Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-26
SCENES FROM THE4WAR.
An ntInteresting Illustrated Lecture by the
 Rev J. A. MulcahY1

Rev J. A. Mulcahys
 The stereopticon lecture byEthe Rev J. A. Mulcahy at the opera house last night was the most interesting. and et the same timainstructive lecture ever. held in the city pand the large audience that filled every seat and occupied every available standing place bore witness to the interest that was aroused. Among the audience were many who had been actors in the scenes so wildly portrayed on the camera by the reverend lecturer, and as the speaker told the story of the various con- filcts the ve erans in fancy fought them over again, traversfng once more the blood stained fields and bidding defiance to the foe.
 The exercises opened with the Bach Gounod Meditation" by Miss Gallagher and Mir Parke. Miss Collester's mandolin solo, "Musico Probito," followed. Then came Mascagni's intermezzo, "Caval- leria Rusticana" by Miss Gallager and MT Parke. The musical programme was of more than usual merit and the artists were encored several times.
 The stereopticon exhibition was the next number with Fort Sumpter on the canvas. bringing to mind at once the opening of the awful conflict between the north and south. There were sixty-fve pictures, each being described in a graphic and interesting manner. which showed that the lecturer had thorough conception of his subject. He spoke of that famous battle of Gettysburg as fol- lows:
 Having failed to turn either the right or the left of the union troops. Lee had no alternative than to retreat or break the centre. This last he attempted to do. At o'clock in the afternoon the whole con- | SaSo "a lino ronroI olpnn Non, Hill had opened fire with artillery. One hun dred and ten guns played with deadly effect upon the union ranks. These on their part returned the fire with eighty guns. This cannonading continued until o'clock. At this hour General Pickett moved out with 17.000 confederates to break the union centre which. was con- manded by General Hancock. As these men moved down the slope to the charge, the union artillery made dreadful havoc in their ranks, but while the dead fell the living did not falter. With courage and determination. and an ardor perhaps never surpassed these 17,OOO, or all of them that remained, advanced to musket range and delivered deadly fire, and still kept on until the muskets' length alone separated them from the foe. Then came the hand 10 hand engagement, where the same stubborn determination marked thelr action. Our view at this point is taken where the whole line is engaged and gun is being hurried up to relieve Cushing's battery used up in the fight. But their bravery avajled them little. They stood face with foemen worthy of their steel. As a rock stands unmoved, a barrier to the surging pillows, so stood the union men unfiinching and undismayed To advance against them was certain death. General olyakA vi o,l al, ment after regiment was rushing to dis pute with him every inch of the land felt that further sacrifice was useless, and with tears rolling down his cheeks he ordered retreat. Gettysburg was won; the soldiers of Lee withdrew, never again to invade as foemen. the soil of the north"
 The following is the list of views: Fort Sumter. Rally of the troops at Washing ton. The bridge at Bull Run. Battlefield at Bull Run. Portrait of Stonewall Jack son. Battle of Bull Run. Portrait of Gen. eral George B. Mcclellan. Hampton roads, Virginia. Naval combat-Moni- tor and Merrimac. Portrait of John Ericsson. Bombardment of Port Royal. Battle of Wilson's creek. Battle of Roa- noke Island. Capture of Fort Donelson. Portrait of General U. $. Grant. Bom- bardment island, No 10. Portrait of Ad- mural Farragut. Capture of New Orleans. Battle of Shiloh "An Quiet on the Poto- mac" Night Before the Battle" Might After the Battle" Battle of Fair Oaks, Protrait of General Joseph E. Johnson. Portrait of General Robert E. Lee. The confederate capitol, Richmond. Portrait of Jefferson Davis. Battle of Chantilly. Antietam battlefield. The Quaker chu oh Bloody Lane-Burnside's bridge-en- gagement at Burnside's bridge. Battle of Fredericksburg. Camp life. Return From Picket Duty-In Line for Soup. Battle of Chickamauga. Portrait of Gen. eral James A. Garfield. Gettysburg battle field. The Devils den--Culp' Hill-battle of Gettysburg. Portrait of General Win field s. Hancock. Grants triumphal entry into Vicksburg. Battle of Lookout Noun tain. Battle of Chattanooga. "The Council of Statuary, by John Rogers. Battle of the wilderness. Battle of Spottsylvania. Siege of Petersburg. Sheridan's final charge at Winchester. Sheridan's ride. Portrait of General Sheridan. Womans mission in the hospi- tai. Battle of Mobile Bay. Capture of Fort Fisher, Battle of Kenesaw Mountain. Allatoona Pass-''Hold the Fort" Siege of Atlanta. Sherman's march through Georgia. Surrender of General Lee. Let Us Have Peace" Volunteers departure. Home from the war. Fugitive slaves.
 The balance of the musical programme was equal to the first part. Miss Collester and Miss Gallagher presented Braga's Angels Serenade." Mir Parke rendered a cello solo, 'Nocturne," and duet, "Cias" followed by Miss Collester and MT Chittenden, guitarist.
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