The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-26
IA. s. W. Clark Gives Some Per-
sonal Experiences.
~.~,S Contrast Between the Casual.
..... sickness and LOSSES Of That
c.est Conflict and Those During
she Recent War With Spatn-No
Ground for Grtticssm of the
rational Administration in War.

x,e- days and weeks past the soul of Mai
"a Clark i veteran OF the csyil war
- q t,ranunsut member Of TIE u. a Il.
"a been Stirred BY seeing references. pc
sr.sai an1 otherwise. 10 alleged pravat.ons
- hardsnIps endured BY The American sol
agra ana gailo.s during the war with
s.sin. Finally il came his way 10 say d
q q plain words and lle ssald tIaen with q
va
/, was at al open meeting OF Stevens
.ss last night in the O. 4. X. hail, H.nck-
~ tsocs. L. J.. Carroll YVES also to have
eager. bu: another engagement detained
an. aad Maj. Clark had the floor all TO
| tua,.f. and he made good use Of X. At
:, the lecture Miss Freda Williams rem
| ssrsa charming violin solo. q Scottish air
ay Farmer. and ia response To d hearty Ell
eoge cradle song. Bercelse, from Bach
han Her trmAssNs AID deilGacy OF touch.
coabinea with thorough sympathy with
aaa mastery Of her subject, made her per
. fernance very enjoyable.
Tie musical programme was further en-
sehsa by tao SOLOS from Mira T. u. Nc
EuicAeont ore d tribute 10 the heroes who
! esei on the Maine. and In response TO an
encore catchy Att4e patriotic diity.
sWhat Did Dewey Do 10 Them Mrs
Williams also contributed piano SOLO. and
/
The first part OF MAJ. Clark address was
largely made up Of personal "reminiscences.
/ sad was all the more enjoyable On that ae-
. count. As he drew toward the close OF the
var and told of HIS sufferings In Libby
prison. there was more than one moist eve
in the ball. where was assembled a large
And intelligent audience. He told OF his
arrssai in the famous prison, and Of hav-
ing to sleep on the floor because there we're
- beds, OF eating as a ration a small
square OF corn bread made OF corn ground
together with the cob: Of ntdng wasted III
b. was - thin that his fingers could NEE,
around his leg be.0x the knee. and Of be-
ssg IN such d condition that he could not
Depict it 10 hrs audience From the ti:n.,
Be was Ii0t until the time he reached
she hospital ~ Annapolis ne did not reeefya
grain Of medicine Of any kind. When Ia
ssn ont Of Libby prison ne vas put into
% ambulance. wagon without springs
SCI haoled Tor mile over terribly rough
nal, suffering To such an extent that " hen
M came 70 take another similar STAKE in
DE journey he legged the. man in charge
the ambulance ~ lump him !ff.Ie the
nyef- IL waa thirteen months from the
enc ne was wounded till he was able TO
YAK on clutches. and two years til h..
vas able 10 walk without them
Horrors of AndersonxiIIc.
picture Of the horrors OF Ande-sony.lle. and
SPOKE In high terms OF the work of the
caTisiian commission lie told In pathetic
AID humorous language Of the lights and
SHADOWS Of warfare. Some Of our men
Dad to lie wounded. without relief for two.
soar, Elk days, Did any of the boys kicke
No. They realized that tho government
.ss doing the best Il could They took
NseF sfneringS a. 4 necessary part Of war.
zrfx
cers could not be reached Immediately az
sa< battle.
J In striking contrast with the hern!sm
and endurance displayed by the Union
criticisms or certain men VINO have been
Falling n the present national! adm!n!stFa-
fiGn far IFS conduct OF the war with Spain.
among the charges which he mentioned
fere that Inc trools had been transported
! Cuba IN nithy ships and that they had
Freu brought back in vessels both dirty
khd nnbcaithful tie r3iouled both
Charges, showing that the transports were
(ecured from the bis Atlantic lines and
bad hat few days before been enaas ed
u the iiFst-class passenger traffic OF the
Afian,tc coast. As ~ the return from
Cuba. he SGT over against all the critics
n" testimony Of ,ien- doe" Wheeler. 10
whom Be paid the gene .1s tribute n one
brave solder 10 another whom he had met
bn tAe field OF battle
Ana whas do the boys themselves say?4
u sshei. 10 Fon hear any 81 them
klckings Nor a one Larsen came back
ffere n Seattle 0ud told us that the first
isws he had mat there was any com
plant whatever reached him in the news
papeFs after he got 10 Seattle.
The plain fact is" continued The
SPEAKER war must have iis victims The
|afsi 70 he expected comes from th., hand
(st the ef9emis IN eur killed in hattie. and
~ thss respect 4 NAV - assumed that
- enemy suffers NJ least like fatality.
Ten sickness. disease and fntaiify come in
= N claim their share A. fh.4 point Il
hN comparisons may he helpful to us. and
perhaps iheN may serve 20 reinforce the
aaaing patriotism ~ certain men who