New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-04

On iR WILL 1isAs' sroa"d i,o that Of 4qlo2q,y
GRAND ARMY BTGLE NOTES.
The pan 70 give a reception for surviving Major
Generals o. the linton Army and Admirals o: lie
United states Navy in connection with Tie Charter
Day celebration In May received an additional
impetus at an adjourned meeting OF veterans he'd
a the Hotel Majestic last We Ines lay evening
The posts and veteran organizations % Now-York
and Brooklyn were well represented at the gather
ing Colonel u. II. Adams OF Lafayette Post No
40 who presided a: the first meeting. held March
g. took the chair and said that the object that
brought many old soldiers together was 20 all
the headquarters committee IN The reception
spoken OF IN honor OF ~" survivors o: the war
who held the ranks respectively OF Major General
AMI Admiral 10 be given IN this city on May
next Al the suggestion OF Commander John j
Finn OF Moth J.. Farnhain Posi- no -. per
manent organization was effected lr the election
OF ComradN ex-As,cmhlyman 7. II. Murphy q
Schiing as seoretor,. After d.-cus,l'a resou-
ton was adopted FOR The appointment OF com
m ttee OF i've TO confer with Department Com
mandcr Albert y shaw Of this state and 20
adopt such arranSenents IS should guarante" th@
success OF the plan. Colonel Adams informed tho
h3 ne 9a1 reGe s and ifS
teen Governors % states that They would accept
aatourned TO Weineeiav evening mex to meet
again the Hotel Majestic Seventy second 81 and
N's"'""
Colonel william T. Heormance. OF this city, has
received Official Information from the War Depart
nent that a medal OF honor for special bravery
in action has been awarded 70 him Captain Iccr-
nance belonged TO the Oh New-York Cavalry. ana
on April g. 1853 while duty near Chancellors-
VILE Va. the command. TWO hundred or three
hundred strong was surrounded hy s,uarts cav
airy division \ charge vas ordered. and the
Lieutenant Colorcl commanding Killed. Captain
Hcerwancc was let as the senior OH 'rT AT III"
head o. the column. which cat IT'S way through toe
opposing force and escaped. The captain dcs-
perately wounded. and made prisoner by Colonel
Munford o. the ri Virginia Confederate Cavalry.
The circumstances leading 90 'he award are
peculiar Colonel Mumiord "roi" 70 'oione' HeeF-
nance recently asking FOR particulars o. iha'
,' IL i,e,~,.,i ,..r, ia, ,b.. so-vioos b. ,or-
Ior,od ma, Mont vera acInoule.,-el and re.errcd
TO in the report made by the General commanding
the brigade ana pn0'Sh'd lN 'ne "''o'.'' o. r'e
Heo'i'on 4"'. il vas '''' '"' '''.
was the means OF discovering ID" "tic'r1" WhricDy
,he subject was brousni TO ;he attention OF The
Wa Department Hhothef y. ~ - i'a'
consul-General AZ Havana -oon = r me ehaItr
Has made iemcIm Ice Sisi'I , c,,r,I WIN
%hch taPt@iH tie' ii,ian," . i'%u ~" %. ,5 Geh and
he LEANED Of tne & o, ''" o~, Sho
me sa!Ah. 'ohID' o. a., ~. ~ ir,,,,,..I lie
oider"d - qc.L" -. ..iier and MIN ~ the bod
This vas accorliug,y done General Loo then in
structed his chaplain TO hnIt we hooS WIZ.
t, -. l...t .l.lI Il flor
.ne' - 7,1rn fl vas removed to the western
part o. this state coone ii'"fnair" has . ir,irf
rom M o~,,~r.f.r. f. ,ernclr mentioned
go
, .. TT, -, 49,, ,e.,.,ol vo,
49, r,,oo, reco-,.. ,,r-,ej and IA =.
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UP OF S"'Pi'''' '''N .. - ,o.,.,.,
infal' ''po'" ' 49,, ,to -,.,Ls a.o ran,
az over me CUM IN. C,, -, f.,
i-y ni""s up u" ''.''','' 49,, 49,, ,... D..
the CRY Han has been mao" IN" h''D''"''''s o.
q vote OF tho Hoard o. Aldermen ana besides
,r.,t 49, ,,.or,,ics constitute ti.
ga. 80 u CO.. ,..rr., 'a,,.-,o,-
Boari o. Oih'"is' y" va ''" -,
commander Borough Of Rlchmonl James +. Iiol-
land secretary Borough Of Brooklyn and Samuel
Aman paymaster Borough o. brooktn Blue
Jackets eligible to mca bcrsh.p are requested 10
nm i'c % tnrce composed o; r. H. Grove b.
D. blanchard ana b ; osbon. VII act as tn, me
e.sminers , haGn Tcra an ensrayed cer,i
cate. free o. charge testifyins 70 MS ser!lcc IN
the United States Navy under AdmliaI fHiIdsrt'
served with and th" record o. me Nr..'I OF ,SH"
ne selr,a Oh a'3"i T., I,i,1 badge bearing an
crnblemaic design o. Ia" as'ocl9iion ana contain
Ing bust o. orr lair cor i,npp'i "i o',fI ,,,n,
Tr''n ~ ~ me .seoriation shall be- simply the
nominal sum o. N pr ,''"''"' "'''' 10 ~ " ''''
an '"c'''"'"'
Genera, James McQuade Fost No. '' ".0'.,' ''1
loss OF its commander comT'de FRANK 4 r i,'.".
VINO died on Sunday InoIi'is ,. ,.,1 ,,s h,,.a
George Fanchrr 0: Mctlidde i"st pil1 '''S manu-
49, .i,,,,o % his former superior officer yc~ter-
Gay st. o-ord,afhor having fought IN the Rcyo-
,, W. and his father serving hs country IN
49, y,r of ,si2 Commander Howell WAS born IN
.ro~re,ocn y j. March &C. 1875. and was exactly
MoTrs''m ., og~ a, the time of his death He
seventy years u ~. q" :, -, = y q
W. - ,,d .cuf 10 the front with the