New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-25
HOW A list PRIVATE COZ HoHE.
yrv-uAvry PEOPLE COULDN'T DO ENOUGH FOR
THE sIcK-sENT HIM TO HIS PARENTS
IN 4 PRIVATE CAR


IN PRIVATE CAR
How the New-Haven peop.e treat the men rom
tho war who come to them. and how private OF
the list Regiment got ir a rourfapou' ""s
eo,,,,co IN his home in New-Jersey. are lncldeh's
~ m. homecoming after the war. Percy Gaylor'
private Of the fist, left Santiago ABOUT Ausu'' -
on the St Paul. half starved. lie touhn 10 ''o''
NJ Camp Wikof and was taken TO Ne"-liA'e" -
the Red Cross people. who wou1dn iet "''" 80
ahout a dozen OF the Regulars stop az the camp.
cavlor Il a son OF Clarence W. Gayor OF ~
a. tast onahundred twenty hfth-st. this CITY
and n scarsdale When he and the Regulars so'
70 New Haven the people Of that city co"u" w
enough for them and there was rivalry IS 10 no"
much OF their bounty they could pour ou' -" va
men Wealthy women OF the city asAeu 70 NC a.
loved 70 nurse the men and brought ana sent
them innumcrable decacies. LiveryIneh sent VIZ
tina, rs soon as the had recuperated SUM
c,snilv they wanted TO place their carriages al 'Ae
servloe Of the men for driving Sa!oonkeepeFs sent
baskets Of champagne. BARRIERS wante' 10 o"'''1
and shave the men for nothing fohcene" saw
tina, on their days on they wanted TO lena 'he men
their arms In walking about. Every one "H"'eD
70 help in some way. and all did one thlnS OF an
other for the soldiers
Tho most perslstent man among the helpers was
exAantant General A. Il. Emhler. OF Connecticut
who during the War Of the Rebellion was cup
tain ~ Company " Of the list Regiment lie pau
for all tho mems te.egrams and telephone mes
ages had their letters mailed. bought them dell
cacies hooks papers and did all In his power 10
Get them on the road 10 good health re was e.
nec,,uv attentive 70 Gayor and the fever-srickeh'
half-s,arved emacia,ed youth had eVerythhs Pos'
s,hls done FOR him that would do him gooa 90
ueak was he that he could tell nothing ABOUT MS
narents 70 General Embler for some time Al las !,
ba "a him and General Embler al once sent "oru
IN The father who had been hunting lor Ms
Mr. C;sylor arrived that night. ana vas Wa"lt' ME- =
,-rough the ward OF the hospital wneh MS soi,
cail.d gu, 10 him The father hardy ts'oeh'|eu
him so weak and thin was he .,.A ,o
Then the father began WORK 10 eet iuIlvus" - !.
hosn,tai an old war veteran. had received ~otu
from SUPERINTENDENT Starweather that ,OaylVVt
condition was Improved enough 20 let MIN DE an,
home General Emb,er telephoned TO camp w hoi''
phoning and telegraph!ng and letier-wriung' ouI
no word could be got from the authorizes HeheIa'
Wheeler was written 20. hut no answer was re-,
ccived The father was IN distress as ne wanted
his wife 10 know from his sons own Ups lust nov
,b.tr son va. and on Tuesday. after more tele-
he bov nwav he told General Embler that ne
had 20 60 home and let his wife know lie started
promising 10 return yesterday .
Al II O'clock the same night carriage rolled up
~ the door Of the Gaylor home. and ngure on a
couch was taken out OF the vehicle Inc tather
beard tha noise and ran downstairs to find General
Fmbler waiting at the door with his son The GEN
ernl had hired a private car. put the BOY IN ",
brouch. him 20 New-York and carried him IN the
carriage 10 hts home. The Through had arrived i
few minutes after Mr. Gaylor had lett New Haven
General Emhler refused 20 be reimbursed, saying
that evcry minute Of time spent was an honor 10
him and the New Haven people felt the same way.
He took the midnight train home.