The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-05-31

-FHs- Green HdAeck.
The 81 of July, 1873, will complete the
century since the fearful battle aud massa-
ere of Wyoming desolated this fair valley
Historian and poet have alike preserved the
picture of that dark and bloody scene in all
its lurd shades the stern reality of facts
across which falls the glowing light of ro.
nance making Wyomng's soil to be revered
as classic and sacred ground.
1t is eminently fitting theu,as the hundred
years are rounded up, that the descendants
of those brave men should appropriately
commemorate the day which saw their fathers
seal their devotion to the cause of freedom in
torture and death, aud consecrate anew with
eloquence and song, the ground on which
they were strewn in manly battle, or tortured
and slain in treacherous surprise.
In consonance with this, the 3 and 4th
of July next will witness II Memorial Ser
vice in honor of the day and the heroic dead,
worthy alike of the brave CJlonists and their
children, and the quiet wales of Wyoming
and the busy street, Of Wilkes. Barre will
re.echo with the recital of the thrilling story
by orator aud poet, with the thunders of
artillery, with the tramp of thousands, and
with the stirring music of martial melody
Over the plain where the battle commenc-
ed an historic Wintermoot, ending at Queen
Esther's Bloody Rock the procession will
pass, listening to a descriptive address, while
at the latter the Grafton will be delivered
which tells of the surrender, the broken
faith of the treaty, the horrid butchery, and
the wild hurrying to and fro of the terror
stricken women and children and aged men,
to escape the torture of fire and the ruthless
scalping knife, and their untold sutierngs as
they buried themselves far ever the noun
tain in the "Shades of Death" At the
Monument, erected by the unselfish devotion
of the women of Wyoming, nearly half a
century ago, other and fitting exercises will
be held, which will close the Memorial Ser.
vice of the first day.
On the second day, which happily COM
memorates the nations birthday, the scene
will be transferred to the city of Wilkes Bar.
re, then as now the important town of the
Valley. Here the Memorial service will bt
transposed into one of celebration and re-
joicing, that out of the suffering and affiic
ton of that terrible day have come peac,
and prosperity, and out of its bitter defea
and cruel massacre, deathless victory. Th,
history of the Valley will be fitly and beau
tifully illustrated in a moving pageant, un
der the command of Col. Stanley WOODWARD
as Chief Marshal, typifying the several i'm
portant epochs, commencing with the abort
ginal period when the Leni Lenapes hell
possession of Wyoming, by native descend
ants of that tribe. The introduction c
Christianity by Znzendorf will be portraye
by the historical tent of skins, within whic
will be seen the Moravian pioneer and tn
legendary serpent followed by groups rep
resenting the struggle known as the Penna
mite War. In the Revolutionary period wi
be given the "Battle and Massacre" whic
will receive an added emphasis from tn
presence of whole or portion of the d
scendants Of the Six Nations, who com
from their reservation in New York to pal
ticipate in the sham battle illustrative of tn
fierce struggle in which their fathers worke
their cruel will a hundred years ago. Th
first agricultural epoch will be followed by
tableau emblematic Of the War of 1912, an
this by one eminently appropriate to the di'
covery and use of anthracite coal, in whic
will be seen the first crate ever used in tn
Valley, filled with burning coal, befor
which the owner, Judge Fell, shall be see
persuading its combustion with pair {
bellows. The era of the post rider and tt
old fashioned stage coach will form stril
f ing feature of the pageant, the driver, Je
I Swainbank and his coach being the last I
q transfer passengers aud mails over til
. mountains prior to the coming Of the 'ir o
a horse following this comes the Sc cou
az i,uiurnl period and that by the fe
brave survivors of the Mexican War,
, which epoch Wyoming has a peculiar inte
est in that the Valley sent forth as her quot
one company the Wyoming ArtiIls rists-
of the two regiments furnished by the Sta
e The late civil war will be properly represen
. ed, aud the pageant will close with a tablea
iOreelling the future of the Valley
q In addition to this, which will be Ii
4 ing panorama of the history of Wyomin
a there will be in procession vast mul titud
# CON isting of thousands of military, Il
# Grand Army Of the Republic from hundr,
e Posts, the Fire Departments of eastern Pen
/. sylvana, Societies of all degrees and Bene
v olent and Trade Associations of all kinds
!. immense numbers If all come who ha
a intimated their intention 20 do So 80 o,
n strangers will visit Wyoming on thes tV
q centenary days
d The distinguished guests who have be,
II invited to honor the occasion by their pre-
e ence and have accepted, will include Il
President OF the United States, the Governo
of the original thirteen States, and maj
others, great by their abilities and honor
10 by the country for their services.
It Not among the least attractive features
3 the Memorial Service will be the music, co
,e sisting of choir of 300 voices, and