New-York tribune., 1876-01-22

ever been 80 thoroughly indOrsed as Patrick
| Noonan There have been men appointed 10
| frst-class missions not half so well or NJ
numerously indorsed. And all that Patrick
Noonan applied for was gratuitOus issue OF
clothing in lieu of that destroyed by fire, as
will presently appear. Patrick NoOnan, whose
name this pamphlet bears, is, or was-ho may
have served out his enlistment or died
since the events occurred OF which the pam
phet treats-a private soldier IN Company
"Gr of the 9TH u. S. Infantry, stationed at
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. On the Z3d Oh
January, 1875, the stables at that post were
burned. Private Nconan, being on duty at the
stables, worked getting out public property
from danger, and while so employed the tent
in which his clothing was took fire, and the
whole was consumed 1t seemed to Patrick
NOonan that as he was engaged In saving
Government property to the neglect OF his
own. il would be only the fair thing for
the Government to replace his wearing apparel
and make good his loss But Patrick N0onan
was not hasty. He waited until the 10Th OF
February following. How he managed during
the time, or how indeed he has been clothed,
if clothed at all, since then, does not appear
On the 18th of February, 1875, Patrick Moo
nan entered on his public career. On that day
he addressed "to the Post Adjutant, through
"Post Quartermaster and Company Com
"mander," brief but touching recital
of his loss, accompanied by the request
that it be replaced by gratuitOus issue. To
this document ho affixed in a firm Roman
hand his X mark. Little dreamed Patrick
Noonan of what was before him then. On the
10th of February, f. II. Hathaway, Lieu
tenant 9TH Infantry, Rcgl. Q. NJ. and A. A.
O. NJ, indOrsed the letter with the state
ment that 1t was necessary Private Noonan's
clothing should be kept in the tent which was
burned and that the request was reasonable,
and should he granted. On the 18th, Capt Sam
uel Ovenshine of Co. G, 9Th Infantry lndorsed his
approval and forwarded it. On the 10Th Col.
Nelson A. Miles of the 9Th Infantry indorsed
and forwarded it for the action of tho de-
apartment commander" On the 22d, "by
command of Brighten. Pope" Il. Williams,
Asst. Adjt.-Genl., respectfully referred 1t " to
"the Chief Quartcrmaster of the Department
"for remark" On the 23d, "Stewart Van
"Vliet, Asst. Q. VI. Gen, Byt. Maj. Gen. L.
IS. A., Chf. Q. NJ. Dept. No." returned it
issue be made under the restrictions of para
graph 50, Appendix B, of Revised Army
Regulations 1868. On the 26th, "by command
"of Brig. Gen. Pope" r. Williams, Asst Adjt.
Gen. returned it to the commanding officer mt
Fort Lcavcnworth inviting attention Ito Gen
"eral Order -, War Department, Commissary
Subsistence the requirements of which VIII
"be complied with copy OF the order was
inclosed. 1t is printed in full in the pamphlet.
1t relates to the gratuitous issue of clothing
and requires the appointment of board OF
survey On the 9th of March, accordingly,
board of survey was appointed, and the order
of appointment is printed in full. On the same
day poor Private Noonans letter was further
indorsed by &C. w. Baird First Lieut..
land Adjt. 9th Infantry, Post Adjutant,"
"a referred to the board of survey OF
which Capt Samuel Ovcnshinc was Presi-
dent On the 10th of March the board
met. and after careful examination decided
that Noonan was entitled to his clothing, and
that the gratuitous issue should be made.
Their report, signed by the three officers
comprising The board. was forwarded to the
Asst. Adjt Gen. of the Department Of Mis-
souri,, by Capt Siron Snyder on the 10th
l
Brcvet Mai. Gen. John Pope "to the Adjr
"tant- t-General of the Army through the Asst
Adjt. Gen. Military Division of the Missouri"
with a recommendation that the issue be made
Accompanying this Communication were the
affidavit of Noonan as to the loss, Ne, tho
order detailing Noonan as tcamstcr, and letter
to the Post Adjutant. dated March 10, asking
information for the board of survey, which was
referred to the Acting Assistant Quarter
master on the Doth, returned to the Post Ad-
infant on the 22d, and to the board of survey
on the 23d sent back for further information
on tho 27th, referred to the Post Quarter
master on the 30th, indorsed by that officer on
April 3, and returned to the board on the
sth, having seven Endorsements. These are
printed in full. On tho 9th of April, L. III.
Sheridan. Licutenant-Gcncral commanding, in
dorsed private Noonan's letter, with reference
10 the Adiutant- General Of the Army. On the
2s,h of April, +. ID. Townsend, Adjhtant-Gen-
eral referred it to the Judge Adyocate-Gen-
eral on the 3Oth the Judge Advocate &C General
made long Endorsement on il To the effect
that Noonan's loss could only be made good
by action of Congress; on the Sd of May the
| Adiutant- General referred it to the Quarter
master-G General " for examination and remark
"before being submitted to the Secretary OF
"War, with a view to the presentation of the
lease to Congress :" on the 18Th Quarter
| master General Meigs returned it with recon-
| mcndation for favorable action. On the 10Th,
| the Adjutant General referred it to the Secre-
| tary of War; on the 3lst of December tho
Secretary of War transmitted the documents to
the House of Representatives, and on the l2lh
of January, 1876, joint resolution authoriz-