The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-28
A PAY ROLL IN MUSIC.
MAJ. ETGENE COFFIN'S UNIQUE
PRESENT TO GEN. STANTON.
The Former Comrade OF President
Mckinley Dedicates Snafches of
Popular Airs to First Z. 5. Vol

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dollars for this. exclaimed Gen. r H.
Stanton. In his office in the war depart
msns yesterday as he pulled out OF his
drawer q regulation army pay roll. The
glad expression on the paymaster gen
erals face was proof enough that he had
| found something whica Pleased him. Il
think ! shall take IL over 10 the White
House and show II TO the president" he
added. as he opened the leaves OF the
broad roll, which disclosed tie names Of
prominent government officials, grouped
with military titles. every man OF them
enlisted for four years from the beginning
CT MAJ. Mckinley's administration. and an
appropriate snatch Of popular music writ
ten opposite each. Its correct music
continued the general. as he stood up in
his shir; sleeves and took extra pull
at his corn cob pipe. his long gray hair
iumbing about under tae breeze from
the electric fan.
There are not a few people in Wash
ing1on who will guess al once that Gen.
Stanton has received a present from Maj
Eugene Coffin. additional paynaster Of
volunteers. and formerly clerk at VIII
lard's hotel. Such is The fact. Those
who have been at the desk there in Mai.
Collins time remember the bars OF muse.
appropriate 20 the day. WITH which he
adorned the hotel register. Always writ
ten with great precision and in scarlet
ink, these contributions were as much the
wonder OF musicians as OF TIE ordinary
mortals that frequented the hotel lobby.
More than any other man in America,
probably Maj Coffin retains catchy
strains from the popular music OF gem
Grafton. and is able 10 reproduce II on
paper at call He is likewise familiar
Gith musical instruments, ana not ihlfe-
ouentIy played i part III the notes Of
caestra Mai. Coffin served in the Iwen-
ty-third Ohio regiment OF volunteers
-i,rta md he r
| soual acquaintance then formed resulted
| in his appointment just before the ad-
! iournment OF congress as an additional
nayrnastsr OF volunteers. The appoint
| ment was a personal one with the presi-
/ dsnt and gave unusual satisfaction IN
| Washington. Maj. Coffin was oroefeo 10
| Tampa where he is now stauoheu.
| .Hmil TO the Chief for McNihIes'
| The pay roll. drawn UP with so much
care and exquisite penmansnip. purports
m he for Field and Staff and Company
| A First United States Volunteers. for the
! month of July. 1885 in Camp Washington,
! District of Columbia" The head OF the
/ list of names. present and absent, Is
| William Mckinley. with the rank OF col
| mel who re-enlisted March 4. 1897. Tor
/ ner.od OF four years. Mai. Coffin very
| naturally added. out Of gratitude 10 the
president. "Will surely have to serve
| eight years" after which he starts our
| his musical transcriptions with bar OF
| Hail 10 the Chief"
In time of war and on war pay ron
/ Mai Coffin very logically places Secretary
! Of War Russell a. Alger next in the iist
| as a lieutenant colonel who also re-enlist-
| ed on March L. 1887 for a term OF four
| years Opposite this name Maj. Coffin has
| written email black notes over scarlet lines
| TO represent a bar of that stirring hymn.
! Onward Christian Soldiers The name
| Miles Nelson a., Major" comes in after
| Gen. Alger. and In followed by an appro-
| pirate bar from Let Me Like Soldier
| Fall" Assistant Secretary of War George
| y. Meiklejohn Is classed as adJntant, ana
| tina music opposite his name Is "Watchman.
| Tell Us Of the Night" That pleading Sc
| lection. "Intercede for Ne" is written on
| the same line with Attorney General John
w Griges who is classed on the pay
| roll as Major and Judge Advocate Gen
| eral."
| ..Grcenlnnd's Icy Mountains"
! Some Of the musical selections that fol-
| low are equally appropriate. Taking up
! the heads Of the various medical bureaus
/ of the government, Mai Coffin begins
| with Surgeon General George \. stern
| berg 10 whom he ascribes a bar from
| Gone. We Discousolate." Drs. Walter
| Wyman and ". X. Van Reypen. OF the
] Marine hospital service and Of the navy
/ respectively, he places under one musical
] strain, Hope" Brig Gen. A. ". Greedy,
| chief Of the signal CORPS. who has fame
/ as an Arctic explorer. Maj Coffin rtsnem-
! hers with a bar OF From Greeniands Icy
/ Mountains President John r. Proctor.
| Of the United States civil service commits
! sion. Il classed on the pay roll as a chap
! lain and two bars OF music written oppo-
/ site his name. one from Nearer Ny God.
/ 20 Thee" ard another from Sweet Spirit.
Hear Nv PRAYER" ON each line IL carried
/ ont a statement that the officer mentioned
/ was last paid by Maj. T. Fl. stanton"
/ The year ~ continuous service ia also
Indicated and the amount OF money paid.
other Wei known men Of the day are
! clssseti among the non-c0Tnmissioned Off
/ GERS John Addison Porter. secretary 20
! the president. IS made sergeant major.
| ard the bar Of music for him is from
/ Words Of Cheer" Secretary Of the
Treasury Gage comes next. as quarter
master sergeant. 20 the tune Of silver
. Threads Ameng the Cold and after him
/ = Secretary of Agriculture James ". VIII
/ son. comm!ssary of military suhsist-
euce 10 the tune os When the Corn Is
Waving. Annie Dear" The Soldiers
Farewell" which SO many people like to
sing. Is sscritei to Aiit. Gen II c. Cor
bin. and Rocked in the Cradle % the
. IiecD'' 70 Secretary os TIE Navy John
/ y. Long. Mai q. l.. Pruden. one of the
/ presidents secretaries. who always carries
messages from the White House to the
capitol Is remembered with Loves Old
! Sweet Song" and Comrades IL mad, IN
. Apply - Librarian John Russell Young
/ ~ the library ~ congress; och Y A
j bingham. in charge ~ public buildings
/ an! grounds ir This city; Assistant Sore
f5~y o. the Treasury q. L. Snauldlna-. Gen
/ toA0 A ka>Soa and Second Assistant SEQ
Rotary q State Alvey \ A!ee