The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-01
s0oF GETTYSBURG
Burn's Grand-D Daughter
Married Here.
..ul SON EsPousEsJ. MYERS

8 re.y Relics OF the Aged War.
,.e,sding Edward Everett's
-~,-psrsonal RecoiIections.
=, issue OF this paper appeared
: ~ marriage OF Jesse Myers o. this
= - Isnpie Wilson. OF Gettysburg. IL
- rore than an announcement, and
- q the lady recalls one of the great
- !, Ne civil war and one Of the no
n n mans warrior -patriots-John l.
= .8ero of Gettysburg.
- en,oys the distinction OF being the
~ 8 he adopted daughter Of the aged
- s,y,yed in Seattle last Monday from
- & l,e,sysburr. and was married by
-. -, Gilbert, OF the hrst N. Z. church.
.s.s.srasy evening. She Is now residing
q husband, who IS ptnmoc snd gas
Slils Ninth street.
.ssr1ersafivs Of the Posr IFrELLreENcEa
~ - Mn Myers at her home YESTERDAY.
sssa : a srmnsly courteous little woman.
=. s,sounat face lit up with pride in speak
N - ga man. her grandfather.
Ss-1mbes John Burns very well" said Mra
=. slhsueh Of course l was only . little
a . ~ dine Of his death, which occurred
III fG2 He was a tall. spare man.
s.. ss.s,mlned features indicated the indom-
~. m vhics induced him at 20 years OF age
~ 8. as N isket and meet the enemy be-
s-xuburx We were 80 proud of him. and
~ - more interesting to me than the
ss,,sd Ioe AGAIN and again OF that great
a This is . cans which was presented to
81. y ~ csy Of Pittsburg," and the youth
- suddenly interrupted herself to hand
,swauaper man q handsome cane. It Is Of
TN ! MASSIVE chased gold head. on the
eienich Is the inscription:
CITY Council of Pittsburg to
John 1. Burns, the
aRero OF Gettysburg
Sept 18th, 1896.
- \ vas not only councillors who de.
- b homer my grandfather went on Mrs.
q. ~,he1e ID book which Edward Everett
rslud = him."
~ III xas the "consecration Of the Gem
3 aosgsbafs" On the fy-leaf of it was
- n 1 delicate somewhat hesitating
~ ~ Ichn Burns. In memory Of his noble
~ 4 the great battle of Gettysburg. En-
a lyefsa Boston. . May, 1854" One can
" inafine the attrsciiol such . sterling
80 = tkasof John Burns must have been
- ft6nsd writer. who met him when in No
- III hs delivered his memorable grafton
- sasion's dead IL the crowded cemetery
r sSTbafs.
relies Of bygone days seemed to take
md character In the hands of one whom
|6k Iuedsed owner had often danced upon
|hnssk Whist recollectIons they awoke Of
IRE brave who sank 70 rest,
Dr. ill their country's wishes blest."
m VIVA! Ma Myers remembered of the
~ 4 bis life, - told By himself, somewhat Of
r ikpsy Of John Burns was gathered. It was
|xaly In The war OF 1868 that he fought. He
r. uen mrvice In 1912 against the foreign fee,
r tsmeaned himself like man In the front
IN d the battle. He was born in September,
r. "a va then, ~ the time Of the battle Of
1lgSbufe, over 70 years old. He had offered
lnli iof service In 1851, bat had been re-
~ % account Of his advanced age. When
hntds began on July l, 1863, John L Burns
mlivine win his wife Barbara on the west
y edse Of the town. On the morning the two
no we're 10 meet Barns, stirred TO the
~ Of his soul by his patriotic
t1nU, shouldered his old nintlock
= uasssd ont across the fields and Joined
= mnks Of the Sew nth wisco en-
(noak h cut Q singular figure in his
l6sNslow.tail coat and high-crowned hat,
- NJ bayery was unmistakable Colonel
- \ Calli2 q the .sIron Brigade" remon-
esfod win MIN, bat he insisted on
lIluns and % was permitted to join
y nniA His old rife was taken
- hin md be was siven In in place . rife
rDiared from the enemy A little later Con-
&&srntn ~ xoA r<H3A
~ the open The aged recruit brought his
~ rde 70 HE shoulder ana in . moment the
~ horse salloped into the Union lines with
q fidef This was one of the first rebel Of
m 10 fall In the battle. Burns fought gal
nty throughout the engagement Rntil at last
YES wounded ~ three rebel balls and lay
! the a ID Of battle oil night long. These
lsunds kept him In his chamber several weeks.
: booming convalescsnt he held small posi-
g the government supply depot at Gels
- % he Potomac He was q pensioner OF
g bat never received pension for his serv-
= during the last war. His wife died In 1868
Z be then went to live at ex.Burgess Mar
- house, where he met and adopted Mrs.
anis Wilson, whose daughter is now Mrs.
yen aud whose marriage is referred
q the beginning Of this arti-
The hero left all his little prop
Y amounting to 500. to Miss Jennie wilson,
% carefully guards these relics. His old flint.
y musket Is now In the hag.room at Harris-
re. Mrs. Myers has photograph of it and
q three portraits OF John Burma The face is
emarssely strong one, the eyes piercing, and
lips armly compressed, in fact just such
untenance az one would expect to see Of the
IN OF whom General Doubleday, In his official
port says: shy thanks are specially due to a
sen Of Gettysburg named John Burns, who.
'housh over 10 years of age, shouldered his
nsket and offered his services 20 Colonel Wis.
!. Que Hundred and Fiftieth Pennsylvania
aanteers Colonel wister advised him 10 fight
NE woods, - there Was more shelter there;
be preferred to Join our line OF skirmishers
me open fields when the troops retired he
asnt With the Iron Brieade.'n
'ehn Burns died February 4. 1872. and ia
Iasd In Evergreen cemetery, where little
~ ~ Sso marks his resting place. He % gone,
! nls name VIII long last in the memory OF his
'fymen IL IL more generally known
'0aka the famous poem by Bret Harte, in
aleh he refers TO Burns:
.m Va No long brown rife and bell.crown hat.
.na me swallow-isils they were laughing att
1us icr Ill their laughter,
V,ose 81 his elbow all that day,
tcrans Of the Peninsula
ana bearded. charged away.
ss'e suras, unmindial of jeer and scoff,
- toere picking the rebels eff"
RAILROAD TALK.
~ 81 the Port Townsend Southern
construction at Chehalis.