Evening journal., 1913-04-16

ITSELF will be aptly proved during the
coming summer when the centennial
celebration of the victories Of Com
modore Perry. on Lake Erie, with his
deet of wooden vessels in the War
Of 1912. will be celebrated in the vari-
Gus cities along the AXE While
numerous states including New York,
Rhode Island and Connecticut. viii
participate with their troops, Della
ware will be represented in all the
pageants to commerate the American
victories by a replica Of the powder
train OF the DUPONT de Nemours Pow
der Compny. which Travelled from Will
nington 10 Lake Erie in time TO sup
riy Commodore Perry with ammuni-
ton 10 win his famous sea fights. The
wagon train which was made famous
hy the painting OF the late Howard
Pylc. the local artist will become a
reality. and foi one month citizens Of
the twentieth century will be able 70
vitnofs the mode Of distribution OF
suppiies Of the latter part OF the 18th
Snd the early part of the 18th cen
Jury
When it was announced that the
supont Powder Company, whose name
ana fame has been associated with
every epoch in the history Of the ma
tion ainco that memorable battle on
The lakes OF the north, had decided
10 assist IN making the anniversary
celebration success, the cities along
the lake hade preparations at once to
entertain the replica of the ammuni-
ton team of the early days. This
fdea OF having such a display was
made following the issuance of the
thousands of calendars last year con-
tanning a reproduction Of the Howard
Pyle painting. and&'hile the plan will
entail expenses of thousands of dol
lars, the members Of the family,
priding themselves on their name
and the part their forefathars play
ed in the history OF the country, de-
cidod to participate in the celebra-
ton.
With this end in view, George
Frank Lord, advertising manager fol
he DUPONT Company, started on
search for genuine Conestoga
wagon. used in those days. and Sc
aptly depicted by Howard Pyle. Clue
after clue was run down without
success and finally II was decided {
have a wagon builder of Philadel.
phia construct such team.
While on his way TO Philadelphia
Mr. Lord was informed by Samue
Weslev Long. the magazine write
that a photograph of a Conestog
wagon was to be seen in Philadelphi
and together they went to see tn
print. They were informed b. tn
owner OF the picture that the orig
nal wagon was in Lancaster, Pa, an
Mr.. Lord went here at once H
called on Amos Gingrich of that plac
who owns two of the wagons.
After looking at them Mr.. Lor
sought to purchase one, which
n1re than 100 years old, but the owl
refused to sell. Finally it was d.
&c q to a. it for the occasion an
cam of six horses was also el
sa-ed The wagon was then ordere
repainted in the colors depicted
'he Pyle picture, a faded blue with
brown convas cover
The wagon will be brought here {
)r about June s, and after being loa
ed with dummy powder kegs it wi
leave New Bridge, at Rising Sun, Il
starting place of the original team {
the morning of June TO- 1t is to
accompanied by military escort
four or five men dressed as the sol
iers of that period wore, bll
uniforms with gold braid, plumes al
helmets The team and its esco
will leave Rising Sun in time to a
rive at the DUPONT building at moo
thus allowing school children to s
he replica of the powder train
Years ago.
Af;cr taking on several .ndr
thousand postcards bearing phot
rrsphs of the team the start nor
will he made, the first stop being
Chester. The route to be follow
rom thereon will be Philadelph
hence to the Lancaster pike (tne fiji
macadamized road built in the cou
ry), Harrisburg. Shippenburg, Cha
oersburg. Bedford to Pittsburgh. III
Is the old Forbes road. From the
he team will move TO Butler Mere
and then Erie, arriving there on j
}. The route will be the identical G
covered in the spring of 1872, a
while the roads then we're dangerc
and escorts we're needed to prev'
Indian attacks as well as those fr'
the English enemy, the travelling
day. one hundred years later, will
safeguarded.
The train and the escort will be
charge of Samuel Wesley Long a
while the others in the party h;