The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-29

sealskins, and out of this incident grew
the Alaska Seal Fur Company. which in
the course of a few years made Mr.. Miller
millionaire. He said that curiousiy
enough everything that he ventured into
after that made money, although all his
enterprises together did not receive one
tenth part of the attention which he gave
to any one of his early enterprises which
proved failures. No one could persuade
General Miller that the element of luck
did not figure largely in soldiers bust
ness career. He was afterward elected to
the Senate from California.
Besides Miller only two other generals
who were very conspicuous had successful
business careers-Generai Slocum grew
very wealthy out of his connection with
Brooklyn horse railroads and General
Franklin through his association with
great manufacturing interests in Hartford.
Politically the greater generals seem to
have had more OF success than those who
entered business life, Logan served many
years in the Senate: Burnside died while
member of the Senate; Mcclellan became
governor of New Jersey; Hawley was gov
ernor of Connecticut and is senator, and q
score of brigade commanders have served
in the lower house of congress. Ont of the
army came every president who has served
since the war ended excepting one. Hayes
was brigade commander; Garfield a
major general, who resigned his post to
enter congress: Arthur was. while not in
the field, most efficient aide to Governor
Morgan, and General Harrison fought
some brilliant battles in the Western
campaigns.
In the race for business success the sub
ordinates have gone to the front, and the
names OF them are so many that 1t would
require columns to list them all. Alger,
with his millions, was only a poor colonel
when he retired; Brice, the many-million-
aired senator, was an inconspicuous SOL
der; Ekins. now secretary of war
mining properties. was subaltern
officer; Sickles, who had succeeded
in diplomacy. became sheriff of New
York city; Fitzpatrick, also a diplomat, was
not successful as a stock farmer. and
there are scores and scores of men who
served as priyates who now possess vast
wealth and influence in the greater cities
of the land.
STORIES At THE CAMP FIRES.
Sometimes at the camp fires of the
Grand Army the veterans get IN remi-
niscent mood, and if the stories which have
been told at these peaceful gatherings
could all be preserved we should have a
history of the war far more pathetic, ex-
citing, romantic ard tragic, than any
which has been or can be told in consec-
utiye narrative.
Some of the veterans were gathered at
campfire held in New Haven some wears
ago, and among other tales that were told
was this one. which illustrates the sur
prises and dramatic features with which
the life of the soldier in the days OF the
war was so familiar: 4 lieutenant coll
onei, acting as colonel of the Twentv-sixth
Connecticut MANIFESTATION by name
and near relative of the late Chief JUS
tiCe Waite-had led his regiment through
10 a ~pa nd
son campaign. The term o: service of the
reglment expired in August, 1853, and inst
heiote the regiment was ordered from the
field IN order 10 he mustered out Colonel
Se!den was taken dangerously Ill. with
swamp fever. lie became Geirious. Asy
man and an officer his popularity was very
great, ana ne was most tenderly nursed ab
some of his men.
The regiment was 10 take the steamboat
NJ landing on the Mississippi river
thence TO be conveyed 10 ST. Louis. from
thence by rail 20 Chicago, whence it was
TO go 10 Connecticut 10 be mustered out of
service. The soldiers would not listen 70
the suggestion that Colonel Selden he Ieft
IN the field hospital. They vowed that
they would take him home with them and
that they would nurse him as caref1iIv
upon the trip as he could possibly De cared
/ for in 4 field hospital. The surgeon he
. lieving that Colonel Sclden's illness was
mortal, and that II could make no differ
ence If he were removed, permitted his
soldiers 10 carry him 10 the steam
boat Here a CO: was fitted I'D for
! MN nurses we're provided; but in his
deilrlum the colonel was OF course. uncon-
sc}ouS thai ne was on his way home. He
( m0tteTet IN his frenzy. II am going
home.' and the resimental surgeon, with
tears IN his eyes-for he loved his colonel
said, YES he IS but its TO mis- long
! homeN' During the night after the
steamboat had started up the river the
nurse was called away for al instant from
; the colonies cot and when he returned
the cot was empty. In some myste rious
way Colonel Selden had disappeared. 4
GccShand said that he heard splash N
the water bu,. supposing II TO be log,
! paid no heed - it. The grief of the reci-
! meCt vas intense, for IL was believed that
IN Colonel Selden's delirium he had
. jumped into the river and was drowned.
Lie regiment Was received with hoaors