The sun., 1891-09-03
zy INDIAN WIN 4 HISTORY.
Cnhoo,sie's Life Recalled by tho Destr"e'
tion of the Pinc that Marked His Grave.

Cnhoopsie's Life Recalled by tho Uestroc-
tion of the rinc that Marked Ills Grave.
rorr JERv1s. Sept 2 A short time ago on-
Gle Jerry" Patterson dicd rear tho honeaup
River on the line between Orange ana sum
van count g. He was tho Oldest inhabitant OF
that region. A man OF force all his lie. he was
an influential citizen in his neghborhood
seventy years ago. Among those who attended
the funeral were two Fort Jeryis lawyers. ono
mast tho allotted threescoro and ten. who In
his youth and early manhood rRS teamster
in cumberland. and Ind known Patterson
in his primo. His companion was mnch
younger man. Before tho funeral corttge lett
the house the two wen. a-ncld In search OF
certain pine tree. When they came TO the
place where the elder expected to llnd 1t -four
ishing they discovered the trunk lyiug pros
trate and shattered upon the ground. IL had
been riven by stroke OF lightning.
This zine tree marked the grave OF remark
abo man. one OF the yannuishcd ACE. medi-
cine chief. or tho wise man o! his tribe. the
Cahoon sies. a branch OF tho Delaware Indians.
Old Cahoonsis. as he was calied-,he last OF
his tribe to Nive and die on tho ancestral hunt
Ing grounds departed this life In the same
house in which jerry PATTERSON was born.
Tho two events occurred ut nbout III" same
time. Cahoonsic was very old man. even Tor
nm Indian. His remin iscence dealt with events
which related TO his own people whom they
were part OF a powerful nation. In the days
when the COOL Queen Anne reigned In Eng
land and ere tho frst OF the three Georges had
left the !" German hive"
During most OF his life Cahoonsie was
a great favorite among tho whites. despite
the fact that his residence was no, far from
the famous battle ground at Lackawaxen.
where in revolutionary days the mon OF Min
sinl; fell before the bloody onslaught OF
Brant md his warriors, among whom. 1t may
be presumed. the Cahoonsie Indians were rep
resented. The peculiar circumstances OF the
old Indians life accounts for this Early in
the second quarter OF the eighteenth century
Cahoon sic and number OF his companions
visited tho Hudson River country. and while
there he and ono other were inrsgled on
the Atlartc. They were decked out as the
fancy Of their captors suggested. and exhlbit-
ell in the rrinc;ple cities, ol the Bri ish Isles as
as in preceding century a Ilibcrnlan exhib-
ited to til, British, public a pair of his country
"rnal ould stock" O. Wild lri,hmen.
Attor n while 1t WIS discovered that Cahoon-
ss was no, only man ma IF great asumen Rmf
traditions of his people. lie soon became an
OBJECT OF intense curiosity to learne men OF
Indian ccsmoGonv. with lis doc'rine Of SION
taneous. generation. which SO impressad the
MINI OI III lue clkutooUtu CoutuIS,
was in u large degree made known to English
men by Cahoonae. lie spent long time In
Lng,nd snSeral o. MS Later years r IN IN oc MAJ
OF in erpreter AMI missionary when he should
return TO his native land. He, recros- cd the
indian f war. c iandins at Woehaw ken on the Hnd.
son and made hi way across the mountains to
OF the ".Avenger." Cahoonsie sren, several
dsys VIII M and vnSn to hi tho time Of the
onsy sla an scnlped ;Io by .he Indians the
While stopping with, puick the Indian heard
sad new; Of, his people. During the preced-
had met in battle. 1t was n terrible fight. and
tRs former rbe on Was tn nSals
maj" a ed sio 1hey reioeed , at his coming 81. and gladly
gave him the honorable riacs Of medicine
accepted the honor. although many Of tho
customs ana habits OF the IndaHs were now
"A great change had come over the aooricines
during his absence. From peaceful nation
had acHnired Tai res g. iierce, Ter can and sanrminars
Discretion. owing to the almost incessant
the indians were compel ed to ia g one or the
Revolution most OF the suryiying Cahoonsess
for many years preceding his death Caho ,nsie
was The solo representative of his, tribe.
lie nuu uruulTeu u uueHL use u Inc EnRlSn
tongue and WIS always welcome t. bed and
board at the homes of tn" settlers. Possessed
of great natural clio iuence and graphic
powers Of description. he informed his hear;
seen it,, lie told Of the rlenttude OF prton's
power. her wealth and grandeur with a full
ness and cantor which ast nj shed his Anglo.
Saxon auditors. When his friends discussed
the probabilities Of IL war with England ho
lis ened in dismay. nnd shook his head
conclusion. and that disastrous. When tho
struggle came it WAS natural that the chief OF
n broken and scattered tribe should wish to
remain neutral. 1t was w-l known on which
81 e were his .'I'mpa; hics. but. though he long
survived tn" war. i: seemed incredible to him
that the rule OF Eng AMI had passed away.
Cnhoonei- IVES bur ed not far from the place
OF his demise. and for u genera ion or more
his -oitary grave was Landmark. About
seventy year. ago n pine took root and grew
upon it. ihis. when it had grown to the d.
msnsions OF a tree; he old LAWYER. hon a um-
herman. protected { ON cattle in n manner
we'll known 10. farmers by a tirec-cornared
arrangement Of rni's. The pine became a
mighty tree It doubtless wound its roots
IN their substance. Its destruction at the
time of Uncle Ier:ys death was coincidence
which called forth the "reminiscences here re-
corded.