The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-04-20
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very Intellectual aud stcered about
SO young boys aud men IN gaining a
classical education. Among my fell
low students were several Van
hstynos. Lcadys, Allendorphs, and
d. Cady Iicrriek. now judge and, re-
Gently spoken OF as Y. y. Senator to
succeed Chuancey Depew. rcmome
Der there was a negro school OF
some 200 close to our school and
we had 90 flee for our lives II We
met lot Of them on the street.
One night as we Went down Lydia
St, Herrick and ! chaneed to be
| together and met several OF the
Negroes, Herrick had a game leg
and had gone on erutchos when
young SO his shoulders were broad
aud his fists hard and he knew no
fear He wadcd into the black
crowd aud | followed, but was poo
second, but we went through the
Mig" right smart
Albany was full of soldiers aud
they had big barracks up at Weal
Albany and the regiments when they
went South that winter crossed on
the Ice TO East Albany Long tim
bers were layed across the river on
the thick ice aud planks like a plank
road across them. The soldiers
broke ranks and straggled across
filled long trains of old cars and
went South More than 20 regl-
ments went across the Hudson that
way, for there were no bridges at
Albany en- aud only an old ferry
called the Bath Ferry run by horses
u horsee power and small
steam ferry lower down. both frozo
up In winter and al teams went on
the ice That winter lot OF horsca
died from being fed ON diatillera
grains tat hhnd been soaked IN
strychnine, which had just been
found to increase the amount of
Nlihhty lHul II pu9H'i W bi"'h
would make from two 10 three gal
Ions, aud whether the whiskey kill
ed the drinkers or not | do not
know, but hundreds of The cana
horses died and were hauled onto
the river and left Millions OF
crows made daily flights between the
cattle yards at West Albany and the
horses on the river, aud gunners
shot hundreds OF them A lot of
pop corn colored with poisonous
red and yellow coloring was seized
by the city and dumped on the rivef
In cart loads. This the crows and
dogs and goats ate and II Killed
some of them. remember
Dutch sausage maker was raided
and some Of the goat and dog meat
found IN big tubs soaking In pre-
paration 80 make sausage, and re-
port was out that the haems Of the
horses were used for sausage.
Sure II was that some Of the horses
hams were gone OFF the carcascs.
Albany at that time pumped most
OF It's water from the river as did
Troy six miles above and II was
claimed the water was purified, but
/ doubt It. There was no street
cars, no electric lights, few tele-
graphs. no telephones. no railroad
on the west side of the Hudson, no
Palace cars, kerosene had Just been
made was sold at so cents a gal
Ion, aud a barrel would last a store
a year Fluid lamps burning fluid
made from alcohol, camphine and
ecamphor wns the chief lamp light
The alcohol cost SO cents a gallon.
were generally used peo-
pie retired at y. m. and wero np
before sunrise instead Of sitting up
all night and sleeping until noon
But ali II changed and Of the many
students that IN 1861 were at y,
-. S., / do not recall but few,
most Of them have passed over.
Judge Munson, Miss Fowler. &. a
shattuck and myself are all recall
IN this section.
81 Clone.