The Progress., 1892-11-12


I'M sorTfe and save the
EN cay-the one the
,S,rui,,r, the other the climax of an rrish
,sxile's career. The pathway between WIS
MT all Sunshine or there would be no ro-
maucc to follow, aRd OF course was not
IN veiled in clOuds.
General SweeDy landed In New York in
,he tbirties m a farnily of exiies from the
famine stricken island, and after a few
wears OF study m the pullic schools took
nm the printers trade. Those were the
Sey, of general training, when the national
militia made Some show Of keeping the law.
snd every large city boosted numerous
companies OF organized soiAiery. Sweeny
enrolled himself IA a band known as the
.sBaxter Blues," and proved 50 good a sol
der that st tire beginning cf the Mexican
war he was elected heuccnant IN the
6,oond New York voluateerr. That regi-
xert marched snd tonight with Scovt from
Vera Cruz to tire City of Mexico, and
6wccny was in every battle up to Churu-
husco He wns wounded there In the fierce
sotack led by Gen. Shields against the
h~nk of Santa Annals army while the
regulars storrned the position n, front.
rhe Mcxicssus foaeht Shields with unusual
desperation IN order to save their main line
from foe in tire rcar. .--eg IL q.
The New Yor}ers made brilliant
shargc, lost heavily md canre out oovered
with eiury Sweenyb right seTa was shat
t.r>ss above the elbow and wes amputated
NJ the shourter. On' his arrival In New
York h. wss given q public reception At
O~et4e Garden thescer, then the asena sor
treat c~remoniee, and WIS loasfod with
louers. OF course the hand buried st
Cburubusco could no longer stick type,
md Crcfe San, kindly recogniEed the hero
stuff behsnd that empty sleeve vita com
mission in tho regular arIny.
Thcrc was work n thosB days fer the
regulars in making the fer, far west habit
sb}e for rne venturesorne white man, and
e,veeuy,s reginnent-the Second iafantry-
~ss IN the California gold hsads almos$ ~
socu m a pick wes stuck IN the yellow
,unrth in fsf9. The regiment wss on ths
Colombo a couple of y'eaH and buiit fos1
Yuma rs q streogheld aaa4ust the Co5ot'
md Yuma Indians, who kept the warpatf
esust antly, capturing sud distressing tht
prtt2eru, Il they did mot Dc wcrse. In shs
,nmu,er Of 1851 the Indians got 6etweei
NE fort and the military base st Ban Diego
,spd sbe earison was cut Oh from scpplies
Hhe commander ssw NJ way out but
f,ll back to San Diego, but didn't intenf
= give up the fort 70 the redskins. 6ween'
D,as n fjcusauaBt IN 0e Of the companies
spd with a detach neut of ten men W.
IN 70 hold the fort until the main bod
souh m xrch to Sun Diego and bring ba@'
help and n,ater1si.
TIE reressing garrison was followed q
- Indiana, and shortly the country D
Sweea Fort Yuma and San Diego swsz1as
,v4sh hossiles Sweeuys band waS und.
uSeee from juno - Dec Z. an1 wou'
nave bsad out until promised help cane .
snorvatyou or nassscre overlook then %
1ur the timeiy arrival of foree n eoadses
kum . qusster unsuapecss1 ~ the 3
S6>Rcrs. A g0vesnmeat exploring expee
- under military escort happened a. u
SDe 20 be az work On Co,UrsAs fv~ =
spsse from the sceoe OF trouble. and O gf'
- nm their searches for the winter :
r,d by the waS Of Fort yuma The .,
r1mws were we'll provided for the AArel
- the s~s parties united made their va
- Tho military pesos l. pts q ~ 70
sAfns.
TIE expsoit put 6wssngs paDs p
,SsOh,r "a shs war ofRce. and h 1o0 he VI
supsain of his company. In Aprii he VI
ssusdxned TO duty ut the St Louis ar:en
under a major Of ssuthsa prostlvieas
pur;ng she exdtemcut following eumt
- ssesdezs of the s>nss szss4 - - -