The daily sentinel., 1906-12-01
ARnOR TELLS OF TRAGEDY
Ancient War Clothes and Weapons
Found in Siberia-Will BE En-
hibitcd at Alaska YuIxon-Pa-
cifc Exposition in 1909.

Seattle, Nov. 3O.-A tragedy of the
far northland centers about two suits
of ancient French armor brought to
this city by John j. Haugan, from
Anadir, Siberia. The suits are to be
donated by Haugan to the French
museum, but will be exhibited first at
the Alaska Pacific Exposition.
which is to be held in Seattle in the
summer of 1909 to exploit the re
sources of the Northland.
The suits of mail were bought by
lIaugan from Siberian natives. Old
Panganto, wrinkled and bony patri-
arch of the Chucchas related to Hau
gan the following legend:
Many. many summers ago, a great
horde of strange men came to the
shores of my fathers in a big winged
my fathers people and to slaughter
their game. My fathers rose up
against them many times and We're
beaten back, for the men devils wore
charmed coats The walrus came
and went twenty times while the
devil men stayed. At last my fathers
people rose in great numbers. and
completely surrounded the devil men.
For many days the battle ragged. The
arrows of my fathers had no effect
on the charmed coats. But at last
they closed in and fought them hand
to hand, and killed all the devil men
except two. One was bound and
placed on high mound. The other
was bound round the wrists with
long thong of walrus hide and was
pulled rapidly over the SHOWS and
ragged. jagged, cruel ice. Three
times he was hauled around the
mound on which the captive brother
stood, and at the end of the journey
he was senseless mass of quivering
flesh. Then my fathers took the other
captive and put him on his ship and
told him to go back to his people and
warn them never to trouble the world
of ice again"
The outfits which Haugan bought
from the natives consist of two suits
of mail, two shields. two helmets and
bows and arrows. The mail consists
of thin pieces of hammered steel,
bound together with leather thongs,
and big enough to protect the war
rior from chest to knees. The shields
are of hardwood, covered with wal
rus hide and embellished with her
aldic symbols burned in with a hot
iron. The helmets are made of long
hammered steel strips, with flaps
to protect the ears.
The bows are about four feet long,
and made of several kinds of wood,
inlaid and wrapped with
cord They are capable of hurting |
the long. heavy arrows 200 yards and |
them four inches in wood
The quivers are of walrus skin. The
whole outfit is light and responds
readily to the movements of the
body.
Fastened to one of the helmets are
a number of French coins of small
denominations. On one side of these
IS the latin inscription "Lud X Wig
Quid. c. Rex. FIR. ct Nav" which is
Louis XVI, by the Grace
If God. King of France and Navarro.
From which it is figured that the
warriors who wore the mail were
irchers of Louis XVI, considered the
,est fighters of their class in Europe.
The Northland contains a wealth of
lncient relies of rare historic inter
.st and these are being collected for
exhibition at the Alaska-Yukon-Pa-
,ihc Exposition of 1909. 1t is in
ended that the displays from Alaska
md Yukon shall make the fair
Interesting.