The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-29
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Tho Andes had just rounded gracefully, /,
and made fast. Going on board reporter O
the lNIELLidEScER was soon seated In tn
| cosy Office In company with Captain Muhle
man and Messrs. Noll and Knox, the ventie
manly clerks. n, ,tr3'4TTfa -. : :.
ut was dull trip" said the CAPTAIN, "a
far as anything out Of the ordinary was con
cerned. We had cabin full OF passe niger
all the time, but they were not like the crow,
we Drought up last trip. That was gang,
tell yon. Why, Saturday night they dlda'
70 10 bed at all; sat up all night sang and
told stories until thought some OF then
would die laughing. had all the freight
could carry this trip; In fact 1scraped bottom
several times. biggest consignment was s01
barrels Of salt from Hartford City."' Mn \
Passing out, Rndstopping mon,ent on III,
guards 10 watch tho colorcd rous.abouts ui
loadlns blythe fltful glare OF the Jack III,
reporter was accosted by gentleman, who In
quired US TO the size Of Wheeling, It's pros
poets, etc. He was apparently about 90 year.
Of age, wore long grey beard, had pair O
sharp grey eyes, aud paced the guards will
he military air Of an old veteran. Stopping
he said that there, was only one thing abou
his trip on the Andes he didn't like, and tina
aNot that / dance myself con,inned he
"but like to see other people 'treadinr th,
mazy.' and especially on steamboat. :
used 10 dance, though, about IS years ago, and
IN this town, too. was very fond OF It. N,
dancing master was the boss mason EN-
ployed In erecting that bridge" point
ing to the graceful suspension bridge
and worked on the structure that stood
there before that Que, the one that blew
down, mean. In the evenings VIC went to
dancing school. My name? Gen, ", T.
Brown, OF Independence, Montgomery
county, Kansas. | was brevetcd general
after the war. During tho rebellion I was
Colonel OF the Thirteenth West Virginia,
and after Lees surrender was In command
at Clarksburg fora time. When the wa,
broke out was foreman Of a machine shop
at Poneroy, but CAME over into Ibis State
10 enlist. INt t.'fr =
DO You know General Duval? Well, he
was great friend OF mine. haven't been
here Tor over twenty years, and you can Just
bet things are changed. I'm on my why
now to Lawrence county, Pennsylvania, "a
visit old friends. Oh, was In business here
when the bridge was built. had Il little
machine shop up on the hill then, and
made some castings for the bridge. Very
~" Pcopie "oulu .enieihoer rue now, lsup
pose and the iact Is ! remember very few
people about wheeling. I've raised big
family, had lots OF experience and grown to
forget the place. have relatives living
around Gallipolis. lts rather cold out here,
go ~ turn in. Good night" ind the old
fellow tramped oil. ,Ul.
AS the reporter was leaving the boat he was
stopped by M odd'iooklns ancient individu'
81, wearing broad.brmmed hat and with
Kindly TEXTURES drawn up by age. II used Ia
be here, too he said, land long before the
General. III there. vas" believing that the
OLD gentleman might have something Of in.
terest to tell, he was accompanied TO the St..
James, where he was recognized by Major
Scranage, and introduced as Aaron Edgell, OF
Newport, large farmer, who had some cattle
Tor sale. r
BeinS seated, hesaid; Nov, was born
n isll, in Licking county, Ohio, and the