The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-01-07
THE REPUBLICAN JOURNAL THURSDAY JANUARY :, 1909.

afterwards. with such conspicuous gal
lantrv attacked and destroyed the Con-
federate ram Albemarle. To his account
of Cushinq's daring affair in the Chowan
river quoted above, Lieut.. Mason adds
the following:
"Pavmaster Anderson, on the same oc-
casion, distinguished himself by repeated
" going out on the exposed deck and
coo1ly carrying the wounded to place of
safety, although by SO doing he made
himself a target for the fire of the
enemy
There are probably few of those who
knew Paymaster Anderson most init
mately, who during his lifetime ever
heard of this incident in his war history.
He was often urged by his companions
of the Loyal legion to recount some of
his war experiences, but he yielded only
once, when, in 1892, he read paper be-
fore the Maine commandery on "Block-
ade Life.''. In this paper he refers to
one of Cushing's most extraordinary ex-
hibitions of cool nerve and courage in en-
tering at night rebel camp of 1000 men,
and with two ensigns who accompanied
him, captured the commanding officer,
his adjutant general and chief engineer,
and brought them off to his ship. In
this paper Paymaster Anderson might
have given an exceedingly interesting
and vivid account eff the Cushing adven-
ture of which he was an eye witness and
in which he himself displayed conspicu-
GUS gallanty- gallantry as to re-
ceive the commentator Of the command
ing officer of the vessel on which he was
serving-but he makes no allusion to it
and it is only the chance mention his act
received at the time in official documents
that has preserved it to our day. In fact,
Paymaster Anderson, in opening his paper
before the Maine commandery of the
Loyal legion, refers to the papers to
which he had listened on such occasions
as made charming by the suggestion of
actual conflict, by the smell of powder,
by the clash of arms, by all the pictur-
esque and fascinating recollections of
personal peril and brave endurance" and
tells his hearers he is afraid that the re-
cord of naval officers experiences on
blockades will prove ''dull and tasteless. -
the songs of Apollo" 1t proved, how
ever, to be one of the most interesting in
the series of papers read before the com
mandery: but he could never be moved to
read it second time.
menced his active life in the servise of
his country should terminate it in the
same service. His appointment as quar-
termaster of the eastern branch of the
National Soldiers home at Togus came
to him Jan. IA, 1902. Here five delight
full years were passed. Only increasing
bodily infirmities cast any shadow over
the scenes amid which his declining
years were spent. Bravely he met the
pain and WEAKNESS he was called upon to
endure because of these bodily infrmi
ties. He kept at his post as long at his
strength permitted, and then, leaving
his charming home with regret, he re-
turned to Portland to spend his last days
in the beautiful city where he had lived
so long and where he had so many
friends. Portland Press.
Emily (Bowler) Lund, widow of Sam
uel Chase Lund for forty years a resident of
Somerville, Mass. died at her home in that
city December 22nd, aged IA years. She had
been in failing health for several years. Mrs
Lund was born in Palermo and passed her
childhood in Palermo and Liberty, Me. Pre-
vious to her marriage she lived in Boston, and
afterwards resided fer year in Charlestown,
before removing to Somerville with her hus-
band Mr.. Lund built a house on Austin street,
where the family resided for thirty four years,
until his death six years ago. She was deep
ly-interested member of Prospect-hil chapter,
D. R., and had been for many years member
of the Heptorean club, where she was con
slant attendant of the meetings when her
health permitted She was formerly identified
with the Daughters of Maine club. She is
survived by three children: Harrington c.
Lund, who made his home with his mother in
Somerville Mrs. C. G.. Smith, and Mrs. c. L.
Chollar, both of Brookline. There are also
two sisters, one residing in Alpena,, Mich and
town schools. The Somerville Journal says:
"Mrs. Lund had endeared herself to large
circle of friends by her many estimable traits
of character. Genial and kind to all, she
possessed, also, much fortitude, enabling her
to bear with cheerfulness and without com
plant the suffering which came with her fail
ing health