Genealogy of the Anthony family from 1495 to 1904 traced from William Anthony, Cologne, Germany, to London, England, John Anthony, a descendant, from England to America . y of the rescue of these prisoners in 1876 is a bra\eincident of history which has hitherto been briefly told. When Captain Anthony, commanding the bark the men for whose relief the expedition was planned, at ii8 THE ANTHONY FAKULY New York, public interest in the romantic voyage was veryintense. The boldness of the raid upon the English colonyand the remarkable features of the conspiracy, excited univer-sal cu
Genealogy of the Anthony family from 1495 to 1904 traced from William Anthony, Cologne, Germany, to London, England, John Anthony, a descendant, from England to America . y of the rescue of these prisoners in 1876 is a bra\eincident of history which has hitherto been briefly told. When Captain Anthony, commanding the bark the men for whose relief the expedition was planned, at ii8 THE ANTHONY FAKULY New York, public interest in the romantic voyage was veryintense. The boldness of the raid upon the English colonyand the remarkable features of the conspiracy, excited univer-sal curiosity concerning the details of the affair. On an April morning in 1875, the whale ship, Catalpa, layat anchor in the harbor at New Bedford, ready for sea. Al-though the whaling industry was waning on the ebb tide, therewere yet over a hundred whale ships sailing out of the portof New Bedford and the departure of Captain Anthony witlithe ship, Catalpa, called for no unusual notice. It was a pretty spectacle to be sure. Captain Anthony withhis papers under his arm, strong and athletic in figure, witliruddy cheeks and life and fire in his bright eyes, goes abi)ard. (983) George S. Anthony with his friends, who are to accompany him down the in the afternoon the captain says good-bye to his wind is blowing briskly and the vessel sails out of theharbor under fore and main topsails, main and topgallant sails,spanker, gafttop sail and stay sail and flying jib. The pre-tense that Captain Anthony was going on a whaling voyagepredominated. While the actual fact was that he had takenhis life in his hand, kissed his young wife and baby daughtergood-bye, all that was near and dear to him on this earth, andset sail into the very jaws of death to rescue six Fenian Irishprisoners that were incarcerated in an English prison to lifeservitude in Australia, for love of countrv. It was one of th^ THE ANTHONY FAMILY 119 most boldly conceived plans against the English governmen
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