Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-17

SADDLE, discharying all shot, fron his
revolver Mt the soldiers who were close
by and advancing upon him. He was
himself shot In the side. the ball making
superficial wound around his back from
one side TO the other, and his horse was
shot fifteen times. The horse made
lunge forward and feb TO the ground, car
rying his rider with him. BY this time the
wounded Confederate was surrounded by
q group Of blue-coats. and commanded to
surrender. Lying on the ground, with one
foot under his horse and every shell out
of his pistol. he promptly surrendered his
sword to the sergeant In command. At
that instant man who had not been of
the attacking group. rushed up. and,
placing his musket at Herbert's breast,
said he would XIII the rebel. The sergeant
knocked the gun In the air and drov
the bloodthirsty soldier back into the
woods. denouncing him for coward who
had been hid behind tree during tn.
fight, and would come out and do murdef
when there was no danger! The con-
duct OF the sergeant was so generous,
kind and in every way so considerable.
that II deeply affected Herbert, who was
taken off with other prisoners. and saw
no more OF his preserver. lie ascertained,
however, that the sergeant belonged to
a Maine regiment. One Of the first things
Herbert did on coming to Congress was
to go to members OF the Maine dele
CATION and solicit their assistance in find
ing this man. Every effort in this d.
rection. however, was fruiticss.
After Herbert became Secretary OF the
Navy he received letter from man in
California. asking II he were the Colonel
Herbert captured at the battle OF Seven
Pines. The writer OF the letter was
named Jonathan Newcome. and he stated
that he was one Of the Maine soldiers
who had participated In the capture.
Herbert In answering the letter. asked
for all possible information, In order to
determine II the man were trustworthy,
and made an appointment to meet him In
California. Some time after this the Sec
rotary went to California to visit the
navy-yard. and there met his Maine SOL
dier. He discovered that there was no
deception I'm the matter, but that the
man was the one who had been at the
front In the attack. and had conveyed him
to the rear az a prisoner. but II was not
the man who had saved his life. His
preserver, the sergeant. mad been killed
at Gettysburg, and the search for him
was ended. He was deprived of the oppor-
tunity of showing his gratitude to the
principal. but he did the next best thing
by extending II to one survivor OF that
little group, whom he had found. The
man was a ship-calker. who had drifted
from Maine to the Pacific coast, and
was poor and out OF employment. The
order of the Secretary Of the Navy apply
ing the clvil-service rules to navy-yards
was In force. but II was a rule made by
an order, and not by law. Though 1t was
the policy OF the department and insisted
upon by the President. that there should
be no exception to this rule. the Secretary
suspended 1t long enough to give this
man work in the yard at his trade, and ne
gave directions that as long as there was
a ship or boat in the navy-yard to be
calked the old Maine soldier should have
work. s.....