The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-27

The veterans of the Burberry war
held their third reunion last evening
at the Minnesota club, and enjoyed one
of the pleasantest occasions in their
history. For five hours the heroes
of the famous Brainerd expedition of
1872 INDUCED in "reminiscences and
told stories and cracked witticisms and
had a royal time.
Thomas Cochran was POSTMASTER,
and the first thing on the programme
was the calling of the roll, to which
thirty-five members responded. There
Ill names on the original roster, and
of this number SO are now dead.
Speeches were made by Thomas
Cochran, M. d. Flower, E. S. CIhitten-
den, Capt. Charles S. Bunker, of Com
pany A; Capt. M. J. O'Connor, of Com
pany D; Lieut.. L. c. Wilson, of Com
pany A; Lieut. Thomas H. Caulfield, OF
Company A, w. H. Lightner and j:
w. Shepard. The speakers confined
themselves for the most part to relat-
ing incidents remembered of the trip
to Brainerd and their experiences at
that place. E. S. Chittenden read
brief historical sketch of the expedi-
ton. Capt. Bunker related how, with
ten men, he went through the weeds
at night Wen the darkness was in
tense and the bullets were flying thick
and fast and he declared that never
had men faced danger more unflinch-
ingly than on that occasion.
Thomas Cochran described the ia
nous journey on a handcar and the
stealthy approach to the Indian camp
where he said he found only tame
skunk chained to a tepee, and felt re-
paid for his work.
Man Who Drew Engine.
Matt c. Egan, who drove the Engine
which pulled the special train to Brain
erd, was present and spoke briefly and
was afterwards made an honorary
member of the association.
J. w. Shepard claimed that he held
the state record for continuous mill
tary service as he had never been mus
tered out since enlistment, as he had
gone to New York, and when the COM
pany was mustered out his name was
overlooked, and he held therefore that
he was still under marching orders, but
the other members insisted that he was
q deserter and the POSTMASTER decided
TO appoint committee to try him for
desertion.
w. H. Lighter spoke brify and de-
clared that while the Burberry war
was a bloOdless one, that the st. Paul
SOANASA 44ciu SIIOW1 the Same
their prompt response to dutys call
that the earlier soldiers had shown who
went to the defense of New Ulm and
received death and wounds in defense
of the public safety.
At the conclusion of the addresses
the members drank in silence to the
memory of the dead members Those
present were strongly in favor of an
nual banquets hereafter, and 1t is like
ly that one will be held at Brainerd
next year. The first reunion was held
in 1892, the next in 1897 and the third
last night.
Those present were: ]. w. Shepard,
r. G. Gooding, DR.. Charles E. Smith,
d. B. Finch, M. D. Flower, w. c. VIII
son, c. T. Bunker, Thomas Nolan, T.
i. Schurmeier, E. S. Radcliffe, George
H. Hazard, F. w. Dohm, Henry S.
Potts, Charles A. Albrecht, Henry Ire
VISIT. c. Kennedy, NJ. ]. OConnor,
Thomas H. Caulfield, C. G. Albrecht,
r. w. Dertel, George Dempsey, Charles
Marvin, Thomas Cochran, E. S. Chit
tenden, U. S. Chittenden, Thomas Da-
Wis, M. G. Craig, c. S. Wilson, w. L.
McGrath, Matt c. Egan, w. H. Light
ner, w. P. Wilson, Cornelius Williams
Dr. Burnside Foster.