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forsaken ones that the Colonel fully
comprehending the improperly of the
request, at last reluctantly consented to
present it to Gen. F'itZ-Jo1n Porter, the
corps commander. 1t met with a fiat,
emphatic refusal. There was no COM
munication with the enemy, and it was
not proposed to open any. War was
war, and this was neither the time nor
the occasion for sentiment or sympathy.
But Crocker was not to be deferred in
his errand of mercy, and. in positive
disregard of instructions, proceeded de.
liberately, fully accoutered with sword.
belt and pistol, to cross the river at the
breast of the dam. 1t was a novel
spectacle for an officer, armed with all
he was entitled to carry, to thus COM
mence a lonesome advance against n
whole army corps. Bound upon AN un-
authorized mission Of peace and humah-
ity, a little experience might have
taught him his reception would have
been more cordial if he had left his
weapons at home. Still, it was Crocker's
heart at work, and its honest, manly
beats bade him face the danger.
He found the bodies of Saunders,
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troops march as we'll as the enemy. and
1t is unmanly to say that they cannot
do 1t. This letter is in no sense an or
der"
In this letter Lincoln shows how su-
perior his clear military common sense
was to the bookish theories of such
pragmatists as Mcclellan and his ad-
visers.
Stuart's Second Raid.
While Mcclellan was protesting tina.
his army, neither infantry nor horse,
could do anything for lack of supplies
and organization, ]. E. B. Stuart, with
about 1900 cavalry. started on another
sensational and successful ride around
the Army of the Potomac. Crossing the
Potomac above Williamsport. Stuart
made a swift rush to Chambersbrrg.
where he destroyed some 5000 Titsksts.
Ia large amount of army clothing, burn
ed the railroad depot. machine shops,
several trains of loaded cars and a great
amount. of military supplies. He found
275 sick and wounded in the hospital.
whom he paroled. and then started on
his return by the way Of Whites Ford,
just below Harper's Ferry.
Mcclellan said that he had made the
most perfect plans for Stuart's inter-
ception and destruction. but these failed
to succeed on account of lack of zeal
and ordinary Intelligence on the part OF
the men charged with their execution.
Stuart gained great eclat by this per-
formance, which helped to diminish still
further the pangs of Antietam.
No Real Lack of Supplies
Secretary Stanton made formal de-
mand upon Gen. Halleck as to the
promptness with which Gen. McClel-
lan's acquisitions had been met, and
Gen. Halleck replied:
There has not been. so far as
could ascertain, any neglect or delay in
any Department or Bureau in issuing
all supplies asked for by Gen. McClei-
Ian or by the officers of his staff. De
lays have occasionally occurred in for
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Then followed moments of painful
silence, and the General inquired if he
had seen gun which the Regulars had
left upon the other side the day before,
and, If SO, what was the likelihood of
its recovery. Crocker replied that he
had not, but had noticed a caisson, and
that he did not consider 1t likely i:
would ever come back. Returning to
the subject, the General continued his
reproof; but considering his inexperi-
ence, unquestioned courage and evident
good intentions. he finally yielded, con-
Guiding that the reprimand was suffi-
cient, and released him from arrest and
restored him to duty"
Mcclellan VIII Not Cross the Potomac.
Mcclellan would not even give his
army the satisfaction of marching for
ward from the battlefield, which, how
ever glorious in its memories, was as
sad and dispiriting as battlefield must
be to the soldiers who remain upon 1t.
No man can be unaffected or es-
cape the lowering OF his spirits from
the hourly reminders Of the slaughter,
wreck. ruin, pain and misery of great
battlefield, when the excitement of the
struggle has passed. and only its awful
results are manifest. Never had Nc
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Many of them tried to cross on the
dam at Shepardstown, and their bodies.
lying on the mossy crest of the rude
old dam-breast were monuments to
the sudden misfortune of the regiment
for many days after. It is certain that
nine or 10 Confederate brigades took
part in the crushing of this enc organ
ization. and the Confederate reports
make the most of 1t, in order to offset
as far as possible their defeat at An
tietam.
Stonewan Jackson says that the enc
my was repulsed with "an appalling
scene of the destruction of human life" Z"
and Gen. A. p. Hill says. Then COM
menced the most terrible slaughter that
this war has yet witnessed. The broad
surface of the Potomac was blue with
the floating bodies of our foe. But few
escaped to tell the tale. By their own
account they lost 5000 men killed and
drowned from one brigade alone" Ac-
cordirg to this, there must have been
as many lives lost in one little brigade
as the whole army of the Potomac had
lost In the frightful battle of Antietam.
AS a matter of fact. the 118th Pa. had
taken 500 men across the river and
lost 2S2, of whom "a were killed, an
appalling loss. 1t is true. for one regi-
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Harper's Ferry, Frederick and Hagers-
town; that 10000 pairs were at Har-
per's Ferry Depot on the 21st; that
10000 more were on their way and
Is, 900 more ordered. Col. ingalls,, Aid
de-Camp and Chief Quartermaster to
Gen. Mcclellan, telegraphed on the
25th:
1.-The suffering for want of clothing
Is exaggerated, I think, and certainly
might have been avoided by timely
acquisitions of regimental and brigade
commanders
ION the gath he telegrapfled to the
Quartermaster-G General that
1.-The clothing was not detained in
cars at the depots. Such complaints
are groundless. The fact is, the cloth
ing arrives and is issued, but more is
still wanted. have ordered more than
would seem necessary from any data
furnished me, and I beg to remind you
that you have always very promptly
met all my requisitions as far as cloth
ing is concerned. Our Department is
not at fault. 1t provides as soon as
due notice is given. I foresee no time
when any army of over 100, 600 men
will not call for clothing and other ar
ticles.'
I'm regard to Gen. McClelIan's means
of promptly communicating the wants
of his army to me or to the proper Bu-
reaus of the War Department, I report,
in addition to the ordinary mails, he
has been in hourly communication with
Washington by telegraph"
Mcclellan Crosses the River at Last.
In spite of having received, Oct Z,
an imperative order to cross the river
and attack the enemy, it was 10 days
later, Oct. 26, before Mcclellan actually
began the crossing. There had been in
the meanwhile a painful reiteration of
the history of the year before in the
urgency of the Administrator to have
the splendid Fall weather utilized to de-
stroy the enemy, and in Mcclellan find
ing daily and hourly excuses for not
moving his army. Reinforcements had
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sulting to the messenger who bore his
superior's instructions, and Mad acted
in utter disregard of the well-known
laws governing armies confronting each
otner. Sill, there was something about
the whole affair SO Eonest, so earnest
and SO true that there was a disposition
to temporize with the stern demands of
discipline. And he had fully accom-
plished his purpose-alf the bodies and
the wounded men were safely landed on
the Maryland side. However, he was
promptly arrested.
"Col. Barnes, who had watched him
thru all his operations, was the first of
his superiors who was prompted 20
leniency, and he accompanied him TO
corps headquarters to intercede in mis-
behalf. They were ushered into the
presence of Gen. Porter, who, shocked
at such wholesale accumulation of i'm
proprieties, and angered to q high ten
sion by such positive disobediences, pro-
ceeded, in short and telling phrases, to
explain the law and regulations-all of
which If Crocker didn't know before he
started he had had full opportunity to
gather in during his experiences.
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BY JOHN McELROY.

ment, but hardly justifying Jackson's
and Hills windy suspirations, of calam-
itous breath. After this overrated sue
cess Lee retired his army without the
slightest molestation to the line of the
Opequan, near Martinsburg, whilst he
sent his cavalry under Stuart across the
Potomac at Williamsport to stir up the
victorS.
Work of Mercy Under Difficulties.
The very excellent history of the
11Sth Pa. gives a story quite unique in
the ordinary experiences of war:
'The sensibilities of Lieut.. Lemuel l..
Crocker had been aroused by the neces-
sary abandonment of the dead and
wounded, left uncared for and unat-
tended in the precipitate withdrawal.
He entreated Col. Barnes so earnestly
for permission to go and care for the
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with old troops. I would again ask for
Peck's Division and. if possible, Heint-
Zelman's Corps If the enemy gives fight
near Winchester, 1t will be desperate
affair, requiring all our resources.
hope that no time will be lost in send
ing forward the reinforcements, that !
may get them in hand as soon as pos
sible."
Lincoln to Mcclellan.
The long suffering President respond
ed. it would seem crushingly, to McClel-
Ian:
My Dear Sir: You remember of my
speaking to you of what / called your
overcautiousness. Are you not overcau-
tious when you assume that you cannot
do what the enemy is constantly doing"
Should you not claim TO be at least his
equal in prowess and act upon the
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Rudolph Miller, 4279 Ferdinand Ave,
St. Louis, Mo-, Is one of the survivors
of the Sultana disaster. AS to how he
escaped he does not know, but he
found himself in the old Adams Hospi-
tai at Memphis. and there was a lady
sitting by his side. who wrote letter
for him to some of his friends in Gin
cinnati. He does not know her name,
but would like her address if alive.
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WASHINGTON

Ciellan seemed so full OF reasons for
not doipg that which it was obvious he
'should do.
The weather was fine. could not have
been better for campaigning, and the
ordinary methods of obtaining infor-
mationsshould- have satisfied him of the
wretched condition in which Lees
army had 5etired, with the probability
that 'aoyigorOus pursuit would result in
its dispersion So far from any thought
of thisskind entering McClellan's mind.
however, he continued to be haraSsed
by thesBhadew of impossible forces un-
der Lee, and feared a return blow
across1theI Potomac which would carry
havoc into o the Northern States. He
ner with his acorps and Williams's, oc-
cupies Harper's Ferry and the sur
rounding nights. 1 think he will be
able to hold his position until REIN
forcements arrive" All the fighting
men that Lee could have mustered
could not have driven Sumner and the
Second Corps out of Harper's Ferry.
Mcclellan alleges that he did not
want to pass the Potomac lest the rainy
season might set in and the river be-
come swollen and his source of sup
plies cut off. Just how 1t was going
to be cut off so long as he held Har-
per's Ferry is beyond the imagination.
Then he began to pour into Washing
ton flood of acquisitions for all man
ner of supplies. and insisted that his
army could not move until these were
filed to the last. Somehow. the Con-
federate army, which had marched fur
ther and fought more battles than his
men, had enough to march and fight
still more. while Mcclellan could do
nothing even with bis liberality of sup
plies and equipments. Sept. 81, he
stated that the army was not then
in condition to undertake another
campaign nor to bring on another bat
tie unless great advantages are offered
by some mistake OF the enemy or press
ing military exigencies render 1t nee
essary." He wanted not only all the
reinforcements that could be drawn
from every possible source, but he
wanted horses by the 10000, clothing,
shoes and other supplies on a similar
scale
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Continued on page five.)
Only One ~RROMO QUININE.
His Nurse.

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for the signature OF E. W. GROVE. Used the
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11sth Pa formed beyond the crest of the nights abreast Of the
the bluff which
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the dipping off horses. ia this Sec;
ton Of. Montana, which have been
exposed to the mango or scab, and
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The San Francisco call., 1908-04-07
HEARsT's FUNNY PRIVATE BOOM

TEARST devotes page himself and his party nc every
r. Sunday He will take the public into his confidence
whom he intends nominate for president but there appears
to be general agreement between Mr. Hearst and the
quoted by him that somebody has suffer The
yet determine from them whether Mr.
Hearst intends nominate himself this year He will
Bryan because he explains the peerless leader
advertiser None should better the inouitv
of self advertisement Moreover he finds that Bryan become
"a of large wealth. and that IS likewise fatal from
of We learn from the North Adams Transcript quoted
with approval and big type by Mr. Hearst, this:
idle
clearly in
That Mr.. Hearst of
he wants TO damage the democracy to the will be
order tor him the harness when e
1t should be explained that the source of this wisdom
the Massachusetts, hnterland Now if BRYAN had
printed stuff like that about himself his paper we should
know what by self advertising Mr. Hears qualities
of leadership that look big North Adams conclusvey
demonstrated by the fact that he the only
democratic ticket.
should be omitted notice that among authorities
petcs quoted by Mr. Hearst with approval the Oakland
Tribune What lovely and suggestive partnership For
William R. Hearst for vice president WilanNE. Dagie
PLATFORM immunity for all higher ups On page Mr.. Hearst
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-07
DOOM OF THE CARDINAL UNDERcLAssMEN

1.-THE ayman hesiates discuss from the academic point OF
view plan Dr. Jordan eliminate the fresh
sophomore classes from the Stanford course In
regard Dr. ordans proposition might be called plan
improve of doctors OF philosophy 1t be
sdmitted-rom the lay point Of viewhat the local product in
improved by standardng and doubtless multi
piled output by the that Dr. Jordan proposes California
been sending good the eete
maintain the supply Of college professors DR. odans
enterprise line OF protection for native industry agains
the pauper labor OF eastern colleges.
Allowing for these wehy considerations The Call neverthe
regret the proposed exnguish
picturesque features OF university life this
which Stanford has always played important and stimulating
part may of the phistne welded his beef
steaks like hear the boys shout their absurd battle
college yell is, Of form OF collective insanity con
spacy Of narclate animal but It tells the
living assembly of doctors of philosophy
operating organized cacophone The boys meodious
but they splendid in their noisy exuberance.
Doubtless Dr. Jordans idea inspired degree by the
plan Johns Hopkins university whose cosered shades the
higher learning pursued with nexorabe determination Ts
university with bald spot and spectace No has
Johns Hopkins football The sporting editor
knows them
Must the ambition back the perish smohered fog
learning? No shall the grow camorous the
ing of the serpenne march Neither the beache shall the
ulttudinous fling blue gold
When boys longer boys they will be doctors of philosophy
Children put paythngs The schoomaster looking
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-07

IN ABROAD COMMISSIONER LOVELAND is beginning
understand why he appointed to Office He put
the take the off, but without power
do further injury the powers that be in California He
permitted talk right in meeting about the sins of the
Southern Pacific and that his limit He has effect
anything because the other members of the
of Mr. Herrin For that Mr. like
albeit unconsciousy the creature of the He
the tribute that political corruption virtue
paid only because he do no harm
There who hold that the right for self
respecting when he finds himself exhibited public
resign and quit the job but do quite agree However
painful may be to Mr. Loveand find himself exhibited
the fifth wheel to the coach he yet do the service
hold office under Mr. Herrin He will
opportunity tell the people OF California something about the
way they governed and in whose interest they
Mr. Loveland his salary by exposition of the
rebates operated by the Southern Pacific and the Santa F He
will be in position explain why the Southern Pacific holds its
death grip the republican organization California and why
with the people themselves break grip.
Mr.. Loveand need be afraid of hurting
may be Herrin's business Let hear from him. 1t will
useful object Irwin and
things moving in politics.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-07
THE RUBAIYAT
of Omar KahIho0n, N0ts0p0Or

'M AAil into t'f aleht sas 0ps VINO s's.
wv My brave Lieutenants from the
Field of Fight.
Got his in fine shape (where the
Farmer strikes
The fowl he would behead) all right.
all right
Before the phantom of False Mourning
died.
Methinks a voice in the Examiner cried:
when all the evidence is duly in
The Grafters will be. too," but then
It lied:
For. late. The Court. in verbiage-laden
Lore,
Yea. Second Daniels, spake: Quick,
ope the door,
knew how little while ye had to stay.
And, once departed shall return no
more.
But lookI The worst is. underneath the
Brow
OF Heney turks the hope that I. and
Thou
Beside me, shall toll in a convict
All! to him such were Paradise enowl
I sometimes think He never goes to
bed,
Il mean this He-ney) when he once
Sees Red;
Especial 'mong the scalps he'd like to
wear
Is the sparse one that now adorns my
head.
Come A. Brahaam of yore. I softly
sing,
Your threadbare Garment of Repent
ance fling
Into The Prosecutions purpling face,
And be not In the Pen perspiring.
Assume a bold fronti What have we
to do
With Graft and Grating. Dunno and
Langdon, too?
Our staunch friend Little Technicality,
Shall stick, through thick and thin. to
me and you.
WE are as guiltless as q rose full
blown
And white. within quiet garden
And tended by sweet Hands of limo
Thanks to Mazuma on His Golden
Throne.
Sigh not for HONOR (empty thing). as
some,
Or for the Prophets Paradise to come
But take the Cash and let the Credit go.
Nor heed the grumble-for the word is
num-
All. Abe! could you and 1 somehow con-
spire
To grasp The Prosecution quite entire.
(Your work was coarse the time YOU
triedl and then
They could not get" the Lower or the
Higher. AF q
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-07
Answers to Queries

OATs-P. o. s.. Sequel. Would a
crop of oats grown in an orchard In
jure the fruit trees?
This department is informed that 1t
would not.
KNICKERBoCKER TRUsT-C L.
c. A., City. When did the Knicker-
booker trust company of New York
suspend?
October %, 1907
sTANFoRD-M r. G., City. When
was Leland Stanford elected governor
OF California?
September 4. 1861. He was inaugu-
rated January 10, 1862
ALUMINIUM. N. city. Has the
United States offered a prize for the
discovery of method for soldering
and brazing aluminium?
It has not
FOR THE PRESIDENCY-w " B..
Niles. Can man who is a Roman
Catholic born In the United States ha.