The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02
From the Louisville Herald.

out for its natural beauty and
~ tranquil environment. will be
october ., when the Battle of the Thames
transformed. into a field of near-carnage
will be reproduced there during the Perry
centennial celebration. More than 1000
men will be actors in the drama. They
will be made up as Indians and British
and American soldiers and every detail
of one of the greatest and most desperate
struggles in history will be brought out.
A scenario of the battle as it will be
reproduced here follows:
The scene will be in Cherokee park, en-
acted mostly on the three tennis courts
the places north and south of the tennis
courts and the heavy underbrush in the
rear of the shelter house east of the
courts. Spectators to the number of 100,
GOO can be accommodated on the sur
rounding hillsides.
The scene of the battle opens with the
British encamped in the cleared valley
north of the tennis courts and thus enters
back of the shelter house and halfway
hill. The shelter house will. for the occa-
sion, be converted into tremendous
rock. The Indians come out into the ten
mis- courts and play numerous games and
Indian sports for at least 20 minutes, the
Indian chief Tecumseh occupying a con-
spicuous position. The best vaudeville
artists obtainable will be employed and
the Indian sports will include bare back
riding and features of like nature.
Presently Tecumseh walks over to the
British entrenchment and confers with
Gen. Henry A. Proctor. They confer be-
tween the Indian and British lines in such
position as to make them particularly
conspicuous. Sharp words pass between
them and finally Tecumseh threateningly
raises his hand and exclaims, "Unless
you fight the Americans here, l will strip
you of your shoulder straps" and walks
back to the Indian encampment
Meanwhile British scouts indicate that
the near presence of the Americans n
the rear is discovered and the British pro-
ceed to take their position to the south
OF the tennis grounds. While the Indians
fall back into the ambush, General Proc
tor remains alone On his horse in the CEN
ter of the tennis courts. The Americans
advance within sight. Col. George Tro.-
ter at their head utters the sharp COM
mand, Forward! March," AS they catch
sight of the British. from out of hum
dreds of throats resounds the ominous
cry Remember the Raisin.'' Proctor
furiously rides up the roadway and dis
appears, followed by small company of
American cavalrymen.
Meanwhile Tecumseh advances to the
front beside the big rock and necessarily
yells words of encouragement to the In
dams to get really, with reproaches for
those who are about to run. On the
American side Col. Richard NJ johnson
conferred with the other officers and calls
for 20 volunteers. His whole Kentucky
regiment offer their services. Twenty men
are selected and given horses.
These constitute the men who are soon
TO participate in the charge of the For
lorn Hope" BY this time the British
have moved to the south of the tennis
coufts and the indians begin to crawl
back into their ambush.
Tecumseh disappears from view behind
the big rock but his voice continues to be
heard when the 20 horsemen approach.
These were the men who were selected to
ride In the Indian ambuscade and receive
the fire of 700 Indians with their single
barrel guns which could not be reloaded
by the time the main body of the Ameri-
cans charged them.
They ride down the valley and up some
80 feet of the roadway before entering
the ambush and as soon as they disap-
pear in the ambush and are concealed
from the view of the spectators there is
a volley of hundreds Of shots, indicating
that all the Indians have fired upon
them and 20 horsemen disappear perma-
nently from view. Immediately follow
ing this charge Of the "Forlorn Hope"
the American infantrymen, led by Colo-
mel Johnson on a white horse, charges
the Indians and johnson rides forward
alone. Tecumseh comes out from behind
the rock to meet him.
A volley of shots from the ambush and
johnson falls from his horse within few
feet of the savage chief. The two men
engage in a desperate hand to hand duel
johnson is shot through the right arm
and transfers his pistol to the left hand
and lies wounded upon tile ground Te-
cumseh starts toward him with his toma,
hawk. Many Of the Indians have come
cut to watch the duel. johnson half rises