Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-09
That Made Milwaukee Famous

government stores
Sent Gen. Butler five photographs for his
autograph 1 want to send four to INV
1IIe!ius; L understand he is determined to
iisht the administration. and should not
be surprised IL he forced them to place him
IN some important position. Lieut. Dayen-
port or our guard resigned. Accepted
Charley Hammond, operator. very sick.
wants to go home All quiet along the
lines. ''''
wednesday. January Thames river
cable leaks badly. Went down and found
the current had fioated and strained n
badly. Could do nothing, as a steamer
bridge. ~
Copies Of Gen. Buffers farewell address
to this army received. Strong language
Gen Grant says they can be distributed
Letters from John, James and Sister Mary
Brig. Gen Lee sent In flag of truce
askihg permission to take away an old man
ana woman on the Darbytown road who
are represented to be starving Thirty de-
serters in today.
Thursday. January 12.-steamer Sylvan
Shore caught our cable at 7:45 am ana
broke it. Ordered the reel at Bermuda
Hundred brought up on tug Had all ready.
but 1t got too dark to work
Received a letter from Benjamin F. But.
Ter with his photograph. The letter IA
very complimentary on my services. etc
Painter. Tinney and Snow. operators. here:
Snow staying all night. Seven deserters
came IN. Wrote John and James All
quiet along the lines.
Friday, January 13-Up at daylight
Started with Snow for James river Found
our men all ready. Went to work, laid the
cable and had everything working at 10
am. 1t Is very hard thing to lay cable
well OF tug in a strong current; it should
always be laid of a barge, where there is
room to work | took up and coiled the
headquarters to get his furlough Gen. ord
gone to Fort Monroe. Gen Turner or
dered to report at Washington for commit
tee on the conduct of the war. John l.
Sabin, operator reported at City Point, L
ordered him to Jones' Landing.
Saturday: January H.-sent battery
wagon OLD pony battery and one tent to
Bermuda Hundred. At 1 pm. a steamer
came down the river fast she could not
stop for the pontoon bridge; she let go her
anchor. which caught and broke the new
cable l laid yesterday. This cable across
speaking roughly. the Army of the James
on the peninsula In front of Richmond, and
the Army of the Potomac in front of
Petersburg. 1t was in Richards charge.
which included not only the lines on the
peninsula, but also those on Grants side of
the James above the Appomattox, while
those from Grants headquarters at City
Point to the extreme left Of the Army OF
the Potomac were in charge of Harper
Coldwell. chief operator at Grants head
quarters. who had the excellent builder,
Denis Doren. as foreman of construction
j. Col milford and Mr.. Ould exchanging
III,
and flames. Answered al OF them.
Sunday, January 15.-Down to river to
make splice in cable, which was leaking,
making 1t work hard for the operators
Gutta percha gets brittle and porous Cen
Gibbon arrived and took command of the
oath Corps. Letter from mother Blair
and two commissioners from Alabama came
from Richmond route for Washington:
no doubt on a peace mission. God grant
that 1t may be productive of good. and
tnat the dawn OF peace may be near
Monday, January 16.-Several citizens
escaped from Richmond; say they paid $500
apiece to those who smuggled them through
the confederate lines. Richmond papers
say our troops Crerry) effected landing
five miles above Fort Fisher. N. c.. yes
terday. Say We can't take the fort Wrote
Mary and James.
Tuesday, January 17.-Gen. Grant ordered
work on Dutch Gap canal stopped thus
driving another nail in Buffers coffin The
channel of James river. Rode over the
pontoon to Bermuda, stopping in to see
Sheridan (operator} at Broadway Landing.
He was shaking with malaria Got him
some quinine.
Received report Fort Fisher was taken
by assault on the 18th with forty guns,
LOCO prisoners Our loss heavy. Gen.
Terry says he hopes 1T will not exceed 5O0
This will seal Buffers doom after his fail
ure In the first expedition sent to take
that fort
Wednesday, January 1s.-Receiyed opera-
tors clothes from Philadelphia; they are
very good and all are pleased Received
lctters from John. Wrote James and LIZ
zie. Borrowed Shows new work on eiec-
trfcity. Very quiet on the lines.
Go BE- concluded tomorrow.)