New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28
cIIAnITY GANE mn NEW IIFE.
4 HERO OF THE WAR N NEED.

HOW \ CONFEDERATE SOLDIER RIsKED HIS
LIFE TO SAVE \ WEAVER or THE BLUE
The "short and simple annals Of the poor are not
iuArequently illuminated by n page Of romance or
chapter Of adventure. The father Of a family which
was found recently by the agents Of The Tribune
coal and Food Fund In destitute circumstances has
a story Of which the aiding Of Union soldier to
escape from his Confederate captors i'm
portant part. The who generously rsk"d his
life 10 save a fellow man. who. II Is supposed. was
a member OF the eth Regimen. IL now in great
need II IL hoped that the publication OF the story
may bring about a meeting between them.
The father referred TO is an eXConfederate soldier.
lie was found with his wife and two small children
I'm a wrfchcd room on the top floor Of II tenement
house IN Pcarl-st. one chair a washstand. little
oil stove with no oil in II. and cot-b'd on which
the younger child. two years old lay III. was about
all there was Of the home. The child had been
IN for six weeks The rent charged for that poor
apartment Was 81 -. and without steady work the
father had boon unable to provide properly for his
family or - care for the sick child. The father was
A strong man with lnfrmty In his LEFT arm lie
was anxious TO work, but could get no WORK 10 DO
Immediate relief was given to the family The
sick child was sem. to the Post Graduate Hospital.
,hora I, nov, Is Another room was secured Tor the
family I'm city Hall Place and groceries were sent
10 the family by The Tribune FUND
The cxConfcdcratc tells the following story;
rI wos in fine service Of the rebel navy. and one
dav no mo, I'm Norfolk "A stranger who asked him
,be lcst way 70 get inside the Union INES me
efronpar s1iI that his name was K"mlnstoh or
: i,,nSston Of the eth NewYork Reg ment: lie had
hren taken prisoner at the first battle OF Manassas
ana had been placed in Libby Prison at liichihond,
rrn,, ,rhicb he had escaped. He wanted 20 get 10
! Fortress Monroe. QUO Nv s'' Il '''''' ~ ~ ~
mn ~ Cnrfaderate sailor told him that II would he
s,rn do,th to attenp' such a scheme ana ADVISED
hu ." inin the Confederate navy, 20 to Roanoke
Tsinrd and desert there 10 the Union Army. Inc
isin s"Idier took the advice enlisted IN me CON
c noa eer,ice and detailed wth his new
si ,r,snd 10 the gunboat Appomatox captain
d4 The Confederates were defeated at Roanoke
, ,d me gunbOat fell back 10 Elizabeth Clty
80 ~ ~ there trouble arose In the crew ana the
ol ur WI, WI torethcr with three other men. were
W. 'ooio,rd the gunboat Raleigh ana put IN
.ihr ~, law out all one night on the wet deck
irons. Nv f,e and rain. They had no supper nor
III n,rr's, n,,. ther irons were taken on next DAY
w 49, zero detailed To man the AFTER gun anu
hn u II vankees who were chasing them
Hsmt w r,eJerate friend, acting Spokesman lot
, Inc ,ni the captain that the Yankees could
the p'' ~; they would do no fighting under him
conn Da asked them II they would go ashore
Inc cap'h battery which the Confederates had been
anu i' 20 abandon They replied that they would
forced 10 .hnre except on the Raleigh. When the
Ilent ns the battery the Confederate ADVISOR
san san neonIe'' Remington. or LIVINGSTON; beggen
your cpn 9derafe TO with him. but the Southerh
sng would not desert the cause In whcn ne Do