The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-06
A Battle From Which Both
Parties Reiterated.
FAR REACHING EFFECTS or The CONTEST
White Men and Indians Joining in
the Celebration.
UTICAS GREAT MEN TURNING OUT.
(sx TELEGRAPH TO THE HzsA1p.1

Utica, N. Y, august 8, 1877.
Tho battle Of orsKany was one OF those combsts Of
The Revolution wherein everybody lost everything
General Herkimer, with 1000 men, struck foo
posed Of savases and tories equal greater in
bers, and retired with his death wound and
with loss Of 400 men, while the enemy equally dis
comited. fed In tho opposite direction. Il was such
combat modern warisre with It's long range guns,
seldom or never II wss a fight almost entirely
hand to hand with muskess dubbed, shearing knives
and tomahawks IL was purely contest OF brute
force and the hardy peneers found among sne Indians
the Nations worthy or their steel every
way in point o. strength and cunning
REsrLrs BATTLE
IL Is OF the events of tho eventfu hundred years
ago worthy OF commemoraton, Tor, although The ma
of the patriots failed to raise the siege OF Fort
stanwix or which 1t was projected It encouraged the
beeaeurcd forces aud prevented ST. Lcger from throw
Ing his full force In favor Of Burgoyno saratoaa and
led Indirectly to the great surrender at that point
CELEBRATION
From all appearances tho celebration tomorrow will
be well worthy OF the event The programme IL one
tns Great men Of New YORK She has sen. All ali
rghl into Orskany and all the coqncnce OF the great
Senator, tho great Ex-Governor and The great gen.
orally, horn and living IN Utica, will wake tho echoes
OF the OrsSany hills tomorrow with sound
tai and Inspiring IN tho com mands Of Nicholas Hcr-
kimcr aud Genera Gansevoort 100 years ago.
Lieutenant Governor Dorshc'mcr, who have
made the speech OF tho Day has yet been heard
from aud may not appear, and letters OF hayo
been received from President Hayes Secretaries
Evarts and Sherman Governor Robinson Governor
Rice, OF Massachusetts, and othcr. Nevertheless, q
grand array Of speaKers Will he present whom
are Ellis II. Roberts, Rev. ESQ. Haven and Judge
Earl; Governor Seymour, who Will deliver the address
OF woc One OF Senator Herman.
GROUND.
The sito OF tho 0rskany battlefield Is already
caWp gro und with all the characteristics OF country
fair Tho Twenty.sixth battalion of the National
Guard, with number VI Utica and Orskany organi-
zatons, encamped thero on Saturday night 70
remain until tho day II over, and almosa
the entire population OF Utica has visited the
place to-day. gong IN the good old nacFct boats
known Oh tho Erie Canal, and revived only for thin
OCCASION, anu In steam pr0pellcrs. Stands and tents
are erected everywhere, and Jubiation over the pasr
otic centenary Is very VOL represented by general
attention 10 the lager beer saloon whore centennial
glasses hold the seductive beverage.
TIE
The process sion will form IN Orskany village at ten
O'Clock tomorrow and march to the battle ground,
two miles away over a r0nd which Is rather better
than tho orisina corduroy road upon which the
patriots marched to their deadly struggle. It VIII
cudo the National Guardsmcn, with Major General u.
r. Woou Of syracuse, at their head; Minute veterans
OF 1912, nrcmcu, citizens who are descendants OF the
heroes OF oriskany and the Oneida Indians, the latcr
being descendants OF the only ribe OF which
those dark and roub!ous times sided with the Con-
tinenals.
INCIDENTS DAY.
Among the Interesting incidents OF the day will
be the unfurling Of flag which the Third New York
regiment of Infantry, commanded by Colonel Peter
Gascvoor carried at the siege and surrender OF York.
town. IL Is brought here by Mrs Abraham " Lansing
OF Albany, granddaughter OF Peter Gansevoort aud
she Is expected To uniurl the standard herself.
The Hug which originally noated over Fort stsnwix
improvisod Affair. maze into stars and strpex
by liporal use Of squaws red stockings and the whte
Innings Of overcosts und cut paper Platforms OF stlrs
and one OF the 0rst Stars and Stripes unfnrlcd
above patriotic soldiers. IT. whereabouts now 10
unknown, but belief exists that IL may mrculousiy
appear hero tomorrow.