Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-09
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| Friday.
| salt Lake City is certainly a beauti-
| full city, and her citizens have done
themselves proud in caring for us old
organ recital which l attended made
an impression upon me that will last to
the end OF my days. 1t was the grand
est music ever listened to-
Capt. w. d. NcMahon. formerly 81
company commander in the SiXty-fifth
Illinois Highlanders, and before that a
soldier in Mulligan's Irish brigade from
Chicago, is a prominent visitor. His
regiment was up against it" at Lex
ington, Mo-, where it was captured by
the rebel General Price, and paroled.
The command was for six days and five
nights without anything to eat, and all
they had to drink was what water they
could squeeze out of their blankets after
"a heavy rain.
Capt w. a. Garner OF Trinidad, Colo.
represents the Second Tennessee
ment. the only member of that COM
mand, 1t is believed present.
The only Nevada veteran visible yes
terday was r. III. Connor of McDer-
mott mining camp, who served In the
Thirty-seventh Indiana infantry. He
looked as though he felt lonely,
Three Nernal men are in town. vet
Grams of the Civil war. They are John
Rodgers, formerly OF Pittsfield, Mass,
and Of the Forty-nfnth Massachusetts
infantry, Frank Goodman, of the First
New Jersey cavalry, and Charles Nc
Mahon of5the Fifty-eighth Ohio infan
try. Mr.. Goodman has not seen an.
other member of his regiment for many
years.
New Mexico sends less than a dozen
veterans to the encampment. a promi-
nent member of the delegation is Ed
johnson of Albuquerque, who has been
in the territory for 20 years.
{ Former Attorney General w A.,
Ketchum of Indiana, and a veteran OF
the Thirteenth Indiana infantry, IS at
tho Knutsford from Indianapolis. Col.
Ketchum is a prominent candidate for
the office of the colnmander-in-chief of.
the q. A. r., and is making a strong
fight, At the age of 10 he was a COM
pany commander in his regiment, and
saw long and active service during the
Civil war. He is also u graduate OF
Dartmouth college. class of 81, and is
therefore n classmate OF Rev. DR.. Me-
Niece OF this city, who showed the Wis
itor about town yesterday afternoon.
Col. Phil Cheek. past commander of
the department of Wisconsin and one
of the national Grand Army officers. is
at the Knutsford. which is the head
quarters of the department. Etc has
not missed an encampnent since the
organization was formed. AS usual. hey
is making his comrades and visitors to-
the Headquarters as comfortable as pos
sible. Between times Col Cheek is
dartins about the city seeing tho sights.
Corporal James Tanner OF the Eighty
seventh New York volunteers, who lost
both his legs in the second battle of
Bull Run, is attending the encampment.
He left the taiiors bench when he was
an apprentice to join the army and to
his occupation he contributes the loss of
his legs. He was sitting cross-legged
when a she'll fell In his lap and ex-3
ploded! He was carried to the hospi-
tai. where he lay for months before
he recovered. He is now known as a
clever politician and wonderful ora
tor.
L. Il. O,Donnell OF Chicago, who
fought through the war with the Sixty
fourth Ohio infantry, is making badges
as usual for his comrades. He has at
tended 26 encampnents and every year
he meets some of his old friends who
order badges from him. He made