The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-17


hundred and the impetuous Wayne rashes NJ
to the front. And now he is Mad Anthony.
WAYNE SHOT!
But with every alert, in an instant nd
balances all chances and duties while apparently
wild with the fierce cutlery which puts IRE IN the
veins OF his men. The second abattis is passed
They reach the ditch. Just in the fierce whirlwlno
of his JOY, as the certainty OF victory nashes
on him. venomous bullet whistles along
Wayne's head and strikes him down like .
sledge hammer. He thought it was DEATH
but staggering to his feet supported by his two gal
liant boys his aids Fishbourn and Archer. he
valves his spontoon, directing his diverglng COL
umns To their several points of attack. They pun
up the pickets. They pass around to the sally port
on the rear OF the encmy's extreme left and whirl
away the cecda1 de trse Meigs comes next and Hull
strikes the breastwork farther to the front and CEN
tire and Chambers up The fierce little Frenc hman. tho
future Field Marsha of France leaps upon parapet
shouting, "'rhe fort is ours!" Close1by him, but
second is Knox. Then comes Sergeant Baker. of
Virginia but tumbles over with four wounds. Then
the fourth man, Sergeant Spencer of Virginia; he
falls. twice shot. Then Sergeant Donlop. of
Pennsylvania. counting himself fifth. falls.
twice wounded. But they are in. All tongues
loose and thousand men repeat the cry.
1.-The fort is ours!' our men swarm all along the
parapets and rush in around every corner. through
every embrasure. The astonished enemy fall back
our men. without shot. rush on them with the
bayonet. Fleury is at the flagstaff. Why the nag
there at midnight don't know. but there 1t was
flying. And De Fieury. first in. hauls it down Ea;h
officer knows his section to charge upon. The
meet Gibbons and Steward. of the LETT
column, in the centre OF the fort Colonel
Sherman, OF Connecticut. rushing over the space.
grasps by the hand Butler. of Pennsylvania as he
climbs in from the north. Murfree comes up on
run from the marsh to join in the glory The Brit
ish cry. Quartet" Some who remember the bloody
deeds of their neutrality-suspicious. they are OF
that tory company-drop to their knees. Mercy!
dear Americans Mercy!" But our men are not OF
that kind With the first cry of quarter. every bay
onet is upifted, and not man is hurt Thereafter.
Wayne stuSes fesbly into the ring ,sn oy
impulse the whole 1000 set the wild echoes flying
with three roaring. royal American cheers.
41le fha chtrlQ and
at verplanck's. painfully watching the volcanic hill.
think the Yankees repulsed. and return the
hurrahs. But the guns had been whirled around
riverward and with grim delight the Yankees send
shot after shot whirlng through the rigging and
S 'e a liver IN snIen silence The sht is oves
and in twenty minutes from the first shot
MIR. JoHNsroN's ADDRESS.
After Ex-Governor Hawley had concluded Mr.. II.
P johnston of the College of the City OF New York.
introduced. He read short. but interesting
paper which contained some entirely facts con-
corning the battle and which proved the engagement
to have been one of the most important in the re-
mote results fought during the Revolution Mr..
Johnston cleared the memory of Colonel Johnson
from late aspersion concerning his condition on
the night of the fight.
A cHARAcrERIsT1c LETTER.
Colonel G.. L. Febiger. descendant of the famous
hero of Stony Point. read two letters from his
worthy ancestor, written just after the hight. The
first characteristic note to his wife, and runs 40
follows:-
to hat &
gomery & IL O'Clock last night stormed the
founded place and with loss of IA killed and 40 Or so
wounded We carried it, give particulars as
yet mu.qaet ball scraped my nose No other damage
odd Denmark"
God bless you.
Farewell.
FRmCER-
GUESTS.
Among those present General Hancock, Com.
mander Luce, of the Minnesota; the commander OF
the Saratoga. Judge Nelson, of Peekskill General
Hustead and staff. Congressman Ferdon, ID. c. Briggs
the Tompkins family. and Messrs. Church and Bens
jamin, sons OF men who we're in the "forlorn hope"
one hundred years ago. The Twentieth regiment.
N.G.S.N.Y., of Newburg; the Twenty frst of Pough-
keepsie. and the Putnam phalanx were also on hand.
The following gentlemen responded to invitations
with regrets basng their inability to attend var
ious pretexts secretary William NJ. EvaIts, Secre-
tary Carl Schurz, Secretary Thompson. Secretary
Sherman General Sherman General Sheridan. Ad.
miral Porter. Mr. Waite. c. j.. Senator Conkling.
Governor Mcclellan Governor Robinson. Attorney
General Schoonmaker and Admiral Paynon. OF the
French man ot-war at Newport and many others.
At the conclusion OF the ceremonies the president
announced that owing to the great heat the sham
fight would not take place. Then. little while
after, he stated that it would; but it was finally
abandoned for want of some one to take charge.