The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-07

Britain In 1912. Coming dow ;nto more
recent history, we found an immense
boulder marked with commemora ton
of the fighting Thirteenth Regiment that
captured San Juan Hill In the Spanish
War and later did heroic service In the
Philippines. Part of a brigade had been
stationed at Fort Porter before the war,
and was given a great send off when 1t
went to the front. The send off. however,
was nothing compared to the reception
1t met when the company came back-a
little handful of tattered and battered
heroes. The Thirteenth, 1t Will be re-
membered, was also one of those regi-
ments that did such remarkable service
preserving order in San Francisco after
the recent earthquakes there.
Further down the river is the site OF nm
old ferry across Niagara River, at a point
where formerly there was n great black
rock. This rock was destroyed in the
building of the Erie Canal-in its time
the most famous of artificial waterways
but the still clings, and n large
part Of Buffalo is known today Black
Rock. The ferry has long since disap-
peared. but before 1t ended its days of
usefulness thousands of immigrants to
Michigan and the Middle West passed
over 1t to their destination. little
further down we came to the site of the
old Black Rock shipyards, where n por-
ton Of Perry's fleet was fitted out, and
where, In 1918, built the Walk-in-
the-water, the first steamboat on the
Lakes. At this point ScaJaquada Creek
enters into the river, and 1t was on the
bridge crossing this that In 1S14-on
August to be exact-the second Battle
of Black Rock took place. Twelve hun
dred British attacked $50 Americans and
made three assaults; the Americans held
the bridge noby and repused the Brit
ish. saving their supplies. The first Bat
tie of Black Rock was fought nearby,
and was also a victory for the Americans.
There are few sites, however, of greater
interest or of more historic value than
the spot where, In 1879, La Sale, the
noted explorer, built the Grifon, the first
vessel other than birch bark canoe TO
ever sail on the Great Lakes of America.
Near this spot little settlement bears
the name of La Sale, and the Niagara
Landmarks Association, to which ! have
frequently referred, has erected a monu-
ment the spot.
Midway on the road between the city
of Niagara Falls and Lewiston are Bloody
Run and Devils Hole. Here the Senecas
ambushed British supply train on the
first return journey over a newly recon-
structed road that ran from Fort Niagara,
at the mouth OF the Niagara River. to
Fort Schlosser, the banks of Niagara
River, a little to the south Of the present
town of Niagara Falls. Both forts were
In the chain Of posts used to keep open
the line of trade along the river Only
three men out of one hundred escaped. A
pushed British relieving force, which
hurried after them on news OF the
massacre reaching Lewiston. only eight
escaped from the second slaughter. The
Devils Hole is natural sort of tunnel
through the great rocks, for which Niagara
Gorge is noted. and spot most adnira-
bly, suited for an ambuscade- 1t is a sort
of a gulch. and through it a little stream
finds its way to Niagara River. The little
stream ran blood red the day of the
ma ssacre, and has ever since borne the
title of Bloody Run. The ambuscadc &C.
Cured on the 14th Of September. 1863.
Father Hennepin.s name Is associated
with history. He was the first white man
who ever saw the mighty cataract OF
Niagara. and the Niagara Frontier Land
marks Association has discovered what IL
believes TO be the site of Hennepfn's land
ing and the cabin which he built. 1t Is
near the present village of Lewiston On |
he height east Of Lewiston Is still located /
, Tuscorora Indian reserva ton. and near
1F, below the mountain, is the site OF |
General Van Rensselaer's camp. the first |
camp on this frontier during the
War of 1872 On the hill above the |
Lewiston Ferry landing is the site where |
zen then coloneil Winfield Scott plant
u bis battery which protected the Amer /
can troops In the first American invasion /
II Canada, on the morning of October 3. /
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From Lewiston we hurried to Fort Nj /
.sara, which SIR. Emerson told /
he most historic point In the whole Nj |
CARA frontier On the road between 1
lewiston and Youngstown, the town near
st TO the fort, we passed a place known
g Fi-e-mile Meadows, where, on the
light of December IS. 1853. the British
anded for their ATTACK ON Fort Niagara- |
History tells US that they won, and then
at their leisure to devastate
he whole frontier, their operations In
luding the burning Of Buffalo. Earlier in
~ article hare referred TO the estab-