The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-05

LONDON. SSfT s-E.e Ecs- remark
a5ss @ssez1laSe u -1s2 ;EzE England Azs
evs- see- w71 - o. ysisw - IRE Royal
hospital. Chelsea, J1ly : Or -a4s 6ate
to- a4sen s-1 tl1s PEl1cs, ana Princess x
Wales VII t-sp@cr z Hee4y 60 net wha.
SO individuals have .oggh- z zons exc
% every 5atrs q Consequences tcUgh-
stace v.e-or.a assembled lie throae TE@y
VI toTm = human s.o<y o. BRITISH co--
quest = s.xty yes-s- Never ~ Tie RS
yory ~ aay coun-Ty vas the s. gather
iaE q IRIS sort
Tire eceas or VIII b. 4 rrz-ss garden tete
81 The grounds CT the ROYAL hospital
watch = under tie especial patronage u
the Prince x Ha.ss :. = On ms occa-
sloa that tae rsylew e< The pensioners
ard veterans 4iA axe place. Wae2 ora
co1zi9ers what TREMENDOUS record 0f
warfare these men Ill represent i
seems almost beyond belief TIE whole
affair : under Ire charge .. Col. Hugh
i.I1s4 who Is chairman ard treasurer Il
the Soldiers and S21-o-s' Family Asso-
ctA-i0r-
W1en me Eork CO arranging for the
meeting - these veterans VS. hegan. tae
very greatest difficulty was found =
tracing The SURVIVORS, o. th@ early cam
p2-zas % Eae reign TIE searc1srs GE4I-
" turned % Eas pension LIST. however,
which u-oved q great assistance 70 them
T. - nsw a. assured fast thar there x5ll
&c n ne RANKS CT July ) aaea wno fought
II every general action under TIE British
nag since Isl.
A sketch 3f the lives OF these oil war
rlors would almost ~ al ep4ror1e OF Brit
isa history during the uaoss glorious reign
- lie annals OF England Gh@zu!.
M&Garas spoCe. AIwal, !sobrauja. the CFl-
mean battles the Nu-ry. the Two CHINA
wars. The Maori wars. ne various South
African campaigns. the rebellion n Can
ada. AfzaaIsstal. ASaantee ard the In
dian frontier campaigns al xiii De repre-
scented S0Tze q the cd heroes have
passed by two decades me allotted span
Of human life but they are now nearly as
fun Of arlcr as EAey we're sixty years ago.
when they first 80 th'' queen ; uniform
Il VIII cone as q s1rprise 20 most people
- learn that there are YET 81 the active
strength = re army. : cze may apply
thai adjective n This regard. TWO veterans
who enlisted eae II Isg and the other in
ISIS. Ore Of them llIs raa ersgwaiIs zrUe-
some Office Of queens t.xecutiorsr AT the
tower. Fortunately for his ola hero. VINO
fought a. Gl5er2t n The Indian frontier
war. ali through the Central Indian caul-
paigns and tire Indian nautsuy the Off ~
OF women xaoIer entails nc Ietnal func-
tons. and 1ts req 5sl1aa AZ rests Idly %
his size. Ills brother veteran alls nom
-A--4+y more -LaLE4.- ClILtE- ana &I4E
moves about, hale and h-.SA sporting the
rlobon q the recrui,int; serga ant IL tna
queen good town Of VI ooIx4eh OF the
first var u lhe reign the tfhuxni war CT
1s>-S% only ore man survives 70 ceAr rs
medals. he fought II rllaL campaign. and
also a. Mah4rai pore Il iss3 a. AliwaL
three years later be Vas wounded severe
~. and proudly wears I2e medal with the
Soc~sn5e clasp
come mare plentiful AMI only : Compare
tive few % The applications Of those who
Fought % the Crlmea ard the Indian
maiiny c11 b. entertained. Not many u
the Hrst Maori war ara available bur the
campaigns II South Africa ana Ashantee
in the seventies are fairy numerous
Strange as II may seem, 10. a single
representative OF the battles fought D.
tween ISIS and IsSe has Yet been secured
Caiera. and the last A4ha1tee campaign
though. 10 battle rock place during the
latter. ara also ra-ep,eseuted OF Vic
toria Cross I5l oa.y tVfo have turned Up
one - them IS an old fisherman At Pen
za1ce. ard be IS coming az the way 10
London to attend his last parade In al
Giticn = the Victoria Cross the brave
Old CoruIs1ca1 a.so las TIA medal for
conspicuous gauautry. he Crineaa rs6ai
with three BARS. the Turkish medal ana
Old nan has no pension except rha $40
a year which accompanies the bronze
cross. and re IS o6-gsd % win his bread
from tha seas round tie stormy Cornish
coast The other holder y the most COW
eted cecor2. zion IN tSa service * an Old
Jack Tar wro. oddly enough. has rot
had tny var service. .Ia wc1 = away -
the South seas ere day. when a bears
crew II liberty men = whom re vas Gre.
cau-iha,z. The sailors we~e attacked BIZ
The natives. ard r5s man displayed such
conspicuous h~rcsszn n the easGinE strux-
Ce t1at tse was recommended f1r sn6 -
calTea tae Victoria Crlss
T. = a sad commentary 90 ths wav n
which Ga soldiers Ar+ sailors ara looked
AFTER - taye 20 state that many of The
arrf >atseus wh.ch ~-7ch Gel Gii1ea srs
i11ltel from wCrk1o1sss or other homes
Of poverty ard nsfp e<4resz ore OF these
vs-e-a0s has had I'D l@sS han sh.rty-tlve
yrs sfrvics = t1e ~ ETla~s -rl6ts4 and
volunteers ard yEt il g ror entitled 20 a
pe@ss7g. ar8 ~ coCrss. receives rcre n
all abos1 s'0 cid soldiers together w.th
rta Chelsea pension y wtli be irs-,scte.!
b. he F~lccs ~ Nst=l. Il : h9u~s mat
thera alSe w.u - On .sa ground ~epr- ser
ta-v n .na Vsti01- t'ols-Eal rroous -hat
esve come cv : fc- --s f1NEes
tt-y -fT- E-1a ,a- >o1r - Daughters
ltwe ~ 1s1'rStaft similar number
trarr ehe G .ar5S' lr!a>--aI Sczcol. a-d
1str cass t-on ea- Bose Il ars .c a1l
D i form q choir oH me o-ecssloa ard
rHe-s al q course na plenty 81 MI
tsrg -1.s~lc Aftar me .rs-eersr~. are
Princess ~ - a+s- E.. gees ITe n4rsas ecr-
t1S donations i- a.t e ~ Nurses
a1s @rs tH1E Ioe veterans and tha
CEessA pensioners ~ s. cowu 70 az
evening aes5 Il ne srs2t IA. Of IT, h9s-