Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-24


Wounded CAPT. THOMAS D. /:
| 4: MOSSCROP, CAPT. ROBERT A. /:
/: DIMICK, CORPORAL E. A.
DUBEY, Aug. 80, 1852. /:
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The wounded men were all members of
! the 10th New York Rifles known also as
| the National Zouaves, and were in Sykes
Division of the 9Th Corps. the officer COM
manding the brigade being Gen. -Gouverneur
| X. Warren.
In the battle six companies of the 10th
] were driven through the woods by the 9Th
! Texas They were driven in past the col
ors and in a cross fire on the colors Ser
| geant Duff was killed instantly and Cor
poral Dudley was wounded through the
thigh and both legs. A member Of the
staff and put them in the bosom of his
blouse to save them from capture. He was
| helped off by other comrades. After the
lines were broken Warren retreated. but
the wounded were unable to move Dudley
| was about 200 feet from a little stream of
water running through the field, and as his
| canteen was empty he crawled on one arm
and one leg to the stream. He managed
| to cross the creek and on the, other side
| found Mosscrop, who was wounded in the
| breast, and Dimick, who had wounds in
\ both thighs.
When the three wounded men had been
! there nearly three days, Capt. Hugh Barr,
| a mounted rif1eman of the confederate
army, while looking after his wounded COM
| RACES. came across tnefn lying nelpleSS upon
the field. He noticed Masonic pin on the
coat of Capt. Mosscrop. He inquired IL he
| were a Mason, and Capt Mosscrop al
| though badly wounded and weak from lack
of food and loss of blood, as his companions
| In distress were, replied that all three were
| Masons. Capt Barr dismounted, and after
| speaking a few more words rode Off
through the woods and returned with Sur
| geon Jackson of his command, who ex-
| tracted the bullets, and provided for their
| further care
| On the following day Capt Barr returned
| in person with ambulance, and removed
| his brother Masons to Van Pelt Hospital,
J which was already full, however, but pro-
| vision was made for the Union men com
fortably in a tent outside. Mosscrop, Dudley
| and Dimick were parOled the next day and
| sent to Washington on September I, 1862.
| After lapse of eighteen years. Capt.
| Eimick. while visiting in the south, met
| Capt. Barr, who extended to him hearty
| welcome. He inquired after the other two
| comrades and entered into correspondence
| with them. On the return of Capt Dimick
! the ttOee comrades of the north presented
| a set Of resolutions, and having them beau
| tifully engrossed and framed, sent them to
| Capt. Barr, together with a picture of the
| battlefield. showing the three comrades be-
| ing attended by him.
Capt. Barr died something over twelve
years ago, leaving widow and ten chill
| dren. Mrs. Barr is still living a Moorfied.
w. Va, and at each Christmas time she is
| substantially remembered by Corporal Du-
| hey Capt Bars last words, as he pointed
| to the sketch and resolutions, are said to
| have been: II bequeath these to the Grand
! Lodge meaning the Grand Lodge of Ma
! sons of Virginia. Capt. Dimick, who after
| the war lived in this city, passed away
| about three years ago. Messrs. Dudley and
| Mosscrop, the two survivors of the incl
| dent, wished to present to President Roose-
welt copy of the picture and resolutions,
| and enlisted the Offices of Deputy Grand
Master Henry L. Redfield, who executed
| the trust as before stated
| Colored Masonry was called into effective
| use to prevent race trouble at South Haven,
| Mich, this week. Fearing race riot SINH
| lar to the one there twenty-four years ago,
| the coIored Free Masons of Kalamazoo
| sent word to Rev. Mr.. Corrothers of the
| colored Union Baptist church, that they
| would not attend as body TO lay the cor
nerstone Of the new church In the course
| of erection At the time referred to a fierce
| race riot occurred one Fourth OF July,
| when a Kalamazoo colored band was
! chased through the streets by a mob or
| whites The riot caused colored people TO
give South Haven wide berth for many
| Years, and an attempt to celebrate emanci-
patton day last year was failure.
| M;thras Lodge of Perfection, A. A. S. R.,
will hold its first meeting in July On the
| third of the month, the regular stated
| meeting falling on Independence day.
suner,or Lodge, No. q, X. of P. will
confer the rank of knight Thursday even
ing, July 6.
| Tho annual address of DIR. Edwin c..
| Brown. the retiring imperial potentate OF
| the Mystic Shrine. showed the oroer 10 pc
| in a very fourishing condition ana the
| growth of the past year 10 nave peen re-
| markable The number of new members
| taken into the shrine during the year was
! II. O4O but the net increase IN membership,
| owing to deaths, suspensions, etc, was
| o OGo making the total membership of the
| order today 95 1876. The Imperial Council is
| wealthy in its own right, for the report OF
| the imperial potentate showed that III had
to it's credit in the bank s,S2os'oi. 10 TINS ;
sum must be added another substantial
| amount which was received on June as
! interest on deposits, and which has not
| figured in the total assets. During the year
| dispensations were granted for three new
| temples-at Winnipeg, Man; Little ROCK,
| Ark and Concord, N. III.
| Canada Shriners heartily appreciated The
| election of one of their mobiles as Imperial
| notentate During the convention an lnvl-
| tation was extended the delegates to cross
| to Canada, where Ranleses Temple gave
banquet in the skating rink at Niagara
| Falls Ont The event will be remembered
/ as one of the pleasant incidents of the
session. especially as Harry A. Collins. the
| new imperial potentate, was at the neao
of the affair. The BANQUET was tena .tia
| that the Canadians do. and Shriners from
| afar were all delighted TO break bread on
| the soil of King Edward. A large numoer
! of the mobiles of Almas participated In TINS
| alien feast Rameses Temple never does
| things by halves, and the banquet ten
| dered the imperial officers and delegates
was one of the most elaborate affairs ever
| witnessed on the frontier. The flowers
| used for decorations alone cost Rameses
| 5000. and other features of the banquet
| were in due proportion.
The Buffalo papers give enthusiastic ac-
| counts of the great Shrine parades at
| Niagara Falls. in which Almas Temple har-
| vested so many honors. The News says;
| .'The greatest spectacle of the entire
meeting was the night parade, which was
participated in by the Arab patrols and the
members of the order reinforced by, the
| ladies' who wore white fezes and badges.
| The parade had all the respondent fea-
| lures of the morning pageant, and in adj
| dition the gorgeous spectacle was enhanced
| by the burning of red fire and grand
illumination of the streets with electric dec
| orations. etc. The streets were lined with
| people and the sight was one that will new
| er be forgotten. The bright and brilliant
| hues of the costumes of the Arab patrols,
! the evening dress of the red-fezzed mem
bers, the gay uniforms of the bands the
of he Iod cd in