The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-02-19
RECoNClLGo TO HIS LOSS.

Journal publishes the following war
"reminiscences POLICE Ofiror Thomas
Flanagan, 2j26 Bank street, Is u man OF
great courage and determination. lie
served with marked credit throughout
the civil war, and In now a prominent
member Of the Gland army OF the re-.
public. He WAS tho hero OF u thrilling
adventure at Resaca, Georgia, while
serving under sherman. All the am
munition of this entire army was In
charge Of his detachment, as also about
1000 wounded. The ammunition was
stacked in piles and the wounded were
in tents near at hand. Suddenly fear
ful storm came M, and the lightning
struck so near tue ammunition as To set
| fire To tho tarpnulins covering IL. In an
instant 5000 people were fleeing In
all directions. Flanagan stood his
ground. He seized the tarpau'inI, all
] ablaze, and threw them into the creek
near by. The rope handles OF the am
| munitiOn boxes were next found on fire.
Flanagan leaped into the creek, bucket
| IN hand. Some of the boxes began To
flame up. Still he persevered. lie
threw them also into the creek, until AT
last, singie-hanned, he succeeded In
| preventing an explosion, aud the fear
iul destruction of the lives Of the
wounded. "There WAS ouough ammu-
uition there, had 1t exploded" he states,
ito have shaken the state To ques'
ton by reporter. whether he
was not rewarded, Mr.. Flanagan
said: "The quartrr-master pre-
sented me- with canteen of whisky. |
never got pension aud never asked tor
one, though my wife applied Tor Que
against my wish" Aud AZ to his in
luries during tho war. he said: al was
severely wounded At Pittsburg Land
ing, where l received a bullet in my
leg and another leg was crushed at
Chickamauga by my horse falling on
me, injuring my arm also. Sometimes
have thought my wounds and in
juries would drive me crazy. j seemed
10 have n spasm Of the bones in my
crushed leg. Tho strongest opiates
gave but temporary relief. IL must in
tho end have driven me wild. But re-
Gently, upon the recommend alton of Il
large number of acquaiutanceS and
friends. | WAS persu tded to use St
Jacobs Oil, the great pain cure. IL gave
me relief twa days, and after one
weeks use | was entirely cured?." Mr..
Flanagan speaks enthusiastically of his
marvel us recovery.
"Who were these parties who so
highly endorsed st. Jacobs Oil?' quor-
led the scribe.
AIR. Flanagan thereupon named nu-
meruus persons, and the reporter set
out To look them up. The first person
encountered was Mrs. Marie Giuoris,
whose beautiful artificial flowers for
sale, near the fountain of the Southern
expos ton, attract so mu IN attention
from all who see them, who said she
had been sufferer for more than two
years from snarp pains in the back, AS
well as in the region of the heart. She
was much distressed and exceedingly
alarmed by these pains, when she heard
some of the exhibitors remarkiDg about
the efficacy Oi st. Jacobs OIL.
Il tried it," said Maiam Ginoris,
sand the relief was almost instantane-
Gus. feel like a new person, and have
not finished my first bottle"
eyes," said Lieut.. Charles w. McKim
who lives at Portland, kentucky, 81
tried St. Jacobs Oil. For twenty years
had suffered of aud on with rheuma-
tism. During the recent rainy and cold
weather my suffering was so terrible
that | was about to@ive up my position
as an exposition policeman, when some
one suggested the application of ST.
Jacobs Oil. | tried the medicine and its
relief was rapid, MS in half an hour l
could stand up, and as no longer suffer
with the pain in my ankles l know st.
JAG, BIS Oil relieved them, and should
the pains ever return, which | do not
think probable, Shall certainly give it
another trial"
Mr.. Fred. s. Stoddard, cashier of
Isrdel's reireshment stand, and who re.
sides At SOB West Jefferson street, is en-
thusiastic in his praises of st. Jacobs
Oil.
III suffered" said he, "with muscular
rheumatism to such an extent that |
could not step. All the doctors failed
to relieve me, until threw their physc
TO the dogs, and tried st. Jacobs OIL.
La four days, after suffering that NUN
amazeInent and qualification The pains
were in my chest and in the region OF
the Kidneys"
Mr.. Stoddard is an officer. under the
registration act recently passed by the
general assembly of the commonwealth
of Kentucky.
al hid rheumatism for nearly four
years." remark ed Miss May Ulrich, in
charge of Pains celuloid stand, and
who resides at No. 1885 Southall street,
Louisville, Kentucky. at was located
IN my shoulder. Recently l used st.
Jacobs Oil and it did me more good than
any thing | ever tried before. IL Is just
splendid."
Alexander Hays. a resident of 904
Franklin street, Louisville, Kentucky,
is the engineer for the Kentucky Ma
chinery company, g corporation which
the motive power to all ex-
hipitors desiring it. Mr.. Hays trouble
was what he termed stitch in the neck, |
shoulder aud arms. ''St. Jacobs Oil is
a great remedy" he said, "and heartily
endorse il as such. | was wei before L
used a half bottle"
Mr.. Char es M. Cotfey, in charge of
Al IL, hi
b. Hendricks IL Co, of Cincinnati, hear
ing this conversation, remarked, 81
never used it myself, but Miss Gresham,
OF Cincinnati, who boards at my house,
No. $40 First street, spraned her WHIST
and tried it: / do not think she used |
more than halt of bottle upon her
wrist. and it is now as we'll as before"
attache OF the Kentucky Machinery |
company, says: "My wife laid flat on |
her back !or nine moiths, suffering with
lutl anu atury rheumatism in her sides
and lace. The first application OF ST.,
JACOBS Oil gave her right smart relief.
she ID not use two bottles before she |
could " ak about the room. In week
she astonished the household by getting
brea fast. 1t is the best medicine that
| ever saw"
Officer j. j. Troutman, 1873 West Wal.
nut street, sa s.: My brother Will
" as sorely afflicted with rheumatism
or ten months; he couldn't sleep and
felt hat death would be a relief. The
doctors had monkeged with him for u
long while, but all tor no good He tried
ST. Jacobs Oil and before the second
bottle had been used, was up and able
TO get around He has since removed
10 Wyoming Territory and has never
been troubled with it again. | regard
his cure Ms little less than miraculous
St Jacobs Oil's efficacy cannot be too
highly praised"