The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-07-19
EyIGHTS nR malta

Clinton Hail An interesting meeting is
ex pected.
KNIGHTS OF MALTA.
On May "a the Turkish artillery began
TO batter in the breach. The first place
attacked was Fort ST. Elmo. which de-
tended the entrance into the great har-
Dor On the west, SIS Fort RicasoM defended
IL on theeast. Eighty ten-pounders. two
culyerips sixty FOUNDERS and basilisk,
Carrying stone balls Of prodigious
diameter, kept up constant fire from the
land side. while Stewards St. Elmo was
battered By long culverins which did
great mischief
Ia few days breach was opened,
when the most n1urdeYoas action took
place. The Grand Master continued to
send refuforcements to the important
post and every night the wounded were
removed IN boats. For more than
month with open breaches ami with walls
falling around them and under them did
tne Knights calamity hold OUT Ia St. Ell
mo- where the Turks fell By thousands.
Ia sIermlng the the infldels
lost 1900 men. the Order 90 KnighEs and
100 soldiers. Scenes occurred that were
worthy Of the Internal re0ionR The
gunners Of the Order invented kind OF
arework which had frighffu. effect
Hoops OF the lightest wood were dipped
in brandy, rubbed with boiling oil. then
covered with wool and COTTON soaked In
other combustible liquors aud mizeA with
saltpetre and ganpowder. Or an ass
sault IRE was set to these hoops.
which were then taken up with tong
and thrown In the midst of the
assailants, who, crowded and driven to-
getneT. had no means of escape. Sucn as
got tangled in them almost inevitably
persisted. and not fnfreQuently two or
three Turks were involved in the fairy
embrace Of one hoop aud burned alive
&C md r. 81 a@fs -
these poor wretches, the Rroans Of the
wounded, the long rattle of the muskets
atld then the roa- Of the artillery made a
very pandeInonium upon earth.
At last ST. Elmo fell. having been 50
surrounded By the Turks that il could
receive no more relnforcements from
other parts OF the garrison. When the
this infidHls entered that battered for1
they found not knight alive One hun
dred and thirty of the best Of the order.
with more than 800 soldiers, fell in the
defence. hnt IN the attack the Turks lost
5000 mea
After many variations Of fortune, M
der some OF which they were near taking
st. Angelo. ST. Aichal and the other forts
and works. the Turks utterly dispiritea
by the arrival OF generai OF the VicereT
OF Sicily With Fatnfofcem4nts for the
Christians. broke the seigs ana fed IN
the greatest eonfuSon 70 their ships.
During the seige, which lasted three
mouths and "A half, the Turks are said TO
have LOST $500 men, the Christians
1000 between soldiers and Inhabitants.
besides $50 knights This for the order
was u heavy loss, for at every point OF
danger the knights hocked ana never
retreated, but fell in their tt acRs or drove
the foe before them. After the retreat Of
the Turks the walls and buildings OF
towns were little better than a heap OF
ruins; the casals, or villages, were nearly
all burnt; tho cisterns, upon which the
Island almost wholly depended
water, were drained and there remained
In the hands of the Knights neither
money, provisions nor meu TO meet an
other seige, for which the Sultan immedi-
ateiy prepared In these circumstances
La Nsliette had recourse TO bribery. and
engaged set of desperate incendiaries.
who succeeded in burning the arsenal at
Constautinopie, together with nearly all
the Turkish ships intended for the ex-
petition against Malta. This daring deed
gave the knights respite. and IN the
course Of the following year their power
ful enemy. Solyman the Magnificent,
died while making war In Hnngary.
At the School Of Instructions, held in
McClntoek Commandery on last Saiur-
day evening, seventy one per cent. Of The
questions were answered
Two candidates were initiated In Nc
Clinfock last week, and more Will be
taken in next Saturday.
The district meeting held in Newark
was a great success. The next one Will
be in Bruce IN Bayonne.
p. G. Van Antwerp was at McCiintock
with Deputy Commander Jones or SatFIr-
day night.
p. c. Van Antwerp went TO New YORK
on Monday evening with fire Ia his eyes.
He is looking for some one.
Commanderf No. 81 was instituted on
July at Slatington. Pa. and No So at
ElizRbethport. N J., on the eighteenth
This Is six new com maBderies since Nav
Sir H. d. Miller, R. r G. R., is takiag
a much needed rest By going on two
weeks vacation to Chicago We will
expect to hear good news soon from the
West
Sc hool Of Instruction at Damon on the
22d.
limitations sc AcClintock on the 25th.
K of c. meet az close OF commandery
CommifJee on Supreme Commandery
at No. 2 Exchange place today at two D.
NJ. All members are expected TO attend.
Important business.
Damon has a uniform division, and
good work can be expected from them.
2. G. Steup has been selected as drill
master of the district SO as to have uni
form Griliin all the COMMANDMENTS and en-
able them TO march together.
P. G. Van Antwerp lost his apron.
We hope 20 see r. G. Clark az the com.
rnittee meeting
We may soon expect to hear from the
Commandery in Orange
A Grand Commandery will soon be in
stituted in this State.