Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-10-22
A WAR "REMINISCENCES.
Scenes at HatCher'S Greek and Peters
burg Recalled,

Veterans, Has Suffered Since
"A Story That Read, Like
II Page From History.
From the Albany, y. Y, journal.
When one encounters in print the
life story of some SCARED veteran of
the civil war, a feeling of admiration
and sympathy is the certain result.
Accustomed though we are to tales of
heroism and suffering in every day life,
there is something peculiarly attractive
about these old wal records, serving, as
they do, as a sacred passport to the
heart of every true American. Thou.
sands found their rest on the field of
carnage or in the hospital, but their
comrades, when the struggle was over
and the victory won, returned to their
homes and began anew the battle of
life.
John r Scace, the widely known
contractor and building.mover of AL
bany, N. Y, has an unusually interest.
ing life, and when seen by n reporter
recently at his home, No. Is Bradford
street, told of his many experiences and
adventures while serving under the
old flag in the late war. Although
having endured all the hardsbips and
p%rivations OF life in the ranks, Mr..
Scace bears his more than half a CEN
fury OF years with an elastic step and
a keen mind, taking an active interest
in private and public affairs.
Mr.. Scace is a member of Berkshire
Lodge, No. so, l. o. o. F. He en-
listed in the army in 1862, in Company
A, Forty-ninth Massachusetts Volun.
teer Infantry, serving under Col. w.
+. Bartlett, First Brigade, First Divi-
sion, Nineteenth Corps, with which he
participated in some of the hottest bat
ties OF the war, including Port Hudson,
Donaldsonville and Plain Store, where
he was wounded. His time being out,
he was discharged, but soon re.enlisted
as sergeant in Company A, Sixty-irst
Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer H..
tantry. He was in the battle of
Hatcher's Run, the fight about Peters
burg and the battle of Sailors Creek.
After his honorable discharge, June
4, 1865, Mr.. Scace returned to ALBANY
and settled down once again to his
business and social interests. He has
resided in the city ever since. 1t
would seem that now of all times, his
peace and happiness would have been
uninterrupted. Such was not to be the
case, for tour years ago, while engaged
IN experimenting the raising of the
Immense smokestack of the ALBANY
Electric power house, the lever of a
loosened windlass struck him a heavy
blow across the back. The effect of
tne blow was not at first apparent, he
being able to leave his bed in a few
days. But the worst was to follow.
for without warning he was seized
with sciatic rheumatism in all its
virulence. Untold agony followed.
Said Mr.. Scace, 81 could not sleen
for the pain. No one will know the
tortures the rheumatism gave me. |
don't known how l lived during those
days. l became little more than skin
n bones, and it seemed like life
didn't have anything but suffering in
1t. Cures? l tried every ~so-called
rheumatic cure that was ever invented
gave all of them a good trial before |
stopped taking them. My friends and
nelghbors recommended remedy after
remedy that they heard of. but NV
rheumatism went on just the same.
Well, after | had almost had the life
tortured out of me, | came across -.
newspaper account of DR.. Williams,
FINK Pills, aud l thought / might az
we'll d another name to the list as
not, so | ordered some of my druggist.
i tell you, l was glad in those DAYS
to hear OF anything that could give me
any nope at all. Yes, l got them, and
before l had taken two boxes that main
pegah TO cave me. Why, l couldn't
understand it. Icouldn't imagine nv.
sell being cured. But before I had
taken a h~alf-dozen of those boxes I was
cured. The suffering which had made
my life almost unbearable for so Ions
mad disappeared. was a new man.
began to get strong. | picked
up IN flesh, and | went back to NV
business with all the vigor and vim Of
. young man. l think everyone who
knows me will tell you what il did for
me- Pink Pills is the grandest medi.
'ine eve discovered, and if nv recon-.
dat will do it m good | want
you to use it. l hope Others will hear
OF 1t and be benefited as | have been