The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-01

A Veteran of Four Wars Who Marched
to Moscow With the French and
Served Against Than at the Battle
of Waterloo.
From the New York Sun.
What do you think of a centenarian
who wanted 81 900 and young wife for
birthday gifts yesterday?
What would you do with the money 2"
a reporter asked him
Why" said Henry Muller, as he
slipped glass of brandy and shook hands
with his friends at the soldiers home at
hearny, Il would start a vineyard and
drink bottle of wine every day in the
year
Men who live 100 years are mighty few
those who are as vigorous as Henry Mul-
Ter are fewer yet, and others of that age
who have had careers as unique and in
teresting are as scarce as hens teeth
Yesterday was his day at the soldiers
nome, and from early morn until evening,
When he received delegation of women
rom Newark he was very busy receiving
congratulations and recounting his eXper-
fences IN war. Some one said that book
should have been written by this man,
VINO served more than fifty years as pri-
Vate soldier in tour wars, and who is the
QiueSt veteran in the United States, Mr..
Muller said that he was getting too far
dIong IN years 10 write the book, although
ne expected to remain on earth some time
yet. Then he got on his feet, stepped
about with the ease of a Splinter. and
iignted a new German pipe presented 10
MN MN by some admiring women in the aux
mary association of the Grand Army
Post at Newark.
- inns remarkable man was born in
brunswick, Germany, June "a, 1894. FIT
1een years later he was a soldier under
c t hInand OF the Prince of Brunswick in
Sne russian army. He fought fen and
lara against the French, but was forced
W cdpltuate with the others, and in 1912
ua was among the Prussian soldiers who
marched with Napoleon to Moscow He
IdN Ine great fire which lasted three
udS ; ana he is one of the few living men
mo mo ever talked to Napoleon the First.
1rdG incident occurred in this way, as Mr..
muller explained yesterday:
IN the second day after the Russians
nou departed from Moscow the fire had
= NCll cIeu the city and was being driven in
Iounu mass toward the center. The
LnioullIu was burning and the emperor had
70 W AOhNt LllC udldCC. IIO NCllb
s " tne camp of the French army on the
p rod.. edge of the city, and frequently
~, roue through the streets where the fire
80 go smouldering. Young Muller was
f 9SSdcloned on cavalry guard duty in one Of
Use sIeSe streets when the emperor came
a ION mounted on his white horse and
WeaFihg heavy military cloak. As
ona turned the corner of a street,
o aug o. p Jhe stirrups of his saddle got loose
IN 10 HJ ieII TO the ground. Napoleon called
e W dnuIIer, who was near. After a vain
s SpedV or to repair the stirrup, Napoleon
~o,,'si. Ior an exchange of saddles. Muller
ne, rpiled' and two days later he received a
g1aS, saddle, which he says he would
br oni. nave given away and ridden bare
len Se0H Ihe rest of his life if he could have
Ihe emperOr's saddle as a souvenir.
sidN ol ta and Muller were on opposite
W w. Unree Years later at the battle of
be dIie TOO Mr. Muller says that be was
did 5Iiu n oack in the Prussian reserves and
eno,l nTI see much of the fighting. He saw
foYelEt; however, to know that they
Sf,, ~ IKE hell on both sides"
1i'er served fifteen years in the Prus-