The Worthington advance., 1895-10-10
STORIES OF THE DAY.
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Of Atlanta Meet Once More. NJ s

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Two Mon WHO Fought Years Aso IN Trsas
OF Atlanta Meet Once More. N N s
=. Among the members Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic who came to Az
lanta to take in the exposition opening
was Captain 81. G. Cushman, now Y
we'll to do and successful business man
of Logansport, Ind, but who was DUR
ing the siege captain in the Ninety-
fourth Ohio regiment Of infantry. M
Soon after striking the town Captain
Cushman encountered an old Confeder7
ate veteran, Of whom he inquired
whether there We're any Howells in At
lanta. who were in the war wearing the
Confederate uniform. I'M
"Oh, yes,'' was the answer, there
were several Howells from this section
of the country WHO were in the war and
who fought for the south. There was
Clark Howell. who is the editor in
chief Of The Constitution, and there
was Bill Howell, who is now dead, and
there was Albert Howell, who is now - ~
"Albert Howell: Let's see. Was he a;
captain when Atlanta was besieged?'
II don't know sbort that" was the
answer. ''Ro was Il colonel when the
war closed, and mighty good one. He
must have won his way up, but when
he went beyond the rank of a captain ]
can't say"
"Well, I'd like to know" said Cap
tain Cushman. II was with the army.
that took Atlanta, and one day while
we were yet on the other side Of the
Chattahoochee river a Captain Howell
was sent out from the Confederate army
under a flag of truce, and was detailed
to meet him. l did so, and while the
business was being transacted Captain
Howell and had mighty pleasant
conversational conversation | shall
never forget. remember that he had q
canteen in which there was some mighty;
good corn liquor, and know enjoyed
it very much, for did not have any--,
thing of the kind. know, too, that !
had some mighty good grub in my
haversack. and Captain Howell enjoyed;
that because he had had nothing like it
in q long time. l regretted very much
when the captain had to 60 away be-:
cause he carried with him that canteen,
but I really think it was empty. have
always thought, too, that he looked
back at my empty haversack as he went
away, thinking that he would like it if
it were full Really believe that if l
had had a good meal with me he would
have pulled me across the line if he
could have forgotten that he was good
soldier that long" =
The Confederate veteran carried Cap
tain Cushman to the union depot,
where he was presented to Colonel Al.
bert Howell. But, Notwithstanding the
fact that over 30 years have passed since
then, the two gentlemen recognized one
another almost instantly, and for an
hour they recounted the story of that
flag Of truoa-Atlanta Constitution. Il
A Dizzy Height.
Harry Sheroux performed the. hazard
ous task of scaling White Horse ledge,
near North Conway, N. Fl. recently, a
feat never before accomplished, and
from the dizzy height Of the cliff, which
is 900 feet high in an almost perpendic-
ular line from the base, he fastened two
red flags.
Sheroux, who is about 20 years of
age, started alone shortly after dinner
from the Sunset pavilion, where he has
acted as head waiter, with few hun
dred feet Of rope to assist him. By
roundabout course he reached the ledge
and fastened the rope to a tree at the
top. He then lowered himself hand over
hand until he reached the level Of the
rock called the "horse's head" only to
find that the rock occupied position at
his left. He shifted himself along to
the desired position.
Just as he had succeeded in placing
the flag, the rope, cut by the jagged
edge of the cliff in the shifting process,
gave away, landing him in some brush
on projection Of the rock about 200
feet below.
The position he then occupied was
about 500 feet in height, and below him
was the shining face Of Echo lake. The
air was biting cold, and in chilled and
wornout condition he crawled into q
little cave to rest only to fall asleep
from exhaustion. Meanwhile supper
hour at the pavilion drew near, but no
head waiter appeared. The proprietor,
alarmed at his prolonged stay, drove to
the foot Of the ledge, mile and half
from the village After half hours
search Sheroux was aroused and let his
whereabouts be known by shouts. Ma
son hurried back to the village, and col.
Letting searching party Of" 20 and
plenty Of rope returned to the ledge
about s in the evening. It was nearly 8
O'Clock in the morning before Sheroux
was rescued from his perilous position.
-Philadelphia Press.
Rare Presence Of Mind.
The station hands and bystanders at
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more depot at Chester, Pa, expected to
see repetition Of the Ogontz horror at
the bridge spanning Chester creek, when