. History of the late war between the United States and Great Britain: comprising a minute account of the various military and naval operations. TAKING OF YORK, AND DEATH OF GENERAL GALLANT DEFENCE OF FORT SANDUSKY, BY MAJOR CROGHANSee Page J 50. 108 HISTORY OF THE WAR. 109 Taking of York .... Explosion of a Magazine ? ?. ? Death of General Pike. tion of the enemy. In the meanwhile, Pike, as humane as hewas brave, occupied himself in removing a wounded British sol-dier from a dangerous situation ; and having performed this actof humanity, which speaks volumes in his favour, had seatedhi
. History of the late war between the United States and Great Britain: comprising a minute account of the various military and naval operations. TAKING OF YORK, AND DEATH OF GENERAL GALLANT DEFENCE OF FORT SANDUSKY, BY MAJOR CROGHANSee Page J 50. 108 HISTORY OF THE WAR. 109 Taking of York .... Explosion of a Magazine ? ?. ? Death of General Pike. tion of the enemy. In the meanwhile, Pike, as humane as hewas brave, occupied himself in removing a wounded British sol-dier from a dangerous situation ; and having performed this actof humanity, which speaks volumes in his favour, had seatedhimsell on the stump of a tree, and entered into conversation witha Serjeant, who had been taken prisoner ; when suddenly the airwas convulsed by a tremendous explosion. The magazine, atthe distance of two hundred yards, near the barracks, had blownup. The air was instantly filled with huge stones and fragmentsof wood rent asunder and whirled aloft by the exploding of fivehundred barrels of powder. This was the treacherou? attackwhich the British had prepared, but which Pike could not havesuspected. Immense quantities of these inflamed and black-ened masses fell in the midst of
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