The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-06-18
PERSONAL.


mortal Day Trahey was wounded in The leh
breast at Fredericksburg Dec l3 Is62. and left all
night on the field with the dead At Frederick
BID, be fell sick with typhoid fever in the Summer
OF ls3, and would not have had The courage to live
but for the cI, stenton given him by Sister Of
Charity, whom Trahey describes as being rs beau
tiul az saint Her name had been Regina Le
croix, but she known 20 the soldiers "a Sister
Louise. The men all worshiped her Trshoy was
conysleseing, when he was again taken sick with
smallpox, and was 50 30 That hs remembered moth
Ing, but that Sister Louise still by bis side. lie
hnaily got well and Tej0in- B bis company being
wounded again at White ok swamp After the
war he inquired after bis faithful nurse and found
that she had died Of the dreadful disease through
which she had nursed him. and was buried at ST.
Louis. He will place headstone at the Sisters
grave IL permitted to do so by The sisterhood.
Thaddeus b. White son Of Capt. James T. White.
18Th Iowa, General Superintendent Of the Railway
Mail Service, died Friday. June T. at his home
In Chicago. after suffering intense agony through
an illness that began last February. Mr. White
was2 years old, received pubicschoole ducation,
and entered the service Of the Chicago. Burlington
& Quincy Railroad, and was promoted from time
to time. until he had reached responsible position
In the road tariff department. The remains were
inferred at Yinton. Iowa, where the dcceased's
mother 10 buried the pail bearers being his SIX
step-brOthers.
Gen. VIM. Yandever, sx-Member Of Congress
from the Sixth District Of California delivered an
eloquent address Memorial Day at Ventura,
Gal. Gen. Yandever resigned a seat ia Congress
from Iowa after the first battle Of Bull Run, raised
the 9th Iowa, which he took to the front and fought
with conspicuous gallantry until promoted Brig
adler General. He commanded division in Sher-
mans army on the march through the Carolinas.
powder horn that is an Interesting souvenir Il 10
carved all over with interesting designs and In
seriptons. and was presented to him by his army
comrades in 1865. One inscription testi1es to the
fact that he IL the survivor Of 10 battles that he
enlisted IN 1861 and again In 1864. The most prOmE
nent design is bunch Of flags and guns
which hovers an American eagle. The work Ia
well executed, and COmrads Costello Is very proud
Of his war relic.
Gen. Lew Wallace has gone to the banks Of the
classic Kaulxakee 20 test the merits of a new fish
ing-rod. The General Is an old and eager fish
eTman, and has fshed In streams from Persia to
Mexico. He prides himself on having the best col
lection Of fishing tackle Ia Indiana or the United
States for that matter. He has trawIing-hooks for
every condition Of water, many of them being Of
bis own invention.
Gen Stewart Van vIiet, o. g. Army retired, has
outvsd All his associates at West Point In the class
Of 1874 except one, Gen. George w. Getty. This
friend and contemporary Of Gen. Sherman says he
has never been inside church. never at a funeral
when he could help il, but has never missed we'd
ding to which he had an invitation. He also says
there il not a drop of blood In his veins which Is
not Holland Dutch, his ancestors were from
the Lowlands and their intermarriages have been
with the descendants OF Holland stock. His an
cestors were Dutch QuaIxers, who settled In New
L l. III. ~.
doctrines Of Fox and Penn, although he was .
warrior himself
Ten years ago VIII Tar was a beardless Fat boy
about his fathers law office In Cincinnati, o.,
known chiefly for his record in college athletics
and his artIess smile. Since the death OF his illus
trous father, ex-Seoretary Of War. ex-AttOrney-
General and ex- United States Minister to Russia
Taft the beardess fat boy who was not fat witted,
it proved, has become the head Of the Taft family
II may also be mentioned, incidentally that he bs-
came Solicitor General Of the United States several
years ago which also strongly proves that he is not
Fat witted.
A. NJ Broolxes. ex-Postnaster, Is one Of Seattle's
representative business men. Comrade Brookes
enlisted As a private at Milwaukee, Wis. when a
mere boy serving through the war and returning
to the Badger State In 1865. The veterans marched
through the streets Milwaukee from the train but
in all the crowd that lined the streets to welcome
them home, young Brookes saw no familiar faces
and Inconsistencies, or something akin, stole over
him so suddenly and so completely that he started
next day for California, and for II years was en-
ployed in the San Francisco POstofice. He soon
after went TO Puget Sound, and In Seattle has
carved out fame and fortune. He Is President Of
the Northwestern Cracker Company, Cashier OF
the Boston National Bank, an officer In numerous
other large corporations, and owns valuable prop
4. a fba Dit A f,f
ment makes him most agreeable friend while a
will Of iron and excellent business qualifications
have given him 3 success that comparatively few
acquire.
Gen. Don Carlos Buell., the organizer Of the cell
ebrated Army Of the Cumberland, Is occasionally
seen on the streets of Louisville, KY, where he
goes now and then to disspafe the mOnotony OF
farm life. His form Is still erect and well pre-
served and he isa very entertaining tnlSer on mill
itary and other topics, notwithstanding the fact
that he is somewhat soured a. the treatment he re-
Ceived during the war.
CAPT. Henry Erben, q. g. Navy. the new Com
mandant Of the Brooklyn ON. " Navy-yard, was
dined by the Brooklyn Club Tuesday evening,
June Is Many prominent officers Of the Army
and Navy were present
w c. Mccormick an old soldier OF Co. d. 18th
Pa. at present Deputy United States Marshal In
ems, at Mineral City, Colo, few days ago. The
ball entered Comrade McCormick'5 neck within a
hairs breadth Of the jugular vein. and came out
| under his shoulder blade. He was taken to TrnE
dad for treatment and he writes that he will bo
able to leave the hospital IN a few days. Blvens
was arrested and will be properly dealt with.
COmrade Mccormick has been peculiarly unfor-
tunate since the war, only last year he had an
| arm amputated.
Col George @. Tiehenor, formerly Assistant SEQ
| rotary Of the Treasury, now OF the General
Appraisers at New York City. was the victim of a
painful accident at the Governments building In
Chicago on Wednesday, June 10. The Colonel was
In Chicago to take charge Of some suits for over
valuation against the Government In taking the
elevator near the entrance Of the Government
building his foot was caught between the car and
the door-silI. A bone 10 Of his toes broken
and three toes crushed The accident will confne
the Colonel 10 HIS room for some time. he being
already In III health.
Frank Gilman Of Wildcat Township. Elk Co.,
Kan was a soldier IA the I'd Iowa battery during
the late war At the battle OF TupelO, Miss, July
IA. 1854 lac shot tn the knee by minie-ball.
making q very painful and serious wound. He
never fully recovered from the wound, and during
the past nine 10 years his knee-joint, from the
injury done In the hone and IiQaments. hRs been