Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-27

is frozen, SIR"
Onward with Frozen Hand.
Mount, men, ordered Col Henry,
calmly. And as the cavalcade prepared to
obey the command 1t was found necessary
to assist him to his saddle. On through the
snow and sleet, on until the wintry sun
rising over the eastern hills proclaimed
the coming of day, rode the little party of
soldiers. There were many stragglers,
many who lurched in their saddles, many
who rested benumbed and almost uncon-
scious upon the necks of their mounts, but
none failed to follow that stern figure rid
ing in advance. When day finally broke
number of black specks were seen moving
over the crest of ridge mile in advance.
''They are the Cheyennes," exclaimed
Col. Henry, land that ridge marks the
boundary line between Canada and the
United States. We can go no further
The memory Of the retreat back to shell
ter will be as a blank page to most of the
party. Several days later the troops STUN
bled painfully into the welcome gates of
the fort, bearing with them twenty-one Of
their number frozen almost within the
grasp of death. Col. Henry kept command
until he saw his men in safety again, then
he took to his bed and lowered between life
and death for many weary weeks, finally
arising with his left hand crippled and his
constitution so broken that he reported as
unfit for further duty. But he was in har-
ness again after a brief rest.
Story of His bullet Wounds.
Scars that showed bullet holes that had
been made in each cheek also involve a
story of adventure. To the men who were
with Gen Henry in '73 these scars recalled
the famous expedition against the Sioux in
the Big Horn and Yellowstone country,
when the troopers gave the hostiles lesson
they did not soon forget.
In that expedition Col. Henry was in
charge of the I'd Battalion of the Sd Cav
ali whit rt nf n g
command One June morning, while the
troops were camping for breakfast in lit
tie ravine, the out pickets rushed back
with the startling announcement that the
Sioux were coming in force. There was
barely time to sound boots and saddles
when the heights about the valley swarmed
with the savages. Within twenty minutes
regular pitched battle was in progress,
the Indians, of whom there We're several
thousand. coming down from the ridge in
a series of desperate charges.
During the height Of the combat one por-
ton of the American line, under Capt
Vroom was pushed out beyond it's support
and was being punished severely, the hos
tiles getting between it and the main body
Col. Henry, seeing the peril threatening his
brother officer, sent his command pell-mell
to the rescue. Just as they swept upon
the Indians, with uplifted sabers, a flying
bullet struck Col. Henry in the face, tear
ing through both cheeks, breaking the
bridge of the nose and completely severing
the left optic nerve.
The force of the wild rush carried him on
but he was seen to sway in the saddle.
you struck, sir?" Gripping the pommel
tightly with one hand, Col. Henry tried to
wave his sword. "On, onr he gasped
'Charge- Down under the galloping
hoofs of the combatants he lurched and in
an instant he was lost to sight in the swirl
ing dust.
The loss of their leader caused a tempo-
rary panic among the soldiers, but they
Of Irt1 oTf b.
dams. they searched for their colonel He
was found at last, covered with blood, but
as they tenderly picked him up they saw
that life still remained in the bruised body
He was placed upon a blanket in the shade
and everything possible done to aid him
1t was then that one of the other officers
condoled with him, saying, Colonel this is
too bad 1t is too bad!' And II was then
that the gallant Henry, suffering untold
agony and barely able to articulate. whis-
pered simply:
Only Soldiers Duty,
It's nothing, Jack. It's what we are
here for
1t was long before he recovered, but when
he finally returned to active service he
carried with him the indeible proofs of
gallantry and daring in actual battle The
same quiet heroism carried him through
weeks of weary battling with the torturing
pangs of Porto Rican fever a struggle
which Slapped his strength and wrung his
which he calmly and Quietly re-
piled to his physicians orders to leave at
once, No. Here | stay, where 1 have been
sent"
General Henry impressed the people of
Porto Rico by his firmness of character
and his sound judgment so that from the
first he had no difficulty in establishing his
authority there While in Ponce General
Henry stood up in the quaint old plaza
and addressed the people through an inter-
prefer on the subject of good government
and on the value of becoming honest, God
Fearing citizens of the great republic. He
also held a Sunday school service in the
same plaza, and, as he stood upon the steps
Of the kiosk in the center, with Bible in
his crippled hand. and told in simple words
the story of the Christ a number Of Ameri-
can soldiers. roughly uniformed, and some
Of them in drink, stopped and listened with
interest.
He had the reputation of knowing how
to send word home to the right place, as
well as bullet, and his diplomacy often
controlled situations that would have been
crudely handled by means of force.
Death Announced at War Department.
The death of Brig. Gen. Guy V. Henry
was announced to the War Department to-
day in a dispatch from Lieut.. Traub, aid
de-camp on the generals staff stating that
death occurred at $40 this morning from
pneumonia, and that the interment would
be at Arlington national cemetery next
Sunday The announcement was received
with heartfelt expressions of regret from
Secretary Root, Adjt. Gen. Corbin, and
other high officials, we'll as from the
rank and file about the War Department,
for Gen. Henry was wel-known figure
here, and universally esteemed
Arrangements for the Funeral.
Arrangements are being made at the
War Department today for the funeral of
Gen. Henry, which will take place in this
city next Sunday. His interment at the
Arlington cemetery will be marked by full
military honors, in which all the troops in |
this vicinity will participate. AS a briga- |
der general he is entitled under the army |
regulations to an escort composed of a |
regiment Of infantry, a troop of cavalry |
and a platoon of artillery.
1t will be impossible, however, to comply |
with the regulations in this respect, be- |
cause of the lack of available troops, but |
the conditions will be met as far as the |
strength will permit. The military arrange |
nents for the funeral have been placed in |
The hands OF Maj. John A. Johnston of the |
adjutant generals office, and Maj Henry |
Jackson of the Sd Cavalry will probably |
have command of the escort. The remains |
Will be met at the station by a battery of |
artillery (dismounted) from the Washing |