The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-27
wALoEn.s RIDGE VICTIMS.

HAS, Meeting Of Citizens at KnoxviIle,
Tenn, to Take Action In Regard to the
Deaths Of Brace Given and J. 4. wall
thsn-A Fuad Started for the Relief Of
Givens' Family. to which Liberal Coz
trihsfions are Being Msde.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 2I.--In the
big public hall Of the county courthouse
was held. beginning at noon Saturday
and lasting two hours, q meeting Of citi-
sens which shows clearly the feeling OF
the people Of this city and surrounding
country regarding the acts o. lawless-
ness In the mining regions
Many business houses were closed
promptly at 1s o'clock. In the window
Of each house that closed placard was
posted bearing the following announce
ment: CLOSED in respect to our brave
dead soldiers"
The mass-meeting was called to order
by Maj. Carpenter, the hero Of the
Walden's ridge fight He moved that
the Rev. ID. d. Sutherland, pastor OF
the Second Presbyterian church, be
called to the chair. and also open the
meeting with prayer. 1t was an
nounced that the meeting was To be
held in respect to the memory of Bruce
Given and J. E. Waltham, the victims
Of the fight at Walden's ridge.
Col Ledgerwood suggested that on
behalf of the people Of Knoxville they
appoint committee of five on resolu-
tions to draw mp suitable memorials Of
the high appreciation in which the de-
ceased were held. The committee was
appointed. Givens left family in des-
titute circumstances The speaker saw
him ten feet off on the battle field
fighting uncovered. He thought the
people owed debt of gratitude. and
moved that MAI Carpenter be re-
quested to a:t as agent to receive con-
tributions for the aid of Givens' family.
On motion Of Capt /. C. Grant a reso
luton of thanks was unanimously car
ried applying to all who went out in
defense of the law.
Maj Carpenter said that he was in the
civil war three years and saw soms
hard service, but he never saw harder
service than was experienced by the
Knoxville soldiers on Walden's ridge.
Some were mere boys, but they were as
gallant in their behavior as veterans
could be.
Col Ledgerwood said: "Whst greater
love can a man show for his friend
and country than to lay down his life in
such a cause. One of these men was
native of Knox county, and had filled
places of trust The other had come
from Virginia to cast his fortunes with
this state. When the sheriff summoned
the people of this county to come to
the succor of the law, those two men,
though knowing the danger. went.
They lost their lives and their spirits
went to God who gave them. When
the order came to take the top of the
the young men sprang for
ward with the courage of tigers, and
these young men of Knox county were
such as older men should wish then
sons to be.
Col. w. A. Henderson. the next
speaker, said It was we'll that they who
went were men who wore both the
blue and the gray. Givens was brave
union soldier and the father of young
died covered with gray.
While the meeting was in progress
the bodies of the dead lay in state in
the private parlors Of an undertaking
establishment two blocks away. Thou
sands passed through the parlors and
looked upon the silent forms and palid
faces of the dead heroes Waltham't
body was attired in the uniform of the
Knights of Pythias The bodies wert
in magnificent caskets and banded with
flowers.
At $50 p. m. the body of Waltham
was taken to the railway station to be
shipped to his relatives in Virginia.
The hearse was preceded by the local
rank Knights of Pythias
Following the hearse were the volun.
teers who survived the battle, with
arms reversed, accompanied by band
playing the funeral march. All bust.
ness houses on the line of march closed
their doors
The funeral of Givens was held
this morning at Mount Olive, six miles
from the city, on the Knoxville &
Augusta railway. Arrangements had
been made to run special trains. and
tickets were sold at excursion rates |
The funeral was under the direc-
lion of the military, and hundreds of |
people attended.
The fund started Saturday for the
benefit Of the Givens family had
1900 by Z p. m. Contributions
.re being sent from Nashville and |
by wire to swell the
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