The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-11-28
He LAMBERTYILLE RECORD
MovEMsEe ea. 1900.
A WEST POINT STORY
ODD INCIDENT That MADE GENERAL
BUELL. BREAK a RECORD.

WINS trotcsque Enough 10 Make the
General Who Never Laughed B0nr
IN spite of His Grimness.
General Buell., whose timely arrival
at Shiloh. some military critics hold,
saved General Grant from defeat, was
known in the old army as the man
who can't laugh" General Buell. was
not grave merely; he was grim. Yet
two yearling cadets at West Point
made General Buell. break a record.
II was hot on the plateau above the
waters Of the Hudson, hotter than the
check OF n ficldpiece that has been in
action. so hot that the leaves on the
elm tree shrigeled and the feet Of the
pacing sentries burned from contact
with the only paved path on the gov
eminent reservation.
The pIebcs had reported and were
uuartered in Two divisions Of barracks,
the upper class men having been turn
ed out To share quarters with their
comrades in the other divisions.
The June examinations were on.
The board Of visitors. Of which Gen
rral Buell. was member. had paid its
perfunctory visits 10 mess hall, TO AGA
demlc building and to barracks. 1t
was 10 o'clock in the morning. Two
cadets had been thrown by fate and
by The arrival of the plebes into the
same room of the fifth division of bar
racks. The thermometer in the shade
of the guardhouse registered 30 de
gress. In the room in which the two
cadets We're quartercd doubtless 1t
stood 10 degrees higher.
There had been one morning inspec-
ton Of quarters by an army officer, and
the two yearlings. gasping for breath
In room into which the sun beat with
no regard for cadet feelings, had every
reason to believe that there would he
10 further Inspections that morning.
They had stood the ordeal Of the exam
mgIng board ut o o'clock. and. with no
studies in hand, they thought they were
safe until the first call for dinner.
BY the law Of the academy every
cadet IN quarters was to be in full dress
uniform until II o'clock. lie was not
allowed TO smoke Ills bedding was to
be neatly piled ut the head Of his bunk.
In ether words. The cadet room and the
cadets person were to be properly or
dcred aud properly arrayed for inspec
ton
ITS hot" said the cndet who was to
bceome an artillery officer.
It's hotter ihan that" said his com
rade
81 of'..= ,-tt.ft, lnfd tHp pup
Done" snid the other
And forthwith they stripped. Then
fle mattresses were pulled from the
bunks and thrown under the window.
through which occasionally came II
Whit Of breeze. grateful though heat
laden.
I'D like 10 smoke" said the future
artilleryman MS he threw himself ON
one of the mattresses.
I'm going To smoke" said his com
radc
And instanter pipes were lighted, and
tie room began filling with fragrant
blue fog
There was clink of sword heard
In the hallway. Its sound brought con
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Tore Tue TWO Nearthes ''aa uue 10
tillhh tlleEe WAS Eall' anu tne ""'i
was thrown Open hlo Ill CANT iio' ,''e
"reinarN seeoha lieutenant -lusltotins
"lll''t' pu' Lieutenant 'oiohei iien'
NJ lazellc, commandant of cadets ana
Major "e'''ra' ION ''floS hue'' 'i''
Ell NtaleS army
piil '9ue'S sprung 10 "''V",'o" u"
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The seams OF the trousers Wooia haNe
haeh II th'N hau any trousers on.