Show FLAG OF HISTORIC INTEREST 4 Emblem of Upper Canada Rebellion Still Preserved Almost Almos green green with age ta tattered and scarcely recognizable hangs bangs now one of the most remarkable ble of flags in Dr Bains Bain's office in in inthe the public library of t Toronto Can Can It is the flag that floated boated over Navy Island at the time Ume of the upper Canada rebellion of 1837 I and and which perhaps flew from the mast of the famous Caroline It is a canvas canvas can can- vas square square with witha a hist history ry one one e which h almost caused a great greaf war Capt Drew who was in command of the Improvised fleet made up of lake schooners which captured the captured the Caroline Caro line s set t her her afire and sent her adrift i 0 If i over ver Niagara Falls was compelled to return to England and took the fl flag g with him Somehow it hung It-hung hung for about forty years quite obscurely In the Royal United Service institution in Whitehall Whitehall Whitehall White White- hall London When this tais Institutions Institution's ns n's mus museum museum um was rebuilt r recently the flag WM was taken down and laid aside Perhaps Perhaps Per Per- haps Its space was given to trophies and relics of more current interest such as the South African colors and captured Boer Doer emblems By Dy the kind assistance of Gen Robinson late governor governor governor gov gov- of the Chelsea hospital the request request request re re- quest of the board of management of the Toronto public library was acceded acceded acceded ac ac- ceded to and nd the he flag was was sent hero |