Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08
ONE OF THE LAST
 OF THE MOHicANS. Andrew Harrison, Native of Middle bury. His Father an Indian Slave Owned by Family on Long island.

Far from the primeval haunts of his ancestors. Andrew Harrison, full- bIooded Mohican Indian and one of the last surviving members of that once strong and aggressive tribe, is spend ing the declining years of his life in the city of New Britain, living in the shadow of an immense modern indus trial plant, the rule shop. Harrison is over 75 years old and has made ap plication for the increased pension as Q Civil War veteran to which his age entities him.
 Despite his advanced age, Harrison.s hair is as black as coal and there are but few gray hairs in his beard. His eyes are dark and piercing and he has the characteristic high cheek bones of the race. Until few months ago he lived on farm in Berlin and gained a living from the crops he was able to raise on his few acres. It is to life in the open that Harrison credits his fine health despite the fact that he is now far past mans allotted three score and ten years.
 Harrison's Story.
 q will tell you all I can remember about myself" said the Indian to 8 New Britain Herald man. My father was an Indian slave owned by a family on Long Island whose name l never knew He was called Jack and.accord- ing to the custom of the times, l was called Jacks son, orJackSon. Later, when I enlisted in the navy I took the name of Andrew Harrison and I have been known by that name since that time.
 My grandfather my mother often told me. was called Job Obiat by the white men. I never heard his Indian name. She told me he fought with the colonists in the War of the Revolution I never saw him as he died before I was born.
 Ut was while Andrew Jackson was President that I was born in Middle bury During the Civil War in August, 1863, enlisted as 1andsman in the United States navy. I first saw service on the North Carolina. From there I was drafted to the Vermont and after 2, few weeks was assigned to the King fisher, a, small vessel, commanded by Capt Dutch.''
 Interesting Anecdote.
 At this point Harrison's eyes glistened and his voice became hushed and he seemed to be living in the past, all for getful of his interviewer. His reVerie was interrupted by the newspaper man asking him to tell some interesting war time incident.
 'III tell you of the time when Capt Dutch ran the Kinghsher onto a bank of quicksand in Black Creek just south of Hiltonhead. $. C. We had been at anchor in the creek for some three months when orders came to run into the open sea as Confederate vessel with a heavy equipment of guns had located our position. We raised the mains'l and started from our moorings The helsman was unable to turn the wheel as the rudder had become wedged and six of the crew who were ordered to assist him could not budge Il. The first thing we knew we had gone across the creek and were hard and fast on a bank of quicksand. We were forced to lower the boats and make way ashore. l was the last of the crew to leave and then the water was up to the gunwaIes. An hour afterwards nothing could be seen of the Kingfisher save her nasts.
 My next berth was on board the F. P hale We went to Florida and rrlTised in the vicinity of Magnolia Springs After that l went on board the Princeton, sailed 10 Philadelphia and was discharged in September 1264"
 During the winter Harrison's home has been in the city but he plans to re- turn to his farm in the spring as he says, the call of the open is ever in his blood and he cannot resist 1t.