The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-14

staff are ouartered at the Grand Hotel,
luncheon by Governot and Mrs. Durbin at
their home here. and after the parade they
were again guests at the home OF the Gov
made a fine showing in the parade. there
being more Of them here than have ever
gathered together before for public appear
ence- Those here are:
Brig. Gen. John r. Ward. of Monticello.
as adjutant general; Hrig. Gen. Oran Perry,
OF indianapolis, quartermaster general;
Col, George 3; Lock~pod, OF Peru; military
general. Frankfort: FOL. Henry Jameson.
surgeon general. Indianapolis; Col T. II.
Johnson. paymaster general. Indianapolis
Evansville; Col. W. w. Richardson, chief
signal officer, Indianapolis; Col William
Garstang master transportation, Indianap-
oils; Col. c. A Carlisle, chief of ordnance,
South Bend; Col A. L. Ramsey, assistant
quartermaster general, CrawfordSville, Col.
s. I. Murdoch, assistant military secretary.
Lafayette; Lieut.. Col. Albert +. Sterne. as
sistant surgeon general indianapolis; Lieut..
Col. Z. J. Robinson. assistant chief signal
officer. Indianapois;s Lieut.: Col w. E.
Muncie; Lieut.. Col. Il. II. Trip, assistant
chief ordnance, Indianapolis; Lieut.. Col.
A w. Lyon. assistant chief artillery. Ligo-
inspector general. Cnlver; Lieut. Col. w.
G. Irwin. assistant master transportation.
Columbus; Lieut.. Col I. j. Mccoy, RenS-
selaer; Lieut.. Col. z II. Bowen. Delphi;
HI. L. Kramer, Indiana Mineral Springs;
Maj A. G. Lupton. Hartford City; Maj.
Walter Brown Elkhart Maj L. Daven
Maj. T. ]. Hudgins, &,irtinsville; Maj Hen
ry Marshal. Lafayette; Maj Charles Beeler.
mln MIDI Ma Maj r L. B9dqrt TIA psrT
Roots. Connersville; Mai. John II. Barr,
Delphi; Maj. William NJ. Croan, Anderson
Admiral George Brown and Gen. George
F. McGinnis, of indianapolis. were promi-
nent among the visitors here to-day, and
they were cordially received on every hand.
They occupied a carriage in the parade.
and just before the column formed there
was an unusual incident in front Of the
Hotel Anderson. Among the veterans from
Marion was 2. r. Sanders, who was a SOL
der in the Mexican war, as well as in the
war OF the sixties MIR. Sanders served in
the same regiment with General McGinnis
in the Mexican war, out had not met him
in all the years that have since passed, and
when he learned that the general was in
the city he Immediately sought him out
Capt. WOodson s. Marshall, of Marion,
who was a member of General McGinnis's
staff during the later war. brought Mr..
-sented him. 1t was a dramatic meeting to
those who knew the circumstances-com-
rades in war of fifty-five years ago, liv-
ing In the same State for the greater part
of that time without renewing their ac-
quaintance, both hale and hearty despite
their advanced ages.
d. w. Harris. one of the drummer boys
of Shiloh, is here with drum corps to par
ticipate sn the encampment. L. D. Roberts
and w. w. Decker, who were also drum
mer boys ct the historic battle, and Mr.
Harris have been closely associated since
the war. They live at Brazil and attend
all the encampments together. They still
have the same drums which they carried
during the war.
An old soldier who belongs to the Marion
Home and another from Columbus were
passengers on the same car coming into the
city this morning. The Columbus man
drifted into conversation with a newspaper
man and related wartime incident in
which he figured. It was the story of the
destruction of a United States steamboat
on the Mississippi river by masked rebel
battery, and he told IL dramatically down
to the point where he had jumped over
board and seized piece Of floating plank.
barely large enough to support one man.
but the other end of which was grasped by
another foater moment later. Here the
Marion soldier began to take interest in the
story.
1T was apparent" said the Columbus
veteran, that one of us would have to let
go OF that plank or we would both go down
together / didn't want to commit murder,
but the instinct of self-preservation was
too strong, and, after ordering him to let
go two or three times, which, of course, he
refused to do 1 shouted, Look behind
your and when he turned struck him a
blow ON the head that stunned him and he
sank, l suppose to a watery grave, for
never saw him afterwards"
And you hit him, did your interrupted
the Marion man. The other, somewhat
surprised, admitted again that he had done
so. well, sir" continued the Marion man,
I'm the man you hit, and I've been look
ing for thirty-nine years for the cuss that
hit me, that could square accounts"
well, but just as the other passengers ex-
pected fight, while the man from Column
bus was thinking things about a fool who
would let his tongue get him into trouble,
he continued:
Eyes, sir; I've been wanting to meet that
man and settle with him, for drifted to
shore and got away, while the rebels
and made EN- prisoners and starved 'em in
a rotten prison. 1 owe you lot, but if a
drink will help pay the bill, we're of at the
next STOP"
Representative z. s. Holiday, Of Brazil,
is the only member of Congress from Indi-
ana at present who is a veteran of the civil
war, and while there were others in the
the Fifth district representative marched
with the Brazil post, of which he is men,
Der. c. S. WATTS.