The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-17
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Warren, Of Helena, who was seen at the
National. required roundabout joNr-
nev that involved double crossing OF
the Rocky Mountains. with a change of
base al Salt Lake City. The United States
government brought about a better con-
dition of travel by constructing 8 trail
through the Gallatin Valley. along the
course of the GunpOwder River, reaching
around the base OF the mountains Ia a
curvilinear form. which avoided the
heights Of the Rockies.
ITO protect this route from marauding
Indians" said Mr.. Warren. who init
mately knew Gen. shoup. whose monu-
ment is to be unveiled at the Capitol to-
day three forts were bUilt-RenO, Phil
Kearny, and c. F. Smith. These were
garrisOned by United States troops In
1863 the murderOus Sioux from the Vel
lowstone Valley pursued a sanguinary
course up through the Gallatin Valley and
into Montana. II was marked by rapne
and plumber.
They besieged Fort Reno and killed
many OF its garrison. They environed
Fort Phil Kearny and wiped from the
face of tho earth every human being
whose walls II failed to protect Then
they surrounded Fort c. F. Smith. where
209 Union soldiers found themselves en-
circled by more than 1000 death-seeking
Indians. Escape seemed impossible A
courier got word of this condition Of ar
! fairs 10 Gen. Hancock. who was then
stationed at ST. Paul, and he sent mes
/ sage 20 the governor OF Montana, at Boze-
man, calling upon him to relieve the be-
| sieged garrison. The governor Of that
Territory then was Green Clay Smith. He
was perpexed as 10 what % do, as
Fort Smith was 80 miles away and the
country between Bozeman ard the fort
filled with Sioux Indians. He sent for
Col. HOWE. AT that time Col. Nell H0Wie
was United States marshal for Montana
and a typical frOntiersman. To him Gov
Smith handed Gen. Hancocks dispatch.
doubling If there were any use in trying
10 relieve the garrison.
"Col HOWE thought differently, and Sc
llected Capt. McCabe as being best fitted
for this undertaking. McCabe was gen
itle-voiced man, with blue eyes, and made
little noise He asted. He told the gov
eruor he needed forty of the best men
, Inc could select Gov. Smith looked al
, him in amazement NcCabe said that
each Of these forty men could shoot six
{ teen shots iH sixteen seconds. and that
. every ball meant a dead Indian and
d every dead Indian meant a scalp and
r every scalp meant a warrior deprived
p IeteTnalIy of a chance Of ever reaching the
happy hunting ground. Indians believe
{ that no man can so 10 the happy hunt
. ling ground VINO has been deprived Of his
j hair.
Those Indians knew US. and We knew
. them still better said Capt. McCa5e.
: and my meu-forty Of them-wiLl walk
! 10 Fort smith without firing a shot"
d indians watched them on every side By
days their progress was sigHaled by Gig
p Ic.ine columns Of smoke and al night hy
! IRE from the mountain tops. Not a shot
was fired When they got within sight OF
t Fort Smith. the 11uj whooping Sioux who
! held the garrison in siege fled, and The
forty frontiersmen from Bozsmau march
J cd in and escorted the 20 Union soldiers
q hack To the Territorial capital without tile
- loss Of a life Not a shot had been fired.
- mot q scalp lad been lifted"
a., Capt. J. J.. Ellis, formerly q SeafaTlug
man. but now retired who nails from
Portland, Me. and is ar the Riggs, dis
cussiug sailors and their uniforms, said
that with the exception of the fit Itself
and the stars ia the corner Of the collar
the whole uniform OF the America
man-o' war sailor is copied from Oh.
: ENGLISH. "Oue would have thought tina
!. by this time the American nation wol.
T. have fallen upon some original COSTUME
o for us navy iu some way more repre-
sentative Of America. said Capt Ellis.
% ..Iu the early days OF the British nav
b. it was still the custom 90 tie the hair il
\. .aquene after well greasiug il. but mlc
= ANNOYANCE was felt by the men I'm con
sequence of the oil getting on the T9Ug
. serge OF their jumpers or Ul0uses- Thl
o caused tie blue collar Of the same ma
D, teriaI as the jumper 10 Doe added. au
without much success, as the cola
looked quite as uutidy so az length th
idea 81 putting the blue drill one owe
,a being a separate appendaCe and there
~ fore easily washed and kept clean. TIL
LANYARD was worn TO represent the rope
nj. and rigging of the ship. and the lacF
+, knife indicated that ths blueiaCkers OF
fect in life was death-to his enemy
In those days the neck was exposed.
continued capt Ellis. but as time wsr
on and more thought was given to q.
-- welfare Of the men this was found % ?
injurious 90 the health. hence the sulsr
-e tuition of the white neck flannel white b.
pa ing used TO give the effect of the ur
covered neck The two rows Of vau
braid at the top of the cuff reUresar
- England and Ireland the one row 90 q
bottom showing that Scotland had o..
become annexed The rows Of braid o.
the collar represent wholly and solely I'll
victories Of Nelson
why should American sailors
obliged TO wear a uniform designed
serve the ends OF a monarchy Isn't tleI
enough patriotism among our Congress
e. men or some private citizen 20 suggest
a. genuine American uniform for t.- m.
y behind the gun on Uncle Sans ships.
nd
nd Col Thomas J. L. Brown. Of Tamp
d. Fla. who is at the Raleigh. and who h'
often been mentioned as one of Florida
n coming United states Senators. In speal
ok ing Of the development In that stat
re said.
re In the last ten years there has het
nd a commercial and agricultural deVe.o
let ment in the Southern States which AI
or had no parallel in the history Of q
D. country. Coal. iron, and other min
IS have been put into operation. factor.
.n for the manufacture OF many valua0
at commodities have been established, viii
,st agriculture. covering the greatest pass