Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-19
An INVASION FROM CANADA.
Pirates Pour 1uto Burning Eastport
and Ptiiaxe the People.

TREY fIeHr WITH THE PEOPLE FOR wHAf
The FLAMES HAD LEFr-A RESCUE IN tbs
UNITED STATES crrrER WOODBURY. THE
PIRATES OBEY THE ORDER TO LEAVE.
A special from Bangor, Me-. October 8. says
Dnrin- the fierce fire i'm Easiport the gangs Of
iawless characters OF the islands on the Cana
dian side OF the Psssatnaa aoddy. who have for
years been smuggling goods into Maine. de-
serted their regular business and set sail I'm
the'r boats for the doomed town. Anchoring
on the wharves out OF the reach OF the flames
they took their dories and rowed ashore. Then
began series OF raids on the stricken people
tnai Was disgrace to humanity. Bodily they
entered the town, broke open the stores and
stonnouses, selecting the most valuable mer-
ehahalse, and after loading their small boats
,oMea out over tue choppy waters oi tue bayonly
oSpreaations. For some uIne the panie-sirickeu
people aid Iot Observe what was going on and
several si, boats, fovorea by tho high wind. made
.1e suort passage to some of the adjacent
isIahas, nnioaded and relurued. FURNITURE.
uis sooas. oiicio,hing, the contents OF Jewelry
n n.oses, sueh as clocks and ornamental goods,
lshing gear and nets "a well as rigging from
.ne Nnarses aud the contents OF the fine resi-
oences were quickly spirited away.
Ihis continued through the second day of the
ny rue tnieses, enootdened by their success
va .ue night before became more bold and dis
pueea, ~ nlsny Gases, with the owners Of the
goods fOr their possession Tne police depart.
inent ana the fire department were powerless
| ".N - f"ob thS SitlIcu> wrought TO n nigh
Oh eNcitenent by their losses and fierce struggle
10 save their homes and property from the
naines turned on the invaders who were pill.
aging their town ana fousht them fterceiy
Inc human tigers would not be driven frpm
their prey Without a struggle, aud con kinued
lnelr neiarious business into the second day
lime anu again were goods brous mt from out OF
outnouses aud deposited in apparent saletv
wniie the owners returned Tor another lond
watching these chances, the pirates quickly
gatnered them up and the nearly exhausted
owner On returning would ind no trace of
thetn Al last they undertook 10 break OMEN a
place nlied with valuable goods aud succeeded
lney were discovered and the owner ard mia
friends engaged them In n fierce and bloody
NJ AZ, gaining AT last "a victory over them
Al this thine the United states cutter Gan
Woodbury., a weli-armed vessel arrived and
the captain. understanding the character OF the
tnen across the line, and observing the multi-
tude vi boats, quickly took Ia the situation In
the twlnkliug OF an eye ne had hts boats out
aud manned. ana shut on all comma nication
win the shore Then he ordered all the Eng.
lish craft To 'eaye the harbor. While they might
lght the weary people OF Passport they mad a
wholesome respect Tor the frowning guns OF the
Woodbury., ana soon the bay white with
the sails vi the thieves they sailed across the
line. They were ordered not To return. The
Woodbury. ID To remain In the bay aud protect
The town from another Invasion. The latter
has an able crew, capable OF doing police duty,
and supply OF small arms.