The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-11-05

Napoleon at St. Helena.
New York Sun.
Ma jon William II. Garland, an ir
mate o; the Soldiers Home at Hamp
ton, w., aud Il man with II remarkable
hiSlor%, il un visit TO some friends
in brooklyn. Major Garland came
North 20 try and iird his huif-brother.
Joseph II. Gallon, and that brothers
adopted daughter, Amy Lulu Gallon,
who arc his only living relatives. So
Ia" his search f"r these relatives has
been unsuccessful, and ia very few
days his furlough Of mon til will have
expired aud he will be Obliged to re-
turn 60 Virginia.
Major Garland is now % years old
ana besides being veteran of two
wars Is, so he says, The only living
AMERICAN who saw, talked to, and
shook hands with Napoleon during his
exile az ST. llricna. lie was one OF the
escort which accompanied Gen. La
fayctlc in his tour OF America, too. had
the honor OF sitting us child on the
knee OF Thomas jefferson, served as "A
powder monkey on the old irigatc Con
Slltutlon, and has, in fact, Il life full O:
lntrrcStlng incidents, many of which
arc history to. day.
n Sun reporter found Major Garland
AT 30 Nassau street, BROOKLYN, and
asked him to talk about himself. The
Major has lost one eye, and Il weakness
in his knees Compcls him to use crutch-
cs, but otherwise, physically and men
tally, he is soundcr than many Il man Il
score OF years his Junior. Since he
f.l Mt !, l,, |, ,
Il great deal. He went into the room
OF the Memorial aud Executive Com
mitlcc OF the Grand Army of the Re-
public in the Brooklyn City Hail
scvcra! days ago, ana uStOnishcd tho
|tiahd Army men there when he pres
cntcd his card. They all knew OF him
but had never met him before, and a:
one OF the oldest, il not the oldest, liv
ing mcmb rs OF the organization n,
was made welcome in Brooklyn.
The Major WAS in bed when the re
porter ~aw him.
DO you know. | haven't felt so scl
IN years as did last night :" he said
really thought once that was go
ing to pass in my checks and stand Il,
for the last roll call. But then SIM
pose You dont care to hear about that
so III tell y0u something about my
history, which am very proud Of /
Was horn in Charlottcsvillc, Va. on
Aug. l9 1902. IL was as Won know. the
nome OF JhomHS jefferson, the writer
OF the Declaration OF Independence.
My father served in the French
amy as a lieutenant before I've came
10 this country. Two of Lic nrotEnr>
had settled here already, one OF them
in New Hampshire, aud he bad alway 5
wanted to come to America.
"My father Yns a warm porsnn,l
friend Of Mr.. jefferson. and mnnv :. t;n,"
jogglcd un and down. nttnnInd hi<,
funeral. too, and can tell Won th,t is
II day shall never forget.
:" must have inhcritrl INV f,,ho,,
fighting blood. for | was ooi. rnitn ,or
years Ola when enlisted in tie Amcr.
lean navy as MESSENGER and uowdrr
boy on the (riratc Constjtulinn knnwn
rs Od IrOnsidcs. and commnndcd bv
Capt. Isaac HUI. We left Boston hnr.
Dor on May -, 1872, and the vrrv nrx,
morning fell in with q large iS,i.ish
llcct on the capcs Of the DnInwarn ' ~ y,
was q beautiful m0rninr and thn COT.
was as smooth as a mirror Onr
chances against the British nrrt wrrr
as YOU can imuvjnc. prrttv siirLt 49,
| Can't HUH wa.D't tukinr inv cI.,.,,
with Old IrOn-idrs. So he hr.t ali
hands to quarters, and called on ull
members OF the crew who war, nnnd
oarsman to go aft on the Quarter deck
Then lac ordered all boats, cen the
barge and Gig, lowered. mpnncd them
with the best oarsmcu ir the crew
spliccd all OF the strongest haw@crs
together and r. ado them fast, and then
made preparations to row awav from
the British nrct. On the fourth dav
Capt. Hull ordered out the kcdue an.
chor, it. was dropped 2 800 yarGs away,
the hawscrs made fast, and the figuic
drawn out TO it. Then the oarsmcn
took charge and Ga Ironsidcs was
towcd aw"y rom the enemy. \ brc, nc
spr"nE up later in the day and away
we went, the old Constitution showing
her heels to the whole British fleet