The sun., 1908-03-22

MAlNlnA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS UuL inc NOll0Oll
broke up without coming 70 any agreement
10 start at onoe, and ~ 7 O'Clock 10 IN.
morning about 100 set forth. The numhsr
was ater augmented TO 40
Thsy were halted on tho Donnelly hed
half q mile from the border, and hs
name Of Camp 0'Neil was given v -.
new position From here tho Fenisa,
could command the road and the iieds n
the left, as we'll as those on toe other sids
Of Trout River. On the left also vas 4
clump Of woods which would cover a 70.
treat II necessary.
The Canadians meanwhile had assembled
. force Of about 200, which included the
Huntingdon BOrderers, in addition 70 Ia.
troopa already named. At 5 A. NJ. thh
host rarct d from Huntington, enliyeninS
the way with q song Of which one line vaS
I'VE will drive the FeniAns back Ten
miles was traversed before the enemy'I
camp came in view.
After recommending a little Col BaEol
ordered three companions OF the Hunting.
don BOrderers TO be deployed on the leii
and four on the right, While two companiS,
OF the Garrison Artillery we're ordered
across the bridge and q third company
was sent down the cross road TO the night
The Fenians are accustomed TO call what
ensued little Jkirmish,s but the Hunt.
ingdon Gle0RSr almanac for 1908 calls II
a battle and gives a most complacenI
account Of all It's details.
without q moments hesitation sAyI
the almanac, with vim which snoss
volumes Of the eagerness with which they
thirsted 10 get at the hated foe. they rans
from the road. jumped the fence on either
aide into the fields and extended acrosI
their whole width. This done they ad.
vanoed on the run. Not over q hundrd
seconds could have elapsed from the tms
they halted ct Holbrook's store until they
were rushing over the fields for the enemyS
position
'The right wing Of the Borderers opened
FIRE first, they pouring their fire ~ they ran
along into the bush and the hop yard In
front Of them. In this hop yard was the
advanced picket Of the Fenians, who r..
turned the fire Of our men once and then
ran for the barricade behind them
1T was not until they passsd Mr.. Hol.
brooks house that the left wing ht hy a
solid volley in front Of them, II was at this
time that Capt. MAolaren saw q dozen or
20 Of the Fenians deploy from behind ths
barricade at the edge Of the river. extend,
fire and retire-all being done with con.
siderable military precision:
Soon after Capt. Mansfield's company
Of the SiIty-nlnth got the order to load
The instantaneous manner in which il
was obeyed proved their GOODNESS and
high state Of discipline. From that moment
the roll Of the firing was incessant along
the whole line. II was not an intermittent
fire, but one continuous fusillade.
The men were rLshing at the double
quick across the ploughed fields, ankle
deep In the soft sandy soil, levelling the
fences as they came 10 them, never waver.
ing for one moment, yet all the time loading
and firing in the direction Of the enemy.
-Holbrook's hop yard was entered,
and as the Fiftieth went crashing through
the poles the Fenians fred their first Voley.
II was badly aimed and smote the top,
Of the hop poIes Then followed quickly
two irregular volleys from them. and our
gallant fellows emerged from the poles
Of the hop yard onto the level ground 10
front Of the barTicade.'
The reader is not surprised 10 learn tina,
the Fenians ned upon beholding 20 lndomi.
table and numerous a foe. The almanac.
however lashes itself into great state n
indignation about this.
THE anger, the modification Of our man
at seeing the villains escape is not 10 Ia
described 1t says. "Rapid a. had been
their pace, Il now increased. The portion
Of the barricade which lay across the road
was scattered in q moment, and through
this opening and over II went our mon,
still firing.
sFrom the barricade to the line our
men went on the run, firing a. they pro-
gressed into every place whore they thought
q Fenian might be. On reaching the east
line Col. Bagot ordered his bugler 10 sound
cease firing He had particular instruc-
tions from Gen. Lindsay on no account to
put foot on United States territory
One is inclined 10 believe that some Of
the Canadian shots were not 90 well aimed
either, for as the result Of all this con
tinuous fusillade' only four Fenians were
wounded, and those but slightly. HaN
an hour after the last shot was ired four
Federal officers drove into Trout River
village 10 arrest the Fenlans none Of whom
was now 10 be found.
At Malone Fenians continued TO arrive
on every train, and as the numbers sweled
some were In favor Of attempting q second
invasion. On the afternoon OF May y
Gen. Gleason and Father Mcmahon made
speeches In favor Of this, but the body Of
the men were discouraged and hungry
and it was impossible TO arouse suthcient
enthusiasm.
Sunday, May 20, Gen. Meade and several
other officers arrived with 500 regulars
He arrested Gleason, Lindsay, Donnelly.
Mannix. Cullom, Thompson and Glass
9tsrr had el-NsHy lAft foF RiHalo--end
lodged them In the rink under guard.
Here they pined for several hours until
they conceived the idea OF fastening up 4
blanket In order 10 secure little privacy.
Screened by this one OF the Fenians
made his escape through a window, and
the others would shortly have followed
him had not the gigantic Gleason upset
the bench from which he was stepping
TO the window and 90 forced the matter
upon the attention OF the not overzealow
guards. The prisoners were afterwart
tried at Canandaig'la and three or four
Of them were sentenced 10 q term in prison.
but at the end OF three OF four months they
were pRrdoned by President Grant
Once more the rank and file Of the FeniIns
were stranded In Malone, and this time
the Federal Government refused TO paw
for their transportation home. The poor
fellows, many Of them mere boys, trudged
about the streets footsore and weary, beg.
ging at the doors for food and sleeping
In the barns at night.
The unprecedented heat added greatly
TO their sufierings, which az last became
so ACUTE that Gov. HOFFMAN, Mayor 0akey
Hall OF New York city and Boss Tweed
responded to their appeals and sent them
home. Thirty cars left Malone. carrying
In all about 800 men.
Thus ended the dreams OF the FenAn
Their arms were either taken from them
by the United States officers or slss drUpp5i
from their weary hands by the roadside
and have sinoe. by strange irony Of iatS,
become childrenB playthings or the prop.
erty Of amateur dramatic clubs.
Looking back after lapse Of forty yealt
more than one Fenlan admits that this
10 perhaps the best use 10 which they could
beput. for the whole project Of the Canadian
invasion was fantastic and foredoomed
10 failure.