The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-01
rIINcH HAS LOST POTENCY.
covNofssEUR TELLS ABOUT THE
n.,,oVs ARTILLERY BEVERAGE.


,,ns Concocted by A. b. Luce in the
,,o.+ies when the Chatham Artil-
-, visited Nashville-Rum, Bran
and whisky the Principal Com
,apts Then-After the War the
Strepgth of the Compound Was
,-.aorated-HOyv 1t Is Now Made.
,nosition of That of Which
ev Drank-Some Notable Vic
,ories Have Been Won by the
Punch.
orbe punch strong? Why, certainly not.
1,a, might have drunk four or five
,,asses of il and never felt The effect.
Tho ADMIRAL simply could not stand
acids and there is much of it from the
ls that is used. His stomach was in
e,ot condition as to fall easy prey TO
~. ,inch. You know he has just half
f,er anyway. Years ago he had to
lrgo some operation that relieved him
ot nail of the organ, and 1t won't do for
IN much acid TO get into his stomach.
as probably that which knocked him
not the other properties of the
rmca"
is,, speaker was the gentleman respon>
for the concoction that was served
trip down the river when Admiral
v was placed hors du combat by in
nee in salad and punch. He is an
Jritv on all such matters, and none
Il, come closer than he in an estimate
q, lust what damage may be wrought
bv vines, liquors or cordials.
".'latham Artillery punch" he contn-
,Al. is not what it was formerly. Why
weak as water in comparison with
tna' which was once mixed for the
justification of all who INDUCED in it.
must be that the age is not equal to
that which saw the punch at its best,
or worst for time was when a glass or
I o would do its work~speedily and eff
,tively. accomplishing what three or
iOur times the same quantity of the mild
err stuff of this generation can scarce
affect.
yes, I'll tell you all ] know about the
history of the punch. l must make one
request of you, though, and that is that
,ou make your story anonymous. l have
folks in Savannah who would raise their
ands in molly establishment did they know
that I had anything to do with such a
wicked drink so you must make what
y-L say altogether imDersonal.
ITO the best of my information it was
in the late forties that artillery punch was
rst made The Chathams were on a trip
Nashville for some reason or other, and
It was decided that something good and
strong Sgtst be had. / don't know why
straigf r9lisky would not serve the pur-
20 ~ bly, it's effects were not quick
Cno, n. Any objection to the straight
oo5 lat could have existed for this rea-
son as certainly not shared by the won
derful compound that was made. For an
ability to put one to sleep in abStlt three
rounds it was uneXceIed. A. 3. Luce, a
member of the battery, was responsible.
He was the proprietor of the Marshall
Yuse in those days and is long since
Id. How he managed to evolve so dead
"a miugling of liquids is more than
hnow, but he put them together in the
following way, and builded a drink that
Dewey nor anyone else could have felt
rot the least modification in going down
letore.
1.-THE base of the drink, the stock, in
echncal phrase. was a quart bottle OF
Risky a quart bottle of Santa Cruz rum
I'D a quart bottle of brandy, backed UP
gallon of some light wine. Then
me champagne ad lbitum and lemons
"a fruit. That was all there was to it,
10 sum was pDWtI1Nl MAUI DIS d ult-
nm for TRANSFORMATION from sobriety tC
state Of freedom from care, it was a
'mendous success, and many an ante
uum carousal was made far more hid
us than it m ght have been without the
dent influence of the all-powerful punch
After the war the punch was modified.
the Chathams' picnics and pleasure
lies if has since been of a very mild
harmless character. Almost inva-
tly the ingredients have been some
~ wine end rum, supplemented by
s. Within the last ten years or so
rican champa gne has been used. as
found that the domestic brands
just as well as the imported in
'ch- Using the imported stuff was toe
pensiye.
Thai Dewey had? Why there was
\ 40 tnng strong about it, Here is how
was made: Two gallons of Catawba
ne gallon Of Santa Cruz rum, one case
-. champagne. half gallon of tea, the
Iaa2 Of three dozen lemons. three cans
o' saced pineapple, a jar Of maraschino
'nrtiles ond half dozen sliced oranges"
me gentleman's disclaimer of the
..Tenstn Of the punch was eloquent, but
"s' others will doubtless say depends
Ch the POINT Of view. One wearing the
we ribbon might differ from him. Ger
I" y III that, with all the m lduess he at
u.es to It, the punch has been respon-
,',e Tor the going away of many WITS. 1t
"' long list of victims, and included
~ ou i are the names of several who
mte famous OF course, as was the case
, ".tn Pc Admiral, the gentlemen suffered
s mn In equation for tempe auce, but
ttoIei} punch happened to be along in
Tar es, and tongues will wag. Jeffer-
49,, ' laws once got sick in Savannah and
nch was mentioned as a possible
was true. too, of his friend
e,A o stephens. and Of judges of the
oro u' Court of The United States who
visited Savannah. President Chester
arthur was also On the list