The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-05-01
HOW GEN. MEAGHER
CAME TO HIS DEATH.
Col. Sanders Tells the Story Of the End
OF the Brilliant Irish. American.

Early in June 1861, / left my home at
Virginia City fpf Fort Benton to meet
my family, then on their way from the
East to Montana vfn the Missouri River
on the steamer rAbe0Iia. writes Col. Viii
bur Il. Sanders, in the Butte Inter Noun
tain. Remaining s1fie 10 days at Fort
Benton in daily expectation of their ar
rival, | accepted the invitation of the
Captain of a Pittsburg boat, the York
town, to 20 down the river and meet them.
Momentarily expecting to see the boat, |
sat on the deck for two days, when at
Spread Eagle Bar, near Fort Union, /
was transferred TO the returning steamer,
which was nearly three weeks thereafter
reaching Fort Benton.
\ little below the mouth of the Marias,
impatient at the slow progress of our
steamer, in the company of Walter Trum-
bull, L stepped ashore, and, walking four
or FIVE miles across Il bend, boarded the
Galatin, Capt. Sam Howe, boat which
he had discerned in the distance, then do
ing service on the upper Missouri, and
which was reputed, to be able to navigate
n light dew.
Having boarded the Gallatin. we pro-
ceeded to the mouth of the Marias, where
Capt. Howe discharged Il cargo of mules
and we availed ourselves of his offer and
had muleback ride to Fort Benton.
About II to o'clock | discerned upon the
tableland whence the road descended to
the town number of hOrSemen in mill
tary apparel. and upon their arrival we
greeted Gen. Thomas Francis Meagher
- ~, IL -, - g., 90. y - I %
,n,,sI,nt., hi tbo Gnpor,i Co,.a,,,,,,',,t
had nrofTorad to tbo Torr;to.ioI arthor;.ins
To, pso IN tha indian NO.. - III, 70
were then engaged. The day was IN
tenSeiy hot, and the General and his staff
60 p. - ~. 60, hio ii
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dar,mishinn tn,,.,i - 80. ,U,L;ah Az, M
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,ou IN A. -, - 4.
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lai s'ai,, h9f tH Hti h,iiioer, put one
" III "'S - w MAN nv, u''!'e "itel
VIII a ies.1enl Vi put' NJ afternoon
49,, W .fii my opeIt III social Visits
WI vusi 'i', puHi'iee" pol 'iohs Vi tne 'o"n'
anu zen -i'dSiiel Heentu AT MS pest IN
Son' eishiioiI'lI way pn. ne resoluteiy
t anu .lueN 'ati.si! tetiiieu mat iorni Oh
npsPltaliiy WIFI WHICH rort benton then
"po'lhI i
as ne was my neaI helshpor at VIZ
s 4:' Wy, anu d iiiost Sthiai anu inter
cstiis colnpaIion. spent most OF the
alterhooh WIN MN, introducing MN to
80 man! VI me If,iIeus anu soJourhers
III mat unique anu ,hriit! seaport as ne
iia u, NOT heretofore KNOWN
M me lori III tllat carr! time was only
~ years oiu' anu, ai,housh PAST lts prime
was i'll very Roou form. Maj. L. III.
EaSthlah hau IL IN ,fharge Tor the fur
company theh CARRYING on the trade, then
ABOUT equally DIVIDED between the In
diahs ana WHITES Oh the frontier. MAJ.
Eastman was 2 most lhtelilgent gentle,
man. ana MS amounting hospitality well
maintained the require OF the remote
tradihg DoSiS OF me !" est HIS dinners
were verltabie lrasts of Lucullus. and
scarce day passed that choice lot of