The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-05

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.s.nz -Ii dr,s: US from her. q
s sss r 3 . Ben .s Si III ..s..i ss:' o q: ...,S:
The hero Of fort Fisher nad fallen. and the fort
v..s no; y, es,risd; A%,.: -ho S.; es.I him:
killed. and that his dying request vas that the
fghtins might 60 on. I,.ss also Amss's opin-
tnU. %. .,.sult even Y u became nees.s.ry 70
ton. .Abboit't nforeen enu we're At once Of
dered forward. and. as they entered IN. fort
,he rebel. on the bs.,iOn gave way. and Fort
AsGen. Ams. quoted he smiled ssrcAsticanJ.
and az the end be ssld:
that all this was absurd, and that IL did . gross
mjn,uee 10 Terri and TO me. IL 10 due TO
ostsinsd the .oeosn,. Of thi: ...si, from a
nspef written W an side-decamp OF Zen. Cur
a,sc., .uu or,.., ,,,,,. ..c,,.u..
tn1amed with the maxnihcsot rase OF battle
and fairy reared -" and went on;
bstore DARK on that short winter. dsJ. cav
him emerge from = covered way At the vet end
g :p..f. Almost :, ~ ...: I'm: : .ho. .sraef
some four hour. .nd a h.if After curtis fell
The eyes 81 BAH the msn a. the dining tables
were on Gen. Curti. Al ihis nomsnt Gen. Cur.
Us WAS 1ery req IN u1e Iece. AZ eltnei enc OF
ihs largest table tho omoers TsIe taIkins 10
t.ther IN a very excited rAy. there ".sA onkz
" 80
Ainss went on there Was silencs again;
:, ~ hn rse. ne ssn h., 80. w. s SsSs 90 .o9gs
hours before the fort w.s taken. l never re
seIved nny Ieane.t rom hIm ios rslntofee-
Jnsnts. ] never sent ssy. rs9uss.s; ayinG o,
q on TerIJ esush, no .sentag,on.
thereifom. ana no oae can oeness tnAt
sban toned the line OF defence toward
Mnmingioe 70 W me 49, IT, srr,.o'Ii
never ueArO OF Dim. j ncNor nav ulm from tho
moment ne entersa ths iprt untn spout mar
pa,t : o'clock afts, the battle heh been pro.
gressIbg hoout AZ houf. ~nsn sAw MIN
emerge from the covered way At the end OF the
ps Gsp' h Ana snpeiuaed BY saving ,bs. truth
h.d been outraged. and that ia his paper he had
H. NY p hspdiyg sni.hsT me, ali ox., n. b.r
there we're heard cries Of Curtis" "Curtis!"
ccaarr' =, ,,,. a., Nth s,.h.a far. .,.,,,..,
cries.
on his face. and he bowed right and left Cur
tnI SurusG .Surus.. yshsa tns erowa'
Three cheer, Tor Curtis" and the place was ID
An pprosr. me cheers were gtyen. oen. Cn.ts
had resumed his seat 1t was Gen. Amess turn
crowd again. Half the men 10 III. room w.i.
urged MIN to s.t up; Finally he dIa. He wa.
stlll smiling. ne spoke sarcastienliy. Ignoring
e ~ i.'ssuS Ueh"
A. tho heah OF the Table. he SAN that
ne reaIized tue duties OF Hospitality 70
guests OF The Commandery. he had not
come there 10 make n speech, but he
had scarcely been prepared TO listen TO
The startling matters that had been brought
out. ~ seemed 70 him strange. he said. that
Zen, faine ana the other Generals 10 whom the
cfehlt OF the o.ttie OF tort flsher had been
given. shoulu DC httackeo. Zen PANE han
oeeh IN AIS grave twehty;nye years ana attera
man Lao oeen deAn THAT long that ne should Dc
attacked IN this manner and robbed OF the
isnLeIs which hist2ry had awarded, was, no
thpSsht, diss.ssetu!; =, .r,.,,. .,.,, ,,.,,.
there were Whispers OF "Ihsts right that's
right!. ishd round after round OF applause.
sun not ueikhing 70 hotice Gen. Ames. Gcn.
GURUS cottinued tnat up 70 within three years
ne might say up 70 within three ,months-he
was nor aware that there was any dispute con-
eetnlns the Isureis OF the honors OF tne Victory
OF tntt Ishef; AGAIN there was loud applause.
suddenly: sall Oen. Gurus. THIS gentle
man comes FORWARD with claim OF honor to
h,ihseII inr inc capture OF the Tort some day.
Mt, chairman. the history OF that second day
Dglieve That thAt account VIII bear very little
likeness to tho scconnt IN Gen; Ames's paper"
mere were cries OF Ihats right!' and capt.
fsrker jumped up ana roe,ed:
u,seit 70 hIm, weneIAi; give it 70 MIN: the
nay sstyour oAck' whereAt there were cheers
ma ihuEhter