Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-01-07
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The audacious capture Of the fort Of
Feeamp, which involved remarkable
feat of climbing, is described in the
Memoirs of Sully. The fort was taken
in 1893 by Marshal Biron, and one Of
the surrendering officers, Bots. Rose,
planned, even while he was marching
out, to retake it. One side of the fort
was toward the sea. 1t was on pre-
cipitous rock 600 feet high. The water
was always twelve feet or more deep
at the foot of the precipice, except for
four or five days in the year when the
tide left it dry for three hours daily.
Bois-Rosc knew that there was no
hope of surprising vigilant garrison
in the newly captured stronghold ex-
cept by way of this seemingly mac
cessible approach. Two soldiers of the
garrison. however, We're his friends.
One of them waited at the top of the
pre:ipicc during these hours of low
tide for the signal which had been
agreed upon.
One dark night Bois-Rosc, with fifty
men, approached the rock in two boats.
He had stout cable six hundred feet
long. In this knots were tied ut equal
distances and short sticks passed
through the knots The soldier, on
receiving the signal let down n rope
and drew up the cable and fastened
it with heavy iron apparatus which he
had prepared.
Bots Roses men. their firearms fas-
tened to their belts, began to climb
I 4hfr L. ~,
Vent last to prevent any-one's retreat
ing. The tide soon rose and carried
| away the boats, rendering retreat i'm
possible. There the men hung in dark
ness between sky and sea. Any in
cautious movement, treachery on the
4 part of the soldier above, or the weak
ening of the cable might plunge them
into the sea, or dash them on the rocks
below.
Suddenly the climbing stopped. Word
/ was passed down to Bois-Rose that the
man at the top would go nc farther;
his heart had failed him. Bois-Rosc
did not hesitate. lie cautioned the
men not to lose their heads, and then
| he climbed over them until he reached
/ the top
! At last, by persuasion and force, he
made the first man start again. The
others followed. They entered the fort,
and took possession before the garrison
was fairly awake
| Not Recognized.
/ When Gen. Grant was in Ireland In
I 1879 on his tour around the world,
Mr.. j. A. O'Shea was in his train as a
| newspaper correspondent. On the way
/ from Dublin to Derry the cars stopped
at Portadown, and MIR. O'Shca hastened
! into the refreshmcnt room after some
thing to cat. lie was nibbling a sand
witch and chatting with the barmaid,
when voice at his left quietly de-
manded a glass of lemonade and a
/ biscuit. The voice belonged 70 Gen.
| Grant.
The correspondent finished his lunch
con, and was turning to go when the
barmaid said:
Tell me, is it true Gen. Grant is
passing by this line to-day?"
Yes, believe you are correctly in
formed"
You are an American, aren't you?"
81 have not that privilege"
''Would you know Gen. Grant IL yoJ
saw him?'
~ think I should"
''What like is he? suppose he is a
fine-loOking man. DO you know when
he will pass? II you are here, will you
point him out TO us?'-this all in a
breath.
II should be happy TO oblige, bat I
am leaving by the next train
The General all this time "munched
his BISCUIT and slipped his lemonade,
his face as impassive as an Italian
image" and the worshiping bar
maid was none the wiser.