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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-13
MCMena111in'S
Gents Furnishing, Hat and Shoe Store,
South Centre Street
RAILROAD TIMETABLES
r EHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.
IL June 2, 1901.
ARRANGEMENT or PASSENGER TRAINS.
LEAVE FREELAND.

ARRANGEMENT or PASSENGER TRAIHs
LEAVE FREELAND.
l2 IN for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk,
Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Phila-
dcphia and New York.
Wilkes Barre, Pttston and Scranton.
8 / 5 m for Haaeton, Weatherly, Mauch
Chunk, Allentown, bethlehem, Easton,
Philadelphia, New York, Delano and
Pottsyille.
80 . IN for Hazleton. Dclano, Mnhanoy
City Shenandoah and Mt. Carmel.
l AZ III for W eathcrly, hauch Chunk, Al
lentown, Bethlehem. Easton, Phila-
dephia, New York, Hazleton, Deano,
Mahanoy City, shenandoah and Mt.
IL 5 a m for White Haven, Wilkes Barre,
Scranton and the West.
4 Al IN for Weathery. Mauch Chunk, Al
lentown, Bethehcm. Easton, Philadel-
phia, New York, Hazleton, Deano,
Aahanoy City, Shenandoah. Mt Carmel
8 35 p IN for Sandy Run, White Haven,
Wilkes-Barre, Scranton and all points
West.
7 80 m for Hazcton.
ARRIVE At FREELAND.
z Sd q m from Pottsville, Dclsno and Haz-
Teton.
9 l2 m from New York, Philadelphia, Eas-
Chunk, WeatRerly, HaZcton, Mahanoy
City, Shenandoah and NJ. Carmel
8 80 a an 10 from Scranton, wilkes-Barre and
l l 5 ! N from Pottsville, Mt. Carmel, Shen-
andoah, Mahanoy City, Delano and
Hazleton.
12 4S p IN from New York, Philadelphia,
E1ston, Bethlehem, Allentown, Mauch
Chunk and Weatherly.
4 44 m from Scranton, wilkes Barre and
8 35 p m from New York, Philadelpbis,
Easton, bethlehem Allentown, Mauch
Chunk, Weatherly, Mt. Carmel, Sbenan-
doah, Mahanoy City, Delano and Halle
ton.
z 20 = IN from Scranton, Wilkes Barre and
White Haven.
For further information inquire of Ticket
Agents
IOLLlN z. LBUR, General Superintendent.
20 CCr rtlandt street, New York City'
Oh AS. s. LEN, General Passenger Agent
~ Cortlandt Street, New York CITY.
q. j. GlLDROY, Division Superintendent,
HaZlptOn PA
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happened. In less than an nour the
orioles had taken every hair and car
ried it to their tree. Before many days
the pretty nest was done and the birds
were enjoying their new home.
In the fall after the orioles had left
their elm tree home, Aunt Lucy had
some one climb the tree and get the
nest. and there, so curiously woven in
to the lining, We're the soft, white, gold
en- and black hairs.
Aunt Lucy keeps the nest in her par
lor and counts it as one of her greatest
treasures.-Bcrtha b. White In Prima-
ry Education.
Candy and nuts at Keinnr's
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-13

Even the linotype can sometimes be
amusing. In report of speech at
the Mayflower descendants banquet
in one of the best of the papers we
read recently that "Theodore Roose-
welt took his simple bath to defend and
carry out our constitution" For bath"
read "oath." Only one letter wrong
Yet there is no doubt whatever about
the simple bath being good for the
constitution.-New York Mail and EX-
press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-13

Candy and nuts at Helpers.
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government, and thus it was that the boys
IN blue came by their title. They wore
with this uniform a shoulder belt to which
the cartridge box was attached, and on the
front strap was a small brass plate on
which an eagle was stamped. The waist
belt for the support of the bayOnet had a
big brass buckle with L. S. on it. A roll OF
gray blankets, hayersack. canteen and
clumsy musket, with FURNISHED barrel COM
pleted the equipment for the ''doughboys"
Officers wore sword belts and swords and
in the early part of the war some wore a
wide soft hat with tinsel cord band. or
caught up chapeau style, with a lot of black
ostrich feathers. Long yellow gauntets
completed the dress parade attire.
Now all this is changed. olive drab"
boys are fashionable. In place of referring
to the blue jackets" holding Panama, It
is proper TO call to them the olive drab'
boys. The gun barrel must no longer
shine. for that would catch the eye of the
enemy. The new uniform may be all right
from unitarian point of view, but as a
thing of beauty not even General Corbin
attired in it at the court of the imperial
Hapsburgs can make it acceptable to those
in whose hearts is enshrned the old army
blue. ISABEL WORRELL BALL.
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Mr. Cyrus B. Lower is the chief of a d.
vision In the Agricultural Department. and
the story of how he obtained his medal Of
honor follows:
Mr.. Lower served the first two years of
ment remarkable for the fame it's various
commanders afterward achieved among
them being Col. w. S. Rosecrans, Col
Rutherford B. Hayes and Lieut. Col. STAN
ley Matthews. William Mckinley was also
borne on it's rolls. Lower afterward Joined
the celebrated ''Bucktais' of Pennsylvania,
one of the most famous regiments of the
war. The medal of honor was awarded to
him for gallantry in the Wilderness May Z,
1864. Although wounded in his right knee
and ordered by his commanding officer 20
go to the he kept his place in front
and fought with conspicuous bravery. On
the evening of that day he was sent to the
hospital, as he was lame. and a nights
march had to be made. But Lower could
not content himself in the hospital when
there was fighting to do. and he came to
the front with his wounds unhealed and
was conspicuous for his gallantry at the
battles Of Spottsylvania, North Anna and
Bethesda Church. at which latter place he
was captured. His browning act of brav-
cry was that Of jumping from the cars
while on his way from Libby Prison to
Andersonville. travelling along by day and
night through the enemy's country. being
recaptured by guerrilla. and escaping at
ter a hand-to-hand conflict, and at last
making his way to the Union lines.
Under Heavy Fire.
Orlando e. Caruana is connected with
the record and pension division of the War
Department, where he was found at his
desk by the reporter. He enlisted in New
York city in August, 1861 In Company X,
51st New York Volunteers, Shepherd Ri
fles.' During the battle of Newberne, N.
c., March IA. 1862, the color sergeant. who
was several yards in advance Of the line of
battle, was wounded and the flagstaff shot
In two. Caruana volunteered, with two
others, to go to the rescue. and they brought
the wounded sergeant and the colors to the
regiment, exposing themselves to a very
heavy fire from the enemy. Again. at the
battle OF South Mountain Md. Sunday
evening, September IA. 1852. just in front
OF where Gen. Reno was killed, Caruana
was one of four who volunteered to cross
over stone wall and find out the enemys
position. While or this perilous duty the
confederates opened fire. killing three out
of the four volunteers-Lieut Springweiller
Sergt. Clarke and Private Sheehan Sergt
Caruana was wounded May ~ 1864, in the
last charge made on the rifle pits of Spott-
sylvanfa Court House. Va. For his bravery
on the above two occasions he was award
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are GeaG-George P. Foster of Post No. 2.
Burlington; W. G.. VelZey of Post No. IA.
Rutland. and George W. Hooker of Pos.
No. s, BrattlC boro'.
The largest membership reported is 5435.
for the term ended June 20, 1892. wnen
Hugh Henry of Post No. 81. Cheste~, was
commander. Since that time the member
ship has steadily declined. AT the clio e of
the term ending June 80. 1902, thc-e We're
1O7 posts in existence. with a membe. ship
of 3,412.
The department officers, elected June Il.
1907 are Ransom l.. Hathorn, comma -der
Ludlow; George w. Fl gg. senior vice COM
mander Randolph: Charles Van Steinberg.
Junior vice commander, Buringt IN: Ralph
f. Sherwood, medical direct +, SAINT Al
bans; John 0. Spring. CHAPLAIN, Bellows
Fails: Edwin a. Howe, Post No. 81. Lud-
low, assistant adjutant and assistant quar-
termaster general: Henry W. Hutcains
Post No a. Bellows Falls. department in
spector; George p. Blair Post No So, West
Barnet judge advocate; \. S. Fleu:y, Post
No CO. Saint Adams, chief mustE ring Off
Ger, Swanton: Fenan w. Allen, Post No.
3 Burlington, senior aid de camp and CHI ef
of staff.
Aids de camp: George NJ. Dearborn. New
port; John Fisher Dorset: A. c. Brown,
MONTPELIER: w. C. Stone, Brattleboro.; H
d. Plurryner. Windsor, Painfield N H;
William Crosby, NerSennes; Joshua Up
ham. Springfield; D. c. S:monds. Yves. Rut-
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intervening shades back to dirty white.
Some wore frock coats faced back with
blue, and others with yellow. One company
red, while green was sported by another.
The short pea jacket of blue crafty corded
and braided a la Austria. was a great IA
vorite, but the blouse had the lead over all
competitors.
wore them, and the other equipments were
as fantastic as could well be imagined.
Green and Gold, Scarlet and Blue.
There were several companies of zouaves
whose members shone respondent in green
and gold. scarlet and blue. imperial purple
and pea RI white. What with their sashes
and short swords. their turbans and Turk
Ssh fezes. their comprehensive trousers and
embroidered leggins, each looked more like
missionarys sample Arab, or a drama
tized Apache. than like a man who was
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Hero in Action.

A medal of honor was awarded to John
Rush, who lives at J04 18th street north
west, for bravery in the attack on the Port
Hudson batteries, March A. 1868. Mr.. Rush
was serving on board the United States ship
Richmond at the time, and the report of
the affair is as follows: When the fire
room and other parts of the ship were filed
with hot steam from injury to the boiler
by shot, he. from the first moment of the
casualty, stood firmly at his post and was
conspicuous in his exertions to remedy the
boiler. the heat being so great from the
combined effects Of fire and steam that he
was compelled, from mere exhaustion to he
relieved every few minutes until the worl,
was accomplished"
Brigadier General Lleweilyn G. Estes. who
lives at 1910 I street northwest while can
tain and assistant adjutant general of vol
unteers, voluntarily led his troops in a
charge over a burning bridge, at Flint
River Ga, August 30, 1864. for which gal
liant act he was awarded the honora Bile
decoration OF the United States
Jacob +. Raub, surgeon 2lOth PennsvI
vania Infantry, received a medal for the
following deed of courage: "At Watchers
Run. Va, February B. 1866. he discovered q
flank movement by the enemy, and appraised
the commanding general at great peril and
though a -combatant, voluntarily mar
ticipated with the troops In repelIing this
attack" DR.. Raub is employed in the pen
sion office in this city.
Many Brave Deeds.
Major .ieneral Julius Stahel, who now re-
sides at 1756 Q street northwest, was
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Of them darned queer Lost Ducks would eat
a varmint like water snake
One of the members Of L Enfante Periue
Company. M. Henri st. Pierre, who helped
grill the "eel," is now elevated to the SUI
preme bench of the province of Montreal
and a great Grand Army man. Quite re-
Gently he called Colonel McElroy's attention
to this prison episode
Uniform That Was Striking.
''One Of the most striking uniforms in
Andersonville," relates the author, was
that Of the 18th Brooklyn They wore
scarlet pantaloons. a blue jacket hand
somely braided, and a red fez, with a white
cloth wrapped around the head, turban
fashion. AS a large number Of them were
captured, they formed quite picturesque
feature of every crowd. They were gen.
orally good fellows and gallant soldiers.
Another uniform that attracted much.
though not SO favorable, attention was that
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Assistant Adtutant General. Vermont.
land; H. A. Wheeler Bellows Falls; A. W.
Fuller, Saint Adams; c. L. Erwin, Newport
Center; E. ]. Ormsbee, Brandon; MILO Ly-
man. Rutland: H. c. st. Pierre, Montreal,
p O.; Homer A. Dudley, South London
derry; C. j, .Winship, Weston; D. w. Davis,
Chester: William E. Murphy. Bennington;
John 8. Eaton, Woodstock; William r. Ell
lott, Waterbu y. Sylvester NJ Snow. Souti,
Royalton; John-H H. Sargent Middlebury;
Edwin N. Rising, Randolph; B. F. Bowman,
Randolph. go.
Representatives to the thirty sixth ma
tionals encampnaefitTJam e. Eidridge Cat
large y Post No. 49, Randolph; Fred q.
Smith Post Me- 1ss Montpelier; J. N. Gull
yer. Post No. 20 Richford; George w.
De arborn. Post No 81. Newport: Dennis E.
May, Pest No. 4. Saint Johnsbury: C. E.
Beach. Post No. 2 Burlington
Observation-Disclosures T. Farrell. Post No.
%. Waterbury; George Leprohon. Post No.
III. Three Rivers, Canada; Henry w.
Hutchins, Post No; 81. Bellows Falls; w.
E. Bliss, Post No; % Calais: Mark ]. Sar-
gent Post No. 93. South Royalton: 1. E.
Gibson. Post No. ~, Bennington.
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eo medal OF honor. Mr.. Caruana is sec
rotary or the Old Guard of this city.
Eleefwood,r Rraue Act

Faestwood's Brave Act.
ss ,as M, Md e A. Fleetwood late 4th
pioy OF thesWaE Department, and has
aesk IN ths old&Ford's Theater. on 10th
The battlS at ewmarket Heights. Va.
was openedEearl in the morning of Sep
states ~ the 4th and 9Th United 9
Gen: s. A: und out of a color guard
4th United ata a coIo se TT Troops but one.
the battle is e er .As Mae as'' 6. A. Fleet Fleet
W Wooa caughA up3fhe national colors after
the sergean&wasshot down and bore them
S @,th MIN fr9n the field. He rallied eighty
and had them lying down Immediately be-
h1nd the line of reserves before a commits
stoned off1cer of the regiment reached them
by the Congress of the United States he re-
ceiVed medal of honor from Gen Ben1a-
min F. Butler. commanding the Depart
ment OF Virginia and North Carolina.
Heroic Soldiers Romance.
Thomas Plunkett. sergeant. Company E.
isl massachusetts, Infantry, behaved gal
iantiy IN action at Fredericksburg.
Inc list crossed the Rappahannock on
the upper pontoon bridge December II. ana
the next morning advanced to the enemys
double line of battle most calamity across
the plain, swept by destructive fire OF the
enemy. Col. w. s. Clark of the 21st Mas
sachusetts said in his report:
when about sixty rods from the city
Color Sergt. Collins of Company A was
shot and fell tosthe ground. Sergt. Plum
kett OF Company E seized the colors and
carried them proudly forward to the fur-
thest point reached by our troops during
the battle. When the regiment commenced
the delivery of it's fire about forty rods from
the position of the rebel infantry a shell
was thrown with fatal accuracy at the col
ors, which again brought them to the
ground. wet with the life blood of the brave
P1unkett both of whose arms were carried
away. Plunkett survived his injuries, now
ever, and was awarded a medal OF honor
There is quite a romance connected with
this incident. 1t seems that when Plunkett
went to the war the girl he left behind
was engaged to him, but when he returned
armiess she refused him-probably because
she was afraid he would be unable 10 Keep
the wolf from the door, possibly on general
grounds. She could stand q one-armed
man. but an armess man, never. However,
this maiden had sister fair, whose heart
was won by the brave Plunkett and who
took her place and married him. And now
the sequel-the patriotic citizens of Massa-
chusetts raised a purse of 800 900 and pre-
scented it to Plunkett. The 21st was noted
for its craftsmanship at Fredericksburg
by its skill keeping down the enemys fire
as much as it was possible to do 1t.
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Of the Sd New Jersey Cavalry. LIST New
Jersey Hussars. they preferred 10 call
themselves. The designer OF the uniform
must have had an interest In a curcuma
plantation, else he was a fanatical
Orangeman. Each uniform would furnish
occasion enough Tor a dozen New York riots
on the 18th of July. Never was such an
eruption of the yellows seen outside Of the
jauudiced livery of some eastern potentate.
Down each leg OF the pantaloons ran a
stripe Of yellow braid one and one-haIf
inches wide The jacket had enormous gilt
buttons. and was embeilished with yellow
braid until It was difficult to tell wht ther
1t was blue cloth trimmed with yellow, or
yellow adorned with biue. From the shout
ders swung a little. false hussar jacket
lined with the same iaring yellow. The
vlzorleSs cap was similarly warmed up
with the hue of the perfected sunf ower
Their saffron magnificence was like the
gorgeous gold of the lilies q the field and
solomon in all his glory could not have
been arrayed like one of them. l hope he
was not. | want to retain my respect for
him. We dubbed these daffodn cavaliers
butterflies and the name stuck to them
like poor relation"
Regular Army Blue.
The regular army of the United States
at the breaking out of the war was uni
formed in blue. 1t was not a very big army,
there being only about l4o00 men all told.
The War Department. after eXpendirg
much thought on the subject and reviewing
the scarlet uniform of Great Britain, the
blue of the French and the white of the
Austrian troops, concluded that blue was
the color of all colors for its standing army,
and that the grades and arms of the service
should be distinguished by the facings.
cordings and stripes and the cut of the
coat.
Enlisted men, according to the regulations
were TO wear the blouse or fatigue dress
described as "a sack coat OF dark blue fan
mel. extending half way down the thigh,
made loose and closed by four buttons. The
trousers of sky blue cloth, for mounted men
reinforced; the overcoat sky blue. the color
OF the trousers. the capes OF the cavalry
coming to the coat cuff, the capes of the
infantry 10 come only to the elbow. For
ofncerS frock coat of dark blue cloth
single breasted for captains and lleutenantS
or all other grades. Enlisted footmen to
wear single-breasted frock coat with nine
buttons placed at equal intervals. brass
for the enlisted men Of the cavalry and
| light artillery a dark blue jacket To be
worn III lieu of the frock coat
The distinguishing marks among the varI-
Gus arms OF the service were in the colorS
of the facings worn the coats and the
stripes that decorated the trousers. Yellow
was worn by the cavalry and engineers
scarlet by the artillery. sky blue for the in
fantry and crimson for the ordnance.
The Headgear.
The headgear usually worn was a forage
cap of dark blue cloth. with visor; the
crown of the cap tipped to the front bore
the insignia of the arm of the service
crossed sabers for the cavalry. a hunting
bugle for the infantry and the crossed can
non for the artillery. with the regimental
number and company letter.
This was the uniform furnished by the
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DEPARTMENT OF VERMONT.
Green Mountain State Veterans Or
ganized in 1868.

The Department of Vermont was or
ganized and a charter granted October -.
1S6S, signed by A. f. Burnside as COM
mander-in-chief, ard Roswell Miller adju-
tant general. At its organ.zati there
were fourteen postS-No. l, s.. Johnsbury,
No. ,, Burlington; No. 3 Newport; No. 4,
Morrisvile: No. q, Ludlow: No. 4. Spring
field; No. 8. Brattleboro; No. O. Darville;
No. 10. Cambridge; No. II, Cabot; No. -,
East Hardwick: No - Montpelier; No. IA,
Rutland, and No. Is Peacham.
The department has had twenty-six com
marde~s. the first being George p. Foster
of Burlington. Three of these commanders
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Major .ieneral julius Stahel who now re-
sides at 1866 Q street northwest, was
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At Missionary Ridge.

Can't Ieverett NJ. Kelley, assistant COM
missioner of pensions, was awarded the
medal Of honor March ~, 1900, for most
distinguished gallantry in action at Mis-
sionary Ridge. Tenn. November %. 1863
Capt. Kelley was then a sergeant in Conn
PAW A. S6th Illinois Infantry. and led a
charge which resulted in the capture of the
ridge He was later promoted to the rank
of captain. The official account of the ser
vice is as follows:
AT Missionary Ridge. Tenn, November
-. 1865. when his regiment, deployed as
skrmishers. had taken the line OF coufed-
crate rifle pits al the base OF the ridge
TINS soldier. then sergeant Company A.
Seth Illinois Volunteers, sprang out from
the works and calling upon his comrades to
follow rushed forward in the face of an in
cessant and deadly fire and was among the
nrst over the works the summit where
he compelled the surrender of confederate
officer and received his sword"
Many thrilling incidents can be related of
the battle of Petersburg, Va, in April,
1850. but among the most interesting is the
story OF Can't Charles G. Gould of Com
pany II. 9Th Vermont Volunteers. who was
awarded medal Of honor for his services
a. that battle. April ., 1865. Capt. Gould Is
the examiner at the patent office and was
Interviewed there at his desk by reporter
tor Inc star In speaking of his part In
the ARRAY Capt. Gould said:
AS the result OF following an order
bear to the left but a handful of men of
our company found ourselves separated
nom the rest OF the command in a ravine
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]. N. GARRATTA
INSTANTLY KILLED
Victim Was Tamping a Drilled Hole
When Premature Explosion
Killed Him.

The premature explosion OF heavy
charge of black powder in drilled hole
in the Puunui quarry half a mile be-
yond the end Of the Liliha street cleo
trio car line. caused the instant death
yesterday afternoon of ]. NJ Garatta.
a Portuguese laborer. AS far as the
police have investigated the matter the
blame, if any there is for the tragedy,
rests upon the deceased a cordner's
jury empaneled last evening win hold
an inquest today at noon.
The Puunui quarry is large one. In
the engine house, which furnishes pow
er for the rock erusher. the dead mans
son worked as fireman and saw the
blast go off. At about $3.50 Garatta wss
working on the top of a ledge where he
had been drilling deep hole in which
to insert the powder charge which was
to loosen the stones and bring the mass
down to the pit of the quarry. The
hole was quite deep and he was using
black powder to prime it. 1t was esti-
mated that about Az tins would be
needed. A quantity of powder would
be poured into the hole and then tamp-
ed down with an iron rod about thirty
five feet in length About two and a
half tins had been thus used when
terrific explosion startled the residents
of the valley. This was followed by an
upheaval of stone and earth.
John Pike, who was at the pump
which supplies water to the crusher,
turned about just in time to see the
body of Garatta descending from a
great height surrounded by shower
of stones. When the air had cleared
of missiles, Pike and the unfortunate
mans son ran to the place where the
body had fallen, fully eighty feet away
from where the explosion had taken
place. 10ey IOuHQ the man iyiHS uSau
between two huge boulders. The police
was notified and Deputy
Sheriff Chillingworth and officer Re-
near went to the place.
That the explosion had been terrible
one was evidenced by boulders which
the Deputy could barely move which
were found a hundred feet away from
the point of explosion. Fortunately the
mans body was intact although terri
bly, mangled The remains were con-
veyed to the Board OF Health morgue
where Dr. Pratt made post rnorten
examination.
The only cause which can be assigned
for the premature explosion Is that
spark caused by the iron rod striking
a rock ignited the coarse grained pow
der.
The deceased was a man forty-six
years of age, resident Of Kaiulani
Tract, Kalihi. He leaves a widow,
three daughters and one son