The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-06-04
DULUTH NEWS.

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following letter from his brother, Henry
Murphy, who is with Co. A, of the Du-
luth troops at Chickamauga:
1--WE left Camp Ramsey Monday, May
16. and received a grand ovation all
along the route. There were thousands
of people at intervals all along the road,
including women with flowers to give
to the boys. The Minnesota volunteers
were divided into three sections, and
each section occupied train. Each
train was decorated in grand style by
the boys. l never thought there was
SO much patriotism in the South as
there is. The scenes at the stations we
passed were affecting. There were old
Grand Army men waving their hats
and cheering loudly, and little girls
singing patriotic songs. Older girls
were clamoring for buttons for hat
pins. and some Of the boys will have
to invest in a nickel's worth of pins to
take the place of the buttons they have
parted with.
cat Chippewa Falls, where we stopped
for our coffee, there was an awful jam
of people. Bands played at stations
where we did not stop. In Chicago
whistles were blown in a deafening
chorus. In Cincinnati the same scenes
and sounds were found. Some of the
women had bouquets OH long sticks,
holding them up so that the boys could
grasp them from the car windows At
tached to the bouquets there were little
notes telling the boys to be brave and
never shirk from duty, and wishing
them safe return. X x The
weather is so hot here that one has
to have his hens lay their eggs on ice
to prevent them from becoming hard
boiled. In the evening one can see
mosquitoes with lanterns looking for the
Minnesota volunteers to present them
with their bills, which the boys say
they could just as we'll do without
"The boys are standing the trip re-
markably we'll, and there has not been
one on the sick report yet, which speaks
well for the health of the Duluth boys.
Hard tack and coffee are all the rage
down here. I am forced to close soon
because of the removal of my writing
desk, which is the back of a shovel.
The boys are beginning to look a bit
ragged and tanned. All of Company A
send their regards to all their friends
in Duluth"
Patrick McCabe, who has been en-
ployed by Mitchell & Mcclure at their
log landing on the Wisconsin side o.
st. Louis bay, met with a serious
accident Monday afternoon. He was at
work on a large pile Of logs, starting
them to roll into the water when he
fell with them a distance of IS feet. He
was picked up badly bruised and uncon-
scious and removed to a hospital.
A St. Paul fishing party consisting Of
Mrs. j. H. Hiland, j. j. Rhodes and
wife, G. D. O'Brien and wife and J. j.
Watson and wife passed through Duluth
last week on their way to the Brule.
Marcos "Messe Solonelle," accompa-
MED by Flaaten's orchestra, was sung by
the cathedral choir of 40 voices last Sun
day. Bishop McGolrick administered
confirmation. In the evening Bishop
Stanley of North Dakota delivered the
sermon.
The McGolrick Literary club adjourned
for the summer on last Tuesday evening.
The plan Of work for next year was pre-
scented. Indian games were discussed.
Music and the lesson in Scripture filled
out the program with roll call from
Hiawatha.
b. j. Vale is getting along with Marks
Bros. Co. very successfully. His many
friends were pleased to hear it.
Henry Murphy of Co. A of the 14th
Minnesota regiment has been authorized
by Col Van Duzee to take charge of the
signal corps. He had years expert
ence in that line with the Eighth cavalry
of the regular army with which he
served. His many friends were pleased
to hear of his promotion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert F. Fitzgerald,
have gone to Detroit, Mich, for visit.
Jack Caverly, formerly OF Duluth, is
now with the 18th cavalry regiment Of
the United States regular army. In
writing from New Orleans, on May "a,
he said they would start the next day for
Mobile, Ala, to go from there to Cuba.
He takes particular pleasure in the fact
that nearly every man in his company is
Irish.
Next Wednesday evening the w. C. T.
U. dance will take place at Lester Park.
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