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army April 90 1850. and was artcrwarl mad,
! Paymaster. know nothing further Of him. Z
/ -TuE: LAST COa1MANDANr OF TIL. roST
| was Rrevet-Ma5. Joseph: Piymptot, from Massa>
| chusetts, arriving on Aug. !. isn Horetnainesl
soldiers were Withdrawn on Dec. - ISIS. in ac-
cordnncc with the following order ct sta5. Gen.
Alexander Macomb dated Nov. u. 1896 =, -.
| cago, will immediately proceed to Fort: Howard
ami Join the garrison at that post Such PUBLIC
n os ssF :, HTs n w sn
Fifth fnfantry. who will Commune In command
Of the post until otherwise instructed :: .
I 1sa~ tho last sentinel withdrawn fs0m the Gu
trance and the: last soldier march out,T and 7
heard the last salute fred from Fort Dearborn
Fur while We missed the cannon's discharge at
| Maj P!ympton made many friends here, and
! frequently visited u.s." He was brevcted u
t csau was, after havtnE distinguished himself In
the Florida war; have been unable tn obsatn
any further p pareic!iass Of him. except that be
atcd at West Point in ls47- -s-.:~ :
! The rurt was after.ard taken charge OF by
4. A. Humphreys taow eeness1,. from Penn.
sylvana. succeeded Capt.: Allen, !, and he
was succeeded py: :seeonts Lieut.. Jesse Il;
Oct ii. 1s5G. to become Civil Engineer, but WAS
returned In Government employ and. at last
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posts. He and Mrs. Leavenworth are favornb!y
remembered for the manner In which they
| lnade the fort lively with theE frequent eleant
entertainments They werc liberal In their In-
| vttadons, aud II their guests did not dcfs1e 10
mlr,zle generally, there were upar artmcnts e8hugh
ID tho fort to sruttfy att distinctive nntiomsil
ties, conditions. OF tastes; all umusencnts heiEr
in order. from pss1lla- singing to dancing to the
music OF Marx neauben.s violin.
| sylvania brother OF Gov. Robert Mcclellan. OF
olichigan. who remained until tho liaroor up
| preparation WIS expended, aud then he went TO
the Mexican .sar, where be was breve1ed Lieu.
te.lant-c"lonel for mcrtorlous services, and
died SOON after, unmarried. -
4 from New Hampshire, as First lieutenant, whtY
constructed tho flrst marine hospital. and re-
ro took nossesso!. t Of ali all there was iste Of Tie
| Fort Dearborn Reservation. :: ~,
have taken no account Of tho officers VIII,
! came here with Gen Scott. July !, ls1 He lcft
Superior. shelaon Thompson. and William Ponn.
But. owing TO -@ 49, r. :. ..~s
TIE nEE.AkISG OUT OF TIE CHOLERA,
the steamers Henry Che< and Superior were seue
buck from Fort Gratfot- l have u letter. from
Capt A. Walker, who commanded the Sheldon
..The nRu IIsease M became p 50 alarming on the
Henry Clay thut nothing like discipline could To
preserved Everything In the way Of subordina-
ton ceased- As SOON 'ls the steamer came to
tho dock, each snan sprung on shore, hoping to
| escupe from scene SO terrible and appalling.
| Some He'd to the fields, Others to the woods,
whist ornors lny down in the streets nnd under
the cover OF the river bunk, where most OF them
died unwept and alonc- Fort Dearhorn
troops. mue Maj. william whistler and Cap @.;esn
Johnson, und muns others, WITH their fat,.ltes'
whS had psevSa oscupted the 1n,arfss9s
under boards. placed ohliqasly across fences,
| and others in tents The chicago River;
Ut is snouth, whist it wss,ete It's way ulong tho
beach, flowing into the luke short distance
south OF tho present locali:y of LHke street
far fuel w.s to purct,use tho useless build
| ing used us IL stable. That. together with tho
r-feuee inc!osins ted Of some tarse acres
| reach 3lMekinnw on our return trip
Gen. Winfield Scott, some time attsr tt,e Mex
| great danger, and that he hud witnessed great
| deal Of suffering, bur he had never felt bis en-
tire heaplesness and nesd OF Dy,no hfovsdeneo a;
| Asiatic cho:ern.~ Scntlnets were OF no use in
| warning OF the enetnys approach; He could
his own way out, nor make terms OF cnpttul.'-.
| ton. = There was no respect for u tug Of
truce, anu bis men were falling upon ea.
| very midst. And his responsibilities we're never
! greater. Indian tnNssacres were demanding his
utmost has,e, and there were with him sne tnoa1
Ut the ci.tss OF West Point graduates obtain
their tirst lesson in tndinn warfare. There wsee
forty-tive in the class ot S Twenty-n!ne ..1y O.
| were nearly nal sent back frou, Fort GrntaotE
| hAse their names und otilcat record. Six only.
pe6 the to ae az
| n. Macotnt of the Engineers, M active service:
Gen. WMrl g. Burnett. Z member OF that class,
from Pennsylvania, one Of the few now remns.-,
| ing. alid the ouly one known to snc visited this
! city lust August. and with fresh memory gave
times. Ho was ons Of those sent back: in the !
steamer Henry Clay from Fort fsratoit:~ Ha :
arterwar.l returned here. md under the drcc-2 &
iIrst c narbor- s ] ssorks a1 Michtsa city and St
Joseph. lie resigned, July 81, ls:d,
nna oo, became cnsa 81 snsineeec cauap np0a ! .ns
! socontinucd until the suspension Of tho work.
thereon In 1ssu~ lie then went into the Slexscan
war, and so Distinguished himself tbat the kd
snu:f-box was presented 10 him which had orig
! fnuliy been presented BY tho corporation Ut the
City OF New York TO Gen. Jacksnr. and was be-
uueuthed in Gen. JacK30n's will to the corpora
ton of New York ns,lln. in trust. for the hest
soldier among its residents In the next wnr.
Cen burnett also distinguished himself In the
War OF tho Rebellion
On the 18th OF olny, 1885. r.
- CHICAGO HAD A SENSATION, .> *<.
and am sorry t1,at l was not here TO enjoy IL
hut mauy now living were here 1 have enjoyed
almost every one since. Cnc,lxo bus ever been
noted for Its sensations. and that Is one OF the
re.sons why nave never liked to leave It, You
snt ti9d my oshaf rs pc & tnat s as 80 % many S1
Ut interest transp,riug ut homer On TINT day
Gen. John D. iieaublen went 20 the rrhi!s Land
Reservation. He derived nis military title FROM
an election by the pcop!e.-not from any CON.
spicuoNs military tMieats, but because nc ana
the must friends Ut any one in town. and heS
kept them to tne day OF his ue:lth- The state /
nr t1ut time WIS divided i,1to military districts,
aud the people elected the Generals lie hnd
lived upon the reservation many years, ind he
Ind found some INV which satisfied our lana
officers that ta was entitled 10 mike the pur,
chase, tho Snile rs many Others hnyc 'tounu
:llws under which they crs'id purchase our Lake.
Front ever sincte BUT Upon Dec u. 1910. he wns
S 70 GILL; 1 II wRsJat if fne
Everybody WIS IL Il lily: newspaper ID.