Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-05-08
AN ARMY EXPERIENCE.
How an Old Veteran Escaped AnnihilatiOn
and Lived to lmpart Warning to
Others.

and Lived to lmpart Warning to
Others.
(Ndtiondl Tribune Of WdSlbgton)
A pleasing occurrence which has |
lust come to our notice in connection
with the New York state meeting of
the Grand Army of the Republic is so
unusual in many respects that we ven
ture to produce it for the benefit of our
readers.
Captain Alfred Rensom, of New
York, while pacing in the lobby of the
armory, previous to one of the meet
ings, suddenly stopped and scanned
the face of n gentleman who was in
earnest conversation with one of the
Grand Asmy officers. 1t seemed to
him that he had seen that face before,
partially obscured by the smoke of
battle, and yet this bright and pleasant
countcnancc could not be the same
pale, and dcath-likc visagc, which he
so dimly remembered. But the recol-
lection, like Banquo's ghost, would
not down at command and haunted
him the entire day. On the day fol-
lowing he again saw the same counte-
nance, and ventured to speak to its
owner. The instant the two veterans
heard each others voices, that instant
they recognized and called each other
by name. Their faces and forms had
changed. but their voices wcro the
same. The man whom Captain Rem
som had recognized was Mr.. w. X.
Sage, of st. Johns, Mich, a veteran
of the 23d n. Y Light Artillery and
both members of Burnside famous eX-
pedition to North Carolina. After the
first greetings were over, Captain Rem
som said:
"lt hardly seems possible, Sage, to
see You in this condition, for | thought
YOU must have been dead long ago
Yes, do not doubt it, for am not
mistaken, when we last met | was oc-
cupying q couch in the hospital, a VIC
tim of yellow Jack in its worst
form"
ii remember. The war seems ia
have caused more misery since its close
than when it was in progress re-
piled the captain. 81 meet old com
r,do, sr,oroptlv who ara SUFFERING fer.
rihI,, not sn nmch from old wounds \.
fror, ,ho roIar;oi nelson's which ruined
their constitutions. y
81 think so myself. When the war
closed returned home and at times
,i Wo,''' , irrI i Mr,l, p"' riIiIIl ~" "GtN, ,.
''''' '"l''''uuo" 'il-7o"' I'c''''E
wouau come u,3,i ;i 'lio M 'Snln WY ncrl' ,,
ouS Sy''e,n; ;, mI''g,a was .,i I,'I''Ir' III ,n'
St'' 'T'' l'lgU nv c'''''i ~" pro-
uH'p'' ol'e u 'nr Mots' ,N>,"'' '"Sp,
W "'i No"1 u!'P.l',.., nt'n' Vi NV
UNI ! luu no apPctll'; In'n uSa'n
Woulu pre"lI'' I", cIouN'H nun ~ pu'
t"' ,"''W'' s"' w" u W ''' io"t"',
Z iVou; ny SN'n ""E ~ ""' PI'V,',
: my .cS'' 'ooNe "!'" l''p"l. co"I" i"''
holh'h3 ON my Sio,iiaGh i!,,I iTr ual III
lini'' anu ana WHAT niue nlu rat lalISu u
= "Ssl'n''"'c' was T'NIlS l"t'S"eu' III!
mlnu was "'Pre9'cu' l was cross "h'
h lrrl'Ho'' anu 'l'al'N hIgilt my near
i "oulu pam me 50 l Go''u noI S!eep
anu unI MilGh ".u Il'u horIiu nt dream @
= ana lrlgh'iuI nightmare, vi course
c these ,nesc 'n,lnS' G came on one oy one, elc' M
l. worse 'lah 'l' oIl'r' MY brcath wa
y ioul' my tongue was coated my tceiI
uGcaycu' ! hau t'rrlnc heauaFhe
II Whlch Wo'Id I'a'' my nervous system
i completely shattered In lact my rN
l. S''hce since me war mas ocrh IINlh'
e u'ath, rom Whlch nave often praye'
= lor release:
/. ''ouIIm ''' "i" surgeon 90 lo
II any good'
y u wrote MN anu ne treated me, hl
s. IKE every olhcr doctor failed. Inc
a all saiu my nerve was gone ana wlll
ic CUT that TO onlId upon could not e
~ well. Nhch was al my worst, pie
10 0i the SeNcreSt nature came upon mt
,c lhen my ll'er gave out ana wlthou
m the use "l calhar'l'S 1 couId not NOV
my bowels III all My bloou got ike
1. stream ol l!re ana seemed literally
-, burn me allNc'
i wen You might netter have dlcd
n, paitle' quick ana Wl'h"3' ceremony;
! Iliow many 'linrS | nave wished
no lao dieu inc dal we captured N''
H. Derne!
m Ana yet you are now thc picture