Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1851-08-14

pain added new horror to a scene which was
at best frightful. We recollect perfectly well
poor fellow, struck in both legs by grape
shot while advancing up one of the streets.
He was begging Justify, after one of his limbs
had been amputated, that the other might be
spared him on which TO hobble through the
world. Poor Thomas, as gallant spirit as
ever lived, finally breathed his last; we bro't
Waters fresh cup of water with which to
moisten his wounds, and then left the room
TO catch an hours sleep; but the recollections
of that terrible night will not soon be effaced
from our memory.
The above incidents occurred on the night
of the 23d and morning of the oath Septem-
Der, 1916. During the early part of the
month of February following, while passing
into the old st. Charles in this city, we were
accosted with strange voice by fine look
ing man who seemed extremely glad to see
US, although he had most singular and un-
accountable mode of expressing himself. We
reccollect the eye as being one we had been
familiar with, but the lower features of tho
face, although in no way disfgured, for the
life of US we could not make out
"Why don't you know metz in mumblng,
half indistict and forced manner, said the
man, still shaking our hand vigorously,
'I'm Waters"
And Waters it was, in really, looking as
well and as healthy as ever, and without
showing the least outward sign that he had
ever caught a grape shot in his mouth. A
luXuriant growth of moustachios completely
covered his upper lip, and concealed any scar
the iron missile might have made; an impe-
rial on his under lip hid any appearance of a
wound at that point; and with the exception
of his speech there was nothing TO show that
he had ever received the slightest injury
about the face. His tongue, which was ter
ribly shattered, was still partially benumbed,
rendering articulation both difficult and tire
gaining more and more the use of it, and in
his own words he was soon to be 'just as good
as new"
1t is needless to say that we were truly re-
joiced to see him-to meet one we had never
expected to encounter again in such excellent
plight Any one who could have seen him
sitting in that apartment of the Bishops Pal
ace, his face swollen, and with gravity of
countenance which would have been ludicrous
even to the causing of laughter had it not
been for his own precarious situation and the
heart rending scenes around, would have been
equally as much astonished and rejoiced as
we were, on again so Unexpectedly beholding
him.
A correspondent of the Inquirer gives the
following, which Is quite as remarkable as
either of the foregoing:
Very extraordinary incidents have been
lately published of shot having been caught
in the mouths of soldiers, in the course of
war; bat an incident perhaps more remarka-
bic, for the GOODNESS of the individual on the
occasion, occurred in the battle of Fort Drane,
fought in August, 1887, under the command
of the late Col. d. X. Peirce. This was one
of the most signal and desperate engagements
of that bloody war; The Seminoles, under
their renowned chief, Osceola, had taken a
very commanding position in an extensive
sugar field, near the stockade, strengthened
on the east side by dense hammock. Three
desperate onsets were made during the battle,
and the enemy was finally driven from the
field to the protection of the hammock Dur
ing the hottest of the battle, a soldier belong
ING to the detachment, under the command of
Lieut.. Pickell, whose position was a little in
advance of the two wings, of the name Of
Jackson, having just fired, received shot
from tall Indian not twenty yards distant,
which broke through the outer part Of his PAN
falcons, and lodged in his right hand pocket.
Feeling the slight sting of the spent ball, he
thrust his hand in his pocket, drew out the
bullet and dropped it in the barrel of his mus
iet upon the charge of powder he had just
before put in-then, with the unerring aim
If true marksman, levelled his piece, and
is quick as lightning his adversary was mea-
ured upon the ground. The wound was fa-
al-the warrior survived the shot but few
minutes.
The above is one of the many incidents
hat occurred in the recent war with the Flor
da Indians, which, for brave feats, on the
'art of the American soldiers and officers, has
carcely ever been equalled. The above in-
dent is stated as it actually occurred.
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