Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30

W Ia tdhc pi0Cc. SHdiIpAdtu pdIGSAktdt-
ing, even killing his four chiefs at one
shot These Indians are to- be de-
scendants of the very ones that sailed
on the original expedition. The Indian
version Of "Hiawatha" is also to be re-
enacted. The island is to be towed
about from place to place during the
progress Of the fete. Benedict Ar
nold's old ship Revenge has been
raised out of the water where 1t has
been resting since he sunk 1t after the
fight with the British and win be
added to the pageant. Fort Tieonder-
oga, which Ethan Allen took "in the
name of the Great Jehovah and the
Continental congress-" is to be re-
stored. at least partially, and will fig
ure in the celebration. Macdonough's
victory over the British in 1914 will
play its part, and on Isle Lamotte the
cornerstone of the great lighthouse al
ready mentioned will be laid.
The Weeks Program.
The celebration is the result Of the
joint actions of the states of New
York and Vermont, and its official pro-
gram will be something as follows:
The fete commences at Burlington.
Vt, on the 4th with special religious
observance. Champlain was a devout
adherent of the Catholic faith. In
view of this, the religious services will
be under the supervision of that
church Cardinal Gibbons and large
body of the clergy, including delega-
ton from the Canadian hierarchy, will
participate in the elaborate observ
ances.
The holiday proper will begin at
Crown Point Monday, July 8. Here
are the ruins of fort which figures in
the history of the French and Indian
wars and the Revolutionary war. At
this point there viii be literary exer-
cises, and the pageant will be present
ed in the afternoon and again at night.
During the week there will be present
ed at these various points twenty-four
pageants, or tableaux, nine represent
ing the history Of the Iroquois confed-
eracy down to the arrival of the Dutch
in this section of. the country and fif-
teen illustrating the religious ceremo-
| MES and social customs of the Iroquois
and Algonquins in war and peace. The
| most interesting Of the subjects to be
depicted are perhaps the two chief in-
cidents in the progress of the explorer
namely. his discovery of the lake
which bears his name and the battle
| between the Acknowledgements allies
| and the fighting Iroquois, in which he
| had hand.
The Indian pageant of the Indian
| drama, written specially for. the event.
| win be repeated on the floating island
at Ticonderoga, the island being tow
ed from Crown Point to "Old IT,"
| about twenty miles south. Here the
Peils. nultimillionaires of New York.
are reconstructing from ancient cuts
and documents the famous fort that
was the scene of brave old Ethan Al
| lens memorable coup in 1775. The
governor of New York and the New
York legislature and the governor of
Vermont viii be present at this event.
Plattsburg and Burlington.
Wednesday, July z, is Plattsburg's
I day. Near that city Benedict Arnold
| fought and lost the first naval action
of the American Revolution. His flag
ship. the Royal Savage, has been lying
where she sank In that fight for 1873
years. What remains of the old fighter
| is in fair state Of preservation. 1t is
part of the program to raise the hulk
! and rig 1t up so as to give 1t place In
the show. The barge Revenge, one of
the fleet, has been raised and will be
| in the pageant. 1t was at Plattsburg
| that McComb on land and Macdon-
ough OF. water won their victory Sept.
II, 1914, Which earned them the thanks
of congress and the gold medal of the
nation. President Taft and his party
and the French ambassador and Sil
! WiIfrid Laurier will be entertained at
hotel ON the 7th. A banquet. water
sports. fireworks and Examinations will
occur In conjunction with the other
| events of the occasion.
The pageant, with ali of its inciden-
| tai attractions. will be repeated at
burlington, VT, on Thursday. July 8.
Vermont's old home week will be OBJ
served at the same time.
4 Friday, July 8, the celebration will
be continued at Isle Lamotte, near the
head of the lake. This place is where
Cmmpiain first encamped. Besides the
! pageant at this point. there will be
/, patriotic exercises conducted by the
Daughters of the American Revolution
and Colonial Danes. These exercises
will include the dedication of a bowl
der to the memory of the Revolutions
airy heroes Colonel Seth Warner and
Captain Remember Baker. Warner
was second in command under Allen
in the taking of Ticonderoga, and on
the day following he took Crown Point.
He was also with Montgomery In Can.
ada. Baker was scout and was killed
while doing duty.
ST. Adams and other towns In the
Champlain valley will also observe the
occasion. The lake has water connec-
ton with the Hudson, and two torpedo
boats are to be sent through the con-
4 nection to take part in the events, and