The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-23
HOW A BULLET FEELS.
s,,szRs OF CONGRESS WHO
WERE WOUNDED.


vx-soldiers swap Gloves-How hen
derson Dances
F,oul the Washington Post
.rba severest pain l ever experienced IN
IN said Senator Cockrell, who was
.,-,-,rded three times. was caused by
IL, that did not hit me at all. L was
-, at the head Of my regiment when 1t
-ossed under my chin with deVilisn
rThistle and q slash like saber stroke IL
-. = me like a red a red-hot iron and
st--ob+ it had cut my throat, but
nutting up my hand it only
-5+ lot Of whiskers that had
80 ont off. There was no blood and
horm Twas shot through the arm and
-, laos in the same battle, breaking the
,,,nes hut none Of these clips hurt half as
-l,-ob as the bullet that did not hit me. In
Cot while my right leg became suddenly
t,,,,,nbed Ibid not suspect till half an hour
-f.ar,vard that a bullet had gone through
NV, left leg, too. The boys discovered 1t
1rbon thew we're carrying me off. 1t had
not named me in the least l didn't know
it was touched.
senator Henderson was severely wounded
saxsral times 'How much it hurts de-
80 on where YOU are hit,n he said II
- on horseback when l was struck at
7 o1oiov,s station, and for some minutes it
fojr as # a charge of red hot Goals had been
1T into me. for it struck the vital center,
The SHINE. Presently l began to feel be-
r,,,,bei in my eXtremltles and the men
oarriad me off on their guns. But one of
U@r men had q finger shot off and didn't
tnow it, He was lying in his tent pointing
mn at something when comrade saln:
look at your finger, 10, what's the mat
terN -,.s -,
owner of that member, somebody must
have shot 1t Off
Tn reply to IA question, Senator Mander-
am aid. Manifestations Of extreme
feer in hattie we're not common. l think
the soldier generally feels that he personally
is in the charmed zone of eafety-that his
hodv is where bullets do not come, but that
II he we're to move much either way he
would get into danger. l never could get
rid of that notion.
Il saw the first meeting after the war be-
tween Gen. Wheeler, NJ. c., of Alabama,
and Mai. Powell, director Of the United
States Geological survey, who had a noted
artillery duel at Meridian, Miss, some years
earlier.
"'You are not large man, general,
said Maj Powell, surveying his former
antagonist Of five feet six.
"'No, nature was not very generous in
nv case. said the ex-confederate.
But have stood opposite to you, said
Powell, when | thought you must be at
least seventeen feet high. For just as l got
my batteries wheeled I'D on the hill that
commanded your position one OF your solid
shot howled close by my side and went
through three of my men, killing them in
their tracks. 1t was terrible sight. l
ultimately drove you off, but the work of
that cannon ball haunted me long,"
Maj Powell and Gen. Hooker, member
of congress, of Mississippi, faced each other
al Vicksburg, and both came out Of the war
minus an arm-Hooker having lost his left
and Powell his right. Now they are good
friends and for some years they have ex-
changed gloves, each, on buying gloves,
presenting to the other the superfluous glove
of the absent hand. In this way each has
twice as many gloves as he buys. 1t is
pathetic reciprocity.
Gen. D. B. Henderson, the handsome
Scotch representative, lost leg at Corinth,
but he handles his artificial limb so we'll
taat few guess his injury. Joe Cannon was
the champion congressional dancer when
Henderson first came up from Iowa, and be
had everything his own way at the National
Joe had cen him on crutcnes and was sorry
for him, bul when David came bowling into
the ballroom one night without any support,
but his two very agile feet, and selected one
OF Cannon's favorite partners for the may
la'yrnths Of the german, the giddy Walter
OF DAnvllle leaned against the door-post
paralyzed and let his little finger wander
helpless down the seam of his pants The
more or less dlsJointed David was belle of
the ball
henderson was shot in the head. nearly
taJal wound, for it almost severed the iue1I
lar, at Fort Donaldson, and in the foot at
Corlnth six months later.
how does 1t feel to be wounded?n said the
general, repeating my question. mot very
peasant when l was struck in the head |
am ST Immediately lost consciousness, and
escaped the first severe pains. The second
wound was quite different The bali an
teIea between the second and third toes and
IaVersed my entire foot. | can describe
TIE sensation only by saying that II
oveilleu as II had been struck a whack by
ole Vi Tue Target planets, or as if some luna
tc comet had strayed out of its orbit and
selected me for its particular victim. n
was ieenng OF such comprehensive COL
cps ana De"llderment that it seemed as
SHOULD never recover from the immidi-
hi.N ~, AHeIl came the sensation of
,1n tLI The only liquor tasted during
S cIo wnoie war was that given to me after
I Go[lnth' They thought it STAYED off the
e.. nov does it feel to be shot?" asked Col
yiote, A. =, OF Kentucky, who goes about
kn 'u oA9 ieg and two crutches. II don't
a --S". :. l was on Morgan's RAID, and in the
ii5nI Oh june Il at Cynthiana. I GOT NV
u n'o' n ot Knew that my walking machinery
t, "S ouV OF gear. All | felt was sIigbt
as a'( oat VI tue bullet at my trouser leg. snch
roni,'J - gnu make with playful claw to
sia1 'Ii'o d.i ule SIC was there. But could NOT
denI1, J JoI NY ieg, and its feeling was sud-
hort a uoqu !. felt the loss of its sum-
pnn ,ii1 uled to brace myself with NV
and fan Ie Ell Knew must fall, and twisted
and ali ni' ny In lay on the field all dav
W w you ever dodge, colonel q,
pose il IA never . failed to dodge; but I SIN.
Sort If NH raial no good. You cannot see any
OF hni iiilisSIe, and YOU cannot hear the snit
it is gone y neA 1t Is coming, but only when
te 4, ls sRL the luck of every man who 10.
and the fo ZINES successfully made target
to come d,'. run "a time slashed with sword
dav he o.'.S- WIN his body as sound as tbe,
expsrjaSoo5i go eu the service. That's the IncL
braska W. og non. James Laird of Ne
Der OF 49, w. besides having the usual nun
mortals h ,iIs and legs possessed bv othar
cqllv one 4 a. =. Tor Years been counted nbvsi-
House. 'ne most powerful men in the
pr fgaato or H5awley entered the war as
Command - Due OUT as major general in