The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-14
REcoNCILED TO HIS LOSS.

The Louisville, Ken lucky, Courier
Journal publishes the following war
"reminiscences: Police Officer Thomas
Flanagan, 2526 Bank street, is a man OF
great courage and determination. He
served with marked credit throughout
the civil war, and is now prominent
member of the Grand army OF the re-
public. He was the hero of a thrilling
adventure at Resaca, Georgia, while
serving under Sherman. All the am
munition of this entire army was III
charge Of his detachment, as also about
1000 wounded. The ammunition was
stacked in piles and the wounded were
in tents near at hand. Sud denly fear.
iul storm came up, and the lightning
struck so near the ammunition as to set
nre 10 the tarpaulins covering it. In an
instant 5000 people were fleeing in
all directions. Flanagan stood his
ground, be seized the tarpauiins, 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, He
threw them also into the creek, until at
last, single-hanned, he succeeded in
preventing an explosion, and the fear
ful destruction of the lives of the
wounded. There was enough ammu-
ultlon there, had it exploded" he states.
ITO have shaken the state" To a ques,
ton by reporter, whether he
was not rewarded, Mr.. Flanagan
said: "The quarter master pre-
sented me with q canteen of whisky.
never got pension aud never asked for
one, though my wife applied tor one
against my wish" And as to his in
Juries during the war, he said: 81 was
severely wounded at Pittsburg Land
ing, where | received bullet in NV
leg and another leg was crushed al
Chlcksmauga by my horse falling on
me, lnJurlng my arm also. Sometimes
l have Thought my wounds and in
Jnries would drive me crazy. seemed
10 have spasm of the bones in NV
crushed leg. The strongest 0pistes
gave but temporary relief. 1t must in
the end have driven me wild, But re,
GENTLY, upon the Recommendation OF n
large number Of acquaintances and
friends. | was persuaded to use St.
Jacobs OIL, the great pain cure. II gave
me relief two days, and after one
weeks use | was entirely cured?." Mr..
Flanagan speaks enthusiastically of his
marvellous recovery.
"Who were these parties who so
highly endorsed. st, Jacobs Oil?" quer-
led the scribe.
Mr.. Flanagan thereupon named nu-
merous persons, and the reporter set
out To look them up. The first person
encountered was Mrs, Marie Ginoris,
whose beautiful artificial flowers for
ha nj, ,Nr . -.
expos ton, attract SO much attention
from all who SEQ them. who said she
had been sufferer for more than two
years from sharp 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 remarking about
the efficacy OF st. Jacobs OIL.
81 tried it," said Madam Ginoris,
land the relief was almost instantane.
Gus. feel like new person, and have
not finished my first bottle"
"Hes," said Lieut.. Charles w. McKim
who lives at Portland, Kentucky, az
tried st. Jacobs Oil. For twenty Years
l had suffered off and on with Iheuma-
tism. During the recent rainy and cold
weather my suffering was 80 terrible
that | was about to give 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, Us in half an hour |
could stand no, and as | no longer suffer
with the pain in my ankles | know st.
Jacobs Oil relieved them, aud should
the pains ever return, which | do not
think probable, shall certainly give IL
another trial"
Mr., Fred. s. StOddard, cashier OF
Israeps refreshment stand, and who re-
sides at SOB West Jefferson street, is en-
thusiastic i'll his praises of st. Jacobs
Oil.
81 suffered" said he, "with muscular
rheumatism to such an extent that |
could not step. All the doctors failed
to relieve me, until | threw their physic
to the dogs, and tried St. Jacobs Oh.
In four days, after suffering that mum
Der OF years, ! was entirely we'll, TO my
amaZement 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 hsd rheumatism for nearly four
years." remarked Miss May Ulrich, in
charge of PAINS cellulOid stand, and
who resides at No. 1888 Southall street,
Louisville, Kentucky. at was located
in my shoulder. Recently | used St
Jacobs Oil and it did me moro good than
anything ever tried before. IL ia just
splendid"
Alexander Hays, resident of 90
Franklin street, Louisville, Kentucky
is the engineer for the Kentucky Me-.
chinery company, o corporation which
furnishes the motive power to ali ok
hibitors desiring it. Mr.. Hays trouble
was what he termed u stitch in the neck
shoulder aud arms, "St. Jacobs Oil |,
great remedy" he said, "and / heartily
endorse IL as such. | was vel before
used a half bottle"
Mr.. Char ca NJ. Coffey, in charge o
the cleansing compound exhibit of NJ
b. Hendricks u Co., of Cincinnati, hear
ing this conversation, remarked, 81
never used 1t myself, but Miss Gresham
OF Cincinnati, who boards at my house
No. $40 First street, sprained her wris
and tried IL; | do not think she usec
more than half of bottle upon he
wrist, and it is now rs well as before"
MIR. Guy West, 6l0 She by street, al
attache OF the Kentucky Machinery
company, says: "My wife laid fiat OF
her back Tor nine months, suffering will
lnilammatOry rheumatism IN her side
and lace, The first application Of st
Jacobs Oil gave hor right smart relief
She did not use two bottles before she
could walk about the room. In week
she astouished the household by getting
breakfast II is the best medicine tina
ever SAW
Officer J. j. Troutman, 733 West Wal
nut street, saws: 'My brother VIII
was korely afflicted with rheumatism
Tor ten months; he couldn't sleep anC
lett that death would be relief. The
doctors had moukeyod with him for ,
long while, but all Tor no good. lie triet
81. Jacobs Oil aud before the secont
Dottle had been used, was up and abl'
10 getarOund. He has since removed
70 Wyoming Territory and has neve
peen troubled with IL again. | regard
st. Jacobs oirs etIicacv cannot be TO,
mighty praised"
Mrs, Mary parfitt a vounp lady con