New-York tribune., 1905-11-19
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adoption and succor as other tribes were willing
to give them.
But among the Delawares was brave
young chief named Taughannock, who srnoth-
cred all outward expression of the fires OF hate
burning within him, while he resolved on re-
trieval He led off secretly a secession of 200
OF his fellow tribesmen, and in a great war
dance they consecrated themselves to vengeance
On reaching the Susquehanna Valley, he sent
out scouts to scan the way northward. Find
ing the country apparently clear he moved
swiftly toward the North Star, with the idea of
falling upon the great Iroquois village of Colo
guen This settlement, with it's five or six hun
dred people, was made up of Cayugas and Sene-
cas-. but they were direct allies of the Onon-
dagas, who had been most conspicuous in max
ing the DeaWares wear the petticoat," Taug-
hammock intended to strike this place as being
most unprotected. It was situated not far from
the gorge and waterfall where the stone giants
had ages ago battled. The young chief Taug
hammock gathered an omen of victory when he
heard that the Spirit of the Cloud which, be-
cause of his gentler ways. had been twitted
a 'squaw" by the rough Spirit of the Rock, had
conquered. As the latter had gone down in the
struggle, so the chief Taughannock hoped to
fall on the big village by night and massacre
every soul in it.
In spite, however, OF all their secrecy and
silence, the advance of the DeIawares was dis
covered by the watchers Of Kanasatigo, the
Iroquois chief and the alarm given. As the
Delawares, encamped by the north side of
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paint. they surprised at being confronted
by a determined body of two hundred Onon-
daga braves Soon the DelawareS found that
their enemies being reinforced by the
Senecas, Cayugas and Neodakheats. Indians
then living the present site of Ithaca. With
lines of hankers thrown out around thenl 1t
seemed though the Delawares were to be
exterminated Flooded with recent rains. tho
stream difficult to cross. but, to get back
safely to the southwark, they must cross It.
despite arrow, bullet ambuscade. Just
above the falls near the smaller gorge cut in
the tableland. the battle began. The Della
wares were repused and driven along the
the sheer walls rise in some places far above
the crown of the fall not far from three hun
dred feet high. They hoped to find safety by
following on between the thin line of their
enemys flankers and the edge of the amphi-
theatre in order either 10 make a break near
to try swim across. for here the lake s much
narrower than in its expansion further up.
Little did they dream. however, that in the for
est with their left flank resting on the great
abyss the main forces OF the Ononda gas were
living in ambush Indeed that had been their
original crafty purpose in preventing the Della
wares from crossing the stream where shall
low ford made passage easier than to traverse
an abyss six hundred feet wide.
Thus while fighting and retreating, hut hop
ing that their way clear toward the lake
side suddenly they rising up out of the
ground a living wall OF enemies that at once
raised the war whoop After the first volley
of the Onondagas. the struggle was hand-to-
hand fight with hatclet and knife. Taus-
hammock the young chief. thus far unwoanded,
after encounters with other warriors. caught
sight Of Eanasatigo who had brutalfy insulted
him In Philadelphia and now leader OF his
enemy. In the onrush, the Onondaga CHIEF