The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-04-12
THE NEW YORK TIMEs's SENSATIONS

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THE NEW YORK TIMES's SENSATIONS.
The New York Times is already
coming to grief over its sensational
fraud hunt among the pensioners, about
which it is making such powwow.
The local papers are telling the other
side of the story with great force and
effectiveness. For example, the Pots
dam On. W Freeman takes up the
Illness list of 'sfrauds" in that town,
and goes through il, giving the actual
facts in each case. Let us take the first
on the list. Here is the way the Times
states it:
c. P. i. was a Corporal in Co Of the
18th n. Y. His application for pension
under the act of 1890 was fled July q. 1890,
and from this date he received Sl2 per month,
the full rate, By certificate issued June 3,
| 1892. His disabilities are 4" chronic diarrhea.
with resulting diseases, and disease OF the
!
shop He is not robust man. but works as
he has been doing for number of years past,
occasionally adding variety to his daily toll
10y acting as Collector oil Taxes. He does not
work every day, and is liz very moderate cir
cumstaRces.
And here is the way the Freeman
states it.:
Chas. P. Barnes left flourishing business
and enlisted on the first call for troops in 1861
for two years Re went at once to the front,
and during his service was in IS battles, one
of them being the bloody fight at Gaines Hill,
where POS men of his regiment were killed in
one boar and eight minutes. Mr.. Barnes
went in as private and worked up to Cor
poral. His disability was brought Oh by
privations in the Chickahomny swamps and
III the seven days battles where all the food
they had was seven crackers, and their water
was smoked from the mad in the wagon rnts
Dir. Barnes started III OH the seven days fight,
bat became sick and was sent TO the hospital.
From there he was sent home and lay at
deaths door for Is months. A counsel OF
doctors found that the lining of his stomach
and bowels was entirely gone, and for many
months he was doctored to restore this lining.
His disease comes on about twice year, and
the remainder Of the time he is unable to do
any heavy work He drew pension of "a
per month up to 1880. when he secured the
increase TO Si2 per month.
Of the next one the Times saws:
E. A. B. was private in Co D of the 1st
Vt. II. A. His application for pension was
filed March y, 1891, but his certificate was
only issued March 90 OF this year 1t granted
4 10 fall
former date His disabilities are disease of
right lung and terminal intestine This
pensiOner is now and has been for three years
working regularly in sawmill, running a
circular saw and the largest saw in the
mill. He handles the lever which controls
the saw, and occasionally wields hook to
help to bring large log in position He
works every day the mill runs, averaging
about four days week the year round, and
is considered an ablebodied and satisfactory
workman his earnings averaging about 81 -
per day the year round. His work is not
very heavy. lie is large stout, and full
chested man. and looks very well. He has
frequently complained of trouble with his
lungs. On this account he WAS obliged to
give up his former work of ''gumming" and
sew filing in the same mill, at which he could
earn from So to s. SO per day, and take to
His pension claim was prosecuted through
the Bureau by George Z. Lemon, of Wash
ington, ID. C.
The Freeman tells this story
i. A. Bundy enlisted in 1862 and served
three years and 40 days Early privations
brought On chronic diarrhea, which developed
fistula or running sore at the base OF the
spine. This fstula Mr.. Bundy has carried
for % years. He also contracted pneumonia
in the army, which left his right lung con-
solidated, and it has been perfectly solid ever
since. until now when it shows symptoms of
decay. Lieut.. Dodge, of Mr. BunGy's COM
pany, states that when first taken sick Mr.
| Bundy was taken to the Lieutenant's house.
| but later had to be taken to the hospital
| When he came ont he was so weak that he
could not do active soldiers duty. Mr.
| Bundy was in the battles of Cold Harbor
| Cedar Creek, Spottsylvania, and others, and
on one of the long marches through the Shen-
! andoah Valley, over the hard, hot roads, his
| toe nails pulled out from the heat, and the
! only way he could march was to cut the tops
out Of his boots. He can do light work now,
| when it will permit him to stand upright.
At present he is running the "largest' be-
cause it is the only circular saw in a mill.
! His eyes are in bad shape and he was COM
PEELED to give up his old business of saw fling
| He now earns 1926 per day for about so
days year, and his daily average per year is
less than $1.25. He went into the service a
boy of IL, and now at the age of 40 is broken
down and constant sufferer.
So it runs through the whole list.
1t seems to US that argument and COM
| ment are unnecessary.