New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-23
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
HONORS TO TWO EMINENT COMRADES.
INSTALLATIONS IN DIFFERENT PosTs-VAR.oUs

NOTES
The funerals Of OK President Rutherford r. Hayes
and General benjamin L. Butler. which took place
las. week were attended by many OF their surviving
comrades from all parts of the country. and all the
hOnOrs which soldiers living could paw to soldiers
dead were shown at Fremont and Lowell Iheir
death removes from the rapidly decreasing RANKS OF
Union soldiers two more OF the men who gained
renown by their unwaverng patriotism ana ndeli'y
TO the country In Its hour OF peril
When General Hayes was first nominated Tor Con-
crcss. In the second year Of the war, he was with
his regiment the 23d ohio Infantry. at the 'front.'
in the Great Kanawha Valley. In reply to the com
mtee appointed TO inform him OF the nomination
and asking him to come home and stump MS uS
tlct, he wrote: "Any man who would leave MS
place In the army at time like this to run ior Con
gress ought to be scaped." No wonder that his men
loved him. and that his associates In the hed helm
him in respect and admiration. Eight veterans OF
his old regiment bore him TO the grave on Saturday
and the regimentn association sent pillow composed
OF hyacinths, callas and roses with the words In
raised letters: "TwenC third Ohio beautiful
wreath Of palms and hyncinhs sent by President
Harrison, and Presdentelect Cleveland In person
followed the dead soldier and statesman to his last
| resting place.
With the death OF General Butler the list OF officers
| who commanded armies Of the Union In the field
| Is narrowed down TO halfdozen perhaps General
| william s. Rosecrans, who commanded the Army OF
the Army Of the Tennessee during the Atlanta cam
paign General j. n. SchOfeld, who fought the brill
liant and bloody battle OF Franklin as commander OF
the Army OF the Ohio, and General Nathaniel p Banks
| who commanded the Army OF the cur, are among
the few survivors upon whom rested the great re-
sponsibes OF Independent leadership scott, Grant,
Sherman, Sheridan. Mcclellan, Burnside, Hooker.
| Meade. Thomas, Fremont Dix. Mcpherson ana other
| army commanders have all passed away.
The IOyal Legion paid especial honor TO the man
who for many years held the post OF commanderil'
chief In that order. II was represented by Heheral
jacob ID. Cox. General u. K. Cowen. General James
Barnett, General ~ F. Force General J. s. Easement
| General J. Warren Kiefcr General NJ. D. l@ggatt'
Colonel II. c. Corbin, General A. v Rice, Major W.
| ID. Bickham and other we'll known members OF tle
Ohio Commandery.
| Alexander Hamilton Post. No. 1872. is one OF the
organizations Of which successfully maintains
interest In It, literary programme AT It's regular
| encampment on Thursday evening Junior NiceCom-
| mander H. ". Lawrence delivered well prepared
lecture the battle OF Gettysburg which was repete
with matters OF Interest TO the men who took part IN
H. and was listened TO with unfiagging attention py
| all present There nre many posts which might
prontaby copy Hamilton Posts method for preserving
| the unwrtten history of the war
The installation OF the orcers elect for the year OF
Horace b. Canin Post, No. SIS, department OF New
| York. with headquarters at One-hundred andtweny'
| ninth.st and Fourhavc. Harlem, took place on the
evening OF January in the post room The Installing
officer was Past Commander l.. J. Atkinson, OF THIS
post The following the Officers who we're elected
| Commander Waiter Dull senior vice commander,
| Andrew J. Sntton; Junior vicccommander, f. Is A.
| Miller; chaplain John Zeer; quartermaster, Milton
| j. S,irce adjuant, Charles l.. Booth; officer OF the
day. Jacob Lcwey: G>>cr OF the guard. Thomas llar-
rson sergeant major. John s. Crooks quartermaster-
| sergeant John VI. Church Many u. A. X. posts or
| nted nv officers Among
the guests present we're NJ. X. Fierce. c.. C. Budding
| ton Charles Taylor, Aanson Cassidy, George X.
| Iiumes and Harry Connolly. fine supper ioiio"ed
| the Installation ceremonies.
The staff OF Captain Petty. Of Fitzpatrick Camp,
| Sons OF Veterans, was Installed on Friday night by
Past Commander George wilson, as follows Chaplain
j. B. Ackerson; first sergeant Arthur Sanford quar-
commandments W. F. stevens: color sergeant,
William Buckley sergeant OF the guard T. Galloway
principal musician Frederick Patrick corporal OF the
guard. c. II. Baxter; camp guard, Charles Prince
picket guard F. Saunders.
Past Senior Vice. Department Commander joseph L.
Ceary. OF Syracuse in town on business last
week and met many old comrades ana iriehos. IN
loss there IS great change in the general sentiment
comrode Clcary will succeed when the State Encamp
ment meets I'm March in being chosen department
commander. lie hns many admirers IN TINS part o'
the State who will give him hearty support ~ ioohS
now as II he would be chosen unanimously the SUE
cessor OF Department Commander Poole.
Past Junior yice.Department Commander c. Hull
| Grant installed the officers OF Horace Greeley foS'
No. 81, at the post headquarters, NO. .. oh'ou
SQUARE as follows Commander George H. Moore
| senior yice.commander, Abraham P1etch junior vice
/, commander Frank s. Taft surgeon, FRANK HARRISON
chaplain E. b. HILL officer OF the dny. John CODY
/, | ouartermaster w. p McIugh: adluant, j. IL. MOTIFS
officer Of the guard, william Kerrigan delegate u
Memorial Committee william A. Heaon' ALTERNATE
II delegate to Department fIuChiHp
mont william A. Heaton; alternate. ID. ;. BOoRsaVer
, fire recently destroyed the business ohoe "
Division Commander W. s. Oherdorf O. Oh W. Ut Dans
yille Ills papers, books. desks. and all MS reou
aid memoranda, except the contents OF nre-pio'
sofo were swept away Fortunately. however, 'h'
New York Headquarters OF the Sons OF veterans wea'
located in another building and sustained no daas
The division papers and ree1cSs are TewYork has sur
w its Charter Camp no ia Ssw
York. and s. +. Dupont Camp No loo, OF sfooSn%
The 4,h New York Volunteer Cavalry AssE'I we.
held its annual reunion last evening at No. . Ia
h .ssociaon announced that since the last mgeo,
ssyen comrades had Joined the tra1 co r"' anon
and P aS a present we're Dr. b. G. sreeteT Pas
Tmmondcr Alexander Newburser OF r.. ~ IWcbse
| Post Andrew Beck. Joseph A. ''o0'' ''N
'o rh officers OF Veteran Post No 4"S %ere X
stalled Tuesday EVENING rnp o Of george W. Bla
p pay Post No. 1885, Daniel Clark Post arG HJ Pos
4 L II barrett, POST w ~" i'm
Hn iS5 f. K Mrvor. Post No. "a; rn% ~
ary. the newly Installed oic spdcr Jacob Robertson
JUNIOR 's MSTIon p%nn Char
william flney ,nn adintant Robert Mc,iulre; ONE.
The c SsS Gs o;sT of The B f%s
. John McNay sergeant ma'" Commander Joseph
rS se of Hs work tnS wa p0SdS one an
eedans MANN" :" 0l%~p %9tS Which slS IL
the pss william re a a OF
No. "A. was iiis,a , post on Tuesday evening IL
ass,,Sa by of o; james
POST no. 3 g. and Past Com1ndsrs Ber% saT:
Ea fs a%d POST wadswCTn co@rade For
q WAS WA" presented to the new 'om'''''"e''
Y | rest. ,,. c,.rkyon Past Department Scn
Installed 1Gt O @ccne carsca performed tn
e on ImrSu with great a,H eyercsr
II ceremony .om those who witnessed l!e eAe'
e Prnl,c nIhnown comrades we're present, y