Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-23

A RECKLESS CHARGE At nuCRroS STATION.
called upon his men to follow and rode
over fences and bitches up the cmbnnI
ment, relying upon sabcr aud pistol to cope
with rifle and hnyonet. Three times the
charge was repeated. and two OF Ashby's
captains fell by his sido before be gave up
the contest
The remainder of tho campaign, 10 dis.
nstrous 20 Banks, was an inglurious one
for Ashhy's cavalry. For some reason tho
mon, with few exceptions, fought on their
own hook and but q handful rallied around
their leader 10 follow up and hamss Banks
rctrugting column.
When, In turn. Jackson made bis retreat
up the valley n few days later To anticipate
Fremuut's column that WAS threatening
the rear, while Gen Shields pressed tho
Confederate front, Ashhy made skillful
defense with the rear guard. One day a
Union battery advanced close enough 70
stampede the cavalry aud Infantry Of the
guapl with a voll,y of well aimed shells
This stroke was followed up by charge
Of Union cavalry which Ashby rrpulsod
by personally leading small ambush
party made mp Of stragglcrs that lowered
In the wake ~ the column.
In an affair Of this kind Ashby ended hla
career at llarrsonhurg, IuneG Frcmout's
advance, under Gen. George ID, Bnynrl,
was pressing Ashby's guard closely, and
the leading detachment WINS successfully
Ambushcd and lts leader Col. Percy Wynd.
ham, captured. Col. Kanc's Pennsylvania
Bucktnils wec behind Wyudham, aud
Ashby laid another ambush for them, aud
with two Infantry regiments attempted 60
strike the Uuilu column In the flank.
Luunfa Il Al.
fire, and Ashby, who bHycly rode ut tho
head u his mon, wal shot down almost In
Etantly. So II was with him ~ with his
chicftain, stoncwall with "Jeb" Stuart
| also, and with our own Ktlrny, aud with
the m starred Bnyard himself few
months later Death came not Ia the IDEAL
way of some grand hurricane Of battle, but
| IN trivial collision that counted Tor moth
/ Ing In the final result Had Ashby lived Il
| is quite probable that the Shenandoah val
| ley would have become the thcater u OK.
| PLOTS ~ startling ~ those which IN the
west made Forrest renowned l,s the great
ost volunteer general u his time
GroBGE L. kILMEh
taking Advantage of ~ Mothers Lave.
Captain ScurpSby relates ttrik
Ing instance Of the affection Of u
whale for is young, one OF his har.
pooners struck SUCKER us the
calves arc generally called, aud IN II
few moments tho mother rose close to
the boat, Selling the young one, she
dragged out ut the boat about 600 feet
OF the line and disappeared beneath the
water Rising again she durted furi
ously to and fro, frequently stopping
short and suddenly changing her al
rectlon, For long time she acted IN
this manner, and 80 solicitous was she
for tho welfare Of her offspring thai
she seemed totally oblivious to any
danger TO herself.
One OF the boats finally approached
near enough 10 allow a haIpoon to be
thrown at the dam, After two failures
one Of the instruments struck her but
the made no attempt to escape, but on
the contrary allowed three other boats
TO gnther about her and was event.
ually killed without amy further resist.
ance, Detroit Free Press