The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-17
Anniversary Of the Stormins Of StQny Pr at.

AnUtclNury VI INC ViminS vi StSny Il \Et, |
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~ysna sns Corner Stone - . No. ,,
asoor OF the Evsnt-Asssnbla% .-.s.-...
srcm all Parts ~ the State ..,.s--.,., sy
me stony Point Associaf .-..-nrs Of
Jude AIuasa j. Parker, O.. a =. autIer
Hon A. ID. Gorge and I..~.~ Sc. &C &C.
me seventy eighth Annve ~ Of The s,ormiug Of stony
Point by Gen Wayne and a., x.ixp; comrades waa oss-
ora'ea yesterday os W aging OF corner stone Of = mo
Haroent DC ereoeu souor Of ae event by the stony
Point Afsocs'co' 1nough therfair got up ct the
Mort notice OF e. -~ days. most ,uocessfal There
we're Fsoee't r5toI gua,s from all parts Of the ss,e.
me 'eIhce-sc oocnrss and towns along
ne rlvcr e,nt hrca delegations OF military
va Sisa s,Je.es, and with the beauty q the day, the
Inspiration IF he cccnGcn the interest Of the exercises
the magnificent scenery ynd least OF all the attendance
d s--izor, tho cssccrvsaon all ths. could DO do
sired
stony Point, dczbtlees familiar 70 all readers,
he a. OF the most brilliant exploits Of
the Sevoiuon- GeSersl Wayne hsving without firing
nDsAe, and VIII @Jav three hundred MEG, there cap
hred fortress raderei &nacr impregrAb,e by nature,
md guarded VIII force doutie his Stony Point 10
rocky prornc,sry jutsrg cut tho west side OF the
Hrdsou, sbcr. srty miles srcn New Fork, Immediately
opposin Verpaaoks Posnt Lafayette Fort, and may
ce termed the entrance 10 the Hxssands In III com
usnd Of TITO sver /, IL nfeior uns.mar 70 Fort
Putnsm CT West PoiE., nd regarded py General
wsshnfts- Of sucicisu, importance 70 the American
sarr.n, bis personal preparation Of plan 70. It's
capture, witch, by ~ grace OF Cod snd the bra
VI or forvfs,eers prov idenk ally succeeded.
The ooer Poroc ,I the Point has long been IN poxs
Of covernns ss. upon ss very slse Of he farasd
erected lighthouse Tho points n. this pari Of ahe
river make very ne-row shs-ne, render the
beautiful expas,,ve bay, rs.derng tie scenery u tina.
pvs;y character N which he Hudson abounds The
Of Bsversua. We posc,sson of family It has
css been Be hss gracsxly consented TO deed to the
pSrpoees Of tee nonsue,t together with the right OF
way. The revoT,,nent oHred deed piSs the
h~t bot the n,os: engihse occupied by the light
6olse, and the serder not accepted.
the stony Poe: Assss lE,on formed en-. eighteen
days since; and the arrangements for shis celebration
AAve all been mace vince that time Among The
Ant ngDsrres was ~. j. L De Noyelies the present
Corre.popf.ss secssslry, who has done much
sroneh The prohc psfars and otherwise 70 advance the
se,ec Of tho r,eOci.sn In order to give adequate
idea of the by wbAch tie desired object be at
Ained msy be weae % give the folio wing
coNsrTru-rcg or TIE "sroNy POINT ASSOCIATION
al G e saN ss snown as The seny rSs $50 s
De .'o1mos ssGS 'oi nm under he gallant ooaducs
NJ 81 q IL s aa s
G 81 o. a lie % II he ns s s sad
storon. erection q suitable monument commemorative
lysry psr.on con'ssnsgg annually The o. one dol
o Ne ins $ I. during he pre-
Sss.s.S o he s1psn.ss yssr: cssSrsaon
s * Re me and Al a 30 sse 10
s % aa be a.
ss . sn soS s %s susa other 0uy'
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MORALS Cores sonding ssSrs,s,y Recording sscrs.ar
four be c'0ssn from each of the swns of the
ana be TIE duty Of he rss:dsnt in g oths
lavh <fo M
eu he snsv = cssers,en the Donnsuon Of orators one
Dee, dsii1shsd sissn. ane he prsp.Istoa Of
Nth he oomort and decent reception q hose who
nay scr?r he DAY wh lhsr from Tune ane
"a shall privilege of The prs.den.
IT. 70 nc. Honorary Vice Presidents OF he
II sAn be he eu,y of The Corr-sp rang Secretary
snin such correspondence as he board may assign TO
shall b. the duty of Recording Secretary convene
| nopsy Se due ness Of Al s sar
T. sn Be he a.y Of the rreasSrer e recs.v. Al. fees
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r,.d s. ss If ~ 'ssega sad sr .c
hip . e ,el,e p 2. s D.ymsps I'd &, eC..
sosasy IN june in ysN generally such
suss 90 s sTd 81 s che celebration
II chan be sEfu ;bs, sx,ncucns 70 his
sfS he Gs sEsa % S i y a
n he ea5n q cheers s:er The oson Or ORE Ions q he
ssch amendments shsii b. Adopted.
n
Presdez;-H-n A. B. couger
v.og y, sesat,Hoa. = s.rd n Eeysrss nsslel Tome
a. % E ts n &c.,, o1 go. Rmsoa.
Be- rsroo1 9oi ..s;, sl'S so, os.ssown
Jsss steps.n. s-cond X,.i.t.ni CaFt ". osTl.us.
ss-sEnsd sssrl,2 r q s ss''
tssSaIvs gnnu:ssSMe..r. xa,ss~s xsrss. John Cos.
ryye rTss.rsa s Srss Tae ss s.ns hsTsr.u,x
s.sstT lsIs.!o~n; csoi; n snii, Issae Dsisrsr,
Ssscss Bsevst RicAard B.S 1ei Dr. L. d Issan, Joan
Z Coe. RSmApo.
early hour The societies and e.,isons invited began
70 asemble At Grassy Point, aSou, two miles below Stony
Point why the place named Grassy Point
hereafter mystery for there Is undoubtedly
more sras a, stony Point and rice vrso there are more
ssoner al Grsssy Point But The company assembled
verfsslosa They came IRON The north tho south too
sss. cad tho we, in paaila river boat. and in tiny cra
hardy big enough to carry an edition Of the hsAID, in
sckee 70 he scene Of the and probesy Rock
land county never saw 20 memorable day since the ve
yaAbsc sssrminE itself
YEksK rATIoH or BANNER 10 THE sroEY POINT
GUARD
While awaiting Gravy Point for the arrival Of the
b.srcful t~nnert 70 the sony Point Guard or behalf
Of The Gu sens W Hare-siraw.
Gen v n W. srRp-flAs made the presentation IN . neal
scech, II whc DO cioqueuuy cIhorted The Guard 70
sxsd oy their ,oors 10 the hour Of peed and 70
M I DE- S,nnLs., honorary member Of the Guard,
responded the behalf and pledged The honor OF the
company that the coiors should never be disgraocd
Hon Bsx.. r being noticed among tho rpecta-
tos, honoreo with nine hearty cheers and in
posse ooquently pressed his patriotic pleasure being
present The zion He raid deserved compliment
10 the Guard, ard rused that they would always grove
worthy OF their high reputation.
MAJOR General VAN who had been modeeiy but
eneeuoAiy urging lie need Of praise 70 the eihers
Eere called om VI retirement and Obliged speak
he eomplrepsed speaker the speeches The GAG the
Guard and the Euesv Aae retired amid hundeu Of good
humoved applause.
Rc, M CHURCH, vb fslber Of The brave
vpseraus he crlant Wayne at ths storrirg
a seay Po2. lion reoosnised, and honorod VITA
uree umee three.
ca er DIS anEuished re sfiercn present similarly
booo~ed, and responded . stAi7s terms.
Ts bsnne or lag 10 sade OF fpe blue ak, richly
namenisd with gold firing On side IL efceieni
Portrait Of Gen Wayne, on the oher spited sheteh
Of The norm.nf Of Stony Pt INT the gallant Wayne
pvceoaec he srpsared pen his officers, In osecsnce
" bis request taxing h9 inside tho fort 70 die, At
Ne head Of his oniunn" ,eap he patriots pleasure In
The tsh of bis The inscriptoos