Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-22
SToNnNGTON
A New Story of the Battle of August, 1s12, Toid-PearIs Found in a Fioun- der-Town Court Cases.


 Charles Everett Latham of the bor- ough furnishes the facts of an inter- esting story of the Battle of Stonrng- ton, which was told him by his grand mother Mrs Honor States. MT Latham's father. Lodowig N. Latham, the bombardment and could himself remember considerabSb of the incidents connected with 1t. Mir Latham's grandmother. Mrs. States, was witness of the incident, which he heard from her number of times. and which has not been included in the accounts published of the battle.
 The story as MT Latham tells 1t follows: "One of the British ships left the fleet at Latimer's reef, and in at- aground on Wampassett shoal. To tighten the ship they threw over some shot and shell. They filled launches with soldiers to make a landing and as the fort was located on the west side. they were obliged to row around to the east side of Stonington Point to get out of range of the muskets of the fort. Some of the men at the fort. anticipating the purpose of the British. went down to the wharf outside of the Qualifications and got four pound CT cannon, such as was used on a whale ship. and dragged 1t to the place where the late Frederic Ostman's house now stands. They fired at and struck one of the boats of the land ing party amidships. killing the lieu tenant. Thomas Barret Powers, who | now lies buried in Stonington ceme- tery. The other boats rowed close enough | to pick up the crew of the disabled launch. and carried them back to the ship. The men from the land rowed out and got the body of the officer.
 bringing him ashore and burying him.
 The young officers people came to Stonington a while afterwards to take | the body back to England, but when
 they learned that it had been gwen a decent burial in a well-marked grave they decided to let it remain here. Refuge for Women and Children. i T have also heard my grandmother | tell of the refuge for the women and
 children that made the Elihu Chese- bro place. Hay and straw were sea- l tered on the floor for the folks to sleep on. Early in the evening Elder Chesebro rushed in and ordered the I lights out, as the ships were getting
 range on the house. mistaking 1t for lights at the fort. Shot and shell were 1 falling in the marsh and lot near the house, where several have since been picked up.
 Drilled Out Spiked Guns.
 l During the engagement with the l ships the fort ran out of powder and sent man on horseback to New Lon | don. He was gone so long that the | defenders were afraid they would be compelled to surrender and so they
 spiked the guns. But the messenger
 returned just then and said that the
 powder was on the way, so the guns
 were drilled out again for action
 Pearls in a Flounder.
 William H. Ecclestone of Water street found about a dozen stones | which he believes are pearls. While dressing a large founder Monday he felt a very hard substance near the 1 stomach and upon examining closely l discovered the same to be pearl col
 ored stones ranging in size from thai i of a pin head to a good sized pea MT. Ecclestone is having the stones examined by a New York jewelry who
 believes them to be pearls.
 l Gavara Bound Over.
 The postponed case of Manuel Cav ara. arrested Saturday night, and pre-
 scented before the town court Sunday morning was again before Judge w A. Breed Tuesday morning He was I charged by John Manice with firing I two revolver shots at his wife. Judge Breed bound Gavara over to the next criminal term of the superior court
 under bonds of s1.o00. As he was un-