New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-30
THE PASSING THRONG

The British papers nowadays abound with stor...
OF the men and officers who in South Afrtr.
their deeds Of daring and the,,
PROMINENT DEATH" said B. p SHEPPARD Of
ENGLIsHMEN Philadelphia yesterday al ~.
IN SOUTH Fifth Avenue Hotel "and 4, =.
AFRICA not 10 be wondered at when YOU
take into consideration the no.
sition. wealth and prominence Of the men Their.
Take Major Childe. who one OF those 10 los.
his life in the relief of Ladysmith and who win
the presentment Of death strong upon him wrot.
Is we Mad ReR e xas ws w6 5he sndI 4
known on the turf, and lived at KniIet one OF the
command of Squadron Of the South African IixSs
the Hill which he was killed and there winsto y,
ShurehiH found him, a serene old gentleman. ex-
His command went over to his cousin, Sir Bran
Leighton. who served in the Hispano- American Val
with our troops Leighton. who Is but thirty-twc
sSre Gld an Is very y eh mas wife and two
only lost his life at the Tas sG IN ths fi:
that he was buried in blanket: with only four
pickets to distinguish his grave from that OF ths
now
hazard. but they go 70 show the character and o9-
sition Of the men who have gone TO the front In
with us last year. although fancy we had more
blanket in the Spanish than England has had s3G :;
the Boer war | remember friend Of mine tell
one OF the transports crossing the Pacific he came
p some eor seeyng T1s ,edHm Of tie
over some matters in his cabin with the serzsants
Of his Hava1 o and a %oy p6 Sad been
eied OF rever at Manila ne spoke OF The game ana
off his chair when '$25 was the reply All four ~
letters Of credit on Hong Kong called for eo@S
Yet they went out as ordinary soldiers. and there
The present military tournament at the Madison
Square Garden" said Charles Wharton yesterday
the WaldOrf-AstOria reminds
OUR of incident that occurred al
CHAUNCEY' one Of the first military tourna-
BROUGHT ments held here some years ago
HIS STORY Captain Dodd. Of the 9th Cavalry
had been ordered down from For
Ethan Allen. in Vermont with his famous COM
pany. 10 report at the Madison Square Garden IN
New-York. Now, soldier OF Uncle sam recox
nlzes but form of Government IN this country
that CT the United States From that Government
he takes his orders: to that Government alone ia
he responsible. He knows that State and mEnlcipal
authority exist. but to his mind they are only
necessary and subordinate cogs and wheels Of tbs
great machine with which he personally has moth
Ing TO 90. He cannot believe that State authority
is, or in any be- dominant or in conflict
with United States authorities. At least that has
always seemed to the way a soldier looked al IL
ANYHOW DGdd had orders to report with his
pany and band at the Madison square Garden
no permit for the band play on the streets had
been issued, and so the police Inspector the
Dodd to please not play on his way down Madison
ave 10 the Garden, lest he disturb the matutinal
slumbeT OF Havemeyer, Morgan. Stokes. soma
other magnate.
The captain. who born on the BOwery grew
up IN the days 0s Byrnes and 'Alsck Williams and
had tixed idea that police captain the mon
one remove from titular deity So 10 Dodi as he
ehghted from his car. this captain made converse
as follows:
:" Say. youse ducks can march to de Garden all
right II yCuse want ter. but you don't want ter
make no toOts wild dat band, see?
~ w no SAYS So INQUIRED The courteous captain
anyone who knew him.
" L say so. and dat gOes-see? returned the cour-
teous captain of the precinct with Distinguishes
hauteur for which the police of New-York hold 4
worldwide reputation.
Can't. eh?' returned Dodd and then turning
TO the band: Tune up. there.
Il hen returning to the captain, I regret TO say
with q pardonabe profanity: The - can't
Eully gee! gaSped that worthy. as he raced
Tor the telephone and summoned the inspector IN
stanter- The inspector could not mollify the highly
tncensed Dodd. His orders from his superors read
to proceed win his band 10 the Madison SQUARE
Garden, and proceed he going to- Police regu-
lations OF NcW-YCrk! What did ne know about the
police regulations OF New-YOrk2 Finally the In
spector had happy thought He sent for our
Chauncey from that other story OF his IN the sta
ton. and he straiGhtway brought IL with him told
II to Dodd and put that gentleman IN such good
huTnor that he consented to march TO the Garden
without music as a tribute to his abilities as an
historian in contempt of the Peach