The National tribune., 1886-03-18
PERSONAL.
Incidents, Accidents and Happenings Where Com
rades are Concerned

Incidents, Accidents and Happenings Where COM
rades are Concerned.
Patrick O'Farrell, Adjutant of John A. Rawlins
Post, of Washington, d. c., was formerly Captain
of Co. G, 69th n. Y. the famous Corcoran Irish
Legion). He brought back with him but II men of
the original company, and of these there were but
two unwounded-Patrci Murphy and Michael
Smith, the ponies" of the company, who had
enlisted as drummer boys but took up muskets
soon as they entered the field, Capt. OFarrell was
himself wounded three times. He is pros
porous lawyer in Washington.
Up to last Saturday night the fund being raised
for the widow of Gen Hancock had reached SlO,636.
1t is expected that important additions to this will
be received from Boston and other Eastern cities.
BreYet Lieut.-Col. George K. Brady, U. s. A,
recently nominated to the Senate for promotion to
Major. 18th Inf is in Washington from his late sta
tiOn. Fort Mackinac, Mich, visiting his mother,
Mrs. Jasper Brady. Col. Brady entered the
ice as private of Co. B, 18th Pa, April D. 1861,
from which he was discharged July s to enable him
to accept an appointment as First Lieutenant, nth
L. s. Inf, to date May H. 1861. He served in the
First Brigade, Second Division, Fifth Corps, Army
Of the Potomac. In January, 1862 ne was appoint
ed Regmental Quartermaster, which position he
held until promoted Captain, June 10, 1864 At the
battle of the Weldon Raiload he was wounded,
and being taken prisoner. sent TO Libby, from
which he was parOled in September, 1864. When
the army was reorganzed in 1866 he trans
ferred to the Esd Inf and has seen arduous frontier
service, until short time ago his regiment
transferred East for its turn of light duty" Col.
Brady was brevetted Major Q. s. A., - for gallant
services during the operations on the Weldon Rail-
road, Va" and Lieutenant Colonel for meritor-
GUS services during the war; OF the old 18th there
are in the city Col. Edward Nick. Hudson, Gen.
David B. McKibben, and Maj. William Howard
Mills. Col. Brady will probably never be able to
meet again together many of the old officers of
his old regiment. He is TALL stout and every inch
81 soldier. Mrs. Brady and young MIR. Brady
also making the most of their " leave Of absence"
Maj.-Gen. Pope placed on the retired list
Tuesday, and the prediction is made at the War
Department that Brighten. Howard will be noni-
mated as his successor before the week is out. 1t
is said that Gen. Terry, who confirmed as q
Major General last Thursday, will be assigned
command of the Division of the Atlantic, with
headquarters at Governors Island II. Y, and that
the next Major General will be given command of
the Division of the Pacific, with headquarters at
San Francisco
Col w. B. Thompson, of Michigan, for many
years Superintendent of the Railway Mail Service,
has been deeply afflicted by the death of his wife,
which occurred last week at Chattanooga, Tenn.
She was daughter of Judge Key, Postmaster
General under President Hayes.
An army officer tells the following characteristic
anecdote of Gen. Hancock: The latter was in
mand of the train which brought Gen. Grants
remains from Mount McGregor to New York. Gen.
Hancock and his staff were in the coach next to the
last. In the rear car was party of Pennsylvania
militia officers, who were popping occasional
bottle of champagne and smoking quite sociaby.
Gen. Hancock from his what going
in the rear 1t did not comport with his ideas of
the proprietes of so solemn occasion, and, call
ing the conductor, he said:
''Will you please present my compliments to
those gentlemen, with the request that they cease
smoking?"
In few moments the conductor returned with
the announcement that the convivial officers re-
turned their compliments with a peremptory
declinaton to relinquish their cigars
Where is the next switch?" asked Hancock.
about five miles below" replied the conductor.
"When you reach it, if the smoking in that car
has not ceased, switch it on sidetrack and leave
it. You may tell the gentlemen what have said"
In two minutes there not cigar to be seen
in the appending coach. Its occupants knew that
Hancock meant just what he said
Norristown, N. J., proposes to keep green the
memory of Gen. Hancock with a iron bridge
across the Schuylkill River which shall be orna-
mented with statues of Gen. Hancock, Brig. Gems.
Zook and Slemmer, and Ma-Gens. Hartranft and
Brooks, all natives OF that County.
Gen. John F. Miller, Senator from California, left
a large fortune, BY his will he bequeathed to his
widow Mary c. Miller, all the household effects,
including paintings statuary, articles of virtu,
plate, horses carriages etc. All the residue of the
estate is to be divided equally between the wife and
daughter of the deceased and upon the death of
either her share reverts to the other.
Commodore Truxton, whose administration at
the Norfolk Nay Yard has been rendered so OBJ
noxious by the substitution OF number of ex-Con-
federates in place of Union soldiers among the en-
ployes there, and the removing and defacing of
certain tablets and inscriptions commemorative of
Union victories did not find his conduct very profit
able for himself Last week he reached the age for
retirement from active service The retirement of
Rear-Admiral Simpson left vacancy In that grade,
and Truxton, being the senior Commodore stood
in order for the promotion. The President nomf-
mated him to be Rear-AdmiraI Prompt action in
confirming him was necessary, that he might have
the increased rank and pay before the day when
the law compelled him to retire. On account of the
Navy Yard matter the Republican Senators refused
to confirm his promotion, and he had to go on the
retired list only as Commodore.
A bill has been introduced by Senator sewell to
suspend the laws regulating appointments to the
army to allow the President to appoint Joseph
Dickinson OF Pennsylvania, late Lieutenant Colo
mel and Assistant Adjutant- General and Breyet
Brigadier- General, United States volunteers, and
place him the retired list, with the rank and pay
Of Lieutenant Colonel. Gen. Dickinson is now a
resident of this city. His record in the Adjutant-
Generals department in the field is almost without
parallel. He participated in 20 battles was three
times wounded, and now carries three musket balls
in his breast He was brevetted Colonel for gallant
and meritorious seryrce at the battles of Williams
burg, Va, and Antietam, Nd" and Brigadier-
General for gallant and mertorious services at
the battle of Gettysburg
Gen. Hazen has been mentioned as a candidate
for promotion to Major-General but he says he
does not aspire to another star his shoulder
straps until his turn" comes, Whenever all the
Brigadier- Generals who his seniors in rank
have been promoted he will press his claims. Un-
til that time he will be content. Besides he
generally has on hand about as much as he can
attend to.
There was little friction the other day at the
panorama of the Battle of Bull Run. An ex- Union |
officer was explaining the situation to a party of
his friends when Virginian who was in the fight |