The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-09-26
An HernIn Greek Admiral

Vice-Admiral Constantine Canaris,
Premier Of Greece, died at Athens re-
Gently of apoplexy, at the age of eighty
six. When the rebellion of 1921 broke
out he was captain Of a merchant vessel.
The Sciotes declined to join in the re-
volt, being a peaceable folk, which did
not prevent the Turkish governor from
seizing forty-fve hostages OF the most
prominent families, and, when the patriot
Samiotes landed, and a handful of the
Scion population joined with them,
making further capture. But the revo-
lutionary leaven worked; the primates
could no longer keep the peasants hom
rising, and the Ssiotes, once reused, and
finding that their only hope lay in max
ing thorough work, hunted the Turks to
the citadel and besieged it desperately.
Ere a reply could be returned from the
Peloponnessus to the islanders earnest
prayer for arms and reinforcements, the
Turkish fleet came upon them, and be-
tween it and the sallying garrison the
Greeks had to break and scatter over the
island. The Turks followed them, COM
hitting the most ruthless butcheries
without regard Of age or sex. In June,
1922, Canaris, whose patriotic soul had
been deeply stirred by these events,
offered to attack the enemy with his
fire-ship, and accordingly sailed for the
Straits of Scio. His crew, perceiving
and realizing the great peril of their
situation, became refractory, and refused
to go on. Canaris addressed to them a
few determined words. sc You came
here of your own free WILL" he said;
1.-THE ship shall go on, and you can go
with her or leap overheard" The muir
murers were silenced, and the vessels
rapidly approached the growing lights,
the Turkish vessels being lighted up to
celebrate the feast of the Ramadan.
Canaris had fixed on the vessel of the
Captain Pasha as his own especial prey,
and in the clear moonlight he bore down
on the huge ship. Cries of keep
away" came from the Turkish guard,
quickly followed by those of Bru,otta,
Brulotta, " as the Turks recognized the
fire-ship. In an instant all on their ship
was in confusion, while Canaris stood
alone, calm in his resolution, and steered
his vessel full on that of the Pasha. His
men were sheltered behind the bulwarks
A few moments and there came the
crash. The two vessels were entangled
and Canaris, caying out; Kanarit
einai ct is Canaris), fred the train
and following his men into the boat
which they had lowered, was rapidly
pulled away, leaving destruction behind
one vessel being blown up with an i'm
mense loss of life, the other escaping,
though hopelessly shattered. In No.
vember Canaris, when the Turkish fleet
lay at Tenedos, set off in company with
another fre-ship, and on discovering the
enemy he Immediately selected three Of
the largest ships as his mark. SO de.
termined was he, indeed, to destroy the
vessel of the Captain Pasha that he
passed several smaller Turkish ships
close enough to hear the men talking Oh
board. The shot of cannon went
through his mainsail, but he bore on al
instant more, and his bowsprit crashed
against the enemy's side. Canaris
touched the train with a torch, and
leaping into boat, escaped in safety
He saved Samos by the action of Mycale
August II, 1924, from the fate of Scic
and Ipsara, and year later made bolt
attempt to burn the Turkish fleet in thu
harbor of Alexandria, where it lay read,
to transport Mehemet Ais troops to til,
Morea, an attempt which was bafied b,
contrary winds.