Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-07

Hundredth Birthday of the National
Anthem VIII Be Celebrated Sept. IL

men under leadership Of General Ross.
marched upon Washington. captured
the city and burned the capitol, White
House and other public buildings.
Fearing that the Americans would r.
turn under cover OF night and cut of
his retreat General Ross Immediately
evacuated Washington anil marched
his men back to the patuxent
On this march. on account Of Il very
severe storm. several OF his men be-
came detached from the command,
and, having obtained some liquor. they
got intoxicated and, bent upon mis-
chief. wandered upon the property Of
DR. Beanes.
A friend Of the doctor. Richard
West. brought the tidlngs OF the pnys.-
clans danger to Key, and the rttornsy
having received permission from Pres
ldent Madison TO make the attempt. In
company with Colonel John 3. skim
ner United States agent for parole IT
prisoners, az once set about 10 rseure
the doctors release. There was ur-
gent need Of haste, as 1t had been ru-
mored that the prisoner was to 0e ex-
ecuted
Key at Fort McIIenry.
Arriving at Fort McHenry. Mr. Key
H'f' fffF 'fHil'.H III 1io OMU UUIt-
the Minden. sailed under a flag of
truce to the British ship Surprise.
They at once sought audience witn the
admiral. who told them that the doc
tor had inflicted atrocious injuries
upon British soldiers and that It had
been decided that he must be imme-
diateiy hanged from -the yardarm.
The great eloquence Of Mr.. Key.
supplemented by letters he presented
written by British officers to DR..
Bennes thanking him for the many
kindnesses which they had received
from him. finally won Admiral coch-
fane from his vengeful decision.
Their troubles were. however, by
no means over. for after the release
of the captive and when they were
on the point of bidding the admiral
goodbye, they were bruskly informed
that they would not be permitted to
return to land lest they might carry
Information detrimental to the Brit
ish cause. az there was a certain inn
portant event pending"
Ordered to Surrender.
This contemplated event was the
intended destruction OF TT. McHenry.
which guarded the harbor of Baltl-
more. The fort was garrisoned by a
battalion of artillery under the COM
mand of Col. George Armistead. who
faced court martial II he should
lose the fort By attack. as the WASH
inston administration had peremp-
tnrIiy ordered him to surrender Ii.
This he had refused to do.
Judge Joseph Nicholson. brother
in-law Of Key. in charge OF volun-
teer battery of artillery, was second
IN command Of the fort. So IT will be
seen that Key had very personal
interest In the attack
When Admiral Cochrane refused to-
allow Key and his companions to re-
turn to shore he placed, under a
guard OF marines. his unwilling
guests in their own boat as near the
scene OF action as possible. In order
that they might suffer the mortifi-
cation of seeing their flag go
down. Two hours had been assigned
In the British mind for the accom-
plishnent OF that result. after which
terms for Baltimore might be consid-
cred.
Story Of Bomhnrtlment.
When the land attack and hom-1
| hardment began sixteen frigates CEN
tered their line OF fire on the little,
] low Qualifications The range was two
and a half miles and the forty-two
Founders OF the fort were not suf-
| ficient to carry this distance. 50 the
fleet sustained little damage, while
the fort suffered ereatly. Yet The gar
fIson held on and refused 20 sur
render
Exasperated at the unexpected re-
sistanee of Colonel Arfnistea1 and
his troops, the British determined 10
close in upon the Notifications and
/ reduce them 20 ashes under cover
of the darkness. In small boats car
rying several hundred picked men
they attempted to steal past the for.
tifications and attack the garrison IN
the rear. but being discovered BY the
forts defenders. o terrific and CALLING
fire was opened upon them, causing
terrible destruction.
About midnight there was iull.
during which the British admiral
learned that land attack earlier in
the day had failed and that General
Ross had been killed. Then the fleet
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