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reserve, which hurried forward and
opened fire. They were pushed back,
however the plan carried out perfect
ly, the nights gained and the boats as
soon as emptied sent across the river
for the troops waiting there. Such was
the skill and order that within an hour
5000 men were landed on the opposite
side and busily at work protecting
themselves by defenses. The rebel bat
teries walked up, and began a vigorous
shelling at those who had landed and
at the boats, but they retarded work in
no way. When daylight came the lodg-
ment was found to be secure against
been taken, six rebels killed and a
number wounded, among them being
the Colonel of the 18th Ala. Among
other captures were 20 beeVes, six pom
toons n barge ard about 1000 bushels
of corn. Our loss was six killed, "a
wounded and nine missing.
Glrngg's Overconfidence.
The capture of Browns Ferry was Il
startling blow to Bragg, who had rested
in the firm belief that the Army of the
Cumberland was his prey and could
not possibly escape him. From uIe
post of observation to which he fire.
quently resortcd-Pulpit Rock, On
Lookout Mountain-he could overlook
the beleaguered Army OF the Cumber-
land corraled in the short semi-circla,
with the turbulent Tennessee River
rolling in mighty force behind them.
From Mission Ridge, from the sides
and summit of Lookout Mountain, rom
the crests of many foothills his riore
than $50 cannon sought every portion
of the Union camps with their prnjec-
tiles. Their hoarsc voices barked vel
come music to Eragg's ears of the de-
moraliZation and dismay he felt he was
creating. From the lofty eyrie of Pul-
pit Rock he could even see the last
poor line of communications winding
painfully over the waIl-like scari,S of
Waldcn's Ridge. ZigZagging hither and
yon for rods to gain a progress of on'y
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Some Relics.

Chas. Blackman. Co. A. 18th Ill.
Cav, Hays, Kan, has an old Continent
tai piece of money issued in 1878,
which has been in his family since
1912, his grandfather having brought
it back with him from the war. Be-
sides this, he has some silver of 1921,
the pin-and-needle case he carried
thru the civil war, which still contains
one needle and one pin. and cartridge
of .32-caliber which went through a
10 months experience in prison with
him.
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ease and certainty towards the point
marked by Geary's campfires. At that
time Geary had only brought up two
of his brigades, and both of these We're
small from the sad diminution of Get
tysburg. He was quite sensible of the
possibilities of his dangerous situation,
for as he had marched forward the
enemy's signal station on Lookout
Mountain was plainly visible to the
naked eye, and it was seen to be con-
stantly busy sending messages. When
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Heard i'm Chattanooga.

Tho the men in Chattanooga under
stood in general way that troops were
advancing to their relief from Nash
Vile, and that Hooker was on the
banks of the Tennessee, they did not
know of the successful movement
across that river to the base of Look
out Mountain. The first general intel
ligence of this came to their ears by
the fierce booming of the guns in Look
out Valley, which rolled on the mid
night air around the nose of the noun
tain. Instantly they were all awake
on their feet, and listening with strain
ed nerves to the ominous sounds. Vet
eran soldiers as they were, they inter-
preted it correctly at once as a battle
between Hooker's men and the rebels
on the mountain. They could distin-
guish the sound of tho guns on Look
out Mountain, with which they had
become familiar, from those OF the field
pieces from the Army Of the Potomac,
and 1t was a period of fearful suspense
to them as to the issue Of the contest.
They took hone. tho, from the rapid
and continuous fire of the Union guns,
which was maintained as long as the
engagement lasted. With the morning
light came the news that Hooker was
In Lookout Valley. having maintained
himself successfully against the rebel
attack. that the Cracker line was now
about to be opened and hoDo dawnea
brilliantly for the immediate rescue Of
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picket was posted ran by gorge be-
tween two hills, behind which was
probably the reserve 1t was decided
to make up party of rs men for the
first rush up the gorge, while others
would follow on to the hills. Each
party of 25 men was to carry two axes,
and as soon as the crest was reached
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GEN. JOHN W. GEARH,
Born in Pennsylvania; Captain and Col
onel in Mexican War; Colonel 2sth Pa
June %, 1861; BrigadierG General April
25, 1862; brevet Major General Jan. II,
1865; died, Feb. 8, 1888.
all but the men with axes would go on
the skirmish line, while the latter be-
gan making abatis. After the officers
had been fully instructed as to what
was expected TO be done, they called up
their Sergeants and went over the mat
ter with them with equal assiduity.
The Start.
After finishing the examination every
body returned to camp to get what
sleep they could in preparation for the
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CHAPTER XXXVII.
BROWNS FERRY AND WAU-
HATCHIE.

A Brilliant AIanuvcr Secures n Foothold
on the South Bank of the Tennessee.
Hooker Marches to Lookout Valley.
Geary's Successful Defense of wau-
hatchie-The Cracker Line Opened.
Everybody Moving.
The supersedure of Gen. Rosecrans
did not make the slightest interruption
in the execution of the plans for the re-
lief of Chattanooga. These had all been
carefully thought out by Gems. Rose
Grams and Thomas and Chief Engineer
Smith. All that was necessary for Gen.
Thomas to do was to issue orders to
continue the movements upon the pre-
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Of the woods. By $3.50 the furious at
tack had perceptibly slackened all
along the line, and after few more
volleys, which drew forth sharp an
swers from Geary's men, the enemy
withdrew in a body into the obscurity
of the dark woods, and the battle was
over, without the little command hav-
ing lost yard of ground from the
fierce attacks of Hoods redoubtable di-
vision,
Gen. Geary reported that he had ac-
lively engaged only 7S4 men and about
900 more present and slightly engaged.
He lost &c killed, ia wounded, and six
missing, making a total OF 216. Geary's
burial parties reported having inferred
153. including six commissioned OFF,
GERS; So wounded We're captured, and
so unwounded, making total loss to
the enemy of 350. Gen Geary not I'M
reasonably estimated that the probable
loss of the enemy must have approach
ed 1000. There was a camp story,
generally believed thTuout the army,
that the Confederate defeat was ma
terially promoted by the Stampeding of
the mules. who became panic-stricken
and charged wickedly thru one of Jenk-
mss Brigades. This has been strongly de-
MED by the COnfederates. but the belief
in the incident was firm in the army,
and it was made the subject of much
camp poetry, of which the following is
a specimen:
Forward, the mule brigadeI
Was there mule dismayed?
Not when the long ears felt
All their ropes sundered.
Theirs not to make reply
Theirs not to reason why
Theirs but to make them fly
On! to the Georgia troops
Broke the two hundred.
MULES to the right of them
Mules to the left of them
Mules all behind them
Paved, neighed and thundered;
Breaking their own confines
Breaking thru Longstreets lines,
Testing chivalric spines,
Into the Georgia troops
Stormed the two hundred"
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The Eleventh Corps to the Rescue.

When the sound of the heavy firing
hoated up the road toward the Eleventh
Corps, Howard ordered his nearest di-
vision, commanded by Carl SchurZ, to
double-quick to Geary's assistance.
Jenkins had expected this, and had
sent Laws Brigade to the low hills on
the south side of the railroad TO arrest
any movement of this kind. AS the
head of Schurz's Division came oppo-
site these hills it received a sharp fire,
which, however, ocCasioned little loss.
but Tyndale's Brigade was ordered 10
turn out of the column and attack the
hill from which the firing came, while
the other brigade went on to Geary.
Howard also started Steinwehr's Divi-
sion to follow after SchurZ. 1t was also
fired upon from another hill. and Col.
Orland Smith, of the 73d Ohio. COM
manding a brigade. pushed up the hill
with the greatest gallantry, making an
escalade that would have been difficult
for unencumbered men in the daylight.
and drove Laws men from the summit.
Tyndale's Brigade also carried the hill
in front of his brigade, but none of the
reinforcements reached Geary for at
least an hour after the fighting had
ended They We're welcomed even then.
as they relieved Geary's exhausted men
in the work of fortifying the position
against any renewal of the attack.
HOOKER. WHO WdS ctTldlllN CduS
unawares by the attack. made n Scapc-
goat of Carl SchurZ, to whom he
alluded in his report as follows:
II regret that my duty constrains me
to except any portion of my command
in my commendation of their courage
and valor. The brigade dispatched to
the relief of Geary. by orders delivered
in person to its division commander.
never reached him until long after the
fight had ended IT iS 1lIaged that if
lost it's way. when it had a terrific in
fantry fire to guide them all the way,
and also that they became involved in
a swamp. when there was no swamp or
other obstacle between them and
Geary, which should have delayed them
moment in marching to the relief OF
their imperiled companions"
Gen. Schurz Immediately demanded
a Court of Inquiry. which found that
Schurz had fully explained his delay
and apparent disobedience of orders.
and justified his conduct.
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The Battle of Wauhatchie.

1t is almost incredible that Bragg
had steadfastly refused to believe that
Hooker had crossed the river and had
marched steadily and unopposed over
Sand Mountain. Reports had frequent
ly been sent to Bragg to this effect
cavalrymcn after cavalrymen had gal
ioped in with news of the advance, but
Bragg, as was frequently the case with
him, showed that none are so deaf
those who Will not hear. and before
he would let belief take hold of him he
had to be induced to go to his watch
tower on the mountain and see with his
own eyes the Union troops filling the
valley of Lookout Creek, with their
campfires shining brighter than the
stars on the clear October night. From
his lofty station it was easy to see also
the wide, injudicious separation of
Gearys Division from the rest of the
force, which was an invitation to at
tack. Hooker was much blamed ior
the fauitiness of his movement, and
was particularly blamed for his remiss-
ness in this matter. AS said before, he
had every reason for excess of caution
in approaching such u stronghold as
everyone believed Lookout Mountain
to be. Bragg and Longstreet saw an
opportunity to retrieve the enormous
blunders of the day by striking at this
Isolated division a sudden sharp. over
~
to both the commanders. for they hoped
that If Geary could be destroyed, Sand
Mountain recovered and the control of
the crossing regained Howard's Corps
would merely swell the number of
starving men in Chattanooga.
In spite of the importance of the
movement and the hopes he entertained
as following it's successful execution,
Bragg, as usual, did not stop to see his
orders carried out, assisting himself i'm
SO doing. This lack of giving his per-
sonal attention to matters was one OF
his chronic faults by which so many of
his hopeful projects had turned to wa
ter. Ordering Longstreet to attack
Geary with two divisions, Bragg left
him to return to his headquarters on
Mission Ridge. Longstreet endeayored
to carry out his orders but did so with
the fatal lack of confidence in Bragg
common to his subordlnates One or
the divisions sent to Longstreet was
Hoods famous command now under
the command of Jenkins, the senior
brigade commander. He had been re-
inforced since the battle of Chicka-
mauga until he was able to carry 5000
muskets into action, and had certainly
formidable force, for at that time
Hooker did not have more than 10000
men, all told. and these were stretched
out over many miles. The other divi-
sion, which Bragg had ordered to co.
operate with Jenkins. thru some mis-
take did not leave its camps on the
east side of Lookout Mountain. Jen-
kins. with his division, came to the
west side of the mountain in time to get
a good look at the country and the |
work cut out for him before darkness
came on. But with night came also !
the brilliant, full moon, by the light of
which he was enabled to march with
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-01
FURNITURE COMPANY DENIES
THAT 1T ADVANCED PRICES
Says 1t Has Been Selling Goods the
Same as Prior to the Fire
and Earthquake

SAN FRANCISCO, April 80, 1906
To the Editor of The San Fran
cisco Call. We note in Sundays is
sue Of The San Francisco Call the
statement that the Sterling Furniture
Company had been charging poor
people $1,000 each for kitchen tables
worth $3.50 each" That statement is
an unqualified falsehood We have
charged precisely the same prices for
ally ols' goods since the fire that we
and our competitors charged before
the fire as We can show by our books,
and our samples are all marked in
plain figures; and as the statement
works an injustice to us, we ask that
the denial be given the same promi-
nence that was given the false state
ment. Yours respectfully,
STERLING FURNITURE CON-
PANY.
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LITTLE TRADING
IN GRAIN MART
Most of Business
Is CentGred at
Port Costa.
Advance in Price
Of Flour Now
Expected.

There is no local trading in grain
yet. As all the mills have been burn
ed, the trade will be centered at Port
costa and all receiving and storing
VIII be done there until further no.
uce. Temporary quarters will prob
ably be arranged in the Merchants
exchange building shortly
There is some local demand for
hour, but prices stand about as be-
lore. An advance is expected. owing
to the extra expense of doing bush
ness.
There is not much doing in green
produce locally, as most retailers are
stlI going TO Oakland for supplies
Local commission merchants are es-
tablished at Greenwich street wharf
No. and are prepared to handle con-
signments. The quotations represent
prices obtained on the wharf yester-
day:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s1.5o per
sack; do new, 1A@1%c per lb; On
ions, S3.50Q5 per ctl; Asparagus, 81
@2.25 per box; Rhubarb, 65Q75c per
box; Peas, 75c@$1 per sack.
FRUITS-Strawber seas per
chest for Longworths and 1905 for
large varieties; Oranges. S175@250
per box; Lemons. s2@3 per box;
Grape Fruit. SO per box; Lines, $4@5
per case; Apples. s1.75@2 per box;
Bananas. S1@$1.5O per bunch; Pine
apples, SO per dozen.
DAIRY PRODUCE.
The following are the official quo
tations established by the San Fran
cisco Dairy Exchange:
Butter, creamery extras lee per
lb; Cheese, fancy new. lie per lb;
Eggs, selected ranch, 16c per dozen.
Beginning today the Exchange will
meet every day and fix market rates
at the Merchants Ice and Cold Stor-
GSe Company, at the foot of San
some street, at 10: 80 a. m.
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COLLINS RAVINGS -,
END TEMPORARILY rs .
IN BRANCH JAIL J

George D. Collins, who has had
meandering career since the earth
quake and fire, was finally located in
Branch Jail No. yesterday. His
whereabouts was revealed when
Louis p. Boardman appeared before
the Justices of the Supreme Court ana
presented an affidavit TO Chief Justice
Beatty setting forth that the too much
married lawyer had been denied his
constitutional rights when he was sent
to San Quentin on Judgment by Su-
perior Judge Bennett, who tried the
case.
Boardman stated in presenting the
affidavit that the bill of exceptions
had not been presented for settlement,
yet the defendant was rushed over to
San Quentin on a judgment instruct
ing the warden to take him into Gus
tody and compel him to commence the
sentence of fourteen years imprison-
ment. . The warden declined to re-
ceiye Collins because the proper COM
mitment did not accompany him with
the Sheriff.
From San Quentin Collins was
taken TO Alcatraz Island, where he
was QSidluSu uHlll last Ouuudy, WHICH
Sheriff O'Neil brought him over to
this city and placed him in the branch
County Jail The Sheriff obtained a
certified copy of the judgment and in
tended taking Collins to San Quentin
again.
Chief Justice Beatty made an order,
which was signed by four associate
Justices, ordering the Sheriff to hold
Collins in his custody until he be af-
forded an opportunity to present his
appeal from the judgment consigning
him to felon's cell in State prison.
The order is guarded in such way
that If Collins attempts to prolong his
incarceration in this city the District
Attorney can move to have 1t set
aside and have him removed to San
Quentin.
Chief Justice Beatty admitted that
there was considerable prejudice
against the accused, but this would
not sway the court In its deliberation
when viewing the case. 1t was unfair,
he said, to deprive Collins of his con-
stitutional rights of appeal and also
to rush him TO the State prison while
the bill of exception had not been pre-
sented or passed on.
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EASTERN STOCK
MARKET Strong
Vigorous Support
Prevents Drop
in Prices.
Movement Gathers
Force at the
Close.

NEW YORK, April 30.-The stock
market made an effective rally today
/ against the forces that have been
pressing severely upon it ever since
the San Francisco disaster. The mar
kat's bad period was in the first hour,
when there was heavy liquidation.
Vigorous support was persistent, and
large offerings that came on the mar
ket were taken without allowing prices
10 break With the success Of the sup
/ port established, there was consider
able buying demand from the uncov-
cred shorts. The resort to display ad-
/ vertising in behalf of the campaign of
/ the bears was regarded as indicating
an extension of the short interest to
proportions which gave good promise
of potential support for the market if
the attack were resisted. The result
justified the supposition. Buying on
: large scale was attributed to bear
account for some of the stocks that
suffered most acutely in last weeks
slump. The success in arresting the
decline in prices also had the effect
of avoiding a large amount Of threat
ened liquidation. BY the end of the
nrst hour it was known that all clear
| ing sheets had passed the Stock Ex-
change Clearing House successfully,
/ thus demonstrating that no failures
were caused by last weeks break in
price The volume of business con-
tracted considerably ON the recovery.
Effective support has been so often
followed on various occasions since
the San Francisco losses by renewed
| liquidation that board-room operators
were on a constant lookout for evi-
dence that long stocks were coming
out again. The doubt whether the
necessary measures of adjustment to
the San Francisco losses had been
completed was represented in this sus-
piciOus attitude of the speculation
There was no important change in ac-
tual conditions beyond the progress
made in the necessary adjustment in
the San Francisco losses. The stream
of the currency movement to San
Francisco out of New York continued
on a large scale today, but was Offset
by still larger stream of incoming
gold imports.
London discounts hardened today in
response to the demand upon that cen
ter for gold.
The upward movement gathered
force as the absence of renewed liquid
aIlon on the advance was perceived
and considerable recovery of last
weeks declines were made before the
close. Last prices were but little be
low the best.
Bonds were irregular. Total sales
! (par Yalue), S2090,000.
United States bonds were all un-
( changed on call. sIHE
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SURGEONS ARE
APPREC|AT|VE
Tell Of Aid Rem
dered by Mr..
SpreCkelS.
SOnOnd'S Stores
Freely Given
Away.

| The surgeons who worked day and
istering to the wants of those injured
and rendered homeless by the earth
quake and fire speak in terms Of CRATE
full appreciation of the assistance rem
dered them by John D. Spreckels.
Not only were there injured at the
Harbor Hospital to look after, there
were homeless to house, hungry to feed
and many sick in need of medical aid
The small stock of medical supplies al
the hospital disapIs sared in face Of the
demand as the city's buildings fell be-
fore the fire. The demand, like the
| fire. was Widespread, and replenishins
the medical supplies through regular
channels was out of the question.
In their dilemma the surgeons turned
&c the big liners that lay anchored in
the bay
The first appeal was made to the Pa
cific Mail liner Mongolia. Vaccine
points and blankets were urgently
needed After long argument and much
objection ten vaccine points and ten
blankets were turned over to the doc
tors. The China contributed seventy
vaccine points and thirty blankets.
81 then went on board the liner So
noma," said DR.. Ed Diggins yesterday,
"and made my wants known to Mr..
John D. Spreckels, who was on board,
and to whom / was referred.
"I told him what I wanted. In a
few minutes l had 1000 vaccine points,
all good and fresh, and permission to
take all the blankets I . needed. He
suggested other things that were on
the ship that might be useful in allie
Waiting conditions ashore and said the
doctors We're welcome to anything
there was on the ship.
"And he went further He said his
home in the city was at the disposal
of the Red Cross people for use as i
hospital Mrs. Jack Spreckels. who
was there, also offered her home.
Everything was offered freely and
what we took from the Sonoma gave
us one of the biggest lifts we got from
any private or public source.
1--WE made a number of acquisitions
on the Sonoma and every time found
Tic Sdi1t QtSlIcl " HClp lAS WOlh n rhd
the same free hand"
On the Colu nbia. capsized in the
Union Iron Wosks drydock, DR.. Dig
gins found a friend in Captain Doran
'T have no authority to give you any
thing" said Doran, "and may lose my
job for doing it., but I'm going to do
1t anyway"
And Captain Doran pitched in and
helped to strip his ship of mattresses,
blankets and other equipment When
the Columbia had been stripped Cap
tain Doran took the doctor to the City
of Puebla, also in distress. and intro
duced him to Captain Jepsen, who also
assumed the responsibility of turning
his ship inside out to provide beds and
covering for the homeless and sick
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Morley Not to Disband Team.

LOS ANGELES, April 30.-Manager
Morley of the Los Angeles Pacific
Coast League baseball team announced
today that he had reconsidered his de-
termination to disband the local team
and that, instead, he would send it to
Fresno tonight, where games are
scheduled for few days The organ
ization of the team, he says, will be
continued indefinitely, pending a final
settlement of league matters.
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Three Wives Missing.

Husbands of Mrs. Fred DAILY Wood,
Mrs. G. A. Head and Mrs. Robert Welch
are anxious to learn the whereabouts
of their missing wives. Information
may be left at the drug store, corner of
Page and Fulton streets
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Underwriters Coming to CITY.

The headquarters of the Board of
Underwriters will be transferred from
Oakland to Union Square today. A
general Office will be established for
the adjustment of losses.
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csutain Winn Seeks Information.
Captain VIM assistant military sec
retarv AT Fort Mason. has requested
Mrs E. Finn End her son TO communi-
aata with him as 10 their whereabouts.