Evening star., 1901-10-29
The Mutiny In the 10th New York.
To the Editor Of The Evening Star:

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
Your correspondents statement in The
Star of the oath instant with reference to
a mutiny in, not of the 10Th New York
Volunteers does not accord with my recol-
lection of the affair, of which l was an eye
witness. It's suppression, which occurred
few days after the death of its colonel
(Cameron) at the battle of Bull Run, July
q, 1861, was not on and 14th streets, but
at the head of 18th street and at the camp
of the regiment on the hillside of the pres
ent Garfield Hospital grounds. The force
employed, consisting Of a regiment Of in
fantry, section or two Of artillery and
troop or two of cavalry-all regulars-pro-
ceeded up 14th street, and, arriving at the
grounds, took position facing westward,
its left resting on Boundary street, now
Florida avenue, the right extending to the
crest Of the hill and the cavalry perhaps,
drawn up along the crest. In front of the
line, a hundred yards or more away, were
the woods of the Stone estate, skirted by
high fence, and between this and the array
of troops was the 10Th, with its consider
able body of mutineers-drunk, loud and
boisterous, rearing and cavorting, and
uniting in the cry" I'VE want to go home
and reorganiZe." The troops in position
three or four officers rode to the front, and
the command to fall in,'' or it's equivalent
was given, and the regiment began to form
in line, and the delinquents, awed by the
presence of the troops, and urged by their
company officers, with drawn swords, soon
took their places, though with subdued
boisterousness in the ranks. The COM
mand to march was given, the regiment
filed into Boundary street, and, escorted by
the troops, disappeared from the scene, and
the incident SO far as my observation ex-
tended was closed AS a looker-on 1 was
near enough to see and distinctly hear all
that was done and said, and especially by
the officer in command, and IL there was
any holding of watch, any limitation of
time, any profanity on his part, they failed
to impress my mind; and the profanity, in
particular. imputed to Colonel. afterwards
General, Stevens, If he were the officer,
would never have been forgotten If uttered,
and if uttered 1 would have heard it.. The
guns. the cannon, the sabers, were far
more impressive than oaths ]. H. B.
The Buffalo Bulletins.
To the Editor of The Evening Star:
In reading DIR. Rixey's statement Of the
medical treatment of the late President Nc
Kinley, and the bulletins issued, was
forcibly reminded of a statement in one Of
Scott's novels wherein he represents a parry
as about to take the stage for place he de-
sired to reach. On the wall was hand
bill announcing that the stage would leave
at a certain hour, but instead 1t did not
start until several hours later: and. COM
menting upon the handbill, he says, 1T lied
like bulletin"
From this 1t would appear that bulletins,
whether official or otherwise, were not con-
sidered reliable even in his day, and il we
are to Judge from the bulletins issued In re-
gard to both Garfield and Mckinley they
would seem to be but little il any more re-
liable in our day. do not mean to question
the good intentions Of those who prepared
the bulletins. but when one reads DR..
Rixey's report cannot understand how. as
late as the seventh day. the bulletin could
truthfully say. as he says it did, that 'the
President was better than ever" &c. With
in fifteen hours from the time that bulletin
was issued received a telegram from
friend in New York city saying, 1.-The Presi-
dent is dying" It was thought by many
where then was that this was merely q
Wall street fake put out for stock jobbfng
purposes. All the bulletins had been so
favorable up to that time that people would
not believe it, and when few hours later it
was followed bN3he official announcement
of his death 1t astonished us all as would a
stroke of lightning in midwinter. do not
think there has ever occurred any event in
the United States which SO shocked and
astounded the entire nation and the worlu
as the announcement of his death. following
SO quickly upon the heels OF the favorable
bulletins issued up to the evening of the
seventh preceding day. W. c. DODGE.