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broken or and perhaps the curious rot
with its red juice Is torn up.
The pink azalea. or pinxter flower. that
interesting shrub the blossoms OF which
appear before the leaves unfold: the rho
dora, another fine member OF the heath
family and which Emerson praised:1xhe
mountain laurel or spoonwood or scakeo
bush. and a column Of other plants hav9
been woefully thinned out by persona who
rob the woods for few hours posses
sion Of these flowers. Wild pnks ana
saxafrage, and grape hyacinth. the apefp-
one, Robins plantain blue spring
daisy. coral honeysuckle. the partridge
berry. the trumpet creeper. blue genfian
and hundreds Of other old friends become
rarer each season. 4
But one may find all these things In
Rock Creek Park If he but follow the
quiet, shady ways or plunge into the
woody depths where few persons ever
stray. Many OF these plant forms grow
along the saddle paths where the riders
are generally too much occupied with
their mounts or themselves to worry wild
things that grow by the way.
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literally torn to shreds by the fierce fight
ing another bold feat was performed
by young man bearing a very distin-
guished family name-none other than
that Of Roosevelt. George w. Roosevelt
was a sergeant OF Company X. oath
Pennsylvania Infantry. Less than twenty
at the time of the battle. he had been In
the army since 81. having enlisted as
a youth Of seventeen from Chester
county
The afternoon when Longstreet threw his
whole weight against the exposed Union
center the 28th Pennsylvania occupied
such a perilous position that in one hour
1t had lost 224 out Of its $50 men, per-
centage Of SO. For hours that portion
of the field was exposed to a calling hot
fire from the sun above as well as al
most continuous assaults from the gray
enemy.
Numberless charges and counter
charges were made, and a good part OF
the time the fronts OF the lines were
closely gripped In hand-to-hand encoun-
terS.
Always, of course, the hardest of the
conflicts came around the colors. Finally
three color sergeants had been killed,
and all Of the color guard wounded.
group of Johnnies had managed to cap
ture a Union standard, and were rallying
around 1t when Of a sudden the men of
both armies gasped in establishment and
stopped to watch one of those almost
foolhardy exhibitions Of gallantry.
A young soldier had started from the
Union line and was running with all his
might toward the Johnnies who held the
captured flag. Almost before even they
realized what he was about he had
charged singled-handed into the group.
seized the colors and shot down a Con-
federate who tried to stop him.
Followed then another mad dash to get
back to his line in safety. The men who
had involluntarily paused to watch him
were reused from their fnaction, and a
storm Of shots was sent after him. One
of them brought him down, but by that
time his comrades were also on the alert
and dashing to his rescue.
There was a struggle for the boy and
the colors, in which the Conferedates
were beaten off and the wounded SER
geant saved from a southern prison. 1t
was many weeks afterward that he left
the hospital. and, when he did, he had
only one leg.
When the war was over Sergt. Roose-
welt, who is a cousin of the former Presi-
dent, obtained a number of consular
posts. the one with which he was longest
identified being at Brussels, Belgium.
Another Of those who distinguished
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West Inlet Bridge.

You have often crossed the massive
and handsome cement bridge that
spans the outlet between the tidal basin
and the Potomac river on the west. And
by the way, tidal BASIN seems poor
and inadequate designation for lake so
large. It is an impressive body of water
bound round with gracefully curving
stone wall and grassy slopes shaded by
trees and planted with patches of pleas
ant shrubbery. 1t is SO wide that hard
winds roughen 1t till white caps plume it.
When the weather is calm it reflects
thousand shadows and at night gives
back the glow of hundreds of park and
city lights. But to the bridge. You have
crossed the gray OF cream-colored struc-
ture many times. Perhaps you have
fished under it's shade from the river wall
of Potomac Park, for that Is popular
spot with anglers. The four bronze lamp
posts, each bearing cluster of three
lights, are beacons to men who travel
the land or water down that way at
night. Over the stone balustrade of this
bridge or It's willow-lined or rose-hedged
approaches is fair place from which to
watch the automobile procession, the pas
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Lettering on Potomac Drive.

an the west driveway OF Potomac
-. Park. when the stars shine or when
clouds cover the skies. one may see on
a soft, warm night the red, green and
white lights of automobiles. These lights
are not flashing along the smooth and
romantic drive. They are stationary
These lights begin to burn soon after
dusk, and many of them burn far into
the night. The autos are not stalled.
The autoists are simply drinking In the
channel view and the peaceful atmos-
phere that overspreads the wilow-shad-
owed lawn that slopes for about fifty feet
from the driveway down TO the blue-gray.
stone OF the river wall.
This lawn. used mainly by persons who
can reach II in vehicles, for ii L. too
remote for the great run OF walkers, ex-
tends from the circle to the outlet, or the
inlet or the tidal basin The circle di-
vides the west drive. and out of the
scarlet cannas with bronze foliage that
grow there rises and glares an electric
light In a ruby-red globe. Along the
lower part Of the drive In the neighbour.
hood OF the bandstand, are benches set
beside the footway that on the west side
parallels the carriage way. However. the
rich and quiet lawn and the gloom Of
the old willows seem more seductive than
benches to those persons who seek rest !.
there.
On the one hand they can hear the
whizz and wheeze and labor of counts
less machines and on the other the gen. :
tie tapping Of the tides against the
stone wall. Many sounds float over the
river softened In that wonderful way
which water has OF toning down noise. !
The rumble of trains crossing the bridges,
the rolling of cars and locomotives ON !,
the Virginia side, the chug of power
boats or perhaps only the dip and drip
Of oars floats over tie water to dreamful
ears that perhaps scarce note them. And
these romantic people lettering under
the willows by the river wall linger oRes
and on.
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measured steps. as II on parade 1t moved
forward deliberately. solidly. When the
enemy was within $50 yards Battery A
fired with single charges of canister
About that time Cushing was wounded
in the right shoulder, and within q few
seconds after was wounded very severely
in the region Of the groin. He called
to me and told me to stand by him. SO
that I could impart his orders to the
battery. He became i'll and suffered
friehtfully. I wanted him to go to the
rear. No. he said, I'll stay right here
and fight it out or die in the attempt
When the enemy came within 200
yards double and treble charges of can
lister were fired. opening up gaps in the
Confederate lines as broad as the front
IF company. Lieut.. Milne. who COM
manded the right half battery. was killed
when the enemy were within 200 yards
of the battery. and when they were 100
yards nearer Lieut.. Cushing was shot
through the mouth and instantly killed.
| was standing on his right and a little
in advance when saw him fall forward.
/ caught him in my arms. ordering two
men to take him to the rear. That
placed me in command of the battery,
and l shouted to the men to obey my
command.
I'VE still fired double and treble charges
OF canister, but owing to the smoke I
could not see very far to the front. To
my utter establishment. however. saw
Gen. Armistead leap over the stone wall
with quite number of his men, landing
right in the midst of the battery, but
my devoted cannoneers and drivers, who
no longer had horses, stood their ground,
fighting hand to hand with pistols. sabers,
handspikes and hammers, till the enemy
We're all killed, wounded or captured,
with the assistance of Gen. Webb's
brigade.
Not one who came over the wall ever
returned. Pickett's command collapsed.
Gen. Armistead fell MORALLY wounded a
few yards from where Lieut.. Cushing.
his young and gallant adversary, had
And Of the whole number of field
officers of this splendid division which adj
vanced so proudly across the field,
Pickett and lieutenant colonel alone re-
manned"
Not only heroism. but marvellous human
endurance was displayed by Gen. Henry
Shipper Huidekoper Of Philadelphia in
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in q log cabin 1t Devils Den.
the terrible fighting around McPherson's
barn. Among all the heroes. he stands
out not only for his bravery, but for his
ability to fight on and or, In spite of
wounds that would have put most men
out OF action.
Lieut.. Col. Huidekoper he was at the
time, and he commanded the 15oth Penn
sylvania Volunteers from the beginning of
the fight at Gettysburg until the regiment
was compelled to retreat on July /.
On the latter day the Confederates at
tackled the regiments position In over
whelming numbers, fighting with a logged
courage that was not to be denied.
Seven charges did Huidekoper's men re-
pulse. In all the annals Of war 1t is
doubtful IL q more thrilling record Of
close, desperate fighting is to be found.
Along about o'clock the gallant Huide-
koper received his first wound. So far
as the suffering it caused 1t could
him on shin bone causing intense
agony. but not enough to compel him to
seek the rear.
Again, in about an hour a MIME ball
went through the officers elbow. For
ten minutes he was compelled to retire
from the field. while ligature was ap-
piled. Even for that short space he
could scarcely be kept away from his
men. and fumed and fretted to get back
to the firing line. Once he had resumed
his command. however, it became ap
parent that he would not be able to with
stand the effects Of the shock and the
loss Of blood indefinitely. So he called
the next officer In command. Capt. Wad
dis. and explained how the retreat of the
regiment. which was then seen to be in
evitable, could best be conducted.
To the nearest improvised field hospital.
then. went Huidekoper, and the sorely
wounded arm was amputated. At that
time there was no question of anesthetics
and elaborate aseptic precautions in the
field hospitals. 1t was a case Of hacking
off an arm or leg with the greatest
neatness and dispatch, and the patient.
meanwhile. just had to suffer. Huide
koper, though he had been on the field
three hours after he received his first
wound and had undergone almost unbe
lievable fatigue for several days pre-
viously, bore the operation well. His
fortitude. indeed. commanded the admira
ton OF his nurses. used as they were to
ministering to brave men.
Still another reverse. that must have
hurt his spirit more than his wounds was
Huidekoper forced to undergo. At the be-
ginning Of the battle the Catholic
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an ammonite, and these are the upper and
lower valves of cardium-both eocene."
Another scientist hearing bird sing
ing in a nearby bush said: That is
scientist, tenderly picking a weed from
the roadside. said: This Is luspedisia and
that is scutalaria." The Rambler hopes
that all this is so. He believes it is. Re-
lief came when Mrs. Brooks. just home
from worship at Addison Chapel invited
the Rambler and scientists to the shade
of the lawns of Sunnyside and sent Hen
fietta out with glistening pail of cold
water and a tray of sparkling gobiets
The ammonite, the valves of the cardium,
the luspedisia and SO forth We're for the
moment cast aside when Mrs Brooks
came out among the scientists and in the
softest accents of dear old Maryland
made this speech: You scientific ladies
and gentlemen must be very tired walk
ing along the dusty roads on a hot day
like this. SO come in the house and have
some strawberry ice cream. The re-
Spouse was instant
The Sunnyside mari beds have been put
to uses other than the production of inter-
esting fossils. They have been employed
for increasing the fertility of the neigh
boring fields. Mrs. Brooks told the Ram
bier that for generations these beds
have been drawn upon for lining the
OF potash In certain chemical compounds
which exist In soils. thus liberating the
potash and placing II at the disposal Of
plants. She said that IL a soil containing
inert phosphate OF iron Is heavily lined
II Is beIieved that this phosphate will be
changed into form which the plant can
utilize. and that lime may therefore not
only aid In keeping recent applications of
nhosphoric acid IN assmilable condition
FOR long time. but II may, II applied In
SUFFICIENT quantity. unlock the stores of
phosphoric acid which otherwise plants
would be unable to use.
The value of lime for certain crops and
soils has been appreciated in Maryland
from early days. and especially the value
OF she'll lime and mari lime. It is knowl-
edge that the world has long had. H. j.
Wheeler, director and chemist of the
Rhode Island agricultural experiment sta
ton, in a pamphlet published by the
Agricultural Department as a farmers
bulletin. says that the recognition OF
the agricultural value.of certain forms of
lime is not new. and that 1t appears prob
able from the writings OF Puny that linn
ing was practiced by the Romans more
than 700 years ago. He says that in
England, Germany, France and other
European countries the application OF
lime in various forms has been and is
still practiced extensively
There Is an immense amount Of heavy
literature on fossiliferous marls. Mari
beds are mines to men interested in the
rauna and nora of remote ages.
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because they were largely IN the hid3oi
tty.
Least Of all. perhaps. Is heard Of the
regulars engaged. because they were
mere minority. Yet they fought fearless
" and effectively, and they furnished one
of the most intrepid men of the entire
fight
Not only that. but he has a record of
being In more enga gements than probably
any other man who has been in Uncle
Sans service in a generation or more
Col Frederick Fuger is his name, and at
the time of the great struggle he was a
sergeant under Lieut. Gushing of Battery
A, 4th Artillery.
To this battery belongs the immortal
honor of defending the Bloody Angle"
until all of its officers were killed and
only one gun was in commission. That
gun was being fought by Sergt- Fuger.
upon whom the command of the battery
had devolved.
Though still young man, Fuger had
seen hard service with the regulars be-
fore the rebellion. He had fought against
the Seminoles in Florida, and had CAM
paigned in Kansas. Utah and Nevada.
Probably he would have retired to civil
life but for the outbreak of hostilities be-
tween the north and the south. .
Together with the Goth Pennsylvania
Irish Regiment, Cushings battery shared
the honors of being engaged in some of
the most desperate fighting of the entire
battle. The battery was stationed by a
stone wall, where also We're the gallant
Irishmen. At that point the great mass
OF Pfckett's men swept down upon the
Union line, but it held firm IN spite of all
assaults. For the battery threw canister
into the advancing gray ranks, literally
moving down hundreds of the flower of
Picketts troops.
This was during the third day of the
fighting, and the most desperate of all
the engagements was hardly more than
well under way when all the officers of
Cushing's battery were shot down. and
the command devolved upon the young
sergeant Though finally wounded HIM
self, he fought his guns until only one
was left in commission.
No more were required. The gray ranks
had been beaten Off They could hardly
be said to be defeated. They were liter
ally decimated, cut to shreds. by the
CALLING fire OF the rifles and the canis-
ter.
Probably the best account Of this san
culinary conflict Is that written by Sergt.
F-uger not long after the battle, in let
ter to a friend. He said:
From IL am. to / pm, July 3. 1863.
there was a perfect lull, each party ap-
torentiy waiting to see what the other
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himself with the colors. a little further
to the left, and later In the day was
Corp. afterward Lieut. Harrison Clark.
l25th New York Infantry. 1t was about
: O'Clock In the evening. IN the sun was
Just sinking, that the regiment went down
into the valley of the shadow OF death"
of trees. men were noticed moving about
In their cover, but. after a few shots, the
order to cease firing was given. as II was
supposed the timber screened Union
troops.
In moment the error was apparent
There came whitening volley. and the
colorbearer. near Corp. Clark. fell NOR
. tally. wounded Almost before the nag
+. could touch the ground 1t was seized by
Clark. who bore 1t In the van a. the blue
ranks rushed forward =:
The air was filled with shells and the
rifle fire was In reality a storm. In the
half hour. or less. that the regiment
held its exposed position II lost more
than a hundred men. STILL 1t had the
satisfaction Of repulsing the ensmy's de-
termined advance. and saving Little
Round Top.
AS the regiment was returning. after
the engagement, It was halted In front
of the trees where Clark had caught up
three PAGES to the front. and promoted
him to be color bearer.
Next day he was helping to repulse
Pickett's charge. and the nag. he car
ried received fifteen bullets.
Still another OF the hundreds Of feats
of bravery that certered around the col
ors has Illuminated the record OF ser
geant. afterward captain, Edward Gill;
gan OF Company E Of the SSth Pennsyl-
vania Infantry. 1t was on the first day
Of the battle. along the Chambersburg
pike that he won his medal.
Along with Baxter's brigade, the SSth
was driven back by sheer force OF num-
bers being overwhelmed by Iversons
brigade Of North Caroltnians. BY bril-
liant counterchange. he Pennsylvania
regiment captured good part OF the
SD North Carolina. including the colors.
Capt Richards OF Company Il drove
right for the flag. closely followed by
Gilligan. The Johnny who carried the
standard was a hero Of the same stripe
as his attackers. and put up q hard fight
against the Union officer. A blow with
a dubbed musket. by Gilligan, ended
the hand-to-hand contest.
About that time all the troops in blue
were forced to give ground. and during
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for Exception

IGNORED for Exception
! l al Calamity Under Fire.
No Limit to the Feats of In
dividual Bravery That Have
Added Luster to the Battle.
A Great History Would Be
Required to Record All the
Deeds of Reckless Bravery.
Throughout the Struggle, on
Both Sides, There Was Mani
tested an Absolute Disregard
for Death.
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Lower Potomac Park.

YOU can follow the west drive OF Po-
tomac Park across the handsome
bridge over the west inlet and outlet of
the tidal basin and under the north end
Of the new Highway bridge, When you
have proceeded as far as the north end
of the railroad bridge you. will see those
familiar wooden trusses barring the way
and covered with signs announcing that
danger Is near and that the road is not
open for travel. However, If you are not
in an automobile or a carriage you can
continue onward.
Passing under the first span Of the
great bridge which succeeded the old
Long bridge, a wild stretch of parkland in
the making opens to the view. 1t is not
such weedy wilderness as it was last
summer. The work of reform. or recla-
nation has been going on and Is going
on. AT the upper end of this new land
brush and, weeds have been cut off, but
few hundred yards beyond you see the
line of big grove of willows and in
this region the beauty doctor of the park
has not been very hard at work. .-..
South of the bridge the new automobile
drive, or what is soon to be an automo-
bile drive, has received it's base of
broken rock and is ready for it's top
dressing of screenings and tar, or what
ever 1t Is with which the road engineers
finish off the rock base. On the outer
grown popIars and the river wall a dirt
road leads along. Where the rock road
and the dirt road come to an end, which
just now is few hundred yards below
the railroad bridge, you can take to the
grade of the unfinished park drive which
runs all the way around the southeast or
undeveloped section of Potomac Park-a
section which, from it's shape, some per-
sons call South America and the lower
rounded tip of which. to keep the geo.
graphic comparison intact, they call Cape
Horn. This roadway has been laid out,
graded and drained. but not surfaced. In
fair weather 1t permits very good going
and automobiles crossing under the rail-
road lust across the head of Washington
channel sometimes make the circuit of
the newland. 1t is good riding for men
on horseback and it is an attractive walk.
This coming avenue in the park is up
grown along it's sides with weeds and
along the west channel of the river a
wheel trace, well worn, has kept the
weeds under a measure of subsection.
Tall, broad, dropping willows and rustling
poplars line the way and on the inner
side is deep, dark thicket of willows
and weeds.
When you come to the cape" or the
lower tip of the park. one OF the finest
prospects in the country is spread before
you. You will be impressed with the
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CAPT. +. l.. GILLIGAN, ,.-.s-'
Who captured the coIors of the SD
North Carolina I'm n hand-tO-hand
encounter.
the grand retreat it was noted THAI Capt.
George n. Richards OF Company Cs.Roy
Stones brigade OF Pennsylvania sNas
among the missing. Previous to begin
more than half OF its number in KILLED
and wounded. but still fell back In good
order. though constantly subjected to a
CALLING fire from the pursuing column.
Volunteers to go to the rescue OF Capt
Richards were called for. and Sergt.
James M. Rutter responded. In the
face OF the heavy fire the sergeant ran
back along the pike until he found Rich
ards. who was wounded. Then he
dragged the officer back until he reached
his command and, with the help of a
comrade. got the captain safely or the
field
Another man who made himself an In
dividual target under circumstances that
were almost certain to result in his death
was Sergt. George w. Mears, Company
A, 9th Pennsylvania Reserves. While the
Confederates We're making a desperate
effort to overwhelm Sickles and get a
foothold on Little Round Top, on the aft
ernoon Of the second day the sharpshoot-
ers who were aiding McLaw's advance
got foothold in Devils Den. ,-.ssa
BY its very nature this rocky formation
IL admirably adapted to sheltering rife
men, and, for time, the defenders OF
Little Round Top were seriously harassed.
Not only In the den itself. but in q log
house, that was on the extreme left OF
Sickles' line, did the gray marksmen SCI
cure shelter. .aIDo.
It was noted that the fire from the
house was terribly destructive. and vol
unteers to clear 1t out were called Tor.
From the manner In which the occupants
OF the cabin had proved their ability TO
hit what they aimed at, 1t seemed sure
death to get near them. Nevertheless
Sergt. Mears responded along with Sergt.
Wallace w. johnson of Company q.
Corp s. Furman of Company A. Corp.
Thaddeus 8. Smith Of Company l.. Sergt.
Company d and two others. 81. les
party got fairly close to the cabin before
the attention OF its defenders was at
tracted to them ,s,n~-.
Quickly the fire on the Union line
ceased, and the rifles We're directed at
the volunteers. The latter took the rest
OF the way on the run. and battered down
the door with the butts of their muskets.
Once inside there was a sharp hand-tO-
hand fight, which ended with the sur
render OF the Confederates.