The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-20
THAT JACKSON FIGUUEHEAD
carr. SIWUEL DEWEY SAVED
ITS MEAD orr N 1884.
w. %. Pierce. son % the Man Whs Put
iIIm lp 10 the Job. Tells How COnsti.
tution's BSw Was DespsIled 10 the
Ioy o. the Whlgs Who DRANK Healths

%'s " Wv Wutss WNe WfaHA hSAAtAH
BosroS. June Is-w n. PierOe o,
/ Springwater. y. Y. has written a lettel
to a local newspaper giving the details
Of the amputation Of the jackson figure
head from the friEate Constitution az the
+ CharlestoWn Navy Yard in isS4. an ahaiI
that caused a tremendous sensation at the
time because Of the intense feeling be-
tween the Democrats and Whigs
President Andrew jackson had served
about a year Of bis second term and When
Commodore Elliott. Commandant al the
navy yard. placed tho hgurchead Of
jackson on the how Of odd Ironsides'
the rage Of the Wings knew no bounds
Mr.. Pierce says
Several accounts have been given Of
the deCapitation. all lar from correct
Capt samuel " Dewey. William Lincoln
OF BrOokline and my father. the late Capt
Parker n Pierce Of Boston were the
original participants in tho deed which
came about az follows
One day while sitting in the counting
room Of William and Henry Lincoln, on
Central Wharf. the subject Of the figure
head came up Capt H-wey remarked.
i have a great mind 10 60 over and cut
Il % To tins William Lincoln replied
ia a hanteung way, Dewey. Il you will.
I Will give you SiOO Done said
Dewey. ! will take that
MIR Lincoln did not dream % his
doing H. and thought no more about t:
but a few morning. later the intelligence
that the jackson igurehoad had been
cut on made a commotion in State street
The Whigs we're iubilAnt. the Democrats
In a rage
-Old lrOnsides Was anchored in the
stream ready for sea on the night Of july
?. 1854. Capt Dewey Jeff Battery Wharf
during a thunderstorm in q small skin.
lie rowed alongside Of the fFiEats and
fastened his boat 10 a rope that hung
over the side lie Clambered up through
a port hole to tho gun deck. then crept
forward and got under her bowsprit
and. standing on the braces. bored a
gimlet into the head
To th.s he fastened one end Of his
handkerchief. Then with a Jaw he
worked away at the throat. He soon
struck stout copper holt which ran
through the neck into the head Of the
figure He heghn again ~ the chin and.
cutting above the neck. accomplished his
0bleCt
while he was working be could MAINLY
SEE the sentry pacing the deck within
q few feet ~ hirn by the glare % uRhtnina
To get 20 his hoat with his prizs was a
dihcult task The rain was pouring In
torrents and he dropped into his little
craft 70 find Il full ~ water. having fas-
tened boo Just under The outlet u the deck
srIprers Ne then hailed out his boat
with tIs hat and ~ her drift iill out OF
harm way. when he took u padding
Returning 20 The city be- deposited ire
head boz the wJOdshed ~ his mother's
lCsdeE.r 90 School street The Juror
became 20 .rtehse. however. that he ~.
moved b. 10 ~" residence u Henry Lin
coin on GOOoh street soon after IL was
'asrl % the residences ~ nv father Cant
Parker n Inrcei5 stamford street. where
D. was sept ia a Cha' 4pague basket under
The bed
Many q the tr'is blue Whigs called %
see o and a. drink a glass ~ vine over h.
uui ~ WHEREABOUTS wers kept a Gloss
secret
-1oan 1rter Mr. Pierre arranged for a
dinner a. ilncert Hall attended nv q few |
trusty members II the Wing party The /
counterfeit presentinent Of the heroa Old |
Generals Caput oooupied q central place I
on platter on The table. The aayinEs |