Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-30
WORKED THE GRAND ARMY.
He Had Lived I'm Boston, Where He
.,.t-sr Piled His Trade.

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NOT nrosocntea ;f 49, -;S,.
o,, Ina. were possioie' oue
eiie puoicauon OF MS receptions may pre-
vent further operations on his part. The
Republican, in common with most of the
newsnaners In tho st.t.- ~ -. ,,,..o..s
,,no r. e.,,-- 49, -tAu 'eeA iAeo-eu
pon ~ oiiioMaye' his mooe OF operat-
ing was to write letters to newspaper Of
fees purporting to come from disinterested
parties who had d,scoyarad +. hroya y.t.r-
on ,oIa;o =, ~ oioe
So. - ~ neeu "no oesersea heip
from the public. Then Sillowaye's ficti-
.ious career, as he gave 1t, would be told
osel again IN the paper addressed and
s eeIn assistance would follow. He
eiisb hactsrpn Gadresaue ssory. VIII VIII an En-
e h pachground. winding up with yarn
neo9e ms service on the steamer Brooks,
iSlss % oIspatcn boat on the POTOMAC In
It was then that n. dan,ot.d ~, .o,,,,oo
| In .,; NC uepieeeu Ills seiN
- s">hs Aihcoin as 1olioWs:
remember perfectly well the day that
We had Lincoln on board the Brooks He
| had been down to civ Point and was com
inc h.on - oln. aiu was eo,ii-
pa,,t -, w us we were running ny
Folnt Iobacco, when confederate battery
| opened fire on us. and whiz came a shot
| through our mort nadd,es Tbaro v.s M
moro t,,,.,;, 20 -. az
ston,,.a IN Ing y. maj wheel Inc steamer
stopped ana began to drift. We could see
them on the Virginia shora prena ripp to
set boat on to US. Capt Brooks, our
I cama on a aiu no. know wnat TO 40, when
must get the President Off at ali hazards
| said would go if we could get a crew.
ar S were none 70 soon The captain agreed,
from our vessel II an n a.. ana showed on
with their precious charge were soon lost
IN the shadows lowering over the river.
Mary,,a aamded MI. Lincoln In safety on the
CURLY ,,nfii he "oIiG ne renamed m Sc
Washington ~
The confederates erded our vesse, .nd
demanded the President whom thew suora
was aboard of nc Th.r so 10y sMoIe
nook and corner. and NOT fndino htr;
vented their wrath unon s;cL and J;.oh,5
soldiers whom thew found IN hoard Snon,
leaving the shin swearing yonnaonna ~
the north VI"
Then, with nv crew r,lIp orn.d r,,o,
President Lincoln IN the riyar ,,ntH &c
were met by a tug. and we transferr.d h;,e
to the safer craft. He wro,e me a Iat-
ter after it, and thanked nvse,f ava ~,
men for what we did NV tauphter has
got that letter now and nohody vii, &C.
1t until after / am dead Secref.rw sian
ton wrote me: ..The President beiia.a.
that you, under the guidance Of providence
saved him from capture. If mot instant
death, and has ordered that snac;a, recor5
be made of your service upon the records
Of the War Department: and that urhen
peace again comes to orr land Won will
surely be rewarded"
p
u LIVING.
,on.a." osson Hlooe tens TINS story OF Sill
ri, .oAto"s' ror years
A.. "e "oe. living On the drand
o.;,,c, ,s LIS s'a'e' anu mas re-
VI uonars IRON inaiViouai
..,,o.,,s.,, anu army. ne also
,a,.;or WIN iiau no con-
.,t.S.. WIN tnese organizations.
INV ala r,,,oh ,o. LIZ -. ,ne Hrana ar
:r,, IT, nnucn IoI Inns man. ne was always
.aSiis against the injustice that the old
osAe. MAS suDJected 10 ooth by the state
cnI',,'n aAot h governments columns and
a aase oeeH pupnshed poth IN the Boston
80 80, as iu,n Diapers ana ne was looked
Jpn a. HiuSh-apuseo man. Many posts
in. ~ 81 " nasesuga'e ms case oy writ
his r ~ .ns 9sparttneht az washington Tor
na s eSou. H. W. eney were always unsue-
IL s.u., anu .;,e case was aioWed 10 crop
ne was voiuminous writer, and when
svs I'VE. ne cues snort OF money ne would
", VIC ~ sone pnilanthroplst saying ne was
-, ~ aiNins conoiaoh, also 70 the oaiiy
g gap ashns tnat q reporter oe sent
,,'o'i, III ,.'s n.h. 10 tne Iatter ne
, ~uIad ,eii pi.lui stoIy' Wnicn would in,
aa,,s So 'o plint, anu LOT several
c,1a pelaec. aSaiancne OF provisions
,rb;s aan.,s."as ~ INC oeseIslns veteran
p ms Soi...i oea noI Years. ana the people OF
am,seoIs ".u Tiu,,y 9 became urea OF tnese
49, - o ~ man ueelaIeu tnaI IL was
I'll ma -. .as dlanu army men oi9 some
'n'ie ~ seouie pension ior the olc man.
How They Caught Him.
With this In y,sv Ass,s+.,t Aa,,,..
cerara, No.. ~ Au,u'an'
0ee'"i Niooie VI Tue massachusetts de-
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Sinoa,... .,.,.,asa, A.n 'o.u u inns
49, =. IT., ~ - W e s. 'nne
name of WiiIssu HuntIer Act un assis.a me
engineer of the United States steamer Prin-
cess Royal, commanded by Lieut.. Worden
Ihis steamer was takenton Charleston pre-
vious 10 1913 IN attempting to run the
blockade. She afterward reverted to
the FEDERAL government, and served in