Show f Forgotten HEROES By Br ELMO SCOTT WATSON Haymakers Sailors Haymakers Sailors Sailors' Victory Ma May bray morning In 1775 t UEN on OD a V WHEN the news oena of ot the Battle attle of ot LexIngton Lex Lex- torton Ington D reached Machias Maine the citizens of that town towo considering that affair the beginning of ot open warfare determined to do their share In a blow Mow at the British oppress oppress- ors jors of t the American colonies by attempting attempting at tempting the capture of at an armed British schooner t the be Margaretta 10 commanded d by Captain Moore which was u then lying In port But ut Captain Moore loore got wind of ot the plot and sailed a short distance do down n the bay Thereupon Jeremiah OBrien O'Brien an athletic gallant gullant man mon and a leader leoder In fn Inthe Inthe the village took command of ot the volunteers vol fol seized British lumber lum who had bad a pet ber sloop In the harbor and ond proposed to go after the Magaretta It Is ts doubtful It If any other naval na expedition Urn tion In history had such an armament is U these hese Maine haymakers assembled for tor their project There were 10 20 O runs puns one ODe of which was a wall piece i musket so heavy that It needed a awall awall wall to support Its Ita weight wll when It was as tired fired For Tor all these guns Juns there were Ere but CO GO bullets and GO charges of ot powder Their most formidable weapons were 13 pitchforks and 12 U axes lIes So the 3 volunteers fol thus equipped sailed called away to attack the British ship shil carrying t ln a crew of at 40 men armed with four Cour six pound ers and 20 swivels guns guns tiring firing a one- one pound hall ball and mounted on swivels snivels on ontie tie the ves vessels vessel's els el's rail As the Americans hove Into sight Captain Moore wishing to old avoid trouble hol hoisted led the anchor and ran may away But the sloop was n a swifter vessel essel than the schooner and soon soon overhauled It ft it which was made easier hy by the fact fart that Captain Moore became so 11 tint that he handled his ship badly and nearly wrecked It It As the Americans bor bore down upon hla hIn the crew tew of ot the opened fire tire and killed one of of or orthe the themen mm men on the sloop Thereupon the themen themen themen men In 10 chur charge of the wall piece opened fire and luckily picked ofT oil the helmsman helmsman helms helms- man of the schooner so that thai she foundered around without I guidance As the sloop crashed Into Inlo the schooner the men from Machias with upraised pitchforks and und swinging axes sprang over r the rail There was a short desperate con conflict pitchforks lct pitchforks and sad axes RIl'S against guns and hand hand- grenades Captain Moore was shot down and his crew surrendered d. d In Inal all al alO 20 O men were nere killed and wounded before the tight fight ended ender A After fler shifting shift log lag the armament of ot the Margaretta to his swift sloop Captain OBrien O'Brien set out for new conquests Ills opportunity came a short time later a when hen two British schooners were sent from Halifax to capture him and bring him to trial By fly y skilful toll fall handling of his sloop O OBrien O'Brien separated the two schooners and captured captured cap cap- them one at nl a time lime Then he sailed ailed In triumph to Watertown Ma Mass s. s and delivered his prize over o to the provincial legislature there The Story of Christian Christian Schell A A t IW In the Mohawk valley In ID New York Vork during the Revolution He would have been heln a forgotten hero had hadnot not Dot his deeds been preserved prest In one of ot the most typical native e ballads ewer fler er a In this ills country It Is Isa a hallad ballad of endless number of oC verses the gist of which Is this Christian Schell or Shell was a German settler near the village of ot Herkimer at a place still cn called lied Shells Shell's Bush where he built a block house of his own for the protection ot of f his wife and six sons the youngest twins but eight years old One Au Au- Ku h. In 1781 a party of ot CO Gd Indians and Tories led lell by a notorious notorious noto note rious Loyalist named McDonald ap ap- appeared ared near Shells Shell's Bush ush The Tile battle began at two o'clock and l until dark At first McDonald McDon- McDon aid ald ld and his savage allies attempted to burn out the little garrison but failing railing in this made marle a direct assault Which was thrown back by the fire of ot the defenders During another at at- tack welt the Tory leader while attempt attempt- Ing ng to force the door with a crowbar as wounded by Shell who quickly opened the door and pulled his bis enemy Inside Disconcerted by the loss of their leader the Tories and Indians drew Ot f for a short time and the sturdy old wa pioneer mounted the stairs to toPPer the upper part of ot the blockhouse wf Where he devoted de himself to singing lustily the hymn which was wan the fate fa fa- te of sit Luther during the perils of ot otI at great Reformer I afterwards But Immediate Immediate- the enemy returned to l the attack and atul rushing UP to the he walla five e ot of them thrust the muzzles w of I their guns through loopholes instantly Mrs Shell caught up an 1 barrels and and with mighty blows upon upon tha the bent them so that they were Useless S IE S Again the hot fire of ot Shell O IM M its tl sons drove e the enemy back T Sh She e J St t as tWilight l settled down ran again to the I and M I second 1 story calling out to his wife Informed her t that kr help had bad arrived from Fort ort VII tn h Captain t I ai a n Small march your G b house OUse h around arUn 1 to this side slIp of the theyon he shouted 1 Captain Getman you yon h ht hI II hatter th the w wheel heel e l your men off oft to left 11 III Bla t and antl come orne up un on that thai side able nip bluff worked 1 beautifully The en fled and a 13 19 wounded wit with h a loss of at 11 killed IC aft UI waters l Ii |