The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-08-01

In anticipation of this considerable
increase of research students, a fine
commodious building has been pro-
jected and partly finished. 1t has
rooms for As students and contains
dining hall capable of accommodate
ing 400, also large and convenient
library. The entire building is now
in use by the teaching Sisters of the
Summer School. The successful can
didates represent % states, and are
quite evenly distributed over the
different sectionos of the union. All
are college graduates, some of them
of several years standing, and it is
expected that these pioneer bene-
ficiaries of the splendid educational
generosity of the knights of Column
bus will in due time shed great
credit on the order.
Reason for Title of New Gunboat
O'Brien.
The latest addition to they fight
ing force of the United States navy
is the torpedo boat destroyer
"O'Brfen," which was launched at
Philadelphia last week.
The federal government in thus
naming one of it's naval vessels is
honoring the hero of the first naval
encounter of the revolution, Jere-
miah O'Brien. for whom also it is
proposed to erect a statue in the ma
tional capital. The place of the bat
tie was Nachias Bay. and the date
was June IL, 1875.
Miss Campbell, who officiated at
the christening, is direct descend
ant of the fighting O'Briens. She is
the daughter of Mrs. Josephine
O'Brien Campbell, a native of
! Machias, and the late Fred I. Camp
bell of Cherryfield. The descend
ants of jeremiah O'Brien are arrang-
ing to place bronze tablet on board
the new boat, to be erected on the
bulkhead walls of the wardroom Of
fees. The tablet will cost approxi-
mately $500.
Machias, the scene of the famous
t~encounter,, is a small seaport in
Maine, and in recognition of the
prowess of the town and it's early
settlers the federal government has
already named one of it's naval ves-
sells Machias.
The story of the battle, called by
Fenimore Cooper 1.-The Lexington of
the sea-" is as follows:
Late in April, 1775, the people of
Machias heard flying. uncertain re-
ports of the battle of Lexington, and
after receiving the proclamation of
the provincial congress of Massa-
chusetts in June, which authorized
and required preparations incident
to a state of hostility, a town meet
ing was called. 1t was agreed to
have some symbol which all might
see to indicate what side they were
on. There was no American flag,
but Flagstaff was erected with a
tuft of needles left flying at the top
the first liberty pole erected in
America.
1.-The British armed vessel Mar
garetta having been ordered to Ma
chias as convoy of merchant vessels
to procure necessary materials to
build Notifications and officers hous-
es in Boston, for use of British
troops, these Machias patriots were
told by Capt Moore of the Margar-
eta, few days after its erection,
that their flagstaff must come down.
But it is needless to say that I'M
daunted refusal was made, even
though Capt. Moore returned to his
vessel. having threatened to fire
upon the town.
This, with other developments,
led to a secret meeting in the woods,
which was called Sunday morning,
June II, by Benjamin Foster, and
was made up of the O'Briens and the
other principal men of the place, 21
in number. Here, after some debate,
Foster stepped across little willow
bordered brook (known now as Fos-
ter's Rubicon), and called on those
in favor of an attempt to capture
the Margaretta to cross to his side.
A plan of operation was Immediately
arranged. Capt. Moore was known
to be at church. 1t was decided to
make him and his officers prisoners,
but during the service, 4. suspecting
the plot, Moore escaped in the midst
of good old Parson Lyons sermon,
through window to the shore,
whence he was conveyed to his ves-
sci. He Immediately weighed an
Choir and dropped down below "the
narrows."
The day following, a company of
40 men, armed with muskets, pitch
forks, scythes and axes, and led by
jeremiah O'Brien, took possession,
first of Jones' lumber schooner,
Unity. for which the Margaretta was
in Michias harbor as CONVOY. then