New-York tribune., 1883-03-18
THE TTCONDEROGA GHOST.
From The Trov Times.


When the late Dean STANLEY was IN ms country
he spent an evening with Bishop Williams IN iiart-
ford The conversation had turned TO tho subject
of the French and Indian war. and the de1n dls-
nIaved great knowl ledge concerning the history Of
those days At length Ilconderoga was m"h l3heu,
and the EnglIshman asked: Dd you ever ncai;;
bishop the story of Duncan Campbell OF lny-Idugh
Well there happened. shortly after the defeat OF
Edward the Pretender. TO be meeting OF gentlemen
in the west of Scotland, whose conversation Iurnea
upon polItIcal subjects. lt WAS dangerous giounu'
for part of them in favor of the lainlly o. ia-
over and the rest re partisans of Chafes StuhI,'
The discussion waxed hot, and ut length swords
were drawn. The quarrel was only ended when one
of the contestants fell dead. There hved az that
time rs they do today near the place OF the quar-
rel, the family of Campbells OF lhveraugn I'm, m ; n
Campbell was then the head of The clan. ana TO t3nim nm
the unfortunate man appealed for protection. WIN
the usual hospitality of n Highlander the CaWpDeil
granted MIN shelter. and swore 10 heie'l MN III III
mIsfortune The following dav the startling news
came TO the chief that the murdered man "dS MS
own cousin. and that he was shel erln9 inc slayer
of a Linsman That night the cousin came 10 camp
bell in a dream and demanded OF him vengeance Ior
his death. The honorable soul oi the chieiAn re-
voltrd from treachcry and he told ms guest ot
the dream. Again night came, ana ngtln 'ne J"I'Hi
aipc ar.d asking for retributiOn. Unable To brohK
his vow, Campbell sent his guest away TO the noun
taIns under strong escort and trusted he would At
length sleep in reace. But az dead OF night camr
that CHA, ,tly visitor and id IN tones 0f anger :
duncan Campbell, we will meet at Ilconderoga
feeling of relief. Tconder0ga was word ho hhu
never heard, and whether the spirit referred TO a
realm of the other world or as lnveniing words 10
scare him he neIthcr knew nor cared. .,
Years went by. and at length duncan 'hhpp'h
found himself a major IN the scotch rangers uhdtr
Abercrombie in the expedition against the fr"nch
ON Lake George in the summer oi lIoS. Inc army,
the largest ever assembled IN America NJ 70 that
time had sailed down tle lake IN a thousand boats
and landed near its outlet 10 the Hco'eh VI yoi
the name Tconderoga, a1ainst which pnlnt the eX,
pedition was directed. had sounded wlth an aWluI
and ominous import His colonel. by name Gordon-
Cirabam who knew the story. endcavOreI to cheer
his dropping spirits but # was ~ith "A heaVy heaTt
that the III ghland cheftaln prepared MS men 10,
attack 1he story of that days disas or rs won
known; how the brave Lord Howe Tell carry VI tne
action; how the brlwny Scotrhman attehp'eh 10
scale the brea>tworks, and how az length the retreat
was sounded after the loss of 1000 men Moit'ily
wounded Duncan Campbell was carried from The
field and brcathed his las in the hospital AT f"rt
Edward Just before his death he said 10 Gordon
Graham: As slept last night alter the battle. cot
orel the spirit Of my COUSIN came To me ana sad
"Dnncan Campbell, We have met at lIcondeIOga
Suchr said the dean, in conclusion, Is the shoSt
otory of TtcCndefoga' as have heard II from the
present Campbells of nveraugh, the descendants OF
the unfortunate Duncan" ,
The bishop had listened with great interest 10 tne
tale and at ls cluse said: Your story dean Is
new TO me, but now recOllect that have seen the
grave of Duncan Campbell at Fort Edward. III Is
marked by "A crumOing slab that tells of his death
from "a wound received III the attack on llcOhuer-
oga July y. 1852
thus in happened that one of the only men IN
England who know the strange story 0i the Scotch
major told it, by a peculiar chance 10 perhaps tho
onty man in America who had noticed the existence
NJ mat n upplecte1