it number of g pant young Canadians had offend up their lives as x saerilce ter their nem try. our -I severs had left landing a rich, and men well in night. This was'in really looked the drilla the battaliii peel ahead of the service. Previous to being parade it was arrang signxla would be snide in giallo in case any suspleiot should occur. These consist, - ing the hi Russian gum w•h News. al days after this incident, 1• Ribs, received a t.ee tnd de- li, i for llling him that a suspici- kirig vessel supposed to have hngdred armed men on board hi • • o with the intention of or 'n the virinity of (lode - ring 1 ' to keep his Loth by day and by 'serious news, an it place of peaceful had now a pros- ioked-fur active missed from that given icing an incident of fr- 1. had leen placed on the extreme pc t of what is now the harbor u ark • and \c1,/f• ringing of the town ire ell. � Guarding Against Surprise. After this warning from Ottawa, extra precaution. were taken to guard against surprise both by land and by water, a heavy chain cable was .stretched uctvss the mouth of the har- bor, while small loots with parties of armed men were engager) patrolling both lake and river. The battalion was also url•t•etl for duty ht• day and night, at night bivouacking on the beautiful grounds of the old Tanana Company overlook- ing bake Huron fund the itiver :Mait- land. No tents were mervpd out to the men to sleep in, neither did they desire them, all baying perfectly Nab - fled to stretch them/sett-en out 4)n the grans, with their ride's and sixty rounds of hall cartridge Inside them, and the starry heavens alovt'thein as their sole shelter. At this late date, in "omrnon justice to a departed and must popular court house official. 1 must not °ntit_tt?. tuen- tion his generosity in furnishing the men every night with a flowing pail of new milk containing a dash of very superior flavoring, which could hardly have been either nutmeg or vanilla, but all the sale" Very few of the tnen objected to it nn that ae•it•e, for a wish for the health ,and happi- neasof 1hedonot•—thriate Daniel Liziers --was quietly but sincerely expreesd in it final benediction before dropping off to sleep, Digging a Rile Trench. The Sunday following these events, the "Reveille" sounded mut through the town, for the men to fall in at the general mw.ting place on the Square. From there they were marched down V1'est street and halted in front of the Camila Company'' building. ,\tins were piled and in their places picks, apatite and shut -elm were di,ttibnttrl and the Wren were put to work digging a trench from the top of the' 'Miriam. bill to the lighthouse. This wan stink between two and three feet and with the addition of the earth thrown mot mule an ex,r'llent envier for the tine mt the rifle. At the conclusion of this duty, three sentry•postn were email - !tithed in positions which commanded an tninterntpted view of the lake. The fleet of these formed the guard- house in the' building known in thaw. A Friend! Visit days tee Hand's tir.kery, the second et 1 the corner of "The Rookery," the then It goes without saying !hat, every residence of the late Daniel H. Liters, one connected with theme proceedings and the third to the iighthouse point looked anxiously for the sergeant's tsar where the H.usmlan fun is now eeturn, and it was only when the iMelited. During the night. the mets- nature of his tgtovt became known toles at those pteela were ordered Iso 'heat the men were relieved of itilenax• when much to his ,surprise and dis- trust he was surrounded and uouchtd Into datrantw vile. using :.11 the time evpremsions anything keit complimen- tary lir the militia in general and the articles of wins in particular which iet•utitted a gentleman to be treated in such an outrageous Manner. How- ever, there he was, and in spite of his protests he was c polled to remain till the morning. when good-natured "Batty." the officer for the day. was g • r The Funny Side. se Serious, huwevrtt, as the whole it thing looked, and in fact really was• it had a most lttdieronee aisle which came to light later on. . On tst:ud the General Dix was it correspondent of it Chicago paper. who in writing up the visit lir etude - rich stated amongst other intenst- • • li.xlc•rirlt, \Lush 14th, 1911, Gentlemen Who Are Bald 1r have thin hair. should rail u4) I'rtof. lurenwend at Hotel Iitrltotd• list• ich, 4)n Thursday. Man'' _rntl. and •e his wondet•t.l devices in t ompees rind igs nowt) on over 7,-t,li11 heads, 1':x- �plut:ttion and elementatttitian free. tri -.ate• t(Fuu•uurn15 t►t hott-I. 1i,.nl 'PHONE 86 J. He COLBORNE SPEC/ALT/ES The following are a collect ii tit of special value goods in the (test markets. SILKS. Vi'e gut a chance on anus her Int of colored Silks. togs iu without' first lot and welts. offering them at pride that sl Id make a yule!' sale. Thiry are extra value shot effects and the prices are 60e, 76c and 31.00. WAISTINGS, A large range of new designs in ih•litines, l'ham,bt'ays, (1 itgh:tuts, 1h•Ilinettes. ,1tltids and plain Mercerized goals in all the le:uliug shades, new fot+•eepring, at Cisme 12'.c to 35c. WHITE WAISTINGS. New• Mercerized Meivalct, qtly tine designs and the prices are at heel -pick. fur CASH OR PRODUCE the spring wants and all "late pi, rchares DRESS GOODS. special value in blacks trout 50 c to 31.60 a sari, a big range to select front. lir colors we ate III a posit` to show some of the neatest, nobbie•st and newest things to be had. WHITE MUSLIN WAISTS. Our new spring purchases are hero and we never showed so Hue a lot for the prices naked, WHITE GOODS. In (;owns, Skirts, Corset Covers and Drawers. .1uat in. \fell made and neatly trimmed with embroidery cued lice. They are tellers at the prices asked. PRINTS. Our well-known Prints 'Neve leen noted for their excellency of (.014)1., neatness of pattern and weal•; 1 quality. This spring our mel+tions are larger and better than ever. (hit- light ll aH item eases. g g are marvels e J. H. Corner Hamilton Street fail to see his new invention. patented *Hoerr the wen Id. COLBORNE and Square, - - GODERICH. Scrublady's Family. I It, Clinton ferry. the sculptor, is re - Lots of uouselew . ernes wisthtm Im•- s s,nsible for the fallowing story of cause it's in a pretty head. New tlty ''tcrublately" who cares for the York Press. I studio ; If your system nerds tuning up, take "How many children Mase yon, the third wife of flirt's 1'ouyouud Iron fills. For MIN. O' 1''iat'ity he asked her one morning. 6 hots •.f peoplr.wuidd Deeps think 4)(' •'It's siren 1 hare. sir," she replied. walking on the who.:I if it wasn't fur • h,"n1.hetiles"rontl the sign that tells them to cep elf. I misname t hrer' by [fir st•cond „ift of uu• ftu•.t... •New Yen -It i tihunc. dl side by Its. \\'Niton. CORPORAL WRIGHT. From photo. taken at Sarnia, 1866. most graciously pleraxal to alio* hint ing things that senile time lefor• lb, his lilierty. reached the harbor they could olwerlt- :apparently an spat state of cont. ion, as men in uniform. loth tuuunlerl ,anil nn fill/1, ruutdhe seen dinner hour. thee whole town was galloping and running rebind hither thrown into +(.nnaterhole m by the and t, whir ,in it great .state of excite- thrown ringing of the Hr' }tell, top- milt, while .;edam sentries trumped lowed at ante ly the loud report of to and fro on their accustomed tear. the hug gent at. fort R4). s. p Mnch conje't•turi• wits expressed by all The eent'ie•s' mtntionerl on the batik on irs,trd at ria whitspeculiar stair of of the lake had sighted a suspicious- railer., wondering what (.null have looking steamer about four utiles ,i , railed forth such an appear/thee' c 't 1 w,u•like conditions. which of c see the coast, opposite to where the P . t. „mid out le explained until, the boat Farm is located, and headed for (irate.- reached the dock. rich. In "nnelrtding his vivid description At the old Huron Hotel. the head- itf all he saw and much more than be tweeters of most of the officers, there n.tiit- hr:u-l. he went on to say that were billeted Minot fusty own par. on the gang plank laying thrown out taking their dinner, who at the sound ••(;enpral" Ross. in command 11f the of alarm j ped from the tattle, seiz- force' stationed in the town, stepped ing their rifles and cartridge pouches, forward to shake hinds with General and rushed Sherman, remarking at, the same time in the moist- eat nest manner. "General Sherman, 1 ata under lasting obliga- tion, to sod. sir, for not Hring n salute when you entered the hnrlor, for hail you dune so the w•h0le of toy' Would would have immediately taken to I he worm's," Thr paper containing this most eV- trurrintary and itemising statement s+tw forwarded to the writer of (hie narrative by stone nnknnwu permit), The Dread Alarum. Not many days after these prepara- tion. had been made, and just at the for the street t 'le•Iter- skelter, knocking over the chain and everything else that impeded their progress. Once• on the street they started -Mt on the double at•ross the `quare, bound fur the rifle pits. The streets were le) crowded with excited eople it became quite difficult to ke pro cess, while the actions of nt 'y could ie better imagined than disc' 'heel. On •eaching the top of the bank ostein ing the lake, the suspicious- It might have been the correspondent Joking -easel was plainly iu sight. himself for till t k • to the eon loess. hating e" u' uuu•h closer 'Inc.' the 'However•, his remarks soon gut abroad:darns was H .t given, 1'Rilatt the A•ery Nod were generally discussed nt sheet corners and other popular places of muting, only one opinion ix'ing ex- r.aatbn stexnterm vt-t' s'tl,- that the person who wrote g that tints weer' that letter, was a remarkably witty still horning wood. c 1 not qct laying fellow to get off such itn int restng required for fuel. Vin 1 as this inci j,pt„ dent was, it added. how e1.. much to her suspicious .Cppearane" • Major Ross Didn't See the Joke. A Critical Time. In the time the paper reacherl the The men distributed theta . res in 81ajjur uumdt, whit by no le was much position% a% enabled them the looked it mit in that light. Ile was more reatilily lir watch cloy It'y hr nit built Chet way ; probably the race m oremenm of the vessel, while front tl•hichhesprtng had something number of thein commenced Initdirt to tort with this liver p•eriousl •v, for theirrifles. he took the matter very seriously and De - It was indeed a most critical, time as at oiler wrote to General Ord at f t1. t, (.yelling attention to the article the steamer !criminally apprctauh,•d the aril( requesting his session of the piers, and when once in the harbor quite a nnnaler of purple could he seen en board, and ars she touched' t hr wharf several of the sten were eunstafltly pointing their loaded rifles at her, ex- pecting every minute that something was going to happen which would dee- terminr what Action the nffl"era would take. No one seemed In know just what should Ile done, the• cirrnrn- ttutees being an serious and peculiar - looking. At this stage of the proceedings the minds of the men were .nnde•rgning a Most severe at'ain, for had a slides t•ifle been discharged, cipher by ace;• dent or otherwise, the Hring might have lecnme general, and possibly would have been returned by the turn on Imarl the deep before aatlafae'tery explutaliint could have been Heade, and it it safe• to say uton grave cYma- m•qitt'n"em would mutely have followed. (;meat relief was expreiwerl, however, when the ship glider) quietly tip to the dock and, throwing a rope '•verlsat(I, eta Mnn /mule fast to her 'tutoring... As soon as possible Motjor Rush called for a sergeant's goanl, instructing them to go down to the vessel and in- vewtigatp her character and the objerct. of her tuisniun, hbac•kesl of s her funnel it w• wine indeed a le oke was 'issuing ft-titt only too evident ane• singer. as all the. "Maple Leaf Rubbers" are made of pure Para rubber, arc wet -proof, neat, perfect-fittiing and lasting. Every rubber has a Maple Leaf branded on the sole, and this brand is our guarantee that the rubber is perfect in every way. Insist on yourdealergiving you D. Millar Co. IIOUSEIIOLO COMMODITIES We are showing a very large range of household mollities,-iuelu(ling a new range of Tapestries, Cretones, Sateens, and Art Muslins. Special for this week. :lit yard... i:' in, s wide. uitb1t•ie,bit!'1'.tbl\e ) uitw�C, tn•odevignrt,lmly., y n� �peci,ul pt'irc, yd. a'FtJ(, Special line in White filed Mats Jart>;e size each. corn - Special in Napkins Several lines opened tip this week and marked •h under the ordinary price. 1\•t• Iha-e this week opened•up our first showing of Carpets, Linoleums s and Oilcloths and to t se your inspect k,nis col.11.tIIv iii ,'tI. M ade for every purpose and to fit every shape and style of ladies',. men's and children's shoes. in t1. lye Gene'rai Ord stated that t the.last ( his knowledge• no such con versatinn a ser took ,lace end regret.' tiut %pry touch stat the incident shovel(' have mused ,the Major any trot bre. General Sherman's Second Visit. After several years had elapsed since the above took plain, General Shet•nian. at-etntpitnierl by his aide. ('o1.4racon, arrived f • , `% iutitington and 'weenie a guest at my house, the Point. Farre. Getting an inkling of his intended visit, the whole house 1.1.• operated with me in giving the di.. tingninhed soldier a fitting reception. 1 lrtxtlessesl an historic btit.s can- non formerly toted on bonri the mail boat, City of 1flutthant. plying Iwo tweet) that town and the city of I)e- trnit, and lortrow•Ing flip Stars midi Strip•. froth the American consul ih ttw•n, it and the nt•itinh ensign weer suspended together from the balcony 11%1.1' the main entrance to the hots•. Ori the arrive' of General Sherman and his party it ems tutntd that quite nuntbter of the American guests had 'e3uet the General before, while some very pretty little children were the sons fled daughters of his old r reties, at•t'prel interesting Geld aftect• Dig scene, taking place as be raised them in his arms to embrace them The Story Retold. Watching Div opportunity tt find hint Ili.cng Igd•di, ff rispletted a few l COUGH AND CHEST PAINS jaw Adveret..n..M In eh. Christi... (Inardl.n Three Generations use Psychine "its fnlhir 3Ir. Frank (hlldn, had et . ort burl .notch and Ithenmettsi Il.mafh ami +tn.o, i hie Must ter many too,dl., he ,n Rand vest tartare, and had tl, an up all hope or ser,,, rt,; tint n "-nitnelly w1. sent tm e Trial Nall* vt 1't ',. DINE. and ee are kl"..n•A to asst haw nnreh t bo1awrd hon. After t.lnx 1''1'1 Ili.\r: for some lanolin. he tts,tlt,M til. n.oal health amt orrnriti \t• mother el.,, tttir,l 1 "V e (1I\ P: Aryl fonrt4 great. blir at /,an It ;.I.n sky bible nenhete, nerd artvale., Genn had Aath-a . err ti.,l. soil the raw; igen hint Ras laden' anderfat.- AUX 31.(tit. ". }latent e, Ont. :fay 30, 1701 • The Message of the Star .Have you ever noticed, as the evening shadows fall, how the stars peep one bye one through the black canopy of darkness, until at last the heavens are :,alight ? Se.mbletizermwiths night after night the sky is black and lowering and no light can he seen, but as sure as day is day and night is night the stars will 'at Inst appea in• ther. come way PS CHINE has crept into thousands nt home's and enlightened them with the Tight of Health :tel Happineas. Snmcumcs the black pall 4)f fell di hands o'er the homed for dal s. but as sure as you use PsTcHINr, the star of Health will at last appear. PAYCflINE t((,rontum cd S, -keen) is n safe and i.erman"nt 'sire f'or Pneumonia, Pleurisy. (:.n. .umplion, Bronchitis. laGrippe, (;hill. and Fevers, 1.a..ettd., Plight Sweats. weakness, Ka.iln/ di , :.cul all Throat and Iunj Troubles. SEEN S.1F'ETY IV PSYCHiNE The l:reatest of Tonics A11 Drejdtst. One Dollar Fr.. Trial 01. 1. 4. MOM 4. Ltd., l;t IrsG St. V., fe10!R0. GMa. )o not fail to see our stok of Dress Tweeds, 50c a yard. They are the nattiest range eve show!: ha. the money. 'PINE Millar's Popular Store Nig" THE DYEING SEASON ! At the approach of spring, it great ninny perwett have some drag, (o d4), either carpet rags. artic'le's of clothing or for household nee. Niire merry in .tock all the time full lineeof all colors in the DiAMOND DYES in the REXALL HOUSEHOLD DYES. t\'ith the latter the sato' pick nil kinds of goods, \\'cul, COMM u1. Silk.Good, rich, fast comet. owe se(' sample card.. All kinds and colors, ioc per packet. S. E. HICK - Central Drug Store Goderich, Ont. NEW CLOTHS SPRING SUITS in Canadian and Imported Tweeds, `Worsteds, Cheviots and Serges Made up in latest style to your fit. Call and see how well 1 can do for you. Everything in Men's Smart WevIn REG. BLACK Gents' Furnisher and Outfitter - Goderich Everything for Lent We ale Well prepared to supply your wants with a large smoked. salted, t�rhet and canned fiyoursh. We hays. a full lime 11( Labrador Herring, Canned Salmon, Canned Kippered Herring, Lake Trout, Cured Had - die, Canned Haddie, Bloaters, Canned Sardines, Quail -on -toast, Canned Lobster. ttssiattt ,'t t of The old reliable Maple Leaf Salmon at Finnan Heddle at The "Brunswick" Saradine at Oriental Salmon at Genuine Quintal Codfish at. 15 cents, per can. 10 cents per can. 5 cents per cart to rents per can. q cents per Ib. P. T. DEAN, The Grocer. PIIONI Its. COR MONTREAL ST AND SOUARI, GODERiCH, ONT.