The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-09-23


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viii the Il. A. Rat the same scenes
Of fdistress. Mr.. Van Houten proceed
cd to speak Of the greater army that
put down the rebellion, which num-
hered two and a quarter million en-
listed men. He spoke eloquently of |
the numbers who went to the front |
and came not back--in many cases |
several from one household going to |
fill the known unknown graves; of
the thousands that persisted in the
hospitals and prisons.
Surgeon Emerson spoke to his de-
tail of The Infantry" With a
humorous introduction bearing on
the advantages of fighting on ones
own legs, drawing many examples
from tho wars OF ancient aud modern
history, he proceeded to describe
tho superior effectiveness Of the rifle
70 cannon in battle. The cannon
bail made great hole in the ground
without perhaps hurting anybody
and troops learned to discount its
wful roar, while there was no relief
from the awe.inspiring ping" of the
rifle bullet. He told the story of an
Indian whose description of the SOL
dier with a magazine rife was that
he was Il man who loaded all night
and fired all day.
Comdr. j. N. Wright came to the
defense Of the horse. He only wish
I'd he had the nerve of the comrade
who had just spoken. After awaken
ing much merrimeut in retorting on
the champion Of the infantry, he re-
lated a thrilling experience of the
cavalry with which he was connect
ed, in carrying out orders in 1864 to
burn Brandy Station and destroy
all stores and supplies of the enemy.
Then he gave graphic description
of that one of the most bloody fights
of the war, the Battle of the Wilder
ness. in which he participated. His
corps was ordered to ride to Peters
burg, Va, and clear the city out for
the reception of the wounded. They
did their work so effectually that
within "a hours thnre were $4,000
wounded hospitaled in public and
private buildings of the city. He
wanted before concluding, although
his time was exhausted, to say a
word for that great and good man,
General Grant. The speaker had
the honor of being the bearer of
dispatches to Grant, several times
in one week at the time OF the Battle
Of the Wilderness. At the last Of
these visits to headquarters, General
Grant-after reading the dispatches
brought by himself and two couriers,
the only survivors of thirteen men
sent by Sheridan-attended person
ally to providing him with refresh
ments and seeing that he was made
comfortable for the night, chatting
and smoking without trace Of ex,
.itement all the while. Now" con-
cluded the cavalry veteran, triumph
antly, suppose those despatche:
had been sent by that infantrymau
over there"-pointing to Comrade
Emerson; "thpy wouldn't have reach
. ed there yet" daughter and ap
plause.)
Mis- Rhoads effectively sang
} 'Tenting on the Old Camp Ground
to the piano, the company joining
in the chorus.
| Comrade Rhoads undertook--a.
, Quartermaster Greene introduced
| hlm-to show how "The Artillery
: put down the rebellion. He evoked
I laughter by telling of how the can
] non, on a certain occasion, cleared
+ the way, while the infantry ran
e and, for aught he knew, were run
ming yet.
Mr.. Murphy, son of a veteran
t gave recitation on war subjec
I. in good style.
a Adjutant j. Simonson represented
a "The Picket Guard" The picket
: duty was one of the hardest service
b the soldier could be set to do. Ou
: in the night, often amidst rain o
n snow, it was hard, hard life. WheI
u sent forward he could never couu
: of surety on coming back. Tn
S speaker related an anecdote of hi
d own experience on picket duty. A
b intruder was halted by him on
o night, and in his nervousness b
6 the speaker) discharged his carbin
q in the air, which brought the Who'll
u regiment to the outpost, and tn
prisoner was taken in-and the sen
e try too. (Laughter) He told c
5. how the counter-jumpers Of tn
> cities proved superior in enduranc
d to the stalwart men from the cour
l. try on long marches. In concll
i sion, he took another crack at D
1t Elnerson's infantry.
is Miss Rhoads, now introduced as
D. daughter OF their artillerist who ha
l. spoken, favored the company wit
1t a we'll. delivered recitation III vers
L. of a story of Morgan the raider.
s. Mrs. Patterson, a member of GA
We field Woman's Relief Corps an
s. daughter of veteran who had goI
ii forward to the great majority thre
III years ago, spoke enthusiastically {
Of ner pleasure in meeting the vet
We rams and their friends. She hope
le the day would soon come whe
il "Old Glory" would be floating ov'
e. this country.
to Mr.. Luther spoke briefly of II
ke order Of the Sons of Veterans, citir
Ia, its ruling principles of patriotism.
VI Mr.. w. u. Smith of the Star re
d. pouded 10 a call as representative
ed the press. He spoke eloquently