The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-04-11

but this one was entirely Of American mate
rials.
Rev. James J. Kane. d. D.. late Chaplain Of
the Brookiyu Navy-yard. is reported TO be dy-
ing Of pneumonia in England. Shortly after
The war no apparently died Of yellow fever, but
after having been placed in coffin Tor eight
hours he sat up. Sons years later while in
the Norfolk Navy-yard, he appeared to die
second time, and remained in a eatalsptic state
Is hours. Mr.. Kane has received number OF
medals for bis bravery in battle.
Lieut.. William H. Beach. Of Milwaukee,. who
served during the war in the LIST N Y. Cav.
under Sheridan. Avoriil. and others in the
Shenandoah Valley. proposes to make a bicycle
urof the Valley this Summer for the purpose
Of gathering material for history o. Inn ssSi,
ment.
Rev. ". d. Vaughan, Of Howell County. No,
fought in 80 battles for the Union. and now
contributes to Confederate Home in bis State
They say that Noah Oliver, soldier from
Princeton, Ky, has just retarnod to bis home.
which 10 left IS years ago to enter the army.
He was i'll many weeks, and for years be Las
wandered he does not know where The other
be won't home.
The wonderful tenacity Of the young college
student Bahen, who recently died In Washin
ton, after living nearly four months with a
broken back received in a foot ball game. re-
calls the somewhat similar case of a soldier
found in the records Of tho library of the Sur
geon-Goneral. Capt. Frank T. Reyes. one Of
tho two men selected from Gen. Hooker's Di-
vision for signal service on the staff Of Gen.
Mcclellan, was struck in the battle Of Malvern
Hill a gancing blow in the small of the back
by piece Of shell which killed his horse an
der him. He lay - hours before rescued The
posterior arch of one Of the vertobrse was
fractured and the spinal cord injured. His
lower limbs were paralyzed, but he is still liv-
ing. Though his bodily health is good. he has
not walked a step since the day be was wouad-
ed. His home is at Newcastle, N. H..
Medal-of-honor mon assembled in Pbi1adel-
phia on April 9 to celebrate Appomattox Day
On the occasion about 80 of that gallant band.
who had been specially honored by Congress
for deeds Of valor upon the fields Of battle.
we're present from all portions of the United
States. OF the GOO men who were honored
BY Congress- 200 are yet living.
Capt. Louis " Stodder, of the United States
revenue enter service, is mourning the loss
of his celebrated Monitor medal. 1t has been
jealously guarded since its presentation by the
citizens of Boston 30 years ago, but in soma
unaceountable manner it has disappeared. He
is uncertain whether to look for it in Wash
ington, New York. Brooklyn. He wore the
medal when be left Baltimore for Washington
the last of March. From there he went to
New York and Brooklyn. returning to Balti-
more on the Sd Of April, when be discovered
his loss. The inscriptions on the medal mark
the history Of the original Monitor. Capt.
Stodder and Rear-Admiral Worden, U. 8. N,
retired, are the only surviving officers of the
Monitor.
Lieut.-Col H r. Tilton and Capt. o. F. Long
have been awarded medals Of honor by Seere-
tary of War Lamont. Capt. Long, Acting Aid
de- Camp carrying orders took charge of a COM
pany whose Captain had been killed and led 10
in a charge. Col. Tilton risked his life as
Bear Paw, Mont, in September, 1877, in rescu
ing wounded comrade.