The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-11
THE CoM1E IN 1HS UNITED srI1KS.
story Told by the Late General Ruckor
Abonf His herNiees WIN McCIeInn

WASHINGTON. Sept. lO.-The death OF
the Comte dc Paris has brought tO the
surface some very interesting stories
touching his services and those of the
other French Prince on General McCIei-
ian stan. one of the best was told
some years since by the late General
J.. W kucker. one of the quartermastcr-
generals ot the Army Of the Potomac.
Il we'll recall one incident" said Gem
tIaI fucker, which made a great I'M
prcsslon on me because 10 was $50 unlike
anything military I had ever seen. II
We cold night in March. ! had been
iiNlhS nara all day, and though an old
HiaHuNn, was about worn out when 1
rode through the outer line II pickets,
headquarters.
The General is at dinner. sir said the
l!fdt orderly, but he directed that III
S'rne'4I tucker came h- was to be fine
Wen, I'm General Rucker, take my
.l. In q moment the orderly came back.
captain ihe Count ol Paris sends his
compliments, as does Colonel Astor. aud
VIII De- much pleased II General Ruck.r
W!il Join them at dinner. General No
.icii"n is ot the party ard they are
JuS sitting down
Nothing could have pleased me bet
Ter continued General Rucker II was
oS hungry as N0lf. So. after max
ing q pretty nasty toilet ! was taken
over 10 am immense marquee. AS
marcy, the chicf OF staM came forward
ana ] WAS presented 10 the French
princes, Whcm mad not before met, and
10 Major the Count Won Hammerstein,
am Austrian Or German cavalry officer
serving a. volunteer aidc-de-camp Ne
tlellan was master of the art OF con-
NcrsduOn and made us AN comfortable.
Such table / have scarcely seen any
whore much less at general headquar-
ters ia the field. when every man pres
cnt except myself had been under fire
that afternoon. There was fine silver
cut glass; beautiful table Hucn-eNcry-
thing gentleman could have on F.fth
avenue. We began with "a beautiful bis
que. then oysters followed ly shad. The
roast was TWO immense turkeys. then the
earliest vegetables. ! remember cucum-
bers with the hsh. and caulliioWer among
the vegetables. After dinner there was
fine cldret dAnslais coffee. cigars
really seemed 10 Dee DREAMING Presently
Marcy came over 90 me.
Marcy said ], am / in dreamland,
or have suddenly been transported from
this internal peninsula 20 belmont o's?
TrI me, for I don't understand it
"Wen, said Marcy this is the case.
These French gentlemen received permis-
sion from the General to set up mess
for themselves. Colonel John Jacob At =
and Won Hammerstcin were invited T.
join them and they did So. This estab-
lishment costs these officers about $500
per month. They keep two caterers busy
iugtOn. and have IL French cook and the
servants you saw. As they are all serv ns
the Government without pay ana paying
their own expenses, besides taking their
turn II duty. Just Ike the rest of u-.
there can be no objection TO their living
as they may desire 90, 30 concluded Marcy
" Well said ]. they have certainly
deviliSh correct notion Of what a mess
ought % be-. but ] shouldn't care 70 pay
the bills ont of my own pocket.
d" When IL was first established Marcy
went Ou 10 say. they wanted General
Mcclellan and me 10 join them. or
course We could not do that. IL woull
have been grossly improper for either or
us to live in this fashion, and T. be
guests en- permanence was not TO be-
Thought Of. SO We We're asked to dine
about three times week and accept
u,~rape once or twice
You saw the Count Of Paris under
lf. .i .uu f.t2 Wat sort of a soldier
was he?" asked General Sherman. who
was I'm the party
An admirable STAFF officer was the
prompt answer and as BRAY. as he was
cool ! remember once General McC elan,
General Fitz John Porter and the
French officers were watching an artillery
duel near Yorktown. suddenly ten
pound shell landed within thirty feet of
lhe eroup and exploded. II threw spl!nt-
ers. fragments Of shell and mud all
over them. Not man moved a muscle
nor was the tone OF the conversation
changed in any way. All me olIlceIS VINO
saw them remarked upon their 60 ness,
ana the busnessike way I'm which they
took their share Of danger
Al that time I'm the war II was
sreat example that John Jacob Astor set
when ne. a Democrat, the richest man I'm
America asked 10 be permitted TO serve
tis country. at his own expense, ard II
did great good. But Of all war scenes
ever saw. that dinner at the Count OF
Paris tent that muddy rainy night, has
fingered longest in my mem lry.'
vrywrEG THE BODY OF THE COUNT
LONDON, Sept. l0.-A large number OF
nersons visited the Stowe House to-day
,o take a last look at the body OF The
Count of Paris. the head of the royal
house of France, who died yesterday
morning. Ii became generally known that
the Dublic would be admitted 10 the
house and this had the effect of drawing
many persons through curiosity. as the
stowe House had not been for many years
open 10 the publlc.
Numerous vehicles Of all sorts ana con-
ditions carried visitors, while hundreds
walked 10 the house up the long avenue.
An were perfectly orderly, and showed
genuine sympathy with the afflicted fam
ily. The body was lying upon the bed on
witch the Count had died. In the hands,
which were crossed upon the breast, was
a large crucifx. Al the foot OF the bed
was a tri-colored nag. partly furied.
A ..f fla.. La. "