The Portland daily press., 1898-06-27

''None of US who shared the common
privation in that great struggle consid-
cred it hardship. l have always consid-
cred it good fortune that we survivors
who came out of the war comparatively
unlnJured, We're privileged to witness
sucn SURFING scenes as we saw from '61
to '65.
oansonly say, in acceptingsthis sword,
that shall endeavor to acquit myself in
q manner to merit the approval of my
friends in the state of Maine and the city
OF Portland, and my comrades of the 18th
Maine. in which took my first lessons.
L am one of the few remaining mem
bers who helped organize this post. 1t
seems to me as if | was taking new
lease of life, and cannot admit that /
feel one whit older than did 81 years
ago. Those 4003 soldiers whom am
called to command may look on me as
deserving the title ''old man., but if they
will show an inclination to work as hard
as that same "old man" 1 will have no
fault to find. -
Gen. Mattocks's remarks were heartily
applauded. AS soon as quiet was again
restored Mayor Randall stepped forward
and in a graceful manner, voiced the
sentiment of the citizens who had con-
tribrted the horse Gen. Mattocks feel
ingly responded.
Then the company adjourned to the
Slu6W6lk uO lu5p0CU bHO uOp1o dAl1u11
which awaited the brigadier general
there. The horse is handsome bay.
Kentucky bred and weighs about 1l00
pounds. He was purchased of Mr. Wal
ter Davis. The trappings were richly
mounted.
Two belts and two soabbards, one set
for dress parade andsthesother for service,
accompanied the sword. The dress belt
was OF the finest Russia leather, striped
with gold lace, hand embroidered. On
the blade of the sword was engraved the
name of its owner, and an engraving on
the scabbard tells whence 1t came.
Gen. Nattncks was handed list of the
donors of each gift. The 18th Maine
comrades who contributed toward the
purchase, of the sword were: Edward
Moore, VIM. 81. Green, Charles w. Rob-
erts, George W. West. George W. VerriIl
John Q. Perry, James NJ. Stafford, Georgs
A. Parker, Summer S. Richards, Newton
Whitten, Danville B. Stevens. Charles
A. Morrill,, John H. Kimb ball, Edwin A.
Duncan, g. f. Sparrow, George P. Wes-
colt, George F. Small, Charles g. Hol-
yoke, Cyrus L. Wardwell, G. a. Greely.
True. Geo. A. Whidden, G.. W. Richard
son. Geo. Q. d. Soule. Alpheus E. Grov-
er, Mark 81. Sawyer, Edwin 6. Thorne,
Henry S. Trickey, Joel M. Sawyer, A.
A. Noyes, Samuel II. Cannon, D. d.
Hannegan, John Doughty, Charles Il.
Fabyan. Mark Waddell, S. R. Bishop,
s. B. Day, George L. Norton, Jabez Mar.
riner, Hiram B. Skillin. d.. W. Lombard,
Noah B. Knight, Tobias PiIlsbury,
George 5. Jordan, Joseph S. Hobbs.
Those who contributed toward the pur-
chase of the horse and equipments were:
Henry B. Cleaves, Frederick Robie,
James P. Baxter, Charles h. Randall,
Augustus =. Mouiton, Joseph T. Kicker,
Payson Tucker, Fred III Richards, George
P. Wescott. Francis i'essenden, Weston
F. Milliken. John Marshall Brown,
Thomas P. Shaw, George Burnham, Dr.,
Clarence Hale, VIM. II. Moulton, Henry
Deering. Vim. g. Davis, Elias Thomas,
Edward Woodman, Walter Davis, BENZ.
Thompson, Woodbury. & Moulton, Sy-
monds, Snow & Cook, Edward B. Wins
low, Charles +. Libby. William Henry
Clifford, John W. Deering, Geo. L. SWEET,
Lucien Snow, Alfred II. Berry, Henry
w. Swasey, Thomas S. Laughiin, Lewis
A. Goudy, Frank W. Stockman, Randall
& McAllister, Cook, Everett s. Pennell.
Dow q Pinkham, John +. A. Merrill,
@ Charles ~, Mccarthy, cJr;, Henry s. os,
Goding, Holman S. Melcher, Edwin L.
Dyer, Nathan Webb, A. e. Wright &
Co., Arthur K. Hunt, John d. Williams,
James Cunningham, S. D. Plummer,
John j. Lynch, Robert +. Somers, J.
Sullivan, George w. Sylvester, Edgar z.
Rounds Herbert f. Libby