The National tribune., 1903-12-10
PERSONAL.

Comrade Enech Stahler. First Lieu
tenant, Co. C., Sd n. Y. Cav. OF Mime
apolis, Mimi, who is now in Washington
on visit, stands alone in the nature of the
wounds he received in battle. the character
of the surgical operations for his relief, and
the result of those operations. While in
command of his company in an Engagement
with Hampton's Legion, in front of Rich
mond. Oct. Z. 1864, ii rifle bullet struck his
left elbow and destroyed the joint. He fell
into the hands of the enemy and their Sur
geons operated on him in their field hospi-
tai. They took out the bones of the arm,
at the joint, without amputating the arm
and the operation was successful to the
extent that Comrade Stahler has had the
use of the arm for almost all the ordinary
services of that useful limb where heavy
lifting was not required. He is an indi-
vidual of constant interest TO Surgeons.
physicians and others interested in surgery
and anatomy-especially to students in
medical and surgical colleges. He is able
to bend. twist and wind that arm in the
most astonishing ways. The sinews and
the muscles seem to have acquired
strength, flexibility and elasticity to an alb
normal extent by reason of their added re-
sponsibilities.
Comrade Stahler-and his arm-have
been subjects of numerous scientific ar
tictes in surgical publications., and he has
often been written un' by daily and
weekly newspapers. He has scores OF
letters from Surgeons asking for photo
graphs of his arm in various positions. He
cheerfully responds to all such requests.
The WapeIlo Qowa) Republican men
tions as one of the heroes living in the
County of Louisa, a. ]. Furnas, who was
the Orderly on duty at headquarters OF
Easements Brigade when the lines were
formed for the battle Of Nashville. Col.
Easement pleaded to be allowed to make
the charge up a steep hill which broke
Hoods line, but he was disappointed in
that, that duty having been assigned to
McAIillen's Brigade. Comrade Furnas ran
over to McMillen's Brigade, where he
knew many men, and Joined with them in
the charge, which resulted in the capture
of 500 prisoners. After the work was
cleaned up COmrade Furnas went on a
little further and found in a house a
chicken, some candles, a bucket and an
umbrella all of which he returned with to
headquarters, where he found his Spoils
very acceptable for various purposes.
A story is told as TO how the jury was
secured which acquitted ExLieut.-Goy.
James II. Tillman of murder in the face
of absolute evidence. As soon as it was
known in what County he would be tried,
ShreWd men were sent through the County
ostensibly engaged in the business of max
ing portraits enlarged from photographs.
They would talk with nobody but the head
of the family, and displayed as specimens
of their work fine crayon photograph OF
Tillman. In the course of the cOnyersa-
ton they managed to draw out of the man
jtfst what his opinion was in regard to the
trial. and thus Tillman's lawyers We're fur
nished with the status on the case of every
possible juror in the County and knew on
whom they could rely. They We're abso-
lutely sure of their jury before the trial
began.
William v Wood. formerly Of the 4th
Mich. Cav, and conspicuous among those
who captured Jeff Davis, is now seriously
ill at his home ut Lincoln, Ill. He is suf-
fering from general prostration. Comrade
Wood took his share of the money paid
as a reward for the capture, and bought
him property in Lincoln, upon which he
has lived ever since.
At the second dinner of the Crucible
Club of Pittsburg, Gen. Nelson A. Miles
was the guest of honor and was presented
loving-cup with an appropriate speech, to
which Gen. Miles gracefully responded.
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Mai Chas. L. Kibourne, Z. S. A., Pay
master of the Department of Dakora.
died Dec. /, on a train near Chicago. He
was on his way to- Columbus. o., for treat
ment. He graduated from West Point in
1866. was % years old, and was Treasurer