The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-30
WAR=DAY DEEDS
RetOId to Guests of the
Loyal Legion.
Engineer Webster and Captain
Clarke Recount Incidents of the
Great Rebellion.

The military order Of the Loyal Legion
held its quarterly meeting and banquet a.
the California Hotel last evening. Covers
were laid for eighty guests. The banquet
hall was tastily decorated with ferns and
exotics, and a stringed band discoursed
music for the occasion. Colonel c. Mason
Kline presided.
Preceding the banquet business meet
ing was held, at which the following were
elected Companions of the Loyal Legion /:
Admiral Carpenter. U. S. n, now COM
handing the Asiatic squadron; Lieutenant
James Henton, U. S. A.; Captain John
Drum, Tenth United States Infantry /;
Lieutenant j. Y. L. Smith, California
Volunteers; Lieutenant II. c. Reno. Ohio
Volunteers, and Captain II. K. Bailey,
Fifth United States Infantry.
Honored guests of the evening were
Admiral L. A. Beardslee of the Phila-
delphia. who has hOiSted his flag and sue
ceeds Admiral Walker. retired. and Gen.
eral W. r. Shafter, First United States
Infantry.
One of the features of the evening was a
paper on Service on Board the Monitors
at the Battle OF Mobile" by Chief En-
gineer II. Webster of the Bennington.
Engineer Webster in graphic manner pic
tured the battle which took place in Mobile
Bay in which the monitors took so prom
ineDt part. the dangers from the tor
pedoes with which the harbor was guarded,
the fierce attacks of the Confederate rams
and the CALLING fire from Fort Morgan
lie described the sinking of one of the
monitors and the hesitancy to go to what
seemed certain death, when Farragut from
The flagship Hartford Signaled, Never
mind the torpedoes. go ahead" and suit
ing his action to the word, started the feet
on to victory, using the wooden frigates in
a bold attempt to ram the ironclad defend
ers of Mobile and its harbor He told of
the incessact rain of shot and shell on the
turrets of the monitor and described the
stunning. deafening effect felt by those
within the turrets when the heavy Con fed
crate ordnance in skilled hands was trained
upon them.
Captain F. S. Clarke, In a vivid, inter
esting manner, recited "reminiscences of
the burning of Hampton, Va. Anecdote
and "reminiscences followed and the deeds
of valor of the Great Rebellion were lived
over again in memory at the banquet
table. There were the usual toasts and
responses.
Prior to the literary portion of the pro-
gramme the gathering was favored with a
solo and encore by Mrs. b. w. Paxton,
both of which were received with much
applause.
Those present we're: Colonel C. NJ.
Kline, Colonel w. r. Smedberg, Colonel
l.. Bridges. Colonel w. Schlaudecker,
Colonial George Stone. Colonel S. A
Denicke. Colonel r. II. Warfield. Colonel
w. L. Parnell. Colonel w. B. Shaub,
Colonel 3. Norris, w. X. Hathaway, Lieu
tenant l.. L. Jones. Captain L. ID. DIN,
Captain NJ. Murphy, Lieutenant j. E.
Whittemore, Captain L. Ii. Goodman,
Major c. Christensen. Lieutenant j. A.
Waymire, Major G. A. Fisher, General
S. w. Backus. Admiral l.. A. Beardslee,
Medical Director q. w. Woods, Pay
master Fl. 7. Shedding. General w.
X. Shafter. Captain f. L. Allen.
Captain J. c. Currier, Lieutenant j,
l.. Wilson. Lieutenant g. ID. w. Waller
Captain II. ii. Todd, Captain f. b.
upham, Mr.. Waymre. Major J. E.
Hughes. Lieutenant Horace Wilson. Cap
tain Il. d. Talcott, Major c. E. Strong.
Lieutenant II. c. Reno, F. Denicke, 3.
! II. Bowley. Major L. ". Woodward,
Captain f. l.. Clarke, Engineer G. F.
WinslOw, j. ID. Ruggles Jr.. Captain Will
liam Ryan, Lieutenant Z. Wilgand, A. Ii.
Babcock. Colonel j. Il. Fuller, Lieutenant
| Ii. Krebs. Colonel w. NJ. Clarke, Captain
j. w. Maeomber, e. r. Cooley, Captain j.
Lafferty, Major II. a. GOrley. Major o. Il.
| Hutchlns. Major j. d. Ruggles, Colonel
w. c. Little, Lieutenant o. E. Clarke,
Colonel A. b. Bates. John Sherburne.
Captain B. +. Giddings Captain E. r.
Morrison. Colonel James Henton. Cap
Captain w. L. Y. Schenck. Captain II. V.
Thomas, Major w. Lyman. DR.. P. K.
Brown, General j. II. Matheson, Chief
Engineer IA. Webster. Captain j. c.
Innes. Lieutenant G. J. Lyman, DR.. w
II. Yemans, Messrs. Breese and Hoffman.