Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-12-23
STRIKING INCIDENTS.
SCENES THAT WERE PHOTOGRAPHED
ON THE MEMORY.

The Professor Heard Governor Trough
Make His Last Speech With Head Barred.
General Buell. and the Sergeant Crazed
With Thirst at the Spring.
Some OF you youngsters, said the
professor, wonder how we old fellows
remember the prominent men of 20 or
80 or 40 years ago so well. Because we
associate them with some particular
event, not necessarily of any impor-
tance, but serving to bring the men as
ISOLATED with it wildly before the
mind. For example, l saw old Govern
or Brough of Ohio scores of times, bat
whenever / think Of him / do not see
him as he walked III his unwieldy way
along the streets nor as he sat in his
office, a dominating presence, nor as he
appeared on state occasions, nor when
he ragged in controversy with the stron-
gest men in the nation over the conduct
of the war, but / see him as he stood
one night on a pile of bricks. just out
side Capitol square in Columbus.
1.-THE fall of Richmond had been an
nounced. The people were wild with
excitement and enthusiasm. The under
standing was that the governor would
speak to them that night, and, standing
on a pileso of bricks at the corner of High
and State streets, he talked TO the peo-
Pile of the great news and what 1t meant
to the nation. While he was speaking
it began TO rain, and still he spoke on
Those in the crowd who had umbrellas
raised them, and thsre was a general
shout for the governor to put On his hat.
AS he stood there that minute, with the
raind-ops pattering down on his bald
head and splattering and sparkling in
the light of the street lamp near, Gov
ernor Brough always 10 me-
.tHe paid no heed to the rain. and in
his deep, resonant voice he said to the
calls Of the crowd: i will not put on
my hat. A man must stand uncovered
in the presence of an event that means
so much TO this people And be talked
ON, the people standing in the rain and
glorying in every word he said. That
was the last speech made by Governor
Brough, because the cold that resulted
from the exposure took him down to
death.
.sBrough was one of the very strong
est men of that period in public life.
but do you know that heard one OF
the most prominent ladies In Ohio urge
that he be not renominated because be
was so reckless in his use of tobacco:
She forgot the ability, honesty, earnest
ness and zeal of the man who bad re-
ceived the largest majority ever given a
candidate for any Office in Ohio and
made a violent campaign against him
because he had q rough way and because
he was such an inveterats tobacco
chewer."
IT veunamber General Buell." said
the sergeant, mot as he appeared in
the battle of Shiloh. not as he appeared
in full uniform { grand review. but as
I saw him on q forced march, when he
wore the negligee or fatigue dress Our
company had come. with dry threats
and empty ~canteens, TO a large spring
that burst from the earth with force
enough to turn the wheels OF q mill.
The men proceeded TO fill their canteers
and drink their fill An orderly sat ON
his horse near and advised the men to
be very careful in filling their canteens
so as to leave the water clear for those
who came after. A little apart from
him en- . splendid horse sat On c.lcer III
o straw hat The man and m horse,
even though tho man was in so simple
a dress, made a fine picture. but tho
bows did not look carefully enough at
either TO recognize tho officer or the
horse.
.sOne Of the s~ergeants, crazed by
thirst, plunging forward TO the spring.
intent only ON getting the clear water
to his parched throat, pnt foot into