The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-04-24
THE STRANGITES.'
AN OLD SAILOR TELLS A YARN
ABOUT THEIR EXPLOITS.

The Schooner Willis Thought to Have
Been scuttled by the 1formons The
Settlement ON Beaver Group Cleaned
Out with Fire and Sword.
The Strang phase Of Mormonism had its
birth and came into prominence about the
time OF the Nauvoo settlement in this
state. Strang was a dissolute man; an un-
scrupulous and ambitious one as well. He
was identified with the Young, Kimball,
Smith and other factions which were power
full when the church was in its infancy, and
was Jealous of the strength which these men
possessed through their supposed association
with divine powers. This led him also to re-
ceive revelation from above and set him
self up as a leader under spiritual guidance.
His revelation was consistent with Smiths in
that it allowed a man more than one wife,
and not few of the faithful enrolled them
When Nauvo sa was Of dtd
ed his people around him, refused to follow
his former companions westward, and started
for the north.
The Beaver group OF islands, consisting of
Big and Little Beaver, North and South Fox,
Gull, Garden, Hat, Hog and Squaw, located
t;,,a 4, tsle ,,a,,,,,l ~ - r.
dams and half breeds, who gained a precari-
Gus living by hunting, fishing and wrecking.
These quasi settlers woke up one morning to
find their kingdom invaded and the best part
of Big Beaver pre-empted by Mormons. The
forces of Strang, about 200 strong, had come
~ the night and ''squattedp Most Of them
settled on the northern side of the island, on
the shore of the bay, at the place now known
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He rulel his Subjects Win !, rod of iron i and
alxvnvs Il, fu,.t,,e,. his own ends Ha was 3
| dissoiuta on,I ,n,scrnnuIous man who ~ hot-
ton, Ind no rasnpet for moralitv q. ralioinn
and who increased his haren as fast "a fancy
dictated. elthougl somevhat successful i,
manapine, 10 clnal, Ills real character ,,ndor
| religion md profcssed divine sanction for his
acts Dut notwithstanding MI his core dis
| content took root after few Years and n
| faction rose na,,inst him.
ssThey wore thieves md rascals Of the worst
kind u saws Cant. Williams ,as l,now from
my own experbenes II yye wont into mort
there they would swarm oyc,. tha vessel md
wa Ind to witch tbem like cats Ono snm-
mer IN the ,50s my iron cable brake and
dropped out Of sieht in 81 James, bav Az
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| three months afte,,vnr,l I ,efnrne1 and ,,,a,l,
nm effort 70 recover Tho cable hut h WINS
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and asked what wotld riye fo,. tho coblo
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ond crew were oiven tba ,.,,, ~ ava,.vtI,;no
who, the,, ,,a,n mi eating ,,anc,, ~ ,i;rs.
| in1 win tbe Mormon damscls tbev were
| 0llino M with tho Iouor with which fbav
were mort literally supplied by their hosts.
| The Michigan .rce passed two weeks Meas
antly with the esidents Of Big Beaver. and
then departed That their report found moth
ING +, complain of il shown from the fact
that The Government did nothing more in the
matter.
wIru FIRE AND SWORD.
But tho strong dynasty was drawing 70 a
Close peeoihins eoasincea 'nac no rene,
was 70 90 expected from tne nigner oincial
power, .hoset''e's 'ooA ,no coiiuue. " ana
INTO their own MINUS Ahey secre'iy organ
yea ana armed themselves anu the nignI q
July II, 300, innde descent upon inc pig
Beaver town. me Mormons were totaiiy
unprepared Tor such an attack. Ihey awoke
In the middle OF the night 70 lnd their dry
| cedar houses burning like finder over their