The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-01
THE YOUTH OF col. wAR,xe.
4 Successful Author before Achiev-
ing Fame Mt Havana.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
On the walls of a New York club hangs
painting that Is fun Of the romance OF
youth and war. II WAS given by the
sents him at about the age OF 50. hut
looking younger. a slim. erect. nervous
Vital figure i'm the picturesque uniform OF
the Fremont hussars--tha very type of
the beau sabreur. The same portrait was
engraved for the froutispiece to whip
and Spur. Col. Warnings one shy, youth
full venture into the field OF romantic let
tiers. and now II has been engraved again
TO illustrate a short paper in the Century
on the military element IN Warnings char
acter and training. and how far Il htted
him for the brilliant administrative serv-
Ice OF his later life.
This picture and the stirring years Of
ohullient youth and inccssant action II
recalls throw a fine light OF romance
from the wings on the figure OF the sober
sanitary engineer and ploddng admins
traitor this generation knew IN Waring.
The Century paper catches the obvious
truth that his military training schooled
him admirably for the task OF bringing
system discipline and force ipto the
chaos of incompctency and corruption tn
the New York street cleaning department.
But the schooling OF character is hardly
less obvious than that OF method. The
half unconscious zeal and loyal devotion
OF the gay Young soldier laid the founda-
ton OF the resolute integrity. almost
fierce contention for high ideals and self
forgetting conservation 10 public duty
that made the gray civilian an enduring
memory tn the citizenship Of New York.
The spirit that risked life 10 save troop
or in Missouri. and threw HE regiments
desperately into the gap OF a command
ers laundering In Mississippi. sent him
as simply and nnconsciously To give hts
- "a Of of a
from petilence.
Col. Warnings military history II buried
Ia the chaos OF war department records
but the best spirit of It may be felt by
a sympathetic reader OF his too iufreduent
book. though this announces no more am
bilious purpose than the celebration OF
some horses he cherished Youngsters
that grew up after the war thrilled over
the pathetic story OF "yix.- published
without name in the Atlantic. asked who
this strong and tender man could be that
could love horse like woman or a
friend, and waited till New York and
Havana gave him national fame TO learn
that It was waring. Two other horses
are celebrated In the book and each
stands against the background OF an
epoch In his military career "vix.'
whose name sticks like "a burr IN mem-
cries that lose the names OF the others.
belongs 10 the Virginia service with tho
INV fFtthliS bi bun KUN tUc STURDY
weight-earrier TO the tireless scouting
among guerrillas IN Southwestern Mis-.
souri,. and the raw-boned racer to the
more settled conditions of higher com
msnd in Kentucky. n is all fun of that
charming mnglinE of high enthuFia SIN
and graver duty which Warning carried
to the end Of his life. but even IN the
short space of time covered by the book
one can feel the subsidcnce OF boyish
gayety and the hardening OF earnest pur-
pose. Though tho story of that disas-
trous campaign with sturriS. against For
rest In Mississippi. Is only limited at with.
out names. one knowing the collateral
record can read between the lines an
indictment of military incompetence as
singing as was ever spread upon the
papers OF court-martiAi Col. warins
formed his habit Of speaking out early
IN life. The dragon was the father Of
the street cleaning commissioner