The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-27

workmen who are repairing. ~. Among
them Is q we'll preserved punch bowl bear
ing the inscription Success. to General
Amherst" The punch bowl was prob
ably given to the General by friends in
New York before he started northward
on his campaign in the Lake Champlain
Mr.. Pell's interest has extended like
wise to the war vessels which have long
laid at the bottom Of Lake Champlain.
At his direction last winter the hull OF the
schooner Revenge, n OF Benedict
Island. October II. 1910. was hauled up
on the Ice. This was one Of the three
vessels that Arnold managed to bring
to Ticonderoga after his defeat in Canada.
They vert all sunk In I'LL by Col. Brown.
who captured Mount Defiance aud the
outworks OF the fort.
The other two boats, which were the
sloop Enterprise and the galley TTumbuu.
are known to be a little north OF where the
Revenge was found last September.
and advantage will be taken again
this winter Of the thick ice on Lake
Champlain. to haul up the sunken
t hnl 3 : without I mu dsSef Iaess b ,as% a'h TSs
New York Lake ~Champlain Tercenten-
airy Commission has also been empow-
cred by the Navy Department to bring
TO the surface the hull OF the Royal Savage,
Arnold's flagship. which was grounded
In the battle Of Valcour Island, abandoned
by the commander and burned by the
British. The hull lies in shallow water
of the southwest epd Of the island. II
is hoped that these three vessels when
raised may contain relics OF interest. as
did the Revenge. In the hull Of which ~ers
found O skeleton, a number of cannon balls,
some wooden pulley blocks. ramrods,
buttons and coins.
Another consideration which increases
the Importance Of Ticonderoga histori-
cally is the fact that historians have de-
cided on the little ~promontory jutting
into Lake Champlain at this point as the
cape where Samuel de Champlain says
that his battle with the Iroquois was
fought. Champlain was ACCOMPANIED by
9 party OF ~Algonguins and Hurons. but
to the guns which he and his white COM
panions carried. and to them alone, may be
attributed the victory over the IroQuois.
In oommemoration of this event, which
was destined to influence h whole
course of North American history. the New
York Lake Champlain T~ereentenary Com
Of the battle In the form OF a pageant on
Ian artificial floating island during the
week OF the Champlain celebration. Other
pageants too, including -Hiawatha.' will
be enacted on this floating island.
The island will be towed about the lake
IN the VARIOUS piaceS ~Horo eAelCiSos
are to he held. and the pageant will be
given by about two hundred Indians from
upper Canada under the direction Of L.: G.
Armstrong. MIR. Armstrong believes that
, the Indians are lineal descendants Of the
Algonquins. who fought with C~hamplain
against the Iroquois.
On July a Senator Root will deliver the
chief speech at the celebration at Platts-
burg. Only a short distance away from
Plattsburg at the battle Of Cumberland
Bay, September II. 1914, the American
Commodore Marlborough gained a re-
markable victory over a greatly superior
British feet. Modern naval warfare
plain, but some reminder Of the lakes
former place In naval history will be
afforded by the presence Of two United
States torpedo boats n some vessels
belonging to the Canadian Government
which have been found small enough to
pass through the locks OF the Champlain
and Chambly canals.
Further Governmental cooperation in
the celebration is indicated by the detii'-
ing OF infantry and cavalry regiments
from the United States Army for service
at various stations along the lake. The
War Department has also ssanted the use
Of a large dirigible war balloon for the
State militia companies and the noted
-Kilties' regiment of Canada will be on
hand during the week.
The sum Of SIZE. 900 has been eppropri-
ated to carry on the celebration. OF this
amount New York has contributed SIPS 900
Vermont. 325, 900, and the United States
$50, 600. The Canadian Government has
shown a friendly interest in the efforts
OF the New York and Vermont commits
sions to make the Champlain teroen-
tenary an affair long to be remembered.
and Earl Grey, the Governor-General
Is expected TO be present.
On Thursday. July 8, the guests will be
conveyed by the steamer Ticonderoga
to Burlington. VT, where there will be
exercises followed BY a banquet in the
gymnasium Of the University Of YER
by exercises on Isle La Motto. where
Champlain Is thought first to have pitched
camp after entering the lake with his
Algonquin allies.