The chronicle=news., 1914-04-25

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bearing aud flowing white hair make
him = notable figure ON tno streets
of the city.
I.iettsnant James ". Dixon. OF the
Fourth United States artillery. rsiir-
I'd, In nm article In the New York
Herald. OF SUNDAY. April ~. tells an
iat~sesiinG story Of coionei Farley
and the first shot ia the srsAt con-
niet. Tn. article IL illustrated with
hi excellent photograph of Colonel
Farley. and Is Ia part as foiio~s;
Confiisilas stat sm-H,ts has. s--a
mad. regarding the firsi shot Tired In
the civil MAR. u shot that -rhosss
round the world. and ~as the besin-
ming oi q var tina, lasted four years.
costing the lives nf hundreds ~
thousand. of men. north and soilh.
and billions a.. dollars ir money and
property,
The sho, ~ss fired al hsii-iass
four s'siocf in the l.osnins- ou A;,sii
i.. 1861. from = ihirt--arihsh NOR
tar on Jamss island. near the site of
old Eoss J.hr.na. in aoaih Casoiina.
b, iss.sf = fari-Y. Goioasi Gsoss-
= James. ih1a . captain beias IL
command Of the island. The mortar
batteries 1-s- ioras.d an 'tis ISLAND.
sns commanded by Captain jss'ss.
the other bY i.i-uI.asat Mad. tiarPt
,oa Gih,... = W..t Point sfssiaas-o
HpsAas- at The di.sussioa sss, has
ssis~s fsuns time tn iisne ahorl the
ldesSiis Of the mas responsible fns
the firss shot. uhi. correspondence Ss
.shl-srssiafs
CoistnstA. T. q.
NJ Hear Farley
waa's sea Phrase siss tho fart.
a. >s-i hnav sh-m ef the i.paah~ra-
meat at FORT Sumter. a. rather. at
Tho cp-aias OF The humrssdns~sl.l
What bAiisss firv-i The signal ssa
sh~ nsss she'll wh-sh-s yssr. a.
a,in-. etc \ rnins ha. s---s made.
and ! want IL settled. I hop- the
sosi' i. ss~slisr sua --iis Years
siih bssa shsh~ss W H. Tinitxs
Qasfsssin- ntisSv.
Chssi~saos iisst.ss.
t'oss i.hssns. 4 e.
c.i.ss.i u. u t,Asi-,.
Msast t'isseSs, Military Asss~sss
iNas kis=1 hu.p that soss viii ca
sss~ sss if~ss-s.s,sx ss y.sF liss- f.s
s@ss-- iafssneiiss ~sEh ~sIi L- q
nsassrs 1T hhsanss. s"sares~d ~isk Ih~
first tisiae o. snnst Ksss-fs II I sha
s.a 80 the -srasssi ssasnias ~ las
isis .s Arfiis 1861. ss = EsasstsiI.sA,s
II oan .a The i,Sis.sirs n 100 sill
sr-.iI.e.s sh.fs ~ssc '.e a.astss i-.ss
sssirs t@fase-i ss the sh-,s. p-sissss -ae
80 the b~aes. sssses.ly vest ct &aass
srf. and the other oa the hSlls due
nusthvess at she s-ash hstsr-ps aaH
der .usanasna at Capssis s.eorsr "a
Is~rs. sha al.- eusansssde-t The r.ssis
The hAsiess on the hsssh ~ss uast-f
the imsse-sisie command at Jsna-ss
-aa 700 sr-es II I s-reii..t ssishss
10 The hstsrrs on tn. L~sshs vish
ssaalstn Jsaaes Tho halter. on The
hsll sa. under 81. Insns-aist- ..-ns
mssa NJ isirsscasat Made iIsarsua
Stst.
"a, yel rr..lisys ~ka paiieS the
iaaysts uf the first aor'sf sis-St I
have always hr.a under shs i~rr~s-
.ion that ,h- first shot fired came
from sa- '-sss tsssrty and that
rith-r vsrsata James er my self rss'I.
~J tho lanyard
was al ecst Jehss-n as the tisnr
a. q ,oluatcee sutercn for tho o.
rssian and ~as sr.i,l.a, os JAMES
island
iIartae that yc,, may rcyclleet the
circumstances =. they transgirvt ~
this long date from ,heit occurrence.
| beg 4. remain
Yours rpspey,tulir.
II. LEBHy. ". n.
1 Y" tH"S" s"ss'sS '"s""'s FSs'Ny w
| piled. stating that. under the corn
uisnd of Capsa,a James. he himself
uuileJ the iRyar., cf the first suu
urvd at Sumter. thus showing thai
riair,. made by the friends of III
win. Ruftin. Lie"sensn, Gib'ss an.
others from different I,''n,s in tbs
har,-cr werc without foundation u
fact.
Colonel Farley who vas. ! think {
-ncml,cr 81 tho ,lass cf 1861. Wes
Point. had left the military asadeTn,
aud had Joined Captain James bat
tcry "a . lieutenant. Nccause h
~ss jus, from "the Point" we'll VI
in military tactics and fine ma,hc
matieian. Captain James. '~iHs cs
.cs-linsiy anxious that the first s''o