The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-06
GEN. GRANT TELLS SOME TALES
I1R IHI VEN OI II>TI\.
ING >1I iDRON 4 wv.
me, N~rr kiIIcd In the Pine Iamp Wa.
nTu,rc> the other Day. NhIeh Mad.
n ~ RIEhi Tor TIsrun. NahauSh PR.
,atrs. To ~u Win Their aenmnn,,.r

.H~ WIN lNtNaAH EoiAliefH shoulder
.'-r0s ana hrogans feed each in their
,..,ra'r mess, even IN the militia But
90. ,'"1' the imaginary victims Of thso-
.sf.B. ,drnagr. slain with their boots on
o. maze sport Tor the tacticians. have
thor nights.
10 commanding General 81 this pro-
,...ruai division Of foot. horse and ar
....rv. Fred n Grant. saw something
rr 1901, newspaper last night which mad.
nm smile over a cigar ~ black as has
father ever smoked This afternoon he
Oh 81 an orderly and sent the, man TO the.
,-rr Il squadron T. New Work. ~ the
-s1r extremity Of the Hogs Back The
.ru"r.v carried ~ his despatch cl.,. q
i.rtIe 81 invitations tn dime
comply At 8 the recipients apps1rsd
D. tug mess tent wher" Gen Grants
.,nal. Wild Williams champion crnp
shooter q the division. waited in speCkl..-,s
pfre Now. Wild William has twenty
D.' wears Of service to his credit. and his
sAge-Iences have been many and various
iae" had never. however included
rr- -'sctacle of enlisted men as
oIrn"r guests OF general officer or any
o'ror Sind 81 officer He withdrew after
80 dinner 20 SIT on cracker box and 10
,.r'.>s thus revolutionary happening with
., uoTrades Of the Twent v fourth In
'sruN
D"n Grant welcomed hls guests hy name
q. le SHOOK with them. Philip Siillman.
John sloane. William n Peabody Manson
" toA. Goelet Gailatin. Ehhu Root. Jr
N-uney hcrnochan. Charles \ Dana
shaun Kelly. Cortlsndt NI~ol Philip Ia
RoItlllIer, John Hone Auerhach and
AVN " Perry ~ commander Of the
department of the Fast the General had
net these Young men many times. a.
'oriAl equals. Of course After the soup
hH .ald with a quiet smile
noticed in NV ~ y Of Yesterday tha'
ro4 bows were slain while serving with
vour command and behaving with con
spIcuous Eailantrv | had m mind
memorial arsir Of some sort ue-hsns
a dinner hut IL occurred 10 me that the
dinner would he more complete :" -
spesk n the victims Of this Slnguinary
engagement could be present
Whatever feeling ~ restraint 'hst
Amy die, ipline may ha," produced
ar gfted Asay a. 'hE' lIse clouds of ciCa
-"tt~ smoke IL wasa IollV Ia" Ginner and
he bursts Of lauGh.er pel".rs'e- - he
o'-ok tent. where MID William and -Four
boot assistant Co0s -" ws-a IcrC.- ruE
C"n- the Dhenow'nor Tho irlr vsn-
dered over arm" aTs,r.. present and
Tast hack 10 the "i,iI wa
The squadron \ povs 80 81 tha Gen
sral To tell them something ~ ms eN-
T--iNnc~s
-Did YOU sy"- h",- -?'i The Gsna~sl
how I took the cI'v -, jackson. ,Pnits
NJ Mississippi. ali ~ my>"l'' Well I
Vas gong on thirteen ve.'-~ rid 'hcr u D.
rsN on NAV a. lSs3 grd nv T. hc- re--
m,;ted me 70 a,uomr.'1' HIM IN some
Of ms campaign. re'n.-nte' tlsi !
kepi bothering nun 20 s-' r-s q commits
son. but he told mc. oi DDgr~. thu
0ss too Young
Go. Yates OF llunol- w. visiting nv
father and | got the Governor to promise
. commission nut ~. fs'ho wouldu
allow ~ some 90 ih. -,'i.a-s -es -
rAir NJ captains -ho,l os- st~nr> ou rav
blue coat. and naturally ! 'e'' then -
n I was running th" "a Hor eye. tho
pAymas'-r didn't as" .-r..0 .-~H~" ~ nv
rank and dign,tY
The day Of the advance IN .Isc- son
I vas riding with my father and his staf
The GENERAL had made \ junction nT Two
army corps. NcPherscns and ano'ha-
and Wheeled division under ten 1uttle
W lNsf Au- " NV
defences futile vas slow IN reporting
40 nv father rode out to him and | went
along
4 heard futile -ay that the defenders
appeared 20 have Withdrawn and when
nv father withdrew the division shipped
away. around road leading toward
Jackson. and took my bearings nv the
gilt dome Of the Capitol rode into town
n find the inhabitart- Rr-Itly eNcitsi
over the coming ~ the lanks. and while
! sat nv Indian pOnv the only blue UNI
form within mile Of the city. | saw
Cpnfederate regiment coming coward ne !
N retreat At double time ! had Gump- /
ton enough 10 ride - a side street but I
they pas@ei me within lup yards. not .
Hothering their heads over a boy and 4
certainly not s,Ispecting that they had the
| Mon Generals son ~ their hands
guess ! wac a. Close - Confederate .
Trlson A. one ever go who wssn Z caught .
hen ! saw trooper gallop into the city. .
10 u the Capitol building and run M the [
ntNd states fag Presently my father 4
de IN with the head Of the army and ! /
I'D! HIM ] wanted the credit for capturing |
'aokson He didn't think " was much
~ net Of me. laughed about II
\ storm Of wind and rain interfered
the nanPuvres to-day The camp
n-tr'IctIcn lay wet ana cold under the
~ from Lake Ontario In spite Of the
SQUALLS regulars and militia took the field
md worked through another phase Of
-'rrIctlon leading up - the final prob
ems ( Monday and Iuc-tay. Hereto
% they have warrei IN small units by
rnpanIes and troop-
,-day they manpuvrei by battalIons
md squadronr. practising formations Tor
S''aDk and defence squadron \ shadow
nod all morning. feiutinE with an IN
liable foe who held bred-twOrk- ~ the
- 10.
ne troopers to attack IN theory IVA such
s1y A. 20 take advantage IT cover and
p. brlng about victory at the least cost in
Col Bates marched out the Sew
"-'y Srst Regiment and made out 81 IL
.'l army and Plus army which repre-
ID immense forces Of hostile troops
ending for a stretch Of country that
tn fetch - an acre hut which for
rHrp"-@- II TINS gam" - ssnd~,i with
gold
... O,nisy and his men 81 the sixty
''n and Col Dyer and the Twelfth
."d IN problems IDENTICAL wirh that