The sun., 1903-11-01
TO BUY CHIMNEY ISLAND.
Patriotic Women Want to Establish
Museum There.

WATERFOWL, Oct. 31.-The Daughters o'
the Empire, Of Canada. and the Daughters
of the American Revolution, of thisc ountv
have Joined hands to purchase ChmneT
Island, which lies just within American
waters, about three miles below Ogdens-
burg. They propose to establish sor'
of international museum there.
On Isle Royale, or Chimney Island, az
1t is better known, was one OF the princInaI
forts Of the chain. extending from l"Ais'
burg to Louisiana, by which the French
defined the frontier of their possesslon'
1t was the scene of the decisive engagement
which opened the st. Lawrence to the
English.
There are on the islands the ruins of tie
old fort and of the tall chimneys which
gave the island its name. CndeTnea'h
the swift current which skirts the shore
there are three cannon, two bronze ana
one brass, just as they were thrown over
board by the French during the fight m
June, 1850; and in the centre of tho 'sIaho
"a the elm which Is estimated 70 have STOOD
there for 900 years.
History makes only brief mention OF 'NH
eight days fight which was waged there
On one side was Gen. Pouchct. with less
than a thousand French troops, ana coy.
the other were 1000 regulars, ProIih''"N
and Indians, under Gen. Geofiery Amies,
Gen. Bradstreet, Col George Wash'iEtoH
and Capt. Israel Putnam. The cNpe,i,'.n" ',,'
against this fort was one Of tho three ol
eanized to drive the French out of tanaoa
after the conduct Of the war had been taHe"
over by Sir William Pitt.
Gen Amhearst started fror, os"rH'
with about 800 small boats. In the lntI!oai
cies of the channels through the IhousahJ
Islands one of the boats became iost. Hin
far famed Lost Channel of the st a"r"',t, ta
While threading the narrow cha,n .Iie .ne
fleet was suddenly cOnfronted +! IVA
French brigs, The galleys CHARGED sno i."
captured one and the other turned ana 's,,' .
At Fort Presentation, now OgdersptIs'
the English came on the French brig Nhi,hh
escaped, awaiting them in company Nta
another at the mouth of the OsH"ga' 'I''Ji
River. Capt Israel Putnam was d!'''
to capture the brig. r.,4,l
Taking number of small boats. he diNia,S
them into three squadrons, ard. s"!N D.
two of these against the larger boat ;rom
opposite sides. he, in charge OF IN" 'n."
orept under the stern. The atta'F wa,
successful. and after a short eusas "r'
the French crew was overpowei'" a."
the other boat struck her colors .,,
The siege of Fort Lewis on Isl" hofnr
began on June 20, 1890, Three day ai',,
fre was opened upon tho for, and va G,,,,
up for four days. when the gur OF ne ''Hl,
we're dsmounted and sicnc"d, ON ,m.
morning of the eighth day, just as lrel".
rations were being made to aseaH = ''
garrison unconditionally surrend'r"d. ..h
This opened the river to IN" l'E,-m,,
and, with the fall Of Quebec. gave '"''n
control of Canada. The victorious 'r?, ~
ds,nan,led the fort, but the guns r"'n"''
thnre until the Jay treaty in 7ab th''
island 10 the United States, II WIS ''.
to individuals shortly after. and %"
the PROPERTY of Samuel Roger. al NH'
can II has been left practically nn'"N. .''
since that engagement. ..,s,
1t is a tradition that the French tht..
a considerable amount Of treasure IN
river just before the surrender. buf Ul''
10 another story.