Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-09

and so regularly has this nag Of his por-
formed im dlurnll ascent and descent that
these maneuyera have been devoid of spe-
oial interest To tho soldiers.
nut whom u comes from It's peak next
November 3. not an eyo on tho island Will
fail to mark his movement Of tho nag.
FOR It's tall then viii Indicate not only the
shutdown OF New York Hay. hut tho sum
down, AZ we'll ot General Howord's military
circcr. Three score years and four rs tho
allotted ago which ceases one'a services In
the military interests OF Uncle SAM and on
that date win be reached thla terminal In
the life Of mo veteran In charge OF the
Eastern Division OF our army No formal
ceremonies viii mark tho event. such
things are not prolcrlbod In the regulations,
douoral Howard win merely take friendly
leave Of tho officers about him, aud possibly
speak few words TO the soldiers that will
DO gathered In martial array. Then he
VIII take passage with bia family In a
Government tug boat FOR Now York. to begin
mo As private oltlsen
Simple and transformations, like tho man
himself, viii be Gcneml HoNarGs departure
nom this post but 20 those who have been
associated with HIN at the garrison his alb
sonoo Will be keonly fer Llkewlao Will he
be mlased by tho many who ind tho Island
iayorlte place to visit, but most OF all by
tho Thousands who waged war under ha
standard during tho Rebellion, and who. In
their later battles With another foe-grlm
want--found In this kindly, courteous sol
dior. sympathetic listener Of their woes
ever ready to extend the aid Of his means
or his influence wherever no thought elther
were honestly deserved,
The present year VIII DO ono ~ numerous
changes In tho army, hut the retirement OF
uenorM Howard, Tor manifold reasons. out
ranks all others In intorcat and Importance.
He leaves the service but ono notch ffnm
ia topmost grade, hls single superior oniccr
being Major General John NJ. Sehoneld, tho
only other Of this rank being Mater General
Nelson A. Miles OF the Missouri division. who
VIII DOUBTLESS prove his successor at Gov
crnora Island. vacancy Will thus be
caused IN me grade OF major general. and
should tho claim OF seniority he respected,
tho appointment Will fall to nrlEadier Gem
oral Thomas H. Kruger whose present head
quarters are at San Francisco
Promotions In minor grades, as we'll. will
be numerous this fall, az Colonel I,oomis
l., Langdon OF tho First Artillery, In COM
mand at Fort nsmilton. reaches the rctIr-
Ing ago on October Is. Colonel Charles
Tompltns, Assistant QuArtermaster- Gene
raj at tho Governors Island station re-
tires on September ~ for similar ran
son, while fow days later nrlgadlor Cen
eral John p. Hawkins Of the suhaistenee
Department In this city likewise leaves tho
service,
General Howard viii long DO remembered
hoth by thoae who were With him In cam
paigns. and by those who have encountered
him under more peaceful circumstances. an
one OF the most accessible Ofllcera In the
service. He took hts stand on this oucs-
tlon while stlll cadet at wost Point An n
paper In which no discussed The relative
advantages OK the martinez system as con.
trastcd with tho paternal attitude Young
Howard inaiated that a practice Of the
latter policy was certain to secure the mast
satisfactory results. and his practice Ia
later lifo, concerned az strictly IA tbnt ~
II did uniformly TO bio other uonylotinn,
4 glance at the features OF This ofilcer
will Impress even the riost shallow ohyervsr
of his ability TO hold With nn,srvin,
strength and indomitahls detorrainatl,n ~
whatever be dcOlnh to ba ma .,,rreet
course. and bis life fairly teens with hins-
tratlona Of thla. In tslk with ia urlisr
recently he said that while statlnncd Il,
Florida before tho war he Mad hecoma
trsmuoua nom excessive arioklng.
Reading my hihle one eay.i' n. con.
t.nu0d, ~ encouatersd thu nhrae. 't,nns
Is no that condenncth net hns,ilf An ihat
thing be- allovsth. i Instantly orcurrea N
mo that this had a direct hparirr On ravsolf
ard my smclslng. resolved ~ the In.
slant 70 lay aside tho hsblt that WA an.
parentiy lnivring me and have mover Il.
sorted 70 It Aimee"