Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-07-20

Mr. English is man of action rather than
OF words His efforts as debater. are more
remarkable, for practical common sense than
for briiiiancy of oratory or the flowers of
rhetoric. His mind, strictly practical in all
Its scope and bearings, is eminently utilita-
rian. Energy of character, frmness of pur,
pose aud an answering integrity are his
ohiefcharac.eristics. In persona' Intercourse
he is inclined to be retiring and reserved.
which might be attributed to haughtiness or
pride by stranger, but to an Acquaintance
aud friend he is open, candid and afabie. In
the private and social relations of life he
stands without blemish and above reproach."
AS business man he has most valuable
qualities. Without being too cautious, he
is prudent and conservative.
He is the above the average height, with
an erect, well l.made figure. His head is of
good size, with regular features. The fore
head is high aud broad. He is disnifed aud
gentlemsnly in his manners, and has plea
SAINT address with all persons, His whole
contour of face and person would at once ut.
tract favorable attention in any gathering.
Intellect, uprightness of character, self.re-
lance aud zeal are suggested by his appear
ance aud made known in his deeds. a man
who has gained unqualified success in every
position of his life, il is to be said of him
that this is the result Of an ability which has
been equally beyond question.
HOW HANCOCK WAS WOUNDED.
General Hancock's wound is thus de-
soribed by Surgeon a. h. Dougherty, Medi-
cal Director OF the Second Corps: ------v
''1 found General Hancock lying at the
foot OF tree with wound in the groin.-
Some one had tied q handkerchief around il
to arrest the hemorrhage. The wouud-was
just inside the femoral artery, which it har.
rowly missed, and was deep and jagged. as
well as wide enough to admit n thumb and
hnger, with which | drew out, much to his
surprise, bits of wood and a ten penny nail.
He wondered if the enemy were ffilIing, their
shells with nails, for he did not entertain "A
doubt that his wound had been tho result Of
tie explosion of n shell which had struck a
neigbboring fence rail, some portions Of =
which had accompanied the nail intoF the
wound This theory, mistaken as it TUNED
out to be, accepted in the excitement of
the hour, and not feeling anything else in
the wound, concluded that all foreign bodies
had been removed. withdrew the ligature.
which seemed unnecessary. as the rbemor-
rhage had ceased, and applied the usual com,
presses aud bandages." f.L
The General was then placed in an ambu>
iauoo ana taken TO the rear, and afterwards
sent on the first train to Baltimore, aud
thence to his homo in NorristowD, whore.
says Surgeon Dougherty, "it was. not till six
weeks after that the surgeon (Surgeon Lewis
W. Reed, U. S. .V.,) led by the persistence
Of purulent discharge to mako very care
full and minute research with probes, at
length discovered at the depth of eigh.
inches and removed Minnie ball. But at
corps headquarters we were prepared for
this to come extent. as the next morning
utter the battle the Generals Mcclellan sad
die was found to have hole directly through
tho pommel This solved the mystery. The
wood and nail came from the saddle. and
were carried into the wound along with the
ball."