The National tribune., 1892-09-29

| removed to tho Georgetown Station house in
| patro-wagon, after which it was removed t.
| Clements's undertaking establishment, wher
| it was prepared for burial. One ear was tori
off, the face terribly disfgured, and the TRUNK
| and limbs badly cut and bruised.
Mrs. Darling was a tall, handsome woman
| about 35 years OF age. weighing about 16(
pounds, and was the widow of a Union soldier
| She arrived in Washington on Monday last tt
attend the Convention of the Woman's Relic
Corps and also to urge pension claim. She
was to have left for home Saturday night, but
the pension papers were not in shape and she
was thereby detained. intending, however, to
return home on Monday. She was promi
nent member of the Woman's Relief Corps in
Danbury. Her body was taken to Danbury on
Monday, Sept. 26.
George w. Leyings. Co. !, 1lth Ill. Cav, is
the last known veteran to capture rebel flag
the capture taking place at Orange Courthouse,
Va, Sept. 10. The special train hearing Post
l. of Rockford, ILL.,, was approaching the depot
slowly, and met with a WARM reception from
the citizens. As the engine stopped for water
before reaching the depot two women appeared
in the window of house near by and unfurled
two small flags displaying the bars and stars of
the Confederacy.
The sight was more maddening than a red
rag flung at bull to the boys in blue. Levings
exclaimed, 81 must have that fag," He was
afraid of being left behind by his train, or he
would have gone after the flag himself. But,
as the train drew into the depot, he jumped
from the Car. and. seeing n little negro boy on
the platform, he thrust a alf-dolar into his
hand, aud bade him fetch that flag. There
was evidently little opposition to delivering it
up. FOR the boy soon returned with the eW blem.
Immediately another veteran offered the boy
So to go back and get the other flag; but the
train pulled out just then, and it WAS left in
the hands of the enemy. One of the women
who waved the flags was the widow of Colonel
in the Confederate army, and the t0wnspeople
said she and the other woman are noted rs
very bitter in their opposition and remarks
about the GAR veterans. Robert c. Smith,
Battery b, 1st Ill. l.. A.. of Rockford ILL.,, states
that the train in which he passed through
Orange Courthouse on Saturday, Sent. II, was
insulted by two men waving these rebel flags
and cheering for jeff Davis and the Southern
Confederaoy from the same house at which
Comrade Levings got the flag Both these
trains were decorated aud labeled with Grand
Army notices, so there can be doubt but
that these rebels intended to Insult the vet
Grams OF the Grand Army Of the Republic by
Haunting the rebel rags in their faces.
Comrade j. B. Parsons was one of the numer-
Gus veterans who did such good work for THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and came TO the great
Reunion on one of our free tickets. Comrade
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and lives at Dwight, ILL.,, where he is Post
master.
The only drum corps of its kind in the
whole procession was the Old Boys Drum
Corps, belonging to the Department of Colo
RADIO and Wyoming, and its leader is w. IL.
Rose of Denver, Colo. The members are mostly
from Illinois regiments but some enlisted from
West Virginia and Wisconsin. Tie drum corps
is composed of the following: |. Ii. Paine, j.
Wnfn II rpt Nj
Winfield, F. J. Vosberg, L. d. Waterbury. j. J.
Williams, Henry Gaylord II. s. Davis w. II.
Rose Frank Spencer G. Bonnel. II. G. Picket.
John Mast, George Ii. Young, with Robbie Rose
as mascot.
p d. Comstock. Co. A, 32d Wis. found at st.
Elizabeth's his brother Wm II. Comstock. of
same company and regiment. who had wandered
from home q years ago, his insanity being the
result of his army service.
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE received from
visiting comrades several mcmcntos. Among
them were buckeye cane from JAS. Stalker, of
Sam'l Bell Post, Butler, o., sheaf Of fine wheat;
from j. b. Harrington, of Go. II. i0th Pa. Re-
serves now resident of North Dakota. an oak
cane, and photographs from the present owner
of old John Browns Tannery, Austin Cannon.
S. B. Miller, Altoona, Pa, Was one of the
soldiers at the National Encampment.
He was born Feb. IL. 1S49: enlisted Feb. 9, 1854,
in the 49th Pa, aud served II months, receiy-
ing his discharge July 10, 1855.
William II. Snrles, East Liverpool, o., belongs
to the Medal of Honor Legion, bearing one Of
the medals donated by Congress for distin-
guished service. He is also Junior Vice Com
mander of the Department of Ohio, GAR, and
was member of Co. G., I'd Ohio.
Lieut. Col. Franklin p. Harlow. TIN Mass,
of Whitman, Mass ATTENDED the National En-
campment and paid his respects to TIE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE. Col. Harlow was in the
of the 7th Mass. at the battle of
Marye's Nights, Va, when the regiment. as
claimed by its members, was the first to plant
their flag on the nights. Oar readers will re-
member that there is a controversy between
this regiment and the 9th Me- regarding which
was the first upon the top OF the bloody hill.
Maj. Charles F. Allen 38th Mass. of Whit
man, Mass was visitor at this Office during
The Encampment. Maj. Allen was gallant