Davy Crockett Proud Owner
Of Old Pennsylvania Rifle
Killed 100 Pigeons In |
Row With ‘Old Betsy’ |
Henry W. Shoemaker, Pennsyl- |
vamia folklore chief, this week |
told the tale of one of Davy!
Crockett's visits to Pennsylvania
Elected to Congress in 1834,
the new lawmaker made a string |
of visits which included Balu-|
more. Boston, New York and!
Philadelphia
“In the Quaker City, he was
first greeted by a reception com-
mittee formed by the ‘Crockart
or Crockett Society, composed of |
Irish-born and Irish-descended |
Crocketts who threw a magnifi- |
cent party in 's |
hemor,’ Shoemaker said
“Their chief gift was a bronee |
image of I
their namesake's |
i
the Crockett coal-of- |
arms from Donegal surmoulted |
by a swan The frontiersman did |
not understand heraldry bul re-
RN EE
| finishing his materpiece a replica
| by
| gun shop south of Lancaster city
{ and
| Pennsylvania Historical and Mus. |
' pum
| the frst
i turn
iat & stately reception held in the
S: t
ways
the a
(ing EK
Arnie
nRfine
marked ‘that bird is lke a Trnm-
peter Swan’
“Yet the Pennsvivanias Duteh
or Switsers were not to be out
done with a tribute and peli
tioned Jncob Mylan of Lancas-
ter Comity, and grandson of
Martin Myln, the first maker
of the so-called Kentucky rifle,
to part with his choleest plece
as a tribute to Crockett,
“The Alpine gunsmith was just
i gunner
Warnook
rising
plause
the
flintioc
of his grandfather's greatest rifle, ang
the truest shooter, his first piece
the way, at kis Jittle stone Belsy
recently marked by the
away
Commission. He hurried by
‘bus’ to Philadelphia to
over his prize package
the great wilderness king's Dutch
admirers
I" was presented to
the
to: club
the
quest
E
Crockett
Fracklin Institute's club house
by one of the vounger Peppers. a
member of that great family of
Pennsvivania-Genman philanthro-
pists and civic leaders
“Crockett grianed brondly as
the handsome T2.inch rifle was
handed % him.
‘*This is the piece 1 have al
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on
: dreamed
and seeing an aged huntress in| to special friend:
whom
wanted to
the earlier eounterpart
{ Pennayivania
shonk han
Pepper
in Cros
preci
Before
fashionable
at
sehuyikill
Here
one side. and
were sulogize
Epenkers, indi
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iHence
meet.
Innes
Oakley
it for
(Ha
And
its feat
he
the
etsy
th
$
tis
and cheers
chairman,
My
dynasty
Aa
K
Davy
It was a ¢«
fife
re
att ge
is si}
the
The State In
the hands of Mr
real markasn
their Fibs
ty
The
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his of ho
&
the
her, wi
d
uding
calied the
in Pennnsvyl
rocket, but
overwhelmed he
break awa
wu re ned
Vieux
o
hall
about
[niteh
Wis
with
Uren ket!
rowing
and he bore the
hu
yt ey
Phat "or
King
Was
nor
Brvem tats
Mr
ile hi
Invitations
felt
after proving
‘Old Betsy’
ositdoor shooting mateh
Gardens,
said Davy
he had
of a
worid
Moses
added
greatest
after
later
heat
BIIAR
I witli
aay
Betsy
crowded room |
shook
with ap
“Betsy was called forward by
Rhea
and handied the gun, Kissed the
trigger and turned
Crockett, amid a scene of tre
mendous enthusiasm.
“Then old
examined
it over to
Mvyiin of
nt reheat
(Chairman
and "Od
Pree?
proudly
Be
i
POMS
Soh
Pepper
an 1H
Horse
Wing ev
oF tha \
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Col Fdward |
dalle hunter
5 great
{haries F
pa” # HpLIen
VARNIK
peered in
he was =O
Ihe revoest
the
an
the
Poe
at
at
wihere
killed 100 passenger pigeons in
a row with rifie shot.
“Thi
tin the Myvyiin
$ pleased
2s
gun
1 4
i Biddle
Colani
Killed
; who
P Alps
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