The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1911-10-12

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the Landloeked Waters of Arta.
1t WAS during the war betweeg
Greece and Turkey in 1897 tsS; tssaS;;,,iilfe2 -
Inhabitants Of Gala kriui-za
age. since destroyed by the
the shores Of the gulf of A Il
one morning to find that a
battleship had entered the gd
cast anchor Off the 4 : > T
prise of the inhabitana
was nothing compared 53 NJ!
party Of FIVE Turkish
fresh from the crest of 81 Y
above the village. watc = =
through their telescopes. i |||aB
These Turkish ctticers d rs Y 4 + IS
urgent and important # Il Il
block out the Hellenic f 3|3
gulf OF Arta. Behind Il
bottom Of the deep rayi 4
number of heavy guns whiS
dragged all the way from & B 3E|
Long and difficult task. andI
artillery they had been ords
dfy the strait.
To rescieeeae strait. be
Turkish column haS ss 4
Of the battleshleayy
meant sheer destruction.
other they must escape
war or prevent herttfht ecfes!
their work. but to do this seer
possible Il 81
In the midst of their disc! @
young officer who had steAsnp
said he could hold theg.
1-erJtf tney would allows,
ing won, and,,- -sailasszisaass
clothes for those of shepherd, be da.
scended in that disguise to Gala KrinL
Late that night a number Of figures
stole through the dark alleys Of the
village toward the shore. Close to the
waters edge was an old boathouse.
used as a shed for repairing boats.
This the party silently entered and by
the Pickering light Of taper search
ed the black interior at length there
was gentle rattle and from the gloom
emerged Hassan. stripped to the waist,
dragging heavy chain. This, with
the help Of his comrades, he began to
pull, and after an hours laborious
work the end Of the great chain-once
the cable Of a Turkish vessel-was
reached.
From the beach the chain was load
ed on board q large caique, whose
sides and floor had been covered with |
cloth to deaden the sound. This task
aeeoaapl ed.s6hgeeznen got in with /
Hassan and rowed wifhsGaafas:ez
toward a large rock In the middle OF
the blight. Round this rock the chain
was laid and securely fastened. One
man having been landed on the crag
to keep guard over this end. the boat
set out cautiously for the battleship.
looming like phantom In the dis
tance. Not a sound did the men make |
as link by link the massive chain was
paid out over the stern into TIM
water till they reached the vesse u
There was an excited gieam ID
sans eyes as. with a sign to hi 81
rades, be gradually lowered
into tie dark water, guiding hself
by passing bis fingers over the Dattle-
ships plates. A slight grating Ct the
chain against the hull was all <t1at bis
anxious companions in tie boat heard,
though now and then reassuring pull
was felt on the line that Hassan held.
directing them how to pay out the
chain. Hours rather than minutes
seemed to have gone by ere the young
officer came to the surface So ex-
hausted by his long dive was ne that |
he had to be almost lifted into the |
boat
"It is round the sae- propeller" he gaspz%
ed. "I have fixed it so that nothi9&
can move It Back you go.3 3n
Then link by link the tedsG
vas renewed until the boat re- "a
to its starting point. where the d
end Of the chain was secured.
risky task was done. and the Hel
battleship was securely moored
immovable rock by a double th 4
Of cable. y
The early rays Of daXn rel
sight which astonishe 4 81 4 4 J.
mander. a whole + II