Show S 'S S Pillage By Gi Gay Gy To Pirates Open e Cape a Fear v Fete t Al I I- I i V S 'S SI I p 5 4 5 S S C e 4 i I S c s 4 I w 1 5 5 S S t J. J r 1 l.- l. 5 JJ Ji I v 5 T TA A feature of ot th the pir pirate te pageant at Wilmington N N. N C. C is i s when George and Washington Martha Washington carriage l I foreground above he held head d a ai colorful par parade paride d Below is shown a a. a battle of f Cape Fe Fear r river rivero after the have fired the home d defense fel craft raft WILMINGTON N N. C AP AP- AP Black B Beard Baid aid the pirate whose ruthless robbery on the time high seas sea indignation of oC two wor worlds ds several everal ago Is to tomake make an ani i Invasion 1 ern Wilmington ton Au Au- gust 23 21 In a a c colorful pageant on Cape Fear river L Local iII historians say historians the famous pirate S put big sailing ships down ow the rIver and C came ashore n here fere re 0 b have I feass feas C following sea Bea raids aids on on rich laden merchant craft S But that is another story and story and astor astory a astory stor story that l' l some oth other l. l towns along alon- the he j seacoast ac st say is j just st a astory astory L stor story At any ny rate J is pre- pre pai parIn for tor the invasion in of he lie king of or pirates and promises him a land rivet Iver river and air bombardment of oC rifle and bombshell that I would have hac amazed and trl the bold Bla Black k Be Beard rd and a a a. a p pageant that provIdes provided one omie of ot the most t. t colorful colorful- spectacles In hi the country countr- From a a. starting point far re removed removed re- re moved mOEd from the business section anti and Im harbor bor of of r Wilmington I the te e pirate pl- pl rate ate boats boats' come up th the river A k peaceful ful waterfront is js awakened byar by ar af shot and th the alarm Is sent sent throughout the port that that Bl Black BlackBeard ck Beard is Is' Is coming coining An attack tt k is Js planned T The Th h home me def defense n s b by th the S United States tes revenue cutter utter Modoc Modoc Mo- Mo doc doe moves toward to the tho advancing enemy and anti me- me met meets t Jt Jl t. t In the There here Is firing shouting and aha warfare war war- v r- r fare are enough to satisfy the trie adventurous adventurous e ad spirit of or any pirate Men and girls in pirate costume os attack the thel port boats and the river rl is the s Bc scene Cn ne of or a a. spectacular bit bat batT tie Th Tho home hoin l boat oat is overpowered y r and on fire fire Its occupants being forced to to jump out of th the envelop ling ing In flames lames into the bro broad d cl Cape pe Fear lital river Bearing aloft of t. t the skull and anel cross bones the pirates pirates' In Invade ade tho city lock lock and U ts charmed with the adventuresome adventuresome adventure adventure- some some spirit ot of the In invaders ders the citizens ns throw their r J lot t with them and adorn themselves In pirate garb galb The whole town so goes s pirate for tor or the three days days' of ot the 1 S than tion tI n The town celebrates s with Blaek Black Beard the th happl happiness that that cuin cOines s with the division ot of of the latest boot booty and stages colorful l parades pageants and e entertainments ts One of the picturesque c events event of ot the the- annual page pageant f is Ii the Illuminated boat pat parade down Cape Cap Fear ocar rh rier er Dozens Dozens' of craft illuminated from froni bow to stern with varicolored float lo th the river a n. a few ew hours after arter sunset while while visitors vIsitors I from alt all sections of t. t th the cC country look look- look lookin in the unusual zion sion n. n As for the tho actual scene of Black Beards Beard's that is is' Isa a. a moot ques ques- tion n. n Several Se ll cities along the Ute sea sea seaboard ho bo board rd claim h he held the feasts there but Wilmington citizens say that that- It was nt Fort at-Fort Fort Fisher Fisher- in inthis this elt city that the pirate pirate- staged d. d hits his feasts and burled h huge e sums sum suma of gold and nd Jewels S Many hole A.-hole has b ben cn dug around Fort Forr Fisher in search of or the pirate h hoard ar but only an iron cask reminiscent rem teni em of or pirate d days ls l's has been found The ca cask casic lc was waR |