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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
NEW ORLEANS SAVED.
History of the Greatest Vic
 tory of Modern Times.
EIGHTH OF JANUARY, 1915.

The British Armada-Keane, Gibbs and
 observation-disclosures of the Peninsular
 War-The Irish Regiment-The Praying
 HiGhlanders - British Negro Troops.
 Jackson's ArrivaI-His Able Dispositions.
 Preliminary Battles-The Great Day of
 Glory.
 On the 24th of November, 1914, the lovely expanse of Negril bay at the west end of Jamaica, was brilliant with an immense naval display.
 There rode the huge TOnnant, carrying eighty great guns, a prize of Nelson at the battle of the Nile, and from her main mast streamed the pennant of Sir Alex ander COchrane, admiral commanding the fleet. With him was Rear Admiral Coddrington, of family long renowned in Great Britain's navy. In line with the flag ship were the Royal Oak, Rear Admiral Malcolm, the Norge, the Bed ford and the Asia, each of seventy-four guns; the Dictator and the Gorgon, of smaller tonnage, and the noted Sea Horse, late the terror of the Potomac. There, too, was the deadly Families, | commanded by that Sir Thomas Hardy who received the last embrace of the dying Nelson. A small squadron was hourly expected from Bordeaux, with the last British troops to leave conquered l Paris.
 On these vessels was the flower of the British army. There were, first, about | 5000 veterans of the Peninsular war, men who had under Wellington driven the French out of Spain; there were the | 3,1O0 men who had lately chased the American militia from Bladensburg, as sisted at the sack of Washington and lost their commander near Baltimore; there were Gen. Keane's four regiments just | from England; there were the Ninety third Highlanders, ''the praying regi- ment," specially brought from the Cape of Good Hope for this expedition, and the Forty-fourth of the line, Irishmen, tall, bright eyed and brave, commanded battalions of negroes from Jamaica, nearly ,000 in all-negroes and Irish to fight side by side against Americans and | Frenchmen! There were in addition 1,500 marines, drilled to serve artillery on land, thetOtal being about 19, ,000 men.
 In command till Packenham should arrive was Gen. John Keane, of County Waterford, Ireland, afterward created first Lord Keane for his services in India. already a hero of experience and des- tined to illustrate Irish valor on many | fields, and after many wounds to die ir peace, in 1S44. With him was the scarcely less noted Gen. Gibbs, who haG led many desperate charge in other wars, and whose brilliant career was soon to close in unspeakable agony.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
ed "A bas les Anglais! Dieu ct le Cen.

ed "A bas les Anglals! Dieu ct le Gen. Jacksonp'
 The generals first work was briefly as follows: A force was placed at Fort .St. Philip sufficient to prevent British ves- sells from ascending the river; Fort St. John on Lake St. Pontchartrain was manned; thence to Lake Borgne the passage was defended by other posts, and lastly on Lake Borgne was placed a f1otilla of six gunboats with 8 guns and 1S2 men, under command of Thomas Alp Catesby Jones.
 In the river were the schooner Caro- lima and the ship Louisiana, both to be turned into gunboats and do splendid service. Gen. John Coffee was on his way with the Army of Pensacola, nom- inally 2,500 men. Receiving Jackson's dispatch of urgency at Baton Rouge, he marched his best men 120 miles in less than three days, seizing horses as he ad- vanced. Gen. Carroll was floating down the Mississippi drilling his Tennessee volunteers on the decks of the fatboats as they came. Behind all these were 2,000 kentuckians under Gems. Thomas and Adair, the worst armed, worst dressed and worst equipped volunteers of the war. But they had the ''stuff in them and got there in time.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
CHAPTER. IT.

Col. Bertel Hendriksen's regiment was in many engagements. Where glory's plumes shriveled quickest, ard hot shot plowed wide furrows in the ranks of valiant men, it's colors were seen high advanced. At Chickamauga, when Longstreet with his six divisions crushed the broken center of Rosecrans' battle line, blue eyed Federal officer in McCook's corps fell grievously wounded. The tidings reached Elsinore within three months of that sad day, when news was brought from Gettysburg that John Robinson, a captain in one of the most noted of Virginias cavalry regiments, serving as an aide on Gen. Pickett's staff, was killed at the stone wall.
 There was gloom in cottage and man. sion at Elsinore. Many stalwart will lagers had gone forth to battle, and few of them would ever return. In the roomy old house at Mirror Lake little Osric Robinson, a bright child of years, wondered why mamma and grand ma cried so much, when day after day he heard the birds singing and the squir- rels chattering merrily in their leaf thatched homes by the lake shore. Then
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31

1nlS was the great armada Of which Albert Gallatin, from Paris and Ghent, had warned president and cabinet some months before and which all American officials thought to be aimed at the At lantic cities. All the officers looked for ward to a surprise, an easy occupation of New Orleans and delightful winter among the CreOles who, they had been informed. were disatfected towards the Union. With this view the principal officers had their wives and servants with them on the fleet. There was collector for the port of New Orleans with his five beautiful daughters; there was much music and merriment, and the tedious waiting for Packenham was re- Heved by suppers, dances, music and amateur theatricals.
 Three days later the fleet was under sail. On the 10th of December the low shore of Louisiana was close at hand. On the 18th the fleet began to enter Lake Borgne. But it is now time to look on picture of quite a different character.
 Early in the morning of Dec. 2, 1914, a party of six hOrSemen crossed Bayou St. John and trotted along the shell road into New Orleans.
 At their head was Gen. Jackson, commanding the Seventh military district of the United States, by commission of May 31 preceding. And surely no man was more badly needed at that hour in the distracted city,
 New Orleans was then ninety-six years old and contained about twenty thousand people-a most queerly composite pop ulation. Governor Claiborne was at outs with the legislature. The creoles indignantly declared that the Americans were mere adventTlrers, who would abandon the city when the British came. The latter had as little confidence in the patriotism of the creoles. Both parties dreaded negro instruction in the plant ing districts-that ever haunting terror of the old regime. Yet they had done something in the way of organizing and drilling, and the powerful appeals of Ed ward Livingston were warmly responded to by the creoles. It is not possible to describe the wonderful change produced by the arrival of Jackson. All factions appeared to unite at once; in three days there was universal order and fierce en- thusiasm. He reviewed and organized all the troops in the city; sent scouts and pickets to all exposed points; got the newly arrived troops into position, and had the engineers survey the lake and river approaches. Space is lacking to set forth the speeches, welcomes, orders. congratulations. All was animation, action, confidence. The Americans sang ''The Star Spangled Banner and cried in joy, "We're all right now, for Jackson is here" The creoles sounded forth 1.-The Marseillaise" and Chant du Depart from all their bands, and sang and shout
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31

''Bear up, my dear fellow, sad Maj. Smiley, of Kentucky; you are brave enough to live"
 II thank you," murmurcd the dying soldier and gentleman, but it is all over with me. Do not refuse my la:t request. Inform my commander th%t l died on your parapet, like soldier and a true Englshman."
 The Highlanders came Up, ;s C:CCred, but there was no one to direct lllcm-no one to order retreat And there these brave Scotchmen stood and fought till 544 of them had fallen. The remnant then broke and fled. A sudden gust of wind raised the smoke and mist; then the Americans saw the plain all rcd before them and in the distance a faint red line fast receding. An officer hastily looked at his watch. Since Lieut.. Spotts fired the first shot just twenty-five minutes had elapsed! In that brief interval was this brilliant victory won, this awful slaugh- ter inflicted. The battle near the river bank was but a repetition on a smaller scale of the other; but it lasted only ten minutes The British reserve under Gen. Lambert was never ordered up, and when he succeeded to the command he was so horror stricken that he thought only of escaping from the fatal coast. right and 400 wounded, many nor tally-all in less than half an hour. Some 500 prisoners were taken, and many de- serters afterwards came in. Jackson's loss, as every American schoolboy knows, was killed and 13 wounded.
 J. H. BEADLE.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31

and strengthens the bliss of all that is human.
 Where homes are temples, and fire sides become altars, this tale begins and ends. Its chief characters are Man and Woman, and little Child.
 In the days when they who knew lit tie boasted loudly. When sore trouble was upon the land and bitterness was in the hearts of its ablest and bravest. When the whole country was beneath a pail whose folds were blOOdstained. When mothers wept in solitude, and lone wives refused to be comforted. When sisters bowed their faces to earth, stricken by anguish inexpressible in words. When other dear ones, not | welded but promised in marriage, read the war bulletins, through hot tears that blinded vision, or nervouSly listened for footsteps that would never be heard | again save in fitful dreams of happi- ness that was not to be. When lov- ing fathers, hardening to duty's trumpet voice, followed valorous sons, and, in their comradeship, met death where brother smote brother. When military blunders. were more frequently debated than victories were cheered. Then it was that woe halted not at the threshold. Gloom was nations canopy, while distrust, grim chamberlain of statecraft, drowned menacingly. It was time when ware houses were changed into hospitals, for wounded and dying heroes were many.
 A terrible battle had been fought for three days. Its record, written and re- written, placed Gettysburg higher on the roll of so1dierly achievement than either Marathon or Waterloo. The blue and the gray in "One red burial blent," their number thirty thousand. At nightfan of Pickett's fateful day Capt John Robinson was counted with the slain.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
JUNE.

June 23-ThCmas Russell, 1 years old. fatally shot while carelessly handling a revolver.
 June 24-COlOnel U. R. Allen died suddenly in Weltons cigar store.
 Juno 27-The nineteenth annual com mencement at the Convent de Notre Dame.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31

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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-26
SHERMAN Is SORE.
ae Won't Pay His Proposed Visit to Har-
rison.


rison.
WASHINGTON, December Ex-senator
Sherman has about decided not to 20 to
Indianapolis during the holidays, as he
announced some two weeks ago he would
do, having been invited BY Harrison to
pay him visit The proposed refusal to
go upon the part Of the Senator has caused
much comment, and some inside history
as to his reasons have come 10 light,
which indicates that o fight between
himself and Governor Foraker hiss
grown to such proportions that psscs
cannot be patched up. It ia authori-
tasively though privately stated to.risht
that Senator Sherman will not 90 TO In
dianapol:s because he has heard that Gen.
Harrison has, or has had, serious thoughts
Of placing Governor Foraker in his Csbi-
net, and this being taken IA true, the Sem
ator is quotsd as having said that te pre-
ferred to take no part whatever IN giving
counsel to Ge3. Harrison upor the subject
of the formation Of a Cabinet. Senator
Sherman, in speaking CT the matter to-
might to Ohio friends, exhibited 70 small
degree OF anger at the thought las he is
represented to have expressed III of his
arch enemy Foraker being seriously con-
sidered for place in the Presidents pOlit-
ical family.
Friends of the Senator think he has
grown too sensitive on the subject and
feel that the report about Harrison having
seriously contemplated constructing a
cabinet without conferIing with the Ohio
senator has been uagDi6ed an5 many mis-
represent .tions OF fact INDUCED in.
There is no mistakipg the fact that there
is more and more bad blood boming to the
front every day with OHIO people.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-26
RED RUIN.
A THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR
PlRB In CINCINNATI.
Arblshssd, Mass, in Flames Eutrs Business
Portion Of the TOwr Destroyed, and the
Fire S6ll Raging Other
CODAlgratOns.

CINCINNATI, December 25.-There was
great fire in Cincinnati to-day. It began
at $50 a. m. and burned to ashes factories
AID dwellings covering three acres Of
ground. At the corner Of Rudd ard HaI-
ret suetts, In the rope works OF the
Charles C. Jacobs Cordage Company, the
fire started. The fire spread rapidly in
this building, and it soon extended
to the large sable of the works
and to the platform of tie Cincin-
natl, Hamilton and Dayton RAILROAD
Soon the eight b2x and foar fat cars on
tie railroad were burning, and the fire had
extended over great area. Ths flame s
.oon extended into the timber yard Of the
Belts Street Furniture Co., where $75,-
600 worth Of furniture was burned 10
ashes. The Csrtral Furniture Association,
worth, with its contents, $4,000, wss
doomed to destruction, and the Queen City
Twine Company factory, worth, with its
contentP, $50, 900, was q minute later in
the merciless embrace of the flames.
From these the fre spread to the adjacent
dwellings. Two brick dwellings on Bett:
street destroyed, worth $4,000. A three
story brick on same street worth 5000
WIS bu. ned 20 the ground. In addition
to the houses destroyed there were score
or more of The dwellings in the ne:2hbor'
hood more or less scorched. The total
loss and dsmsge is rather over than under
$500, 900 The property was all fairly
we'll insured. Three f,emen wer.
knocked out of the service by injuries
but none of them are seriously hurt.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-26
WATCHING THE DEAL.
Blaine Has Made No Move, but Weuld
Accept the Pre- miership.

Blaine Has Made No Move, but Wsuid
Accept the Premiership.
AUGUSTA, December 25.-Mr. Blaine,
up to this hour, has not made application
70 General Harrison for the portfolio OF
State. nor has ne intimated to the Pfesi-
dent-elect that he will accept any office,
neither has any gentleman whose relations
personally are close to Mr.. Blaine made a
a single move in the interest Of Augusta e
distip guished citizen. General Harrison,
however, bas learned from parties rot
standing near to Mr.. Blaine that he would
undoubtedly accept the State portfolio.
On the other hand, Mr.. Blaine has not
received teven hiot from Mr.. Harrison
as to what is his intentions. Mr. Blaine
will not take the Ergtish, TOR vii he go
to Berlin, but he will accept tie pTemire'
ship.
These statements are those Of an emf
pent Republican who has visited the
Augusta statesman several times this
week, and who is intimate with him. Mr..
Blaine and his family 20 to Washington
for the winter shortly after New 1ear's,
and their residence there being leased for
five yesrs they will necessarily have to &C.
cure another residence. Tneir house IN
Augusta will be closed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-26
ANOTHER.
Loss OF the Steamer LeIf Eric son and
Seven Lives.

Loss OF the Steamer LeIf Eric son and
Seven Lives.
SEATTLE, w. T., December % The
steamer Left Erickson was burned to the
waters edge at o'clock yesterday eve
ming off Alki Point, five miles west Of this
city. Five lives were lost perhsps seven.
The fire broke ont in the pilot house and
it is believed to have been caught by a
lamp explosion. Another theory is that
demiiohn in the pilot house was broken,
and the whiske2 ran through 10 the boiler
and ignitsd. There were 36 people aboard
It the time. The fire spread instantly
throughout tie interior cabin. The boat
was about two miles from the shore. Capt.
John H. Nibbe, the owner of the beat,
was In command. He left the wheel houss
for the purpose of launching life raft
but found the passengers trying to put the
raft overheard. In the struggle TO rescue
the raft from the passengers, Capt. Nibbe
fell overheard with the raft. In the mean
time the passengers were putting on lite
prt servers and stealing 6rewoOd or any
thing else that would float. and jumped
overheard Capt. Nibbs saw his niece,
Miss Annie Toldner. struggling in the
water about $50 feet from him, and ne did
bis utmost to push the raft toward her,
out che drowned in less than 100 feet away
from him. He was hampered with gum
bSols, and almost helpless.
THE LOST.
The list of lost il as follows: Miss Annie
Tollner, ]. N. Noreous, Jack Simmons, I
Smith and man and his wife, whcne
names corld not be sscertained. The sur
viyors also report another woman as being
lost.
The steamer burned to the waters edge
and has no doubt eunk.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-26
Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice,
having had placed in his hands by an East
India missionary the formula Of simple
vegetable remedy for the speedy and per
mapent cure of Consumption, Bronchitis,
Catarrh, Asthma and all Throat and Lung
Affections. also positive and radical cure
for Nervous Debility and all Nervous Com,
nlsints. after having tested its wonderful
curative powers in thousands of cases, hai
felt it his duty to make it known to his
suffering fellows. Actuated BY this mo
tive and 8 desire to relieve human suffer
ing, I will send free of charge, to all VIII
desire it, this recipe, in German, French o.
English. with full directions for preparlnnll,
and using. Sent by mail BY 49, 49, w Z
Mnuus, MtSu i4S Powers Block, Hochs'ter
n. 7.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-26
SHE TAKES THE CAKE.

Thirty Quail Ia as Many Days-GreAt Feat
Accomplished by a Chicago Lady
CHICAGO, December 25.-Mrs. Titus is
the lady WHO made q wager with her has
band that she could eat thirty quail Zone
each day in thirty day.
To-day is the thirtisth day, snd the deli
cate-looking little woman had Just deVour'
ed tue last bird at Cne O'Clock to-day when
an ENQUIRER reporter called At her residence
No. II Elizabeth street. Her little figure
was neatly attired in clOse-6ttiug blsck
dress aud two pura white gems Rlistened
in her elrs ss she shook her head rather
sauc,ly and exclaimed IN tru9 feminine
tyl-:
"Ob, iast feel TOO perfectly lovely for
ANYTHING. was not slck once during toe
time vas eating the birds. In fact was
oaly III oucs in my life, and that was when
hsi the meazles. The cOOk was psrttct-
iy delicious. Mr5. Holiday did the cook
ing"
Did you say the cook was deliciOu'?"
she was asked.
"Oh, I don't want TO call her cook, "
che replied. she is the lady OF the house,
and she IL too delicious for anything
How did you have the quail cOOksd?"
Always brOiled. Always broiled.
Never ate them any other way"
ANY liquors 10 assist the digestioD?"
"Od, my, no. l am opposed 70 liquors
of any kind Alcohol eats up the perlton-
eum. l took Io'h'ng but pure lake
water"
Mrs. Titus wins $3.50 and u diamond
ring, and says she caG eat sixty quail in
sixty days she weighs about 100 pounds
and wears , shoe.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-26
THE LATEST YARN.
How a Man Has Osslfied-FollowInG an AT

How a Man Has Ossiiied-Followlng an At
tack of Iufl Ammstory rheumatism.
New YORK, December 25.-Some dec
tors visited man whose body has been as
stiff ss rail for the last thirly-onc years,
and who is as helpless as papoose, at the
Manhattan Hotel, in Fourteenth street
In 1910 he weighed 100 pounds, but oesi
fication set in, which in ten years left hin
in the state in which he has remained fol
over thirty years. Now he weighs II
pounds and is blind. He is without pain,
and said he was perfectly happy. lie
spends his time thinking. Among his vis'
itors Yesterday wss Police Surgeon A w,
Ford, Of Brooklyn, and Drs J. H. Wheeler
and Back, of this city. The man told his
own history. He is J. B. Bass, 20 years old,
and he came from Niagara Falls. While
in tie lumber and canal business he was
much exposed aud often got very wet.
What appeared to be iu1am matory rh ~
mstism set in for which he was treated for
several years. 1t resulted in rigid stiff
fleming Of the joints. His legs are mostly
bone, with but slight covering OF tieeh.
The line from head to his heels along his
back is nearly straight. the finger nails
of the left hand have not been cut for thir'
ty years and they have grown out into
curls half foot long. The nails of the
other hand are trimmed. The arms are
as rigid as tie legs and the cartilage be-
tween the vertebTp is ossifed. Bass was
taken IN and placed on his feet. Can
you bend yourself at the waist?' asked
one of the doctors. "Metcy, no" said
the mummylike individual, mo more
than a crowbsr can." The mans heart
was declared by the doctors 10 be about
normal and his appetite is excellent, but
IS his jaws are rigid, his fCodis artificial
ly masticatsd.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-26
soMETHINGIN THE WIND?
Young Harrison Makes r Gall Upon John
Wanamaker,

Young Harrison Makes r Gall Upon John
Wanamsker.
PHILADELPHIA, December p Russell
Harrison, sen of PRECEDENT elect Harrison,
took 1un over from New York yesterday
morning, and spent the day in company
Hamilton Disston, whose guest he was
Young Harrison had made an engagement
with Mr.. Disston since his coming tn New
York from the West to visit Philadelphia
His visit here was kboTn to few, II any,
psrsons outside of Mr. Disston's Immediate
circle Of acquaintances, and his brief stay
in town was quito Mr.. DHston met
the Presidents son st the Broad street STA
ton, and after few minutes walk on
Chestnut street the two made call upon
John Wanamaker. The nature OF this visit
was not made knowp. They remained IN
Mr.. Wauamaker's company some time
Alter their talk the two passed around
the counters in Mr.. Wanamaker'5 store,
and Harrison made one or two PURCHASES,
which he ssid would go TO make plrt oil
young baby McKee's Christmas presents.
Subse ouently Mr.. Harrison visited MI
George ". Childs snd Mr.. Charles Emory
Smith, lunchej with Mr.. Drexel, AMI at D
O'Clock, with Mr.. Disston and Mr.. Dolsn,
dined at the Bellevue. TIE dinner over
the party repaired to the Broad street sta
ton. where Mr.. Harrison took train for
New York.