New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
THE HERKINER STATCT,
To Be Unreiled on 4nniUersary Of
Battle of Orskany.
Leslie ; Teex.l


The sturdy virtues Of the German coI0nists Of II,
Mohawk Valley have fitting recognition IN IA
monument To, General Nicholas Herkiraer va.e,
will De unveiled at Myers Park. Herkirner v Y
OF August s. the 10th anniversary Of the battle
Oriskany HerkimeEs father. native Of the Rai-s
PaIatnate. who spelled his surname Hsrchheims
was one OF the original German settlers in what
Herkiuer County. and the Revolutionary her,
himself. though American born, spoke picturesque
dialect that was hardly more English than Ger
man. if We may Judge from one Of his military
orders, which IS preserved in his own writing
Ser yu Will Orte- your bod-lIyeu do nerChs IN
rniedietHh do ford edward Weld for das brofesel
and am0u.eScEeu fed FOR on 5-teL Dis you VII
disben yur berre from friCd Nicolas herchheimer
To CARMEL pjeder belnE-r, al de piats. ochdoher
Is. mo-. LS-r- You VIII order YOUR battalion %
march Immediately 10 Fort Edward with ;oE:
days provisions and ammunition II for one t0r a
battle. This you Will disobey at peril From
YOUR friend. Nicholas TIerclheiner. To Colo1al
Peter BeIircer. the Flats October 18th. 1775I
The battle Of Oriskauy. which Burr c. Mile-s
spirited statue is designed 70 refec-i
much more glory upon the bravery ~ The Colonial
FORCES tl2I upon rLei- a1l-lii-s as troICer a.
tcians- The elimination Of BurEo-nes NohaEs
VALLEY campaign intended 20 be the capture Q.
Fort Schuyler t15ar what IS now Rore', after IA
fall OF which his lieutenant. who directed IRE raid
expected 70 effect junction win his chief al Al
bary. This lieutenant. Colonel s. Leger. invested
Fort Schuyler August 3. no, VIII. force Of %
Indians. under the notorious Joseph Brart and 30
regulars and 60 Tories. under command z Sir joan
Johnson and Colonel John Butler Colonel Peter
G&usevCOTt held the position, and TIE news OF tfs
! invasion, which had Oswego for rs base. va
! quickly spread rl--oUEEu-c- r-a valley
General Nicholas FIerkir.s- chairman o. tAs
committee or safety OF Tryou County tthe Old ter
/ r!toriaI designation which Included the Hsrkma.
County Of today and veteran OF the French a1i
Indian War gathered the militia and uiscslIaae-
Gus t'r'e ot farmers 20 iElFcA against Che oesss
ers on The 5th h found himself n command %
/ about eight hundred u1d-Sripined men. whom -
had assembled at WEi-eSboro eight miles rom ia
! fort From this point Ls dispatched a courier
/ 10 Colonel Ga-Ssvoort. advising him Of the ad-
vance OF the relieving force. and telling him Z,
fire three cannon shots "a signal that t-e cOuret
! had arrived and that the garrison would naAa
/ = sO-ti,-
| As H-rStuer's men advanced his Junior officers
disre-areI his counsel 20 proceed With CAUTION a.
! though they 9ere warned by friendly Indian ot
| tie LIu--T of an ambush FerNirlsr Wlsnet !.
vlIt unit! he should receive some assurance tla'
! 4 movement from the :Ort had been made and tTo
| OF his c1IousIs Cox and Paris. hot-y cerornce1
/ him as "a coward and Tory The old man vas %
s-r-r rv these reprcaches to let th-l- lnexpel
| -rce override his wisdom. and sprinsl1s Gt'n 20 .
] I1.~ he shouted IN his broken kusiSl- II -
( will have &c So the blood Be- on your heats -,
! waving his sword. he criyi. NorN-I-9 -, - - tFs
whole eight hundred rushed t-iInl1lruoiSly N - -
/ direction OF tEe enemy tH'l=l '--5 - .-vs-rI
! Colonel N;>~Clsr. who WIN AlS 'o!-'l'Ii r.nfr
/ the -egr and guarded the ammunition ana s.Ess -,
( wagons. managed at length 10 enforce S'l"s u''
/ OF order Ed $3.50 ,.--s sut
/ in a r.lv.ue abou, miles west or oTlsAS-5 ~
\ six from WL.t-Sloro they were allo'- allo-1.,s
Fs-s4ry az Ia
\ The Indians poured in their L't --'i- - s,--b.
I : tr. -1yi,-.. ana the. British from I.- -
| end The, rear guard was cut on aii - - :,
he's KILLED ,l!S-.rSrG taken rESo--'-S- .s-ast
/ slIpplv train was captured tier5l-'- - .,osI
the rest OF his force and caarSed t-e ~ - ns and
/ by JonnSou-S Rangers WITH SUCH siA'e- - -osss-
his sturdy IaIltl0e Germans We're $50 an ~ "a
SION of If He hal scarcely c.a-red '--e =. snt
: arar1y when lis horse was Saot -i-e- 5--s,rai
: t. himself was wounded IN the -eS. = hss-l
his men ~ carry him 20 tGr i3et O.. ii-Ff,g his
-, ,,-rs-. D.. -4r .r his saddle amt nS-.,, 77bs
-, - -. ....4+-r..f rg direct The oAt''e- F,-
/ is the incident WalsI l-v ~e--t''-
tte motive OF his "'Ti. . .,,,i- -orlpOsurs
The Americans hld ROW rv-,ilIe,' -. driving
and fought the I.a1rS III - tir.tish con1-
I them down the side OF tit t...- - the sign1
.,,rtsr r1lsbed forward his Tory So. and.
- Ii.r r.,,.s,f rs, patriots 20 greater 80, md
th,. garrison z Fort SSHuy.'' 49,. T,rfng b-oks
,,,. f.sr six hours ot desperate ,,ts--tsb troops
lud f.I in .l.-v direction, anu =. fsfr ms
rsr~e.ri,,.~ somewhat less preSlp vras car
| I'''V'''''.- -. tt,s 1pIt Iferkin'et ,-,y
/ - -, ., l,tf.~ t, his home. thirtE--,Ne s-sa~v ~
/ 1vr. ornputatiou OF his l,-, Tv'.5 h,,t re bOrs
his wound WIS unSkflfuly ptci'. .''[' ION aftsr
:, with -ou-Dosure sitting up III s,-orta pipe-
! the operation and >rioAl,-- -, 4,v and. feslAs
/ T4erporrhlca set in the telltH ,ar warrior
- .,,f ,Drro.chiu-- the old .tI,- qatheret
It3 f,r his RibIe ard read % ms l 4-i,-s of tns
! ,ro1tt his bedside the pdtaelc f,,;,- rom h3
/ rhfrtv-etShth Psalm the uovN
minus - -, -,-rrrsr Of the ul'Hu,i.s- ard
s,r of ex-senator Warner Nii.'e', 'si,-ed % honor
/ * tne Young artist WHO'S, = tssi. this behs
ab,a mention in the Paris S-4iol ,,,,lrtor. Ths
- r - made 90 any foreign SCt+ SC.'-t+ aboai
I tt'E "h'S Tts-zul-r IF bronze - q, tns
/ '%C =. rs5~,r TIE statue IS pres - h, tes {
-, t,,- ex-senator Miller and thS -. 1u1srcas
I I,coI C,hapter Of The pauEhIeiS u
! ,evnl.tion-Leslie's Weekly