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HRILLINQ lore of th days when
th Northwest was young and
wild. when the sword was
mightier than the peix and dominion
helonsred tb the fittest, centers about
many battered, rotted, tarnished cannon
which are scattered here and there In
various parts of Oregon. They stand
now as antiquated relics. In their day
they stood on the offensive or defensive
of many a historic battle line and
belched forth their bloody part in the
deadly conflicts that slowly shaped the
course of a great country.
Few states have as many pieces of
bistorlc artillery as Oregon, and few
cannon there are that have histories as
thrilling- as those which now stand in
parks, museums, public buildings and In
musty garrets and cellars In Portland
and other parts of Oregon. There are
uns passed down from the dark days
of Spanish tyranny In the Philippine
Islands, the bloody years of the Civil
War, the Mexican war. the Spanish
American war. frontier struggles in the
"West and Northwest and last, but not
jeasi. une struggles Detween the whites on the plains the gun was serviceable
and the reds for dominion over the in creating wholesome fear among In
beautiful land of the Columbia and dians. For years in the Waldo Hills in
Willamette. Marlon County it belched forth the slg
Some of the famous old artillery has nal of victory In behalf of Democracy
disappeared. Some has even faded from prior to the Civil War. About that time
existence in recent years. Some has it disappeared and was never seen
been laid awfcy and forgotten in gar- afterward.
rets or cellars, while some has found one Interrupted Church.
Its way to the junk man and Is now x cast.,ron Canon. 14 inches n di
eting service in some other form. But ameter at the breech, with three and
twhat has fallen into public possession one-half inch bore, and six feet long.
Is valued and cherished. It is expected was left on a Portland wharf abouf.
that much now remaining in private 1852. For a few years it was used in
possession will gradually find its way firing salutes upon the arrival of
to the museums and the living memo- steamships from San Francisco, as a
ries of the stirring bygone days will ruie a Very Important event, occurring
be increased rather than diminished.
Historic Relle In Sand.
In the sand below Battle Rock, near
Port Orford, lies a little old cannon
which was engaged in the struggles
against the redskins. This
piece of
artillery may be rescued from its pres
ent resting place some day. On June
S. 1851, nine men John H. Fagan,
John T. Slater, George Rldoubs, T. D.
Palmer, Joseph Hussey, Cyrus W. Hed-
den, James Carlgan, Erastus Summers
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and Captain J. M. Klrkpatrick landed
on the beach at Port Orford to under
take a settlement. They reached this
jioint in a steam-propellea boat named Fall of 1805. In addition to firing Ba
the Sea Gull. At the time of landing lutes upon the arrival of ocean steam
there were many Indians and, while at era, this gun was used in firing salutes
first they were not considered un- on the Fourth of July and also upon
friendly, it soon developed that they the occasion of Democratic victories in
were none too well pleased with the the Territory. While there was a Whig
coming of the white man. party in Oregon almost from the begin-
Accordingly a cannon was taken from ning, victory never perched upon its
the ship and mounted on Battle Rock, banners in a single instance, except
No sooner had the Sea Gull departed, that occasionally a county official or
leaving the nine men, than the Indians an isolated member of the territorial
made an attack. The cannon was Legislature was elected. The Repub
brought Into play and at the first dis- llcan party was organized In 1855, but
charge 12 Indiana were killed. This not until 1861 did it win a victory
broke up the attack and the settlement worth mentioning. Then Abraham Lln-
r,lan. n nln men .prtM th ran. coin carried the state by a plurality of -- - - t t n
' . . T" , : " " ion oouth Carolina, during the Christmas ernment to give Portland the howitzers inoum n. u - - garden. I am going to
anmaae mmr way v.o ay "YZmt t,,-m- ,.iiw. holidays of 1901. While there, he vis- and the shells for the soldiers' moiJu- the week I went to "OBton on in. tram color. tnero are ,n ltroee.
r "t, 7? wouu" it exploded No nart of it "wa- ever party of Army officers and was shown monument soon. twhom I knew, tnrougn my neavy vC,i. fl
looking old cannon with a remark- it exploded. No part of It was ever throuh th. fn., frt T frnnt , th ru ... twA and -aijed him by his -name. Every- . .,,. v.. .v.: .,-a
able history. It was from this weapon
that the beach rot Its name. It was
brought to Oregon on the United States
schooner shark, commanded by Lieu
tenant Neil M. Howlson, of the United
States Navy. The trip was for the pur
pose of making an examination of con
ditions in Oregon Territory. The ship
entered the Columbia River July 1
1846, and departed in
September after
visiting all the settlements along he
Columbia and Willamette rivers. On
September 10, 1846, the ship while
crossing the bar was wrecked. A por
tion of the wreckage drifted upon the
beach below Tillamook Head, and upon
this the old cannon was found. This is
the origin of the name "Cannon Beach."
in io 1 "sipn v.. urcer orougni a
email cannon across the plains. It was
aecured by the Whigs In Illinois in 1844
to use in firing a salute In honor of the
election of Henry Clay as President,
but when the returns indicated that
James K. Polk was elected the Demo-
crats bought the cannon and christened
It the "Little Democrat. While It was
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only a small cannon, not exceeding
three feet In length, with a bore of not
over three Inches, it was very thick
and was often loaded to the muzzle
without danger of Its exploding. While
every fortnight. Whenever the steam
ship arrived on Sunday at an hour
when services were being held it re
sulted in almost the entire congrega
tion leaving the place of worship and
come new arrivals. Then most of the
people would return to the church and
resume their devotions.
This formidable weapon was an aa-
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ularly old John Casino, who, as a lad of
12 to 15 years, saw Lewis and Clark
and their men. the first white men to
visit this part of the country in the
louna save a piece or the breech weigh
'"sT about 150 pounds. This was taken
y Rev- Clinton Kelly, a pioneer of
1848, a strong Republican, out to his
place near the Kelly School of the
present day, and securely placed with
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purpose
of cleansing it as with fire
'rom lt previous Democratic associa
tions. 11 remained in this fireplace
until after Father Kelly's death, and
about 14 years ago It was placed in the
custody of the Oregon Historical So-
clcty -
Old-Fashioned Bowltaer Here,
standing out in front of the City
Hall with their open mouths pointed
skyward are two old-fashioned howltz-
erg which fell with Fort Sumpter during
tno Civil War. These two rude-look-
ing weapons belched forth their
shrapnel in the bloody struggle at the
fort and later continued their fight-
jna. from the deck of a barge. Later,
upon becoming obsolete, they were cast
Into th ea, where they were rescued
------ ------ ------ited old Fort Sumpter along with a ment They are to be placed beside this and I spoKe 10 one ot lu and petunias, popples and
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as relics after many years under the
sand. They were sent to Portland IS
years ago to be placed beside the sol-
fliers monument.
Tie two howitzers, along with four
unexploded shells and shrapnel, which
are also at the City Hall, were se-
cured for Portland by Colonel Henry
E. Dosch, a Civil War veteran. Colo-
nel Dosch was on a trip to Charleston.
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After explorlnar the casementa bomb-
proof powder magazines and under-
ground quarters and tunnels, then un
used, he climbed down the outer walls
to look for relics. The tide was ex-
tremely low, enabling them to go 30
feet from the wall. It was here that
the howitzers were found. One of the
guns was completely under the sand
and another had the muzzle sticking
out.
The two were with a battery of
eight howitzers on the second story of
this fort. They were used In defense
of the fort by Major Anderson during
its bombardment on April 12 and 13,
1861. After the surrender, the Con-
federates mounted the guns on barges
and used them for defense of the har-
bor for about two years, when they
were recaptured by the Union forces
and taken back, to the fort. Being ob-
solete and of little value, they were
later thrown over the ramparts, where
they remained until rescued. Three of
the sheila were found also la the fort,
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One battered shell, now at. the City
Hall, was fired by the Confederates
from Fort Sumpter when Commodore
Farragut attacked and recaptured it-
When his flagship, the "Keokuk," was
broken up years afterward, thia slug
was found embedded in one of the
ship's knees. In finding its way into
the ship it became badly disfigured.
Colonel Dosch got the Federal Gov-
relica of th flrino- Una f tho nivll
War in the North. One of these is a
big iron cannon, seven feet In length,
which took part In a number of bat-'
ties, including the battle of Gettys
burg. This cannon, which has lost its
wheels, is mounted now on a wooden
frame. It is seven feet long and is the
old-time muzzle-loading type.
Near this cannon is a caisson, also
from the Civil war. Thia piece and
the cannon were brought here by the
late
L. L. Hawkins, a Civil War vet-
eran.
rotted
Tbe caisson la battered and
until the heavy supply box is
almost too much for the rotted wheels.
The caisson stood In Washington Parle
for many years. It was moved to the
City Hall to get it out of the storms
which were causing It to decay.
Of great interest is the little old
cannon now in possession of C C Mur
ton, of 898 Overton street. This weap
on, which Is made of brass and weighs
about 135 pounds, banged Its way into
prominence in the stirring frontier
day alons thg Columbia River. It
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one of the cannon used by General Phil
Sheridan when he was a young officer
in the Army at the blockhouse at Cas
cades, now Cascade Locks.
During the thrilling events of that
wild period this cannon was taken
from its position in the blockhouse and
mounted on the back of a mule for
transportation to Fort Walla Walla.
On the way along the steep banks of
the Columbia the mule slipped and
rolled down the hill with the cannon
into the Calumbia. Here the cannon
remained for about two years, when it
was rescued. It fell Into the posses
sion of Captain Alex Campbell, a mem
ber of the old City Rifles, a military
organization antedating the Oregon
National Guard. Captain Campbell
turned the gun over tor old Company G,
of the Oregon National Guard. When
SIGHT OUT OF BLINDNESS
(Contlnoed From Psge 8)
literal promise a promise which she
believes was kept.
"Isn't It wonderful? Isn't It true?"
she asked. "I have played that so often
hoping, believing that the light would
lead me and the blackness be dispelled,
"Another hymn. "Trust and Obey,
consoled me even mora I have trusted
and obeyed, and now I see. Mother and
father and I all know that my sight
came In answer to prayer. I have never
had any medicine. . The Lord healed
me."
Hearing these words of lmple faith
you have no wish to crush them with
medical explanations, for in her dark.
ness this rirl was vouchsafed the re-
ligious vision so often denied to those
who walk the world of light.
"I shall never forget the first Sunday
I went to Sunday school after I got my
sight." Miss Lincoln said. "All the girU
in my class knew that I was praying
the ixra to lei me see.
knew it. too. ounaay mwrninB
heavy veil 1 nave 10 wear ne
now when I go out in the strong Iignt
and mother and I walked to church to
gether.
"In class I said to my teacher, I can
see you." And to the girls, I can see
each one of you. too. Then to prove it
I told them what each wore, the flow
r on their hats, everything. Tou
body on the car was laiitins
Maud Lincoln, the blind girl, who had
gotten her sight. But they didn't know
me through that veil- And I just sat
their and listened and smiled. If I
hadn't had that veil on I believe every
body must have guessed who I was, I
looked so happy."
As Maud Lincoln proceeded with her
story it was interesting to note the or
der in which the commonplace objects
of life had impressed themselves upon
her suddenly-sensitized retina. For ac
cording to Dr. Henry Hawkins, a Bos
ton specialist who examined the girl's
eyes after what she calls her "mira
cle," the possibility of sight was al
ways in her imprisoned eye's.
"The gfrl became sightless as the
result of ulcers of the eyelids which
formed scars," he said. "Behind these
scars the sight was Intact and was tivated. Perhaps some day I can get
seeking constantly to bore through. to Dd a choir singer. I should love
Finally it did." that, for I should feel that I was malt-
But Maud Lincoln does not accept lng some return to the Lord for bis gift,
this matter of fact explanation of her "Perhaps you may decide to get mar
miracle, 6e attribute tho restoration rled. instead." was cueted tQ ner.
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the company went to the Philippines
the gun was turned over by Captain
R. E. Davis to C. C. Murton, who still
has It at his home.
There are a number of relics of
Spanish-American War fame. among
them two cannon of the old "Napoleon"
type, which were captured in the Phil
ippines. These are also relics of the
days of Spanish tyranny, dating back
to the ISth century. One of these,
dated 1776, is at the Armory in Port
land, having been captured In the Phil
ippines and turned over to the old Sec
ond Oregon. This gun stands in the
Armory in almost perfect condition.
The barrel, which is made of brass, is
about eight feet in length. On it are
fancy carvings and the words, "Sevllla,
31 de Octubre d 1776."
C. F. Beebe has another of the Phll-
of her sight to her own and her moth
er's prayers.
"I want to tell the whole world that
I got my sight In answer to prayer." the
young girl said earnestly. "So many
people have lost faith that I think it
might help them to know that the Lord
does hear and answer that he will in.
swer them as he has answered me. I
have prayed for years, but this year I
prayed especially hard that I might
have my sight on the 22d of April, my
next birthday, when I will be 21. Some
times it seemed to me that my sight
was too much to ask for. And then I
prayed for a piano. I love music so
much that mother thought at first that
by tr4dlng. ,n thIs orKan Bhe mlght D8
b. t , M,nn.
down to the musio Btoro to arrange
for lt
"There they told her the organ was
BO old fa8hloned tnat they not
anow. mucn money ,or xx And a,
we are poor peop,e mother and 1 had
t(J glve up the Mea j fcnew that j
would never get my wish for the piano.
except in the same way I mignt get
my Bight by asking the Lord for it.
And BO BOmetlmes I prayed for the
piano and sometimes for my sight. But
now that I can see. I won't grumble If
the Lord never answers my second
prayer. I will know that he may be
listening to some other girl, not happy
all day long, as I shall be.
This Summer I am going to plant a
have ail the
and pinks.
larkspur. I
ers except
ow, which
were brought to me yesterday by a
friend. But I have a Spring catalogue
of a seed store and It has pictures of
all flowers in It. I have studied them
and know all their names and I shall
plant as many as I can in the back
yard.
After I have gotten strong and used
to seeing the world this Summer," the
young girl continued, "I am going to
begin my education. I want to earn
my own living. I think It is splendid
that so many girls can do that. And
I want to help my father and mother,
who have always done so much for
me. Perhaps I can do something with'
my music. I have a soprano, as well
as an alto voice. And one of the Sum
mer visitors to Marblehead. who gave
me a lew singing lessons, says my
vol.a ia reallv rood enough to be cul
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ippine trophies. It was brought from
the Islands by Dr. Kanford Whiting,
who got it In the cavalry quarters in
the Spanish fort after the fall of Ma
nila. This is constructed of brant and
weighs about SO pounds. Dr. Whiting
gave it to Mr. Beebe.
At Salem are three bras "Napo
leons." which have Interesting histories
dating back to the Civil War. Two of
these stand in the Statehouse yard
and the third is at tho Salem Armory.
They were placed In Salem when the
Oregon National Guard discarded them
many years ago after modern guns
came to take their places. These old
guns are typical of the early-dsy ar
tillery, being the same type cannon as
was used by Napoleon, the French Gen
eral. r'lrlnar Methods Tedious.
It was In 1866 that the guns, after
serving through the Civil War, were
turned over to Battery A, of the Ore
gon Militia. The guns fired solid shot
weighing 12 pounds and were able also
to shoot grapeehot and canister. They
were loaded, as were all of the old type
cannon, by placing a sack of powder
In the muzzle, ramming it to the breech
with a wooden rammer and then put
ting In the projectile and ramming It
tight against the powder.
This done, a man ran a long wire
down through the powder vent and
punctured the powder sack. A fric
tion primer was then inserted in the
vent. To this was fastened a strong
cord. When the gun was aimed the
string wa jerked and the old gun
hurled its projectile to the enemy's
lines. The shot caused the gun to kick
back a yard or two. If the tailpiece
was embedded the big gun would kick
up into the air like a broncho.
In loading these cannon It was neces
sary to guard against premature dis
charges. This was done by a man
holding his thumb tightly over the
powder vent to keep out the air. After
each shot the gun was sprayed care
fully Inside to make sure there were
no pieces of burning rag left. A prema
ture discharge of a powder sack would
have blown the men loading the gun
to pieces. The effective range of the
Napoleons was but a few hundred
yards.
The Napoleons were replaced after
the close of the fipanlsh-American War.
The historic guns were taken to Salem
and put In their present positions. The
artillery of the National Guard at pres
ent Is modern. There is no muzzle
loading and no vent holes. The gun
shoot cartridges and have a firing pin
the eame ss a rifle.
In the rotunda of the Statehouse at
Salem are two slx-pounders which
threw shells from the battleship Ore
gon during the attack on the Spanish
fleet during the Spanish-American
War. Theso guns were discarded after
the war and were turned over to tho
state1 as relics.
"No," said the girl. "I don't think
so. I want to earn my living. I ad
mire the women who do that so much.
And even when you are blind,' you
know, you learn what a chance a girl
takes when she gets married. Then, too,
I have gotten used to thinking that
such a thing as marriage is not for
me. A blind girl never expect to mar
ry. he Just sits in the shadow of
other people's lives. Maybe, though,
I will change my mind about marriage
when I get more out of the shadow.
"I love babies. The prettiest thing I
have seen, I think, unless, perhaps, it
is those two daffodils over there, is
the little 14-months-old girl baby of a
friend of mine. She is so warm and
fragrant, so pink and white, that at
first I loved her best of everything.
And then well, you know, daffodils
don't cry.
"Women have pretty faces, I think.
but men men are awfully funny look
ing. The funniest thing I have seen
as yet Is my father's mustache. You
should have heard me laugh the first
time I saw it. Father was so embar
rassed. Of course he didn't understand
what I was laughing at, but I believe
I'll never be able to keep from laugh
ing when I see a mustache. Why do
they wear those funny stiff collars
around their necks? Why do they walk,
around in two funny-looking stove
pipes Instead of skirts? And their
faces are so blgl I am so thankful I
am not a man."
Miss Lincoln was assured that later
on, after she has seen more of these
strange and highly humorous beings.
ehe may modify her Dharlsalc rejoic
ings that she la not even as they are.
But she thinks not.
"I won't have time to think about
men, anyhow," she said. "I must learn
to read and write and study how to
make a living. Won't it be wonderful
to read?
"Tou know those few days after my
sight came when I was deaf I thought
how much less of an affliction it Is to
lose hearing than sight, because the
deaf can aiwayB readt taik to the hu-
man. beings who wrote the books, any
how. "I suppose," she said, with a sudden
penslveness, "that all I have said about
my impressions of my new world Is
very ordinary. Maybe I should have
great, wonderful thoughts that no one
ever had before, because I see every
thing for the first time that to other
people Is as stale as last week's bread.
But I Just haven't got those thoughts.
Perhaps they will come later on. All
I know now is that my eyes swim with
seeing, and that every object seems
beautiful. I don't like the night much.
It is too much like the blackness in
which I lived more than 20 years. I
lovo the day and the big, beautiful sun.