The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-08

eating, keeping and summing himself, and
making the most of life. Faithful Tom
Lawler was rarely absent from has side,
and it was he who found the old
hero gasping for breath in,his room in
the hotel, and caught his last look as he
expired.
Only six evenings before he died the
General entertained the members OF the
Queens County Hunt at dinner, and on
the Wednesday following visited Brook
lyn and dined with Mr.. Bill, on the
Heights. On Friday afternoon, while
walking in Garden City Park with Law
ler, he was seized with chill, but after
getting to his room said he felt much
better. Soon after he expired. 1t is
said that of late he had been engaged
with Mr.. Bates, of Cincinnati, in the
preparation of work on the battle Of
Charlottesville, which the Scribner's
will publish, and that he intended next
to treat in the same manner the battle OF
Lookout Mountain. Of late years he
had grown to be very gross of physique,
and friend of his told ME to-day that
at the time of his decease the old gentle
man weighed fully two hundred and sew
enty-fve pounds; $50 much" added my
informant, "that it will preclude the at
firing of the body in military uniform"
That beautiful old man, General NJ R.
Patrick, who was Provost Marshal Gen
eral during the war for the Union, and
who is to-day one of the finest specimens
of the old-school gentleman extant, has
given me some valuable "reminiscences Of
the dead soldier. They were messmatcs
at West Point, Captains of the line in
the Florida and Mexican wars, and Gen
erals in the war for the Union. Said the
General quote his words as accurately
as my memory, aided by rough notes,
serves me-said he "My opinion is that
Hooker died of Charlottesville. He
was leaning against column of the
Charlottesville Courthouse when
a shell struck the column and
stunned him-knocked him senseless.
II had left him only about
an hour before, having been with him all
the morning, and when | saw him again
some hours later he seemed to be in sort
of daze, as though the life had been
knocked out of him. He did not recover
his buoyancy and freedom of movement
and action in any considerable degree for
many days. and the fact is he never did.
1t has been said that he was under the in
fuence of liquor at Charlottesville, bntI
want to relate to you what / was an eye
witness of myself, and leave you to Judge
how much truth there is in that story.
His youngest sister, Sarah, was very i'll
about that time On the morning of the
fight l visited him, having the night be-
fore left him to make some arrangements
for the protection of our base, it being
reported that General Stuart was threat
ening it. His orders had been for me to
hurry back early as he wanted "to pitch
in.' But returned later than expect
= ed, and when | went to report to him
found him in huge Virginia parlor, the
only other person present being Van AL.
len, who was acting as Chief in General
Butterfed's place. After reporting |
started to go out, but he said Hold on,
Patrick, want to talk with you So l
remained, and we passed to a
window diagonally farthest from
where Van Allen was, and he said |
have dispatch from my sister Mary,
Mrs. Brainard; Sarah is dead! Naturally
we talked little about the sad event,
and then in the course of five Or ten
minutes started to 60 out. But he again
called me back, saying, "Don't 60"
said | had to 90 to the river, but he said,
"Send some one else, | want to talk with
you" So stayed. While l had been
talking with him Gen. Ingalls, had come
in and was standing by Van Allen, when
Slocum, who was in command of corps
Joined us. Slocum was, and is not q
drinking man in any sense, but
he remarked, "Ingalls, haven't you
something to drink? have been uE
all night and am very tl,irsty?' "Not {
drop" was the reply, 81 had basket o
champagne done up, but Andy-he ought
to be crueitied--left it behind. Ihayen't
myself had drop of anything since We
crossed the river. But hold on. | un
derstand some of the boys down in the
Fifth Corps have something, and an
going down there to forage" So out he
went, and soon came back holding out a
bottle. "Here, | got this from Meade''
tent" Then turning 10 me, he said
"Here, old gentleman, you can join US
as it is only Newark cider" | said
: "I think that four of you will have
: little enough if you take all yourselves
r and you may leave me out" Then Slo
7 cum knocked off the head of the bottle
5 with his sword. Now as the battle oc
r CURED within an hour after that yot
: may Judge of Gen. Hooker's condition
! One bottle of cider among four persons il
l not calculated to produce any disastrous
!, results" and Gen. Patrick smiled in
4 melancholy way as he did this act Of jus
e tice to the memory of his departed com
rade. From him also | learned that
+ Gen. Hooker was married to the sister
of Hon. VIM. Groesbeck just nineteel
e years ago last month, and that she die,
e at Watertown, N. Y, within a year after
/ ward. CRAs.
$ A cipher letter has wrought consider