The National tribune., 1906-08-16
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
EuStis. Ella.

CCNlrade w. Wallace James, OF EUS-
It's, Fla, has received so many letters
from the comrades. asking for informa-
ton regarding Eustis. that he has asked
to have the following answers publish
ed in The National Tribune: With re-
gard to the railroads, the \. C. L. runs
four trains each way daily through Eus-
tbs. You can go to Jacksonville or
Tampa by way of Leesburg or Sanford.
The water is as good and pure as can
be found anywhere. Property has been
very low since the freeze, but it is on
the upgrade now. Good lots can be
bought in town for 500 and up. Out
of-town lots sell for $40 per acre and
up. There is q great variety of land,
from white sand to fiat woods and hum
mock with clay Subsoil. Pine lumber
sells for SIS to SIS per thousand. As a
rule, rheumatism parts company with
its victim in Eustis. No one need come
to Eustis thinking to get rich off the
land, because he will be disappointed If
he does. The climate is superb, and
one can live cheaper in Eustis than
north of the Ohio, if fuel and clothing
are taken into consideration. There are
two dry-goods and four grocery stores
in the place, and food costs but little
more than in the North. Fish can be
had the year around for the catching.
In the Summer Eustis numbers about
1000 souls; in the Winter it has three
times that 1t is incorporated, with d
Mayor, Bishop, Board Of Aldermen and
Board of Trade. A. G. Smith, Secretary
of the Board of Trade, has issued a
booklet containing much information
about Eustis. which can be obtained by
writing to him, inclosing a two-cent
stamp. w. H. Newell is the editor of
weekly paper published in Eustis, and
by writing TO him, inclosing five cents.
10 1ao
of what goes on in the place. Eustis
has G. y. r. Post, of which w. Wal
lace James in Commander. The few
comrades meet in the shoe shop of one
of the members, and the dues are 81 a
year.
Can Anyone Tell.
About the 1st of October, 1868, w.
A. Fulis, Co. B, 59th Ind, Worthington,
IND, was on his way from Vicksburg
to Memphis with a large number of
soldiers As they wera steaming along
On the Mississippi, River they met
steamer which had burned to the wa
ter's edge. Some six or eight miles
farther above, on the right side of
sandbar, were those saved from the
burning ship. We took them on board,
and among them was a little girl about
five ar six years old. She was saved by
a solder, who took her in his arms and
jumped overheard with her, and was
supposed to belong to one of the four
women on board all of whom were
drowned. Among those drowned was
Lieutenant belonging to an Illinois regi
ment. Can anyone tell the name of the
burned steamer, the little girl, and what
became of her, the name of the soldier
who saved her and that of the drowned
lieutenant?
An Old Engineer.
E. W. Hunt, Second Lieutenant, Co.
E, L. S. Engs., Saline, Mich, is interest
ed il all the departments of The Ma
tional Tribune, the soldiers friend and
advocate. and is sorry he was not more
particular about getting names and ad-
dresses when he left the army. When
fortifying Buzzards' Roost Gap he had
a detachment of Illinois troops under
him, and among them particularly fine
lot of boys from Rockford, ILL.,, from
whom he would be very glad to hear.
He would also like to locate Lieut.
Philip Eichborn, Of his company.
Gen. Bates.
E. H. Bogardus, Thornton, n. NJ, dis
agrees with the comrade who said that
Gen. John c. Bates commanded an In
diana regiment during the war of the
rebellion. Neither Martin, Bates nor
Sissy" Bates commanded a volunteer
regiment during the war. In fact neith-
er was in the volunteer service, except
each was for a short time a general Off
Ger during the SpanishAmerican War.
In AndersonvflIe a Year.
William Brown, Co. F. 18th N Y.
Cav, Fort Covington, n. Y, was in the
Union army two and a half years and in
Andersonyille 12 months of that time.
He got an honorable discharge when
mustered out, and is drawing no pen
sion. He was crippled for life by his
experience in prison, and unable TO do
any work, and thinks he is entitled to
good pension. He hopes the Pension
Committee in Congress will do the fair
thing by the ex-prisoners.
No Mounted Troops at Harper's Ferry
John S. Kilham, Co. D, 1st Md, Har-
per's Ferry, W. Va, was employed in
the armory at Harper's Ferry when
Lieut.. Roger Jones was in command of
the arsenal there, and gave him much
valuable information. He says there
were no mounted U. S. troops at Har-
per's Ferry at the time of the destruc-
lion of the armory. Most of the men
were recruits who enlisted at that place.
Florida for Veterans.
Abraham Click, 9th Ohio L. A. Seat
tie, Wash, wonders if W. Wallace
James, of Eustfs, Fla, is not Lieut..
James, formerly of the 9th Ohio Z. A.
He thinks II a splendid idea for the
comrades to establish homes in Eustis.
He would like TO hear from Comrades
Henry Savor and Sam Ryan, of the
104th Ohio. He thinks they enlisted
from Stark County, Ohio. He is in favor
Of a service pension, and is OF most de-
cided opinion that before pensions are
forced upon millionaires Congress
should be a little more liberal to the
poor pensioners.
Assistance Requested.
Can any one furnish John L. Am
boese. East Cambridge, Mass, with the
date Of enlistment, regiment and COM
pany Of John c. Lovejoy; his occupa-
tion at the line, where he enlisted
name of his wife, if married: in fact
all answers tD questions usually put Ia
recruits at the time of enlistment. The
only information the inquirer has al
present IS that said Lovejoy resided II
Ohio, and was killed IN the battle oi
Shiloh. Can any comrade furnish this
information or help him to get il by
any suggestion
His Comrade in Escape.
y. b. Easton, Sergeant, Co. E, 20u
IND, Saltwater, Okla, wants to know
about some comrades Of the S6th y. Y
who were captured with him at Spot
sylvania and sent TO Andersonville. They
made their escape from the train OF
the way to Florence, but were recap