Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-16

same time IN the Senate. and both wear artl-
ilclal logs. General Hampton lost HIS while
hunting IN 1873. He was born In 1915, odu-
Gated at the same college % Butler, and
studied the same profession. donoal Hamp-
ton Is now railroad commissioner, aud IL
still as handsome and gallant II not ~ active
aud romantic a. when he led tho legion that
bore his name and did such gallant service
for the C0niodemoy. The NostOr Of army
mon IN Washington and the prince OF good
follows Ia General Stewart Van Vllot. There
are middlo-agod men who cannot recall when
General Y0n Ylicts half and beard woro not
white, He looked thirty years ago az ho docs
now and It would seem ~ II Time and he
had called a truce. Tho army record tolls
us ho was born IN 1915 and educated at Wost
Point no that he has boon long retired
but We should not doubt his word II he said
he was born at the beginning or in the mid
do OF the century. General Van vll0t Inns
been all hia military life stan officer. He
was great iayorits with General Grant, but
thon he 10 fayorlto with every man, woman
and child that knows him.
The victorian OF tho navy IL Rear Admiral
John ]. Amy who was born In Rhode Island
In 1914. and was appointed midehpmhn In
1922. He has boon activo In oil our wars
since he entered tho service. He hRs sailed
in eyory son, and In every position be has
done the full measure Of hlsduty. His years
are against hs being socially active, yot ho Is
as genial and full OF hope as when he was a
lieutenant, my years ago.
Every infantry man, and particularly oyery
trooper who served with the army Of the POI
tomac, will rocall General Alfred ploasonton.
Ho was the one man who could come back
from a trying nll1, whom every one else WIS
rugged and dirty, with his dainty haud= en-
cased IN kids, HE riding whip stuck In his
woll.polinhod riding boots' and looking aa II
dust fSed to bo photographed" yet when
thore was lighting to do tho boau aabrrur was
Point He has boon retired for several years,
alwas OH hand. 10 was born hero IN Wash.
lngton., IN 1924. and educated nt West
and although as handsome and careful OF his
person as formerly his splendid animal spir-
is saem TO have departed.
80 long "a naval history interests human
IT'S, 20 long tho story Of the fsht botwcen tho
Monitor aud the Merriniao viii DO recalled,
and 70 long readers will thrill at mention or
sight OF the name Of Rear-Admlrd John Lor-
rlmor worden. Ho was born IN Westchester
county, n. Y, IN 1918. and was appointed a
rnidsblprnan IN 80. He has mover fully re-
covered bis hearing since tho Aght that made
him famous and saved our hoet. He was re-
tired IN 1885, and has lived hero oyor since.
Heis one Of tho most delightful men socially,
though like all true heroes, he Is opposed to
posing as one.
There Is a tall, erect figure that always at-
traets attention on our streets when the
senate Is IA session. The seHr on tho lace
aad the bcarlng stamp him at once as sol
dler and leader Of men. This Is General
John Brown Gordon, senator from Georgia.
He waa born IN tho state ho represents 20
well IN 1882, aud was educated for the bar.
At tho bosinnlrg Of the Civil War be vent IN
az a colonel and came out az AppomnttoS, n
lieutenant general and second In command
70 Lee, whom be loved and served 80 we'll.
He has beon governor Of Georgia and WIS
senator before, but resigned because Of bis
poyerty. lie ~ a religious man, yet this does
prevent bic boing prominent IN tho society Of
the capital, whero 30 and his family are very
popular.
We have With Us General Eugene A. Carr,
who Il great fayorite, not only with army
men. hut with all who have the good fortune
10 know him, and the good taste to apprcoiate
courge. culture and generosity. General