The sun., 1873-04-17
AGED soLDIBR's STORY.
The AutobioGraphy of an Applicant for shell
ter In the Oak Street Foiicc station-A
Genuine Veteran Of 1872.

..a.ni,. ". go, y, $50
.s
tho ooL st,ee, no,,c. s,a,io, ana osi,,,d ,he car
gcant to shelter him until Monday. Impressed
with the mans good address and seeing at a
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eiuhce 'na' sue" " PERSON N"u'u wv nav az
piled at a police station had he not been driven
by want the sergeant complied. lie was sent
INTO the prison corrld"r' near 'he s'"Vc' auo
made M comfortable as possible there The old
man told the story II his chcckercd life az fol-
-.
lows
My name is John Barry was born In Chatham.
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ut"he out was working on my ia'hor 'arul.
Joined militia regiment then recruiting, and
wont with II Il, ,hc Canadian bord.r II wos
', % NV a' ,,,,,. MA, .t....,
commanded Nv colonel Mils' Inc reRlheht
command OF Gen. brown. and was assigned to
Oen pilsc's briya1, N, ,ho oifb Of Aur,i. 1870
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NY nrt'uc' <'ompoScu on NeN'"'c'" """u'u
men. marched ON to Little York, now Toronto.
At Sackctt's lIarbor wa Ia my ir-i battle. AT
rur u.,rtr nv ,,r,,t wong
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was wounded. rms batIle wls -,unnn,nnly
contested on both sides. The British artillery
was three times taken at the point 9f tue bayonet'
anu as many times retakcu. IN the last charge'
In which was slightly wounded. the Americans
against several assaults. Hero was that the
brave Gen. Iike was Killed hy the blowing Wy oi
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snort d,s'lhre from the Gcncral when ne was
Killed. COT Mills was also Killed IA the engagc-
ment. was promoted '" s"cpnh ll'utchMlcy,
ana WIN " company was assigned 10 uen'
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lcy,s and ilndmans artillery, crossed Niagara
anu took Fort Eric; ana next Jay we advanced
towTd thippe1wa; skrniishingn TO Tue position
n"ln by me brlt,sh neneral hlall. WIN, my
company usually had an outpost, and we
Mere continually exchun9ihg shots win the
h enc my. TN the htth OF thls month was iought
the battle ~ Chiprewa, IN whlcht the Iritish were
defeated after most stubborn and sanguin1ry
struggle. | received several wounds. and a
bayonet was thrust through the neshy part OF
! my left arm, Hand 10 hand h,hting was the
bayonets, hut we licked them by charge on
their flank, which sen: them whirlng .
The army rested Tor several DAYS. :" as 10 NJ
itself for future work. and on the sHh we struck
! II,un, a.u ""''h'u ON h''"N'""'er "'''''
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| near Niagara Falls. We were stoutly OPPOSED
| ~ every step nut, on the -1tn, we drove the
| English int. Lundys Lane. Here fought IN
| NY hluodicSt engagement. was assigned to a
| post near Gen. scott, with orders TO be always
near him. | saw two horses Killed under the
| General IN one of those trying moments when IL
The General Tas va ,E,ce W%%nacd one .t9t ga;Ss;
s"9h closed ,s, ana returned t2 ny ar,n:
a strong 0pposition t" Tho then Tory Govern
| mcnt Among the prominent oppo-itinn Lead
| ers were Louis Joseph Papincaw Mckenzie,
| and Others The "rpns,tion party favored rebel
| lion hut wcr,. d. shaded hv the irumlncnt lead
.rs' Including those mentioned. The crisis came
! on the sbi nf October lSy when "A meeting ~
! the opposition was held and the famous - aI-
! neal t. the pcople was sent out as the opinion
/ ~ the Wings
| Wnat added zest L, the great excitement was
th" @ 'ril"ra % Of a I'nited siatcs steamer ON the
| st Lawrence under the EMIL IA theory. once "A
subject, alW avs IA subject. The Torres -aid that
| several English suhicrts were in the steamer.
! The sailors whom they seized were sent to Eng
land t. be impressed into the service. This ou'-
ru:e rae: ronsed the people, and instant redress was
| druandrd
The opposition took advantage Of tho time
and sent ,.wi--are- To- the - .tr- - foster tI q