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k.e4lg Anderson oE New York, one of
tee et,lesy printers in the city, who
~Ekel e. eAs yaSe with Horace Cree
A.,, @ad died fesl,eeted and beloved by
lsgev csyVlc ot friends.
Nan6 Anderson earned his military
spurs al th0 Mexican wan, esrTiedthem.
with him into Nicaragua, andcast tlienn-
sod after a hapleSs career in the Confed-
eracy under General lee. He enlisted
in the famous Colonel Jonathan Steven
hson's regiment in, 1916 for the Mexican
war, and was sent To california; where
he arrived in March, 1917. He was
| therefore in at the very start of the gold
excitement, which ran through the
world like a hurricane in 1919. lie had
] hftle fighting to do, and at the close of
the war, aud even before, hedug gold.-
/ lie tells of che eNeitements, the priya-
tons, the fri@htful cost of living, the
murders, the theftS, the desperate
/ characters that flock 10 every new coun-
| try, the Row price Sof gold dust. the
rccklesSness with which, il went in hand
fuls TO sharpers, and of his "trip to New
York, he having been among the filSt
to take TO that city practical proofs OF
the -eNisteneeaef gold in large quantities
in CALIFORNIA; "a - - "a
| Hisstories, if tlue, are marvellous,
tI-ani-if false, arenone the less dramatic
and interesting. A varied career, in
which riches and poverty chased each
other backward and forward many
times, brought Anderson down to 1855,
wheIi he became acquainted with Byron
Cole and William Walker. they were
publishing a newspaper in this city.
Cole had 4 contract with Castlllon,
President of Nicaragua, to furnish 300
men, ostensibly as emigrants to Nica-i
ragua, but in reality to support, by
arms, the shattered fortunes of Castil-
lon. Each emigrant was to receive 500
acres of land, but it was well under
stood that they would have an kimpor-
tant standing in regulating the Govern
ment and proiiting thereby. Walker
took the contract of Cole, but when
they.set sail for Nicaragua there were,
all told, only fifty-SiX men, including
Walker. The sea voyage, the landing,
the arming, and the first battle against
the enemy, were all graphically describ-
ed to me by Anderson.
WALKERS DESPERATE COURAGE.
At Rivas the first important battle oc-
Cured, and it was disastrous to Walker
and his party, particularly to Ander
son. who was shot in the head and leo,
and had two ribs broken. Anderson
saws that Walker was the bravest man
that a soldier ever followed. Nothing
ever excited, daunted or frightened him.
He hesitated at no obstacles, and, al
though he attempted desperate things,
such as fighting one thousand men with
fifty, he never lost his GOODNESS and self
possession. In Rivas, when surround
ed by the whole army of the enemy,
who had fired the building in which
with his men he had taken refuge, he
said in the most deliberate and moderate
tone, FWell, boys, l think it is about
time we were getting out of here.
Then he burst open the door, and, with
frightful wells, followed by his shouting
companions, he. dashed through the
enemy's lines, sweeping about him with
his sword, and shooting rapidly with
his navy revolver. The natives were
no match for such bravery, and Walker
escaped, leaving nearly half of his
force on the field dead or wounded.
Anderson got away with him, al
though terribly wounded. Those whe
escaped were more or less used up.
Some were wounded, all were hungry
and worn with fatigue, and their
feet were full of thorns. They were in
a swampy forest or jungle, going they
knew not whittier, and mOmentarly
fearing they would be Overtaken and
slaughtered by the natives. 1t was
Walkers purpose to reach Costa Rica,
which he thought was thirty miles dis
tant. He knew he would be safe there
on neutral ground. But the party were
unequal to the journey, and after hob
bling along in the desperation of defeat
and fear of death fOrabOut fifteen miles,
the leader struck for the coast. For
tunately for him and his followers, a
brig laden with coffee lay-to near the
shore for water. 1t was the work of
half an hour to capture the brig, and
the crew, numbering half a dozen men,
were sent ashore to shift for themselves.
The half-Starved Adventures then sailed
away They landed at San Juan del
Sur-Anderson at the point of death
and Walker swinging in his hammock
and burning with fever. Here they met
a man named Girard, who, if Imistake
not, keeps, or lately kept, the DE Soto
House in Blocker Street, New York.
Girard gave Anderson, whose wounds
were full of fy-blowS, two eggs, cup
of coffee, and a thin soup, which he
thinks saved his life.
WALKERS CONQUEST OF NICARAGUA.
1t would be interesting to follow the
fortunes of the filibusters. They fought
again and again, sometimes as winners,
sometimes as losers. Walker had ma
tives under him, but they were as Il rule
cowardly. However, he finally sue
ceeded, and became master of the coun-
try, as though he had been its acknowl-
edged ruler. Anderson cot well. An
ambassador, Parker II. French, who
lost an arm in the Mexican war, was
sent to Washington, and Nicaragua was
at peace for six months, with-Walker at
the helm of State. Anderson was sent
to the United States to recruit a regi-
ment for Walkers service, and opened
an office at No. Broadway, New York.
He said he had 400 or 500 men, and
every arrangement made for shipping
them on Morgan Il Garrison's line to
Nicaragua. This firm had agreed to
assist Walker in every way possible,
and Anderson said that George Lawwas
one of the most active and liberal friends
of the Nicaragua undertaking.
To one cause, and only one, does
/ Anderson att1.ibYt 4 no 20 i1,,rn Of Wall