The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-22


Some OF the Democrats have beer
calling for ting war record Of Henry w.
Perktns, and their call is now answer
ed, In the following:
Henry Wilson Perkins, the Republi.
can candidate for president of Coun
Gil Yves born, like his great grand
father before him. on the Perkins
homestead In Brandywine hundred
near where Holly Oak station has since
been built. fifty years and six month";
ago. He came to this city in 1859 x
learn trade and was apprenticed witt
the late John Merrick ne O earriag,
maker. Three years later, and just be
fore he was entitled to his freedom, hi
enlisted in Company d, Fourth Regi
ment Delaware Volunteers, the lat
Colonel Grimshaw In command. tn,
record OF this regiment furnishes one
Of the brightest pages OF Delawar,
history. They were part Of Genera
Warren's famous Fifth Army Corpl
and participated In every big battle
between Washington and Richmond
from Antletam to Appomattox. Young
PERKINS never missed o fight.
AT Told Harbor he stood alongside
OF Richard Webb, who. 1t will be re-
called. was killed from o tree shot
from Its stump by rebel shell. Per
kins was struck and slightly injured
by that tree, and that is the only
wound he received during his three
years service. At Petersburg, hayina
been promoted to first sergeant. HI
was one Of the four color. bearers that
came back alive out OF the nine that
led the Fourth Delaware Into tina
awful breach. Mr.. Perkins was hon
orably discharged In June, 1866.
hn kas In. IL ~
Ho followed his trade for some time,
but eventually got job in the ship
yard at the Jackson and Sharp Com.
pany, where he 10 employed to-day.
He Is superintendent OF the joiner
department and is one OF the busiest
and most popular men employed by
that firm. He has been steadily en-
ployed under the blessings OF o pro.
tectiy0 tariff and he has boen prudent
enough to lay by something for his
old age out OF the hard-earned wages
OF the last twenty-five years. Mr.,
Perkins Is married and resides at No.
$50 East Seventh street. Two children,
daughters, both of whom are grown
up. have been born to him. He and
his family are members and regular
attendants OF the Scott III. u. Church.
MI. Perkins is a member OF the
Doia Wuho 4 II y SOui phHys WIiCh aIlCiGht
and honorable body he Joined In 1859
when he first came to town. In 1885
he was elected chief engineer OF the
Fire Department of the city, an Office
of honor which was first created in
that year. Mr.. Perkins was therefore
the first chief engineer this city ever
had and he WINS ''rattling goode fire
man. go the older ''boys'say In those
days he was also great gunner and
fisherman, and he has not yet forgot
ten how to shoot or to drop line.
Mr.. Perkins was elected to Council
from the Eighth ward in June, 1887.
and he will complete his second term
next July l. when 1t Is confidently be-
lieved that he will take the first place
In that body. During the last two
years he has presided frequently in
the absence OF President Benson. and
his GOODNESS and impartiaiity have
proved him to be proper man for the
place.
The record OF DR.. ShortlIdge Is well
known; and 1t would be nothing more
than proper to have the record OF
Colonel Norton published for future
reference.