Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-02

short distance removed from the battle
held, on which at that moment q fierce
struggle was raging. We had lain there
pretty much all day, without attention Of
any Kind, and were almost perishing for the
want OF water. One of the men, 1 remem-
per, VINO was lying just beside me, con-
uhued TO cry and moan for water and his
appeals were simply heart rendine For a
IAhe lney made me forget my own injuries.
4 was py virtue OF the loss OF both my legs
, ,llcapacitated from taking any steps to-
waro renewing the suffering of my comrade.
ana was forced to remain there and suffer
with the rest One soldier / did not know
ms name though have often thought Of
illih SINCE after listening 10 our means al
long as possible raised himself unon hi,
elbow, and after making a careful survey
OF the grounds near the tent, started TO
e1a WI. out OF the tent This action appeared
10 give him much pain, but he bore IL with
out murmur, and bravely dragged him
SER out OF our sight. We Were SO much oc-
cupied with our own sufferings that In a few
moments we had entirely forgotten him
After some little time the hero for such he
most assuredly was. returned bringing with
him about a dozen large apples These he
9lstflDuted among the men in the tent In
leu OF water, and to say that we eagerly
devoured them would be drawing n mildly
while was busily engaged in getting OUT
size OF mine my attention was attracted to
the man who had so nobly befr1ended us
oy nearing a groan proceeding from his d.
recton. CHANGING over toward him / no.
ticed that he had allowed his annie 10 fan
from his hand. and with his eyes fixed IN a
CLASSY stare lay back upon the ground ss
though dead. / at once dragged mvseH
over to him and found that nv hero had
orawn his last breath. He had alleviated
our sunerings to the best of HIS ability ana
had In all probability sacrificed his own Iifs
IN the act i considered that the most
heroic act that came under my Observation
anu uare say that II was equally as heroic
as any that occurred during the four Year,
OF the war"
Another well-known man around WASH
ington' who has only one leg is Postmaster
sherwood He is also war veteran and
lost his leg while I'm defense OF his co1,ntry
he; like Senator Daniel. wears a cork leg
ana 50 wei does he walk with IL that one
mmo u.o not know his record would hardly
suspect that he was crippled.
An Intoxicated CrfppIe.
Drunken veterans are not rare It's true.
III. 10 see an old man with only one leg
anu one arm In beastly state OF intoxtca-
ton Is rather an uncommon occurrence
ouch one was seen on the avenue In thu
helghoorhood Of 9th street, and he WAS fur
nishing a diversity of Amusement, TO-
large crowd Of bystanders This v-as soor
put an end to, however by the adyen, -,
an ohcer, who started to arrest him. Just
AT TINS moment one of the old fellows com
rades, who appeared TO know him o,,,.
Wen, drew near, and seeing the situatton
ms friend was in requested TO he allowad
pa,.s,a, ms friend and comrade home.
remission was granted him by the officer
70 90 So and the inebriated individual was
placed In carriage and driven away
,Arouhd the Metropolitan and National
,loteis tnere is always to be found a num-
Der OF old confederate yeterans mr. -.
pdrentIy take as much pleasure in telling
war stories as do their comrades % a.
Snlon cause. None Of these latter are mem
sloners, OF course, and they get their nro
rata OF funds from Uncle Sans s,rnn.
pox through the medium of the denar,
menus. There are any number OF rnaimad
Me,, among this class. In front of the
metropolitan last night was seen an ol6
soiuler Representing the lost cause standtng
On lhe curostone with his trousers rolle5
Up 10 ms knees and exposing a rather ar
usucally SNAPPED cork leg He was o1tdan,
~ using his misfortune TO some adyapte1a
Ior after standing in that position for Soma
une and allowing the curious crowd 70
go go upon MS well-shaped artificial limb he
uoned his hat and at once proceeded 70
eshe up collection. He was well reward
20 tol ms efforts. judging from the number
o. hands mat went down into pockets.
crowd he delivered himself on q ran,'iae
.S SoeI yen ana made for the nearest bar on
'he opposite side Of the avenue
Two WeIl-known sights.
announcer OLD soldier can be seen DAN,
s'ahoihg at the Corner OF 9TH street ana
PENNSYLVANIA avenue, with his wife ana
small. squeaky organ. from which ,nc
Wne grinds out some of the nost co.
piercing music that can be heard in va.A
ington. He is entirely without arms n.y-
ing lost both OF those necessary ad,uno,.
70 one anatomy by the premature ox-
po0on Vi cannon which he was ram
ming during the siege OF Vicksburg.
ne mas competitor for the syrnnath,a.
VI he public In the person of ano,ho,
younger man, who has also snrraras .r
loss OF both arms; not however in ha,tis
as uio the former unfortunate bur on IN.
i.iodu. he was thrown from a rapidlv
moving train, and his arms were 90 ha,1i,
shattered as TO make IL necessary tha, 70,
shouiu De amputated. He is a mcneil 49,,
oer' ana states that he makes % ,a,,i,.
sbera living py plying this trade Very few
az, are Who' after noticing the terrible
aIilctlon from which he has suffered non
Le use 10 purchase a nickel pencil fron,
mn ni ana hence his comparative success
such men may be seen galore. They are
w. common sight on the streets ~
Washington that very few people give Then,
eSonu slahce. One Of the best known ~
can ha go Grass is an old colored man who
S 81, pe seen every afternoon walking ran.
,uly up ana down the avenue led nv a small,
boy crying "Star-yer" I'm QUITE q lus,y $50
ne informed the reporter that his blindness,
Was caused by stroke of lightning bur
as ne could give no data concerninS ~
uate OF the accident or the place al yrhICh
ne was living when the bolt was slpnoseS
,borahe renewed him of his sight il was
OF ms imaginative brain He is certainly
ollnd, however. His actions would demon
sraoe that although his eyes appear TO be
perfect ana as clear as crystals.
One-Armed billiard Player,
IL Is exceedingly rare that one sees n
ohe-armed man play billiards and pool
washington furnishes one of this class
ana ne is no novice at the art either He
irequents the billiard room OF one Of the
avenue hotels and is willing to meet all
corners. As he can find no one else here
with one arm who can handle the cue he
Is forced TO content himself with playing
with ordinary two-armed players and he
usually manages to win a great majority
or the games. His manner OF handling the
cue is an exceedingly graceful one and his
performances usually draw a large crowd OF
interested witnesses, who applaud his shots
and sit in open-mouthed establishment at
his manipulation of the ivory. Unlike the
rest of the very few one-armed billiard
players, he does not use a spoon-shaped
stick with which TO make his shots but
uses an ordinary cue. such as is used by
all other billiard players.
A woman who has suffered the loss OF
one of her limbs is rather an unusual sight
in Washington. or, in fact, elsewhere Such
an one however, resides here and NAV be
seen quite often on + street. She Is rather
q pretty blonde and uses crutches to assist
her In her progress.
There unquestionably more manned