New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-23
THE BATTLE or MIEISINK.
A GREAT CELEBRATION.

THE TOWN OF GOSHEN CROWDED With 12.OOO
PEOPLE, AND MADE LIVELY WITH BANNERS AND
A PARADE-I>CIDENTs or THE CENTENNIAL.
IFRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE rRIBUNE.i
GOSHEN. Y. Y, July 22.-This conservative
old II lng all banners to-day with well
Of unwonted and deElonstratye effuSveness to
rush Of centennial patriotism from Orange, Sullivan
and Sussex Counties Except anniversaries Of the
battle OF Musnk bOrse far Goshen wears an arr oil
dgncd repose and irreverent people have been known
to cbaracterze sleepy. Its younger rivals IN this
county TOO, which have hustled ahead Of il and spread
out into places OF noisy business consequence
10 relish dsparagng illusions 70 Its lack OF Jus-
enterprise and push. But the solid men OF the od
capital are vel satisfied with themselves and their sur
rouudDgs clipping of their coupons with malice toward
and charity for all. and complaceuy watching the
eisurey and substantial development OF their inherit
which keeps moving steadily forwarl without the
elater aud smoke Of manufacturing or Other noisy n
dustr.es which are 80 trying arsJocrauc nerves.
Bur Goshen far from being quiet town tOdayrhe
celebration Of the hudredth Of the battle
Mnnisnk started in rather violently about the small
est hours last night when Captain Bailey of sussexwho
han brought Jersey battery Of Napoleons,
woke everybody up with salute OF f0riy-iO1r guns
II litle after sunrise when the inpouriug from
every direct n fairly set in ana the morning wore
away IL looked n the comprehensive invitation whlch
had been extended TO all the descendants OF.
fall az Musns had been pretty generally accepted
The air Iull OF martial music some OF II OF an
aCutey distressing quality, ana the broad avenue Oh
winch the town Is so Justly proud ~ well MANY Of
the sdr streets, vita plumes and sasncs ana
Uniforms T5 civic ana GIran f5loh Perhaps there we're
1000 defendants of somebody on the ground
"a modest estimate which entLuSiastlc local aIlthmeu'
cIaus insist on multiplying by Two or three.
The PROCESSION was formed line the clock pointed
me me- When Vas tastsfuly decorated with flowers
uaraded through me principal Streets o. me " toNn'
EleuvlI'e and other neighbonng towns were repre-
senteu By hre companies, batlaons and companes OF
| the National Guard, and Odd Fellows ana htsonlc
! Lodges. and their municipal officers Altogether
! TIE display most creditabe. The Marsha
| Bradley, Colonel Cumnins. Captain wilson ana
Major Wood D an s OF C Them Msr.e c3mmHs deco
rated wltu scars received ~ the WF WIN Mexico Inc
! Iy,D..'",ti - by 7 ,eutar,i 4 Cnmmaudcr White
L = ", attracted much attention as any company ~
tine line by tIer neat marching. Alter the procession
had been reviewed and dismissed. time given for
rpsumcut. and everybody found enough 10 eat ana
| were NOT forced T. hgut tor d..
The exercises the monument in tie afternoon were
a successful a. tue morning parade, Inc scene a.
the aud naples the green ana the Whte smart OF
The monument shining in the eun beyond was sin-u-
Tor less gifted speakers. There an INVOCATION by
/ Dr. sHOdsrass, hymn Dy The Germama Manueichor'
of hllClejuWH an address Oh NtcI e ~ n W y iily'
president Of tle Nun cpalty ANA another address ~
Judge Taylor, OF NeNburg, VINO presided v men me
orator OF the occasion, me kew. j. hdieledu NtIIO
/ d. d., OF Nvwburg was mtOduccd LIS
I theme was THE Parrot Soldiers and after a
] vivid -hetcu or the battle. he e.OGueuuy enforced
the lessons which hr OuuI m tue heroic devotion o. the
men whose -acrhcaI courage the assembly had met 10
/ common Uratr.
/ Tre Hon Charles n. winfield followed In a brief and
ptUv address Ia which. although hr d-ciaWcd any IN
/ t,urign TO revive the InlMOsi.lr- OF the Rcyo-
I lu-iHnary War De made 10 very plain thdt Nus
4n.,rtpu taxed none or the eutefcs
Another speech By ihe Hon. James A Briggs Of Brook
yn. Assessor. and Dcnedicton 81 The Rev D. W.
/ sl!lick. and all Vas over.
/ Perhaps TIE stirring news from stony Point
| winch must have reached Goshen before
j the tidiu-s OF BIauIs desOlatiug iOIay
3 h.lpcd To fire the Mui~Iuk mIltlamen with
Jlat too ureciptate val0r FOR which many OF them
iiungs rom stony Point not without effect upon
tae men WhO organic % ana conduct rue celebration
| tod ". Every detail had IN cared Tor Win rare
/ INDUSTRY aLd prudence. The AFFAIR was comp.. te
and ui-lakaue success from Doe -ulug 10 enu. Tie
mol c- arrangements were exc" emit 1ue hfst ueltEa-
ton OF picap1ckcts which arrived thls morning was
Ulrrat "a once detectives ADD this urancn OF INDUS
lar nor Incident and the desc ndans, although n NJ
uated into uui.i.r mauIIest I0u- II phfloJns IMAM
Vyrrp absolutely necessary the day waned and beer
grew more fluent, were their best behavior. 10 l.
/ worth noting tnII two granus0ns or Coi1uei
| Hafsoru were present. James Burt, OF War
| Wlck, whose el-h'y years 'l. rlEL'ly oi'
him. sat on the platform too, ana heard Jud-c DAVIS
tell the story OF has gran mother, VINO Sent Oh Win
U..sou er eighth son, last and youngest. Moses
Ihoa oil shOhola whose grdudf4ther5 name Is on the
| ru % engraved Oh the monument. ana whose
hpr was also wked by The savaECs,
tuure- Oid monument sol up here uty5tyeu years
ago and tfs De intends 20 place upon the battlefield
which ia as much of wilderness to-day as II was IUO
/ years ago