Claymont High School - Clay Tablet Yearbook (Claymont, DE)

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STUDIES Cf THE UNDEDGDDIJND IDAILDUAD HhNRIP01P lack hers 1940 Nler XILI r XX oor 1 rx 1941 Iexx people today realrle lroxx xxrdespreacl xxere the actrxrtres of the lndergrouncl Rarlroad rn our state of Delaxxare Ihe Sx stem xx as an embodrment of xarrous xx axs bx xxhrch slax es escapeel to the North Its Great est promrnence anc' efhcrencx xxas reachecl rn the dec rde precedrng the Lrxrl YY ar Its most actrxe members xxere of the Xbolrtronrst Partx manx of xx hon. xxere uakers Ihese members knoxxn aecordrng to tlrerr p1rtrcular dutres a tenders agents conductors and statronrnasters took rn hrd fed and clothed runaxx av slax es and by dexro rs and secret routes, sent them on therr xx ay to freedom Xlanx routes ran tl rough our state drxrdrng and re unrtrneg rn such a xxax as to make recapture almost rmpossrble Attres cellars, churches barns all xxere utrlrled as places of concealment from xx luch the lugr trxes xx ould reappear under cox er of nrght and contrnue therr obscure yourney northxx ard lhcre rs a legend that the Looper House burlt rn amclen rn l7?s , xxas a statron Negroes xxere con eealecl rn a small bunk lrned room aboxe the krtchen xx rch xxas n crec xx 1 accer anc 1 sm1ll rounc xxrndoxx near the peak of the roof aclmrtted lrght and arr It rs also sard that there xxere small tunnels e txxeen thrs house and the adjornrng Danrel Xlrfllrn house Warner Xlrlllm brother of Danrel xxas one of the lrrst men to free hrs slaxes uncondrtronallx re l ndergrourrd Rarlroad rroblem xx as an rmporf alll one rn the po rtrc o tre state Xlanx eases xxere brought up to the courts nearlx all of xx lueh xx ere cle erclecl rn faxor of slaxerx Sexere punrshment xxas meted out to anx one conxrctecl of arclrng escaped slaxes to ex ade recapture lhe legal hue xxas S100 rncreased rn Its I t IOOO Conxrcted negroes rn adcrtron to the hne xxere to be xx lupped rmprrsoned and solel rnto s axerx or sexen xear eeause o tus sexerrtx excrx prccautron xxas taken to prexent apprehensron of those actrxe rn the lnderground Rarlroad and noxx onlx 1 fexx names are knoxxn romas rarrett a Ykrlrurneton fua er xxas e most rnlluentral erson rn the lnderrrround Rarlro1c e xxas worn rn caxxare c-untx ennsx xanra 1 INV and frrst became rnterestcd rn the abolrtrorrrt moxement at the age ot txxentx four or txxentx fire xx hen he secured the release of a nevro xxoman rn hrs lamrlx s emplox xx ho had been krdnapped for the pur pose of sellrnfr her rnto slaxerx Hr home rn XX rlmrng ton xxhence he mox ed rn H00 xxas a prrncrpal sta tron and Garrett xxas head statronmaster rs graxe clrstrngurshecl onlx bx a plarn m'trble nrarker rs rn the Frrend Burxrng Ground at Fourth and YY est Streets rn W rlmrngton Iolloxxrng rs 1 txprcal storx of the lunctrons of the I nderground Rarlroad and the route xx hreh thex used rn brrnffrng slax es irom the southern parts of the state On a cold mornrng durrng the xxmter of 1834 near Creorgetoxxn Delaxxare occurred a dramatrc rncrdent rn the lrfe of Xlarx lnnrs 1 female slaxe belongrng hn nn a farmer o e xrcrrux Nlarx rac x o chrldrerr lxcra sexen xears o age ant or sa Carolme three xears old the mother herself xx as about thrrtx three xears old lhe txxo lrttle ones xxere the poor mothers sole Interest rn lrfe and onlx a menace to thcrr happrness or safety could arouse her crushed cloxxn trodden splfll s Iarx Nels preparmg her master s wreak .tsl ong before sunrrse she acerdentallx ox crheard a conxersr ron etxxeen ohn lnnrs and 1 slaxecea er a e Harx ex xx ho had come on a busrness mrssron the nrght before 'Ihose xxords xx hrch h d specral rmrort for her xx ere spoken bx Lnnrs lhe txxo xoung uns can go rs soon as xou hnd a purchaser but the xxoman xxrll st rx She does the xxork of anx txxo men slaxcs coes ll the housexxork cultrxates and xxeeds the held rnd rrrcs trme to rnrsh the barn and slel x e xxork Shc aunt rs contrary as most nrgger xxrnrmcn ls noxxadrxs ac Lnnrs knoxxn rt trese xxorcs xxere tr de eat err oxxn end for Xlarx alxxaxs on tre a crt r re and her elu dr n rnrrst lcaxe at once 1 rzzard xxas ragrng. xx hen the three lrgures passet rrrto the freexrng xxrncl and blrndrng snoxx on thcrr xx ax to freedom Porcrng tlrerr xxax through great snoxx drrlts and chokrne gale they sloxxlx contrnued drrxen on onlx bx fear of the fate xxhrch lrx be und e trat a ernoon rear x ceac err rrruc t . uc 110 c ram street o r orc xx rlx lscoxerecl bx l ekrel Hunrr n s ro Camden xxhence he took them on hrs return home l rom there after a fexx hours thex rode to Bl1ckbrrd rn a xxagon drrxen bx Ixan Lexxrs xx ho xxas rakrng. r loac of flour thrther and berng 1 conductor of e l nderground Rarlroad xx as xx ell equrppecl to vrxe them care rn therryournex In Blackbrrd thex staxed rt rc rome of thcrr conductor anel hr xxr e a the xxca rcr Nels xerx rnclernent espeerallx s0 for a mother and txxo small chrldren Frnallx eontrnurng to Oel6ssZ1 1t that trme strll famrlrarlx knoxxn as Cantxxell Brrdge thex xx ere placed on a xessel bound lor Xexx Castle bx the krndness of Danrel Crbbons also an actrxe member of the Sx stem lanemg 1t Xexx Lastle thex xxere drrxen hx car rrage to Vrlmrngton and placed rn the care rf Phrlm YN ebb xx hose home xx as a statron lor escaprnfr slax es - x 1 ' ' 1' ' ' to Qlo Ii is. 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e N . ee e . romax Crarr the moat retrxe and rnfluentral man of the I ndcrground lar road at that trme Durrnf' xrs rfe Ire helpee oxer txxentx sex en thousand negroe- to eaeape from xlaxerx ant x rrs earnest eflortx and untrrrrrg energx he xxab r perpetur plague to xouthern Nlaxe Ixoeera I rom Ilrlmrngton Xlarx and her eluldren xxere eon eueted aeroxe the btate lrne to Ixennett Square ualeer settlement notorrous Hb a harbor of refuge for runaxxax slaxee Ilrere thex remarrred untr ear x sprrng xx hen thex eontrnued therr journex and reaehed I luladelr Irrr rn xafetx I ater rn the summer thex xx ere Nrreeewfullx eondueted rnt Canada hx agente of the lndcrground Rarlroad Lommrttee of the Soeretx of I rrendb resrelrng rn I nrladelphra exx eelx ro xxe rune rn old almana ount o S re e auntlew negro xxorn rn Ntrong o rrrn rnd eunn ' el 1 1 S 1 S Nout rern p antatrons to eseape and then lee them rn x won to tre nortr rat rnterextce u moat xxae rnerelent xxhreh oeeurred rn II rlmrngton On her er 'hth exeursron -he found that a guard cfofheerx xxere xx art g or ar rer lrttle bane 1 the hrrelg xx r erowes the rrxer at Wrlrnrngton Ile axxare Wore xxax ent to trat xtaunelr frrend ofthe xlax Lb Ihomae Crar rett rnd I-Iarrret elrstrrbuted her folloxxers rn the houxcx o rersons xxlrom me Ienexx to e N21 e rarrett sent aeross the brrdge txxo xxagonx Irlled xxrth brrelxlax ers xx hom he Ienexx he eould trnxt II hen the xx agonx re turned at nrghtfall the brrelelax era xxere srngrng and xhoutrng aprarentlx rn the lularrtx of extreme rntoxr eatron But lxrnff trembhng rn the bottom of then xx agons xxere I-Iarrrete Irttle banel XII got oxer safelx among them a Iamoub blaxe oe xx Iroxe m rxter offered 57000 rexxard for hrm ESCAPE hx HLNRI Dl Mum Iolr I9-IO ohn and Ilenrx xxere tallerng thex had talleeel to gether a great deal exer srnee the eold spell a month before xxhreh thex had gone through xxrth great dr: eomfort haxrng had rnbufherent elothrng Ihex had deerdeel to do Qomethrng about rt and the Int fexx xxeelw had been Irlled xxrth plans and prepara trons of eseape Wrlham Ihomas anel Isaac had plaeed therr fortuneb rn the xenture and the four xxere to nralee the break for freedom together Ihe txxo boxs xxere noxx brttrng on a large Stone at the xxater s edge and ab thex talked thex glaneed anxrouelx toxxard the eastern slxx Darla eloude xxere gatherrng rn the North and I abt xx henee came a hght bree7e Ionrglrt xxas the trme set for therr attempt Isaac and VI rllram xxould be eloxxn soon and the Nlerfl' xx ra readx out ten rrrnutes ater tre ot rer txxo xoutr out from the tree to Iandxx ard of the beaer ane r ter 1 exx vxorelx o eonsu latron a ILIIIILL o to a sw rrther doxxn the bhor xxhere anehored rn a xmall rn let rode a lerfl II adrng out to the boat and mannrng the oars thex xxere soon off for the ersex xhore Ieax rng the toxxn of Lexx ew unbuxpreroub Soon a hard gale xxax bloxxrng and Ixeeprng the bmall xewel aIIoat xx as a berroub problem Huge xx ax ee roeleed re oara ohn and Isaae roxxee Henrx barled ant Hrllram clung to the mabt Ieanrng rn the drreetron neeessarx to prex ent the xxax eb from xxabhrng rn and -xxamprng them Ilrrough the long eold dark hourb of the nrght the four held on then eflortx mornentlx xeernrng about to be defeated bx the ragrng elementb Ioxrtrons xx ere ex elranged bex eral trmeb for roxxrng agarnst a eold strfl east xxrnd xxrth xprax bhnelrng therr ex es and drrxrng. rarn brtrnfr the flesh hlee needles xxas no easx taxlx. I x haustron xxas fast oxertalerng them and rf the furx rf the storm elrd not boon abate thex xxould be lo t X httle before noon on Sundax the xxrnel dred doxxn ant the rarn eeaxed rrax tatteree eloudx xeueeee memes a pa e s x re roxxerx rextee at trerr oar- rne .x ae xorr ereex are rrnrx r rternoon thex reached the erxex Nhore but haxrng no frrend to gturde them Ienexx not xx lueh xxax to turn rr rrx era and xxere at x eon tra axxrx artarn Creorge Steele the oxxner ot an ox ster roar Came upon them and xx ax N0 touelred bx therr appear anee that he engaged to I rlot them to I Irrladelphra rus drd Wrham Ihoma- Cope Iohn Iioree rrex Henrx Boree and Isaae II hrte four xoung negro slaxex xxrn freedom through then eourage and rexolutenew 'l'h'r'e' they lrrqt saw the l'br rteeI 'I'l 5 I' 'ett. acc f the life and aettIx'ItIe.' of Ilarrict lulxrnarr. ' 5 2 ' - ' - ' - - rl - I' - ' ' z ' K' fz' z ' rue I I ' ' '. g l': I' ' ' I of min . xvhr did so much to arouxe the slave: on ' I bl' If - - ' - ' ' ter: I I. XXI' 'I s J an z ' rl Q : - II-:. '9 - A g, 'I H ' .. f' -' '- - -- - - in I 'her' rd I ' ' ' I .t ' rc 'I rch Q - vp - 1 K -' 5 X - - A U A 5 I Q . ' ' 5 ' - A- ' n - . - ' . ,. fr 3 1 :I ' b-rf. Cf' T Y. Q xl. . . Y . x . L ' K ' . x . v ' ' ,I ' . ,I , ' .Af- :X f' ' xx s ag fr I. In 1 'c. an .., ' ' ' ' ' . I I w , . . 4. ' .. 1 ,I ' ' ' ' 3 j 't - and washed them. and the boys were hard put to hold , , . .. . 5 Il . . J A. ,. . .,1. . . 1 'V ' .' I 'I'I -I ' I z I all l'r b 'Ii. x' 'r out. sc'1 'l,' 'Il- tr Ve. 'l'l at I-Xb ' 1' I' -' I ' I ' ' -' Is ran il ' ' 5 U f ' , .,,S , ., . x V ,I . lit' x. I - u- y . . Y , - . . . Z f,. . .C f, k. l.' -H1 -1.1 ff . :Vt the ' t rj ' ft sz ll.' ' I Jed. II rr I . ff ,- . . C .,-. . . ' 5. ', by ' ' K .' '. ' ' ' ' '. -, ' , I ' , . A- . K- tl, 5 5 .Q . V, . g b r .