The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-07-30


from his cabin ia his nighEshlrt- "WbO Is on The
deck Of my sbip2" he roared. When he learned
who were the men who wore the gray uniforms
he rOared ike a bull and threatened 10 throw ths
Confederate States Of America overheard. lie ran
back and ordered the Stars and Stripes to DO run
up. A the old flag went up they threatened 10
burn his ship. Burn my sbipl" hs beloved.
" Burn my shipi Burn Il and will blow your
New Orleans out Of the water" And they burned
his ship. This story is told BY rebel who was in
the party, who unfortunately did not know the
gallant Yankee shippers name.
Congressman W TT. H. CowIes Of North Caro-
Ina, Is having handsome monument erected to
the memory Of John Allen Smith. a private Of the
lst " O. (Confederate) Cav, who once saved Col.
Cowless life on tie battlefield. smith died last
January. Col. Cowies enlisted as a private in Co.
a, Ist " O. Cav; was promoted First Lieutenant
Captain, Major AID Lieutenant Colonel. He was
twice wounded, once through The body at Mine
Run, Va, and again in the head severely at the
closing battles around Petersburg, March 81 1855.
w. H. Brearley who was a private Of Co. r. 18th
Mich, which regiment served in the Ninth Corps,
IL now the proprietor Of the Detroit 1iich) Journal
During the National Encampment in Detroit the
journal building will be turned into a Ninth Corps
headquarters. The building sits back from the
street, and tents will be erected in front Of IT, well
stocked with lemonade, ETC.. for all visiting COM
rades Of the Grand Army. Comrade Brearey de-
sires all the old soldiers to visit him. whether they
were members Of the Ninth Corps or not. He
promises 10 give All the Old boys hearty welcome
D. W. Pass. Of Calhoun, Ga, wishes to obtain the
address Of a Union soldier whom he assisted to
escape from AndersOuvilIs prison. Pass was a
guard at the prison IN 1864 and he says that two
men were under guard one night while he was on
duiy. One man was under sentence TO Do shot
the other for some triaing offsuse. Both men
begged Pass to allow the condemned man to es-
cape, and he complied and allowed him to pass out
and escape to the woods. The commanding OIL
Ger offered a reward Of $500 and furlough for 80
days for evidence to convict the guilty guard but
the secret was well kept and Pass was never
given any trouble He did not know the con-
demned mans name aud has never heard from
him since and II he Is living would be- glad to hear
from BIN.
Gen. g. T. Benuregard Is the sole survivor OF
those who held the highest rank that Of full Gen.
eFai' IN the Confederate army 10 is also said that
our OF the 1913 men who bore the title Of General In
that army, but lsf living. In another decade
but few who fought on either side will be- left TO
tell the story Of carnage and hardships endured
during the civil war.
The classmates at the Naval Academy Of the late
Lieut. @. w. DeLong. q. 5. Navy, who persisted in
the Arctic Ocean after abandoning the Jeanette,
ing a memorial tablet placed ia the Naval Academy
Chapel at Annapolis. Nd.
Mrs. James d. RawIins, mother Of Gen. John A.
Rawlins Grants great Adjutant- General and SEQ
Rotary Of War during his first Administration died
ct her home, near Galena. H., on Thursday, July
%. aged So years.
Gen. r. A AlgeT says " the question OF personal
bravery is always one Of peculiar interest. but
many man who bore the reputation Of having a
charmed life owed it to the admiration Of his OBJ
ponents. As a rule, soldier will never fire at a
man who displays unusual courage; know this
from experience" The General then related an
experience which happened him on the Rapidan
He was ordered, by courier to report to Gen Kill
patrick. To reach Fitzpatrick he was compelled to
pass over an almost unbrokeu plain Of over half
mile exposed to the rebel fire. SIT flashed upon
me- says the General, that the attempt would
result la certain DEATH and was on the point of
refusing to obey, when 10 occurred to me that / [
dared not display any indication Of eowardiee in
the presence Of my command Leaving nv horse
and command, which were stationed behind a
small rise in the ground, started on foot The
moment / appeared was geeted with a voIley, |
and the dirt flew around but 1 was unhurt At
this the rebels eheered and in a moment the shot |
few thick about me for a second time. but not
one touched me. There was another cheer from |
the rebels but kept going was so badly fright
ened that dared not look 20 the right or the
leh Every moment looked for another volley. |
and felt that could not escape again. Not another
shot was fired, and during the IS minutes that +
elapsed while was in range Of their guns round /
after round Of cheers greeted me- but not a bullet
was sent after me. reached Gen. Fitzpatrick in
safety, and from that day to this have sought I'M
successfully to ascertain the name OF the rebel OIL
Ger whose men spared my life"
Gen Iohp Uobf,.,, - - -
Wilderness May 8, 1854, and was afterward Lieut.
Governor Of New York, has brought suit against 4
the New York Life Insurance Company for an /
accounting Of certain extra premiums which the 4
General paid on his policy Of 5000 during the war
Of the rebellion. Gen. Robinson was insured in l
1853, and under arrangement with the insur-
anee company an extra premium Of Ave per cent.
was collected for the extra hazard during the war
on the understanding that what was not used
should be refunded The General claims that $50
a year for five years is bis due, and his counsel
holds that as the company is only trustee Of the
fund. the claim IS not barred by the statute Of linn
iatons, while the eompany's lawyer holds that
the claim is outlawed II Gen. Robinson Is SUCCESS
full many old soldiers will nave a whack at the
New York Life Insurance Company.
DIR. W. III. Gibbon, Of Charlton Iowa writes an
old eomrade in Washington that nothing since the
war has made him so unspeakably sad as the death
OF poor Gen. Belknap. SO brave even In his
mis!ortune-so good and brave and true IN every
way. God bless his memory and keep it fresh In
the minds Of bis comrades. What q grand old
campfire we will have the other side of the
river, with you and Belknap and myself there
with the hosts OF our friends that have gone before
We will have big shake sure" The Doctor
was the efficient Surgeon Of Gen. Belknap's old
regiment, the l5th Iowa.
On the Thatcher farm, near DIartinsburg. W. Va.
was apple tree % years Of age, which was re-
Gently torn up by the roots. Crafts from this tree
are doing duty ia Ohio, Iowa and Missouri for Il
bore red apple Of delicious flavor and the tree
has been known to bear us bushels of appIes in
one season. Isaac b. Thatcher, who was a private
of the 18th Iowa and Captain of the 18th Iowa was
visiting the farm when the venerable tree was
blown down, and secured two canes from its
branches, one for himself and the other for hIs
brother Jonathan (who was also a member of tho
18th Iowa., which they have had made into hand
some walking sticks that they prize highly. The
Thatchers patriotic family, four Of the boys
serving in the war Of the rebellion.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hams and her son Joseph were
committed to Jail Tuesday. June 30, at Camden.
n. j., by United States Commissioner on conn
plant of Special Agent spidman, Of the Pension
Bureau. charged with swearing falsely 10 pension
alldavits and vouchers since 1873 for a pension
granted the mother Of Mrs. Hams, Jane Troll, who
is pensioner of the war Of lSl2.
News comes from Boston that only s.. 900 OF the
10000 fund for the benefit Of Gen.
Nathaniel p. Banks has been raised. The most Of