Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-09-08
The SOldScrs' EeCslniOia.

Since the close of the war, several
Of the Iowa Regiments have held
rcgimental reunions. Ofcourse, these
were not very largs atAirs, viewed
from an outside standpoint, however
interesting and magnitudinous they
may have beau to those psrticipat-
ing in them,
During last Winter, several promi-
ncnt men, including. VIC believe, Cow
Merrill, and Generals Baker and
Hcdrick, put their wits TO york plan,
ing general State Reunion, to be
participatcdinby allsoldiers whowere
in Iowa Regiments. The result of
that planning will be found in the
memorandum. below; Of the Grand
Gathering, held at Dcs Moines, Aug
ust 81, and September |. To aid in
the execution Of the plan, the Legis-
laturc appropriated $4,000, and the
city of Des Moines, $4,000. At that
time, the largest estimate as to the
probable number that would be in
attendance, was 12,O00. I'm earring
out the details OF the plan, the Gov
crnor appealed to the active generos-
ity OF the different railroad compan-
les in the State, and the result of that
appeal was most gratifying to the
soldiers, and worthy Of the railroad
companies. This response was unansl
imous that they would carry to, and
return from, the Reunion, free, all
Iowa Soldiers. With this offering
on the part OF the railroads, Of free
transit, the facilities for attendance
upon the Reunion were greatly ex-.
tended, and the early estimate As TO-
attendance was found to be about
half the truth. The work which the
railroda conpanicss volantasily i'm
posed upon themselves proved to be
an arduous one, aud one that taxed
their carrying power to the utmost.
The work was done so well, howev-
or, that no fault can be reasonably
found for any omission Of duties or
commission of errors. However i'll
behaved many ofthc sfrce transports
CD may have acted, and however
thoughtlcssly, or studiously some
may have abused the holnty they
were receiving, we do not doubt that
the great mass deeply feel grateful
for the generous treatment they re-.
ceived at the bands Of the railFoadG
A serious accident occurred onIhc
special train from Grand Junction to
Des Moincs, on the nightof the 20th,
OF peculiarly sud and lamentable
character, resulting in the death Of
two, anl serious wounding ofSfouf
others, who were on their waysto
participate ID thorcunion ceremonies
One Of the wheels of the rear car
broke in two, and while Che traldANly
desc sndmg thc graie betSAcn Wan.
kce and Valley Janction, it threw
the car over on it's side, into the gut
ter. In this car were about twenty
men. c. o. Rose, former private
Of Co. s'B," I'd Cavalry, was standing
on the platform swinging the lantern
as a signal to the engineer, but the
signal was not seen, and when the
car went over, the caves Of the car fell
directly across the abdomen Of Rose,
md aetnssAthe back of Henry, Wig.
gin, formerly a Sergeant. Of Co. CA
9th Infantry, killing Wiggin, instant
II. The balance Of the train had
gone on, Needless OF the accident be-
hind. Rose was not dead, but was in
the most excruciating pam, and the
men able to lend helping hand
were unable to extract him from Ills
position. A shovel was at last oh
tanned and he released by digging
a the earth from under kim. He lived
only twenty minutes after being re.