New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-23
BURNING OF THE CAROLYN
SHE WAS FIRED AND SENT oNH
NIAGARA FALLS BY THE
CANADIANS.
CANADIANS

Wucsav e,mlcr - that the steamer Caro-
line was sci fire Schosser dock on ,' t6irse
Niapura River and sent ablazo Over M iiu'.,
sh,c rails There is the best OF iceni'i tHnec
.ns between The PEOPLE OF the cc'rs aao the in
cjdcnt referred to above created intense t,h
throughout both countries ana c'P'o''"'
OF rhe oriiy was not rs thckiy populated as II Is
,odav Int Inc hearts OF the people were Just -
ioru11E ,d I th"i, uassions were intensified by wn1'
has always been termed the I'.t"''lci ION ~ Inc
cntry sinro ,hcn ard to-day Schosser dock IS
in the centre OF the new and grcat Ho ort ".o il
VAS nromincnt as the head OF the portaGr arI.. n
the falls. and an cd tayern ma Syo , there That
ncoplr travelling up down the lakes s'o IIrw's
"my and ofcntimcs The number Of quests VIZ
quite large or late years an cH0i' No. thn lille
to f TcS%a to e tho Nasara suburb but dcspiS
this all time the namc OF nos change have
not been so marked ana the 'he'. '''0'
Of Chippewa is stu more nr6 SS Of Upper Canada
W uysst by internal strife The patriots hau tn,f
headaq hnyS tho o" Hh sir Trans Hond Head was
Governor and in response 10 ms c,, ncar Chjp-
p ne%n crcck on the upper Nara This was the
ua atom ", wn rem i bwcen Tfoo falls and
also to Nay LSpd 10 er he bTcf for She had
made but two trips when she was deS.royc11 hS
dark4Sss w5 h d 5nSd o ok for tn" nsh me
crn on shore kept by man named flcidS, WLS
crowded as usual ana nat nh' On U'f the CaToine
The New-York State side Of the river vas n a
state Of prasc I h ,re nd by the Caroline to
Navy Island had not cscapcd the eyes Yea on 'v wi de-
ilsh soldiers He,L pr Of as,ic,%rre should he
Go lon McNab was in charge Of the hri, Ish
forces and ne resolved 10 send a party Of his men
10 destroy inc 'Coi ~ ~ f. T,'li1rd tln 10
ing s"Rp'Is 10 te Pr H. rir il me- midst Of the
il'atdms n' ~, WI ~ ri,rin.. men 10 the duty H.
ro,'s sd ' lis o,ic,rs amI 1nons Them Captain
rev PERMISSION
I,ntrrrs 10 form H. cxpclito on that was destined
n a.. nd the Carolino to destruction and prove ON.
Niagara
WSHr c,n,,i, Dro,, c,,lcd for mon fh.ro were
no r.snot-. nj ursf TN, mon krcyv Of il, dangers
attcn,r, such an ,yi,diiion. ana ASKED f,r fun
tler information. Finally the youngest m"u in
pccfiyc laurcls and of becoming hcrocs Enough
men volunteered 10 man seven boats. making
marched down to boats lying in The creek, and
there Captain Drew gave eSnicn INSTITUTIONS
ORDERING that AL the men preserve strict Silence
and cauiionr! them to lc obcdicni Captain Drew
took charg' Of ore OF The boats. Shepard McCor-
mack OF another while others IN charfe OF boats
were Christian i"er John Emsloy. Thomas iIar-
tor. john Gordon ana John laficIS!N.
The p)in; q starting was pretty close 10 the
upper rapds and in order To avoid the slrone cur
before starring to cross the sire am. II was Hp-
proachinS midnight ana young moon aided then
last. and two Of tn" boats lost their way, ono
Island from WHEN point she was fired at hy the
patriot scntIics. This reception todd them OF their
whereabouts and thov FASTENED 10 the Canadian
SHORE As the other five boats reached Tia middle
OF the river the men in them wire ordered to al
tack tho Caroline a. soon as the v,sse! was
steamer.
The sentry Oh her deck was alert and discoFcrri
Drcws orders were obcyed. and no answer vas
on the boats and then sounded an harm Espor,s
conflict here. for is said tllt there were arms
aboard the boat beyond old pistol. The people
no cbnI. Ie-1 nj had Ia q