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MONT wATCAN STATE JOURNAL WEDNESDAY Arcusr - 100,

goyne for aid Colonel Breyman was i'm
mediately dispatched with about five hun
tired men, but he did not arrive in time TO
render essential service. The 10Th was
rainy and both parties employed the time
III preparing for battle. The lIessians and
Il corps Of Rangers were strongly iutrcnched
upon she high ground north of the Wal
loonsac, and party Of Rangers and Ger
man grenadicrs were posted AT a ford NOW
me bridge near Mr.. Barnct's) where the
road io Bennington crossed the stream.
some Canadians and Peters, corps of To-
lies, were posted ON the south side of the
uver near the ford. At the foot of
'he d"clivitv On the east, near the
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anus lor actlon' After marching about
nVe miles, they met Gregg treating, and
the enemy within a mile of him. Stark
Immediately
DISPOSED HIS ARMY FOR BATTLE,
anu Baum ana his men, halting advan-
tageonsly upon high ground, near a bend
III The Walloomsac river began to intrench
themselves. Perceiving this, Stark fell
pack about mile, to wait for reinforce
ments and arrange plan of attack Baum.
IN the meantime, alarmed at the strength
Of the Americans. sent an express to Bur.
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Stark relied implicitly on Warmers knowl-
edge of the situation, his wisdom, military
skill and courage.
THERE are several anecdotes related in
connection with this battle which exhibit
the spirit of the people and the soldiers
Thatcher says An old man had five sons in
the battle. On being told that one of them
was unfortunate, he exclaimed: What,
has he msbehaved? Did he desert his
post or shrink from the charge ?" Worse
than that, - replied his informant. He was
slain, but he was lighting nobly." "Then
| am satisfied, replied the old man; "bring
him to me-" After the battle the body of
his son was brought to him. The aged
father wiped the blood from the wound and
said, while a tear glistened in his eye: " This
is the happiest day of my life, to know thar
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tive of great benefits to the country. 1t
was at this very juncture that Bur
goyne was planning his expedition to
Bennington, and on the day of the date of
Baum's instructions Stark arrived at that
place. Informed of the presence of Indians
at Cambridge, twelve miles north of Ben
nngton, and of their attack upon the partv
OF Americans there, he detached Lieu
tenant-Colonel Gregg, with two hundred
men, to oppose their march Toward night
he received information that large body
OF the enemy, with a train of artillery. was
In the rear of the Indians and in full march
for Bennington. Stark Immediately rallied
his brigade, with all the militia that had
collected at Bennington, and sent ont an
urgent call for the militia in the vicinity
lie also sent an order to the officer in com
mand OF Colonel Warmers regiment Al
Manchester, to march his men to Benninp-
ton Immediately The order was promptly
obeyed, and they arrived in the nipbt
thoroughly drenched with rain. On fine
morning of the l4th, about the time when
Baum was at Van Schaicll's Mills, Stark with
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at three o'clock in
the afternoon ON
the rear Of the en-.
emy's left, by Col
onel Nichols, who
marched up from
the deep wooded
valley and fell flu
riously upon the
HeSsian intrench-
lnents A I tn e
same moment the
other portions of
tn e A m erican
army advanced to
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the attack. As soon as the first vol
ley from Nichols detachment was heard.
stark, who remained with the main body at
nus camp sprang TO the saddle and gave the
WORT Forward" They pressed onward
10 the hill above the Tory intrenchments.
and there the whole field of action was omen
10 their view. The heights were wrea,h.d
III the smoke Of the cannon and musketry
ana along the slope and upon the plains the
enemy was forming into battle order. The
Americans rushed down upon the Tories.
drove them across the stream, and, follow.
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toward the abandoned intrenchments on
the heights. Stark endeavored to rally his
militia, but they were too much scattered
to be well-arranged for battle, and the for
tunes OF the day were for a moment in sus-
pense. Happily the corps of Colonel War
ner, which was left at Bennington in the
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with the morrow; for al the opening
OF the dawn the clouds broke away.
and soon all Nature lay smiling in
the warm sunlight of clear August
morning; and fighting enough was also
gwen the parson and his men, for it was
day of fierce conflict Early in the morning
the troops of both parties prepared for ac-
ton. Stark had arranged plan of attack.
and, after carefully accommodating the
enemy at the distance Of "A mile, proceeded
to act upon it. Colonel Nichols, with two
hundred men, was detached up the little
creek that empties into the Walloomsac
above the bridge, to attack the enemy's left
IN the rear, and Colonel Herrick was sent
with three hundred to fall upon the rear of
Their right, with orders to form a junction
with Nichols before making general
assault Colonies Hubbard and Sticknev
were ordered to march down the Walloom-
sac with two hundred men, to the right of
the enemy and with one hundred men in
front, near Peers ntrenched corps. in order
to divert Baum's attention to that point
Thus arranged, the action commenced
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the first engagement at the Ben
nington Battle, but this is a
mistake. General Stark saws
eNprt ssly in his account that
Warner was with him several
days previous to the battle, and
acknowledges his assistance in
planning the engagement. This
mistake probably arose from
the fact that Warmers regiment
was not in the first engagement,
but arrived in season to repulse
Col. Breyman's attack. Ben
nington was Warmers home,
and he knew every inch of the
country. 1t is evident from all
fha asspnntg Af IL, tho, .l..
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THE FIELD WAS WON
the Americans dispersed to collect plnn.
der This nearly proved fatal to them, for
at that moment Colonel Breyman arrived
with his achievements for Baum. They
had approached within two miles before
Stark was appraised of their proximity. The
heavy rain of the previous day had kept
them back and, although their march had
been accelerated on hearing the noise of the
DattIe JnStended, they could not reach the
held in time to join in action. They met
the fleeing party of Baum, which made
rally, and the whole body pushed forward
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ing after them, the whole of both armies
were soon engaged in the fight. 1T lasted, ,
says Stark in his official account, two hours
and was the hottest | ever saw. If was lil,a
'oNE CONTINUED CLAP OF THUNDER
The Tories, who were driven across the
river were thrown in confusion on the Hes.
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mouth of small creek, some chas.
seurs were posted, and about mile distant
from the main intrenchments on the height
on the south side of the river, Peters
American Volunteers, or Tories, east IN a
breastwork. On the same side. upon the
Bennington road, Stark aud the nam body
OF his army were encanped The Walloon,-
sac, though called a river, is "A small stream.
everywhere fordahle when the water is of
ordinary depth. Lying in the midst of high
hills, its volume is often suddenly increased
by rains Notwithstanding the rain fell co.
piously ON the 18TH there was some skirmisb-
ing The Americans, in small parties. fell
upon attachments of the enemy; and so
annoying did this mode of warfare become
that the Indians began To desert Colonel
Baum because, as they told him. the
woods We're filled with Yankees. The Hes
slams continued their work upon the hill
BY night they were strongly intrenched
and had mounted two pieces of ordnance
which they brought with them. During
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his whole force
was moving for
ward to support
Colonel Gregg.
lie was accompa-
MED by Colonels
w arne err, w il
Hams and Brush.
The regiment of
the former was
not W it Ii him.
They remained at
b g n II ington TO
d + y themselves
and prepare their
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NOTES.

COLONEL STEPHEN PEABODY, father Of the
wife of Farley Davis, the first settler of
Montpelier, was in the battle Of Benning-
ton. bullet entered his mouth, knocking
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Colonel BaumS sword.

my five sons fought nobly for freedom,
though one has fallen in the conflict" This
was an exhibition of the old Spartan spirit.
The two pieces of cannon captured at
Bennington have been sent from the state
capitol to Bennington and will be objects of
lively interest at the celebration,
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the night Of the 18th, Colonel
SynondS, with body of
berkshire militia, arrived.
Among them was the Rev.
Mr.. Allen of Pittsfield, whose
heliicoSe ardor was of the
, most glowing kind. Before
daylight, and while the rain
was yet falling, the impa.
lent shepherd, who had
many OF his flock with him.
went to Stark and said, Gen
eraI, the people of Berkshire
have ottenbeen summoned to
the Held without being al
lowed To fight, and if You do
not now give them a chance.
they have resolved never to
turn out again. Well, said
Stark, doyou wish to march
now, while it is dark and
rainy No, not Just this
moment, replied the minis
ter of peace. Then said
the general, If the Lord
S'al once more give us sun
shine, and | do not give you
lighting enough, I'll never
ask You to come out again
Sunshine did, indeed. come
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"A gilt star surmounts the whole al an eleva-
ton of three hundred seven feet nine and
one-half inches from the ground.
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JOT1INGS ABOUT TOWN

attack Of vertigo oil Monday.
Music IN Tompklns square this evening At o'clock
BY Lsooldrs Twelfth Regiment baud
Judge URrien has granted an absolute divorce -
The body Of Carl Young OF 1925 Second avenue whe
was drowned on Saturday found ysstsrdAy In the
streets.
senator Quay and his wife aud son wore tho Firth
City OF Paris, due to day
william y Mcsherrr's application to yacate the or
elizabeth Tor = limited divorce has been deaisd W
judge U brien OF the supreme Court
proposal was YESTERDAY made by the employers to
me I'm and sheet iron workers. who striss for
.isl hour to .ompromise by allowing tho saturday
hah holiday. This VAS rejected.
The wrs,king steamer J. T. Jones and the steamship
New York saie yessrdsv for Tho scene Of the wreck
S.Ssms .sas .ISsa ss.s H. s.s.u.Sp e.n
not be saved
Charles j. Eiehsrd'on painter Of 4i< FIRST avenue
was working on .csnoid IN the Of Balls
and he fell on. story through siyshr Both bis icss
were fractured and It 10 feared that he will die
The wife OF Herman schosnbsrH manager Of Am.
herss Theatre whose sentence Of thirty days inprs
days ~ Judge risn ia 10 into court to ask for
Iels..s She g. present andavs Ut ply scians stsl
ing that his health 10 poor.
1ns ksw ,, York or yoo,his Democracy Of The VT.
;S:d w w!iss aria% ": :s;ss.,.iy' sss.
has nov l2O nAmeS an the rolls
~ sna ". ioessislss. .nd Prot NAH y. Hss1sI
f ss9 Gnss q q: w'isr =: 1870 e.
ISaioS u WI = swsy ~ vssSs Wv
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CITY FATHERS RUN AWAY.
A Mob Was After Them Breathing Threats
OF Lynching.

A NOT Was After Them Bre athine Tire n Q
OF Lynching.
KANSAS CRY. Aug 1.-THE Mayor and
Council OF Kansas City barely escaped ven-
geance last night at the hands OF 800 tax.
payers. The excitement arose over the prop.
osition OF tho City Council to purchase the
plant OF the Consolidated Electric Light and
Power Company for $4,000 There was much
public Indignation over the proposition, 1t be.
ing believed by many that improper induce
ments had been offered to tho members OF tho
Council 10 pass the ordinance authorizing the
purchase. Tho indignation eliminated last
night whom nass meeting OF the taxpayers
WIS held to protest against tho purchase.
Tho mestipe was In charge of John B.
earogga she head OF tho Kansas City tKsp.)
bar. Several incorporate speeches wsre
made and finally Mr.. Scroggs addr esssd the
crowd from tho Court House steps. He de-
nounoed ~ bitter language the proposed ac-
ton of.tbo Council. Finally committee Of
fifteen WAS appointed to call at the Council
5, the
to d. CIV H.li va. aRen up. ans as H.. the
M march proceeded 1s the excitement grew until
shsats q lynch tS.m n AUD sqH% ans sssm p
III, The g Srcwd had worked itself " 70 high
reached. In the mean time the Council bad
been Informed OF the progress OF the mob and
y hssty adjournment was taken. The last
when the advance guard Of the mob rushed
into the ch m ber. 10 10 disappointed ut finding
it empty. The crowd re olved itsoli into Il
ea and 9Fs We're
ed rs COZ towards AMI t6ieves. Finaiiy The mob
dispersed without doing any damage.
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TO PREVENT AND REL1EvE sUNsrRokE
Better Quit Work Day Than 90 to Hos
pitai for - weelc or 10 the Grave.

0eVer OuN WORK DAY Than 90 70 Hos.
pstai for Weeic or TO the Grave.
Tho Board Of Heslth's advice about avoid
ing and treating sunstroke is this:
Sunstroke is caused by excessive heat, and
especially II the weather 10 "mugey." II ia
more apt to occur ON the second. third, or
fourth day OF heated term than on the first.
Loss OF sleep. worry. excitement. close Sleep
Ing rooms. debility. abuse OF stimulants pre-
dispose to It. 1t Is moro ant to attack those
working In the sun. and especially between
the hours OF II o'clock In the morning ani
O'clock IN the afternoon. On hot days wear
thin clothing. Have az cool sleeping rooms as
ssry fatigue, II Working indoors and Where
there is artificial heat. lanndrles. &C.. see that
II working in the sun, wear light hat mot
black. as 1t absorbs heat,. straw. DC. and put
insias q on the henI WEI cloth or large
check psrsnii but drink What water G you %Si
ever nossible 40 additional SHADE. as S1 TIN
cover when working IN the sun. When much
from TSrk s ssnsSsSy sitsT O'clock r.
sun. II feeling Of fatigue. dizsinsss. - head s
ache. or exhaustion occurs. cease work
soo psss Apply sod In cloths ss'dG and and
pour cold water over head and neck.
II any one IL overcome by the heat. send i'm
mediately for tho nearest good physician.
cool drinks OF water or cold black tea. or cold
coffee. II able to swallow. II the skin IL hot and
body and limbs and apply to the head pounded
ice wrapped In towel or other cloth. II there
Is no Ice at hand. keep col dcloth on the head.
body.
II the person is pale. very faint and pulse
feb'e. lot HIM inhale ammonia or q few sec.
onde or give him a teaspoopfnl Of aromatic
spirits Of ammonia In two tablespoonfuls OF
water with little sugar.
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HE MoNxEYED WITH Il BUzzsAw,
And When He Had Cnt His Fiugers on:
Remarked "Now I Have Done Itw

And When He Had Cne His FiuEers or.
Remarked "Now I Have Done III!
Pc tmnster Edwi I'd l.. Conklin Of Newark is
and has been for years connected with William
King Co.. sash and blind manufacturers 1t
has been his custom to visit the factory every
morning before going to the Post ONCE. Yes
tereay morning he attempted personally to
make number Of small handles for stamps
used In the Post once. He procured round
stick Of wood and began to saw It into short
pieces At swing buzzsaw. The saw hangs
from the ceiling by hinged Joint and is pulled
thronRh board or stick by means II an iron
handle operated by the right hand willie tho
stick to DO cut ia held on the fixed bed OF the
machine With the left hand. in making tho
shs trsfk q me . cav end pulled Il through the
ripped OF oil the fingers and q part fthe thumb
Of tho left hand no quickly and SO pain Iessly
happened.
When lie saw the blood squirting from III,
wounded hand he pulled his handkerchief from
ms pocket and wrarled IN the wounded NOM
ber rnr arking "a he did So Now have done
III! He was hurried TO DR.. Iiewletts office.
nd the stunps Of his fingers were disjoinIoi
leaving no doctors office lie was quite weak
FROM shock and los OF blood. but lie rallied
dnItng the afternoon. and no serious result ID
Anticipated.
Tho Po-tmaster's diamond ring voa recoy-
cred from ono OF the severed fingers lying in
the aawdust on the floor. II was removed BY
sawing' and WAS placed In the company's safe.
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Average Aug. H. 1897 ..........6ls
LOCAL FORECAST
CSiTkp STATES WEAVER RrHKiuS
fxw YoRE CIR. AnE II. 1891.
Local forecaAt for twsnirfcpr hours Tin q r. L
wedne day; Occasional showers With considerable
sultriness; slightly cooler. winds changing Southwest
srly; Thursday. occasional showers and cooler
!. r DusH. Local Forecast Ofncial
SIGNAL OFFICE SoREcAss TIL p usnszssAI
for the District OF Columbia MARYLAND, and sa,tsyu
YsnnsylvanA showers with thunder ssorms soushssty
winds, shifting during Wednesday evening - cooler
westerly.
For New jersey and Delaware. scattered showers,
southsr , winds cooler By Thursday.
yor Eastern Neg York Jrecaen, showers vita thsnlev
sowE 'outsHssts,v winds shino oe,e " eur
t.o The rveninr
For nsssrhuset,s Rhode Island conneeticut Aains
Ns~ iiampshre. Vermont. local rains suu probahl,
thund'r storms In the evening; southweserly windA
shiit'n: Z" cooler westerly by Thursday. Tho warm
wave viii continue during the greater portion Of
Wednesday.
For western Now York and western rsnssylvaniA
seolsSi westerly v ads and occasional raiaa
Sss West virginia frequent shsvsr viii sbsnass
ssssnsI variable winsA ssssniss sssiss vssssAe.
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BIG STORMs AND HEAT
Tornaaoes and Hiah Wind. DO Much Dim.
aSe In SeYrrnl Rlacel.

Tomatoes and Hiah Winds DO Alueh Dim.
ago In Several Places.
CHICAGO. Aug. 11.-Despatches from mony
points In Illinois and Iowa report excessively
hot weather. the thermometer ranging from
9S' TO 103'. In some sections the heat was
mitigated this afternoon BY severe thunder
storms. In Chicago the maximum tempera-
ture was s2'. One hundred and sixty deaths
occurred to-day. 1t is above the average rate
INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. ia disastrous storm
visited this county last g, ening. doing incalcu.
liable damage to CROPS and property generally.
The rain and wind were terrific. A church.
seven miles from here. was SILL s thI ough the
ssrsyei. In !his' city BUSINESS block was
aud Of s SHADE res sU aestro seu oo"n
LINCOLN, H.. Aug. liza tornado passed
over tho southeastern portion OF Logan county
Latham. Wood 4 combs's elevator. apnr .c
men at work on it had left tho strueture. It
fell upon . Peoria, Decatur and Evansville
rans s engineer eS H sns s's
this part Of the State. struck sanilac and Tus-
Gallo counties yesterday morning. continuing
for only about thirty minutes. but doing great
damage IN that at. brief time,
carried the heavy ROOT 200 feet. The front Of
pDTlnkeE " 20 b btOr6 WIS down IN ana the
stick badly M.igRts
was wrecked. and William Johnson's residence
blown down and three year.old child fatally
injured.
At Gladwin the big harm on the famous Nc.
Gr.gor farm was struck by lightning and COM
plet-ly destroyed. Minor losses are very nu-
merous. There Is not farmer within o radius
OF forty miles Of Minden City who has not snI-
great and the losses will foot NJ over $50 900.
PITTSBURGH. Aug. Ito day was the hot.
test Of tho scason. At IL o'clock the mercury
stood at 80. deg go and half higher than mt
noon yesterday. Ten prost rations and ono
death from heat we're reported. a MRS. Wilson
year-oid child. whilo in the Pittsburgh market
come and removed to the hospital where she
died two hours later.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1.-THE intense hont
that has prevailed hero for the last three days
con inued to-day. The oppressiy eness OF the
atmosphereis materially incre ased by tho high
degree II humidity, IS Lor cent. Philadelphia
led all the cities OF The United States yesterday
standing at ~. Ats O'clock his morning the
than at he .aIne hour yesterday. As the day
advanced tho heat increased. and ct II o'clock
the therm ometers ON tho street marked 80.
At $50 this afternoon the same Thermometers
were standing at $50.
.LASCAsTER. Pa. Aug. IA storm Of un prece-
sSSniy =, as .Its term s Gan tslssrsph
line on the Pennsylvania Railroad went
through two feet OF ,wlter; A large barn near
by was struck BY lightning. and consumed.
The storm was ACCOMPANIED BY hail
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HELPING HIS SISTER.
Robert a. Nell vIrits = Di.orderiy House
with Her Husband.

"stH Iter Ahubbahu.
In the Supreme Court. Brooklyn. yesterday
Judge Bartlett listened to testimony In the suit
for absolute divorce brought by Isabella Alex
ander Of 19l Manhattan avenue against John
f. Alexander. Mrs. Alexander testified that
she had been married to Alexander In 1879,
and that they had one son. who was now II
years old. She first heard Of her husbands In
fidelity In June. Robert a. Neil. a brother Of
Mrs Alexander. testified that In company with
ST. eet Mt AlexRnders request.
Nv nsn't It angular for your sister's husband
70 visit such place with your" asked Justice
Bartlett.
The witness did not think 80.
w a. It not understood between you that
the Object OF tho visit was to enable your sister
TO got Tho neces sHry evidence against himf"
Neil said not. and i,e also denied that hc had
ter before {, this meeting He admitted, how.
helu her.
Justice Bartlett. and viii reserve ny dsc iu
ion until ! can look over oil the testimony
carefully"
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The heat yesterday continued With ners visnr d.yfns
tho morning than on Monday. Tbs temperature at A
was 76'; IA H.. 90. Il higher than Nontay n the
Same hour; 10 A. H.. s7s. - higher: ~ nosn ~. Sc
higher: at P. ~, 81. tho maximum for the day ana
q higher than Monday with humidity averaging 70
per cent aEsiast Is en- Monday In I'VE minutes the
thunder storm reduced tho Temperature ~ ssA a.
2l5 It down 10 75o. the loves: for shity.thrss
hours BY 2:4s Il a1'. and thence u fell 10 7ss
BY r. ~ The wind increased from six miles an hour
to twenty sight as ~. the height Of the storn
Total rainfall. "a Of an inch.
The temper again surpassed all for Aue
H. tho next highest was fso in 1872 and issa TIE
covered all the States south Of the lakes
and Of the hissssippL cxosIt reIsa San Astsno
ss' Los Angeles So. MONTGOMERY $50. Philadelphia
and Port Smith go. the avcrsys being about 30.
In the Northwest States and the upper hike rssson
there decided cool wave At Port Butsrd. Hseth
Dakota the mercury marked So In she moruisk
Last night 6s' was recorded At Fault Ste Marie ne
cooler weather 10 undoubtedly moving east sul y
likely TO reach BY Thursday At the Ates. The dc,
preston last night Canada. With snssU.
and the high pressure the south Arsntio vas
gradually diminishins To-Day II likely b. hes
A. yesterday but sultry, eloudy. and showerv
Tho Thermometer At Perrys pharmacy In TIE So
building recorded tho temperature yesterday - fss