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HONESDALB, WAYNE CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1910.
NO. 43
Cttott
MEMORIAL
HONESDALE
GOOD SPEECHES MADE
Memorial lay Was Observed' in the
Maple City ly Both Young nnd ,
Old. '
The day was perfect, being warm i
and pleasant. The streets were well
filled with people whose interest is
manifested In the survivers of the
Civil war by attending the obser
vances of the day. that is devoted to
keeping fresh .the memories of their
departed comrades. The booming
of cannon on Irving Cliff, as a re
minder that it was Memorial day, was
the signal for displaying flags and
bunting from many homes and busi
ness places. Soon the old veterans
began to assemble; Comrade Ben.
Gardner coming from Factoryvllle.
Comrade Lybolt all the way from
Damascus; Comrade Alberty from Dy
berry, Comrade Lavo from Bethany,
Comrade Found from Prompton, and
others from different parts of the
county. A goodly number answered Boston Harbor, and threw overboard
the roll call. The line was formed at three hundred and odd chests of
the Independent building at 9:45 and tea, taxed by Great Britain. This
at 10 o'clock the order to march was i act fanned Into llame the hot em
given. The Marshal and policemen j rs of liberty smouldering in the
r j a , ii.j I,., tha hearts of the American colonists.
headed the parade, followed b the I The gUtlng at 8ea during the
jionesuate oanu wnicu
cellent music. Co. E, 13th Regt
followed under command of Lieut
enant W. H. Mumford, (Capt. C. J.
Kelly being on duty at the I'ostofflce).
The company was well represented,
having a number of young men In
the rank who are much above the
average in physical makeup, and with
tneir now unuorms uiey uiaue an
excellent snowing. I no aiapie iuy
Fife and Drum Corps, were next in
line, and with their new white trous-1
ers and blue coats not only present-1
ed a good appearance but under the I
guidance of Drum Major Carmlchael,
who in a suit of white wielded the
baton, they marched and counter
marched while playing martial music
in a manner that called forth com
mendation on all sides. The old
veterans under Commander Wilson
were the center of attraction. As the
old gray headed boys marched, they i
seemed to catch the spirit of the day
and forgetting the nflrmltles that ,
ugu urniHs 10 "eii uu uuvii:u i'"-;
vatlon in early life, they marched 1
with forms erect, proud to be able j pelled her to strike her colors. Ills
to once more follow the flag. Ai the , ship was so badly shattered that ho
school house, Professor Oday haa as- transferred the survivors of her crew
sembled the school children, who to the-Serapls, and she sank the next
earrvine flowers they had gathered morning. The captain of the Serap
carrjing nowcrs uiej 1 au t'reu 1 ls was knighted by the King of Kng
during the week, joined in this pro- . . . f, ciinnt. ficht he lm.l
cession. At the up-town bridge, the
profession halted while the children
strewed flowers on the waters of the
Lac kawaxen, and Charles P. Searle,
Esq., spoke on the valor and hero
ism of our sailors, and to the mem
ory of the known and unknown dead.
The procession then took up Its lino
of march to Glen Dyberry, where as
sembled upo tnehsoldlesr vbggendf
sembled upon the soldiers' plateau,
the exercises of the day were held.
The exercises consisted of an in
vocation by Rev. A. L. Whlttaker,
then an address by Commander Wil
son, the raising of the Hag, a short
address to the memory of the un
known dead by W. W. Wood, who
was substituted for the Rev. George
S. Wendell, who was unable to bo
present, having been called away.
The flag was lowered to half-mast
by Mrs. Win. Clark as the mound of
the unknown dead was strewn with
llowers, after which the orator of the
day. District Attorney Myron B.
Simons was introduced, and with a
most excellent address which was
well delivered he held the attention
of the audience for nearly half an
hour. The salute of musketry to the
dead was followed by the benedic
tion by Rev. Dr. Swift. The proces
sion was then formed and proceeded
down East street, via Park and Main
streets to the headquarters where af
ter dismissal, the Ladles' of the
Grand Army Circle entertained with
an excellent lunch all those who took
part In the parade, and many of
the friends and relatives of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
Hik-ccIi of Charles I. Searle, Ksq.
POST COMMANDER AND FELLOW
CITIZENS:
Since time Immemorial all peo
ples have felt the keenest Interest
In those who go down to the sea In
whips. We listen, sometimes with
distrust but always with Joy, to the
tales of the ancient Norsemen and
how they entrusted themselves and
their frail craft to the trackless sea.
The Btory of ColumbuB setting forth
In defiance to all laws of nature then
known and discovering this conti
nent, Is one that thrills and in
spires every hearer. And elnco the
discovery of this country, the Amer
ican sailor has played no small part
In Its preservation and expansion.
We might characterize as the flrBt
naval battle on this continent, the
Boston tea party in 1773. At that
time fifty men, dressed as Indians,
Niv Sninhnk Miss Mary Ilnrriman. daughter of late E. II. Harriman, was man
news ouapauuia Washington's wealthiest heiress, was married to Peter (1. (Jerry.
Of the Week
ton and O'Lcary, left New York's city hall on a walk to San Francisco In effort to lower the time made by Westnn. Glenn II. Curtlss has Invented n new air
BblQ which will start or light on water. Oliver Spltzer, former sucrlnteiuleiil of sugar trust, made startling confessions to frauds against the government.
boarded a British merchantman, in
Revolutionary war was full of dar
ing and stubborn courage, planned
and carried through with a singular
initiative and genius, quick with ad-
l venture and bright with individual
achievement. One example will
show the spirit of '7G as personified
on ship board.
In the summer of 1779, the Im
mortal Paul Jones sailed from a port
j prance,
in command of a little
half American, half
squadron,
French. His flagship, the Bon
Homme Richard, was a worn out
East Indlaman, fitted with forty
snne, many of which were unservlce-
able. But Jones was a man to work
with what he had, and with that
improvised lleet he cruised the
whole length of the western coast of
Ireland and circled Scotland. On
September 23d, off Flamborough
Head, he fell in with the Serapls
and the Countess of Scarborough.
Alone and unaided he captured the
Serapls in one of the most desperate
ft , 7
gerai),s wa'g equa, to tnree or the
Hon Homme Richard, but the com
mander of the American vessel com
land for the gallant light he had
made. When Jones heard of this
his only comment was "He deserves
It, and if I fall In with him again I
will make him a lord."
During the war of 1S12 there
were thirteen naval engagements,
in eleven of which the Americans
were victorious. How our blood
tingles as we read of the heroism of
Commodore Perry in that war, who
on Lake Erie, when his flag
ship, the "Lawrence" was sinking,
transferred his pennant in an open
boat to the "Niagara," and then
driving through the enemy's lines,
discharging broadside after broad
side, wrung a victory out of defeat
and sent to Gen. Harrison the la
conic message, "We have met the
enemy ana they are ours!" During
this war the American privateers de
stroyed over 1000 British vessels,
while losing less than 500 of their
own ships. And it was in this war
that Captain Lawrence in the fight
between the "Shannon" and tho
"Chesapeake," uttered while dying,
the words that have ovor since been
tlio motto of our sailors, "Don't
give up the ship!"
With a more powerful navy, the
war of the rebellion might have
been much shorteued. Yet our navy
did noble service during those dark
days when our country's future was
trembling In the balance. The cap
ture of the rebel forts at Hilton
Head and Port Royal by Commodore
Dupont's squadron, In November
'CI, furnlBhed an advantageous posi
tion for operating on the southern
sea coast. In February 'C2, Grant's
successful assaults upon Fort Henry
on the Tennessee river, and Fort
Donolson on the Cumberland, were
In a great degree mado possible
through the co-operation of the river
gun-.boats under the command of
Commodore Foote.
At the beginning of the war tho
southerners seemed quicker than the
north in putting their power on tho
sea. Early In 'C2 they sent out of
Norfolk, against the Union fleet,
which lay In Hampton Roads, an
Ironclad ram, the Merrlmac, which
for a memorable twenty-four hours
seemed likely to sweep the wholo
anchorage of Its transports and men-of-war.
Only tho timely arrival of
tho little "Monitor" saved tho fleet
from annihilation. A new ago of
naval construction bogan on tho day
of the dual between the "Monitor"
and tho ,,Merrlmaci" Hencoforth,
as the world saw, vessels of war
must be built and clad with Iron.
In April, 1862, a fleet under Com
modore Porter and Farragut forced
Its way up the Mississippi. Hugh
iron chains were stretched across tho
few hours. Clara Morris, the noted actress, Is
writer, celebrated ninety-first birthday May 27.
river to impede their progress; great
lire rafts, saturated with oil, were
directed against them; but In spite
of these obstacles the Indomnitable
Commanders pressed on, destroying
the iron clad ram "Nanassas," and
compelling the rebel Forts Jackson
nnd St. Philip, and the City of New
Orleans, to surrender.
This is but an outline of the most
Important work done by our navy.
.Many instances of individual hero
ism might be given. Lieut. Cush
iug, with a handful of sailors in a
steam launch, made a night attack
on the rebel ironclad Albemarle, In
the Roanoke river, and exploded a
torpedo that sent her to the bottom.
The monitor "Weehawken" was at
tacked, on the coast of Georgia, by
the rebel ironclad "Atlanta," which
had Just been completed at Savan
nah, and sent down to annihilate our
blockading vessels, while several
river steamers, loaded with pleasure
seekers, followed to witness her vic
tories. Three shots from the "Wee
hawken" ended the battle, the "At
lanta" striking her colors upon
receiving the third. In less than
fifteen minutes after the "Atlanta"
opened fire she surrendered. Captain
Wlnslow, in the "Kearsarge," after
a brief engagement, sank the famous
rebel cruiser "Alabama," which had
practically driven our commerce
from the ocean. And nowhere In
naval history can there be found a
more heroic figure than that of Far
ragut, lashed to the shrouds of his
wooden flagship, tho "Hartford,"
forcing his way Into Mobile Bay,
through a passage lined with tor
pedoes, one of which sent to the
bottom the monitor "Tecumseh"
crowning his victory with the cap
ture of the rebel Ironclad "Tennes
see," the strongest vessel ever
fitted out by the rebels, and seating
up the port of Mobile against block
ade runners.
The llnal blockade of all the
southern ports by northern vessels,
which prevented the South from
sending abroad her rice and cotton,
and receiving supplies from Eng
land, did much to hasten the end of
the war.
For about twenty years after the
close of the Civil war this country
paid little or no attention to tho
matter of naval armament, but .1
eventually awoke to its need, and
Dewey at Manila in '98, and Schley
and Sampson at Santiago, with their
gallant men, sons and grandsons of
tho blue and tho gray, mado tho
world realize that we had a navy and
that the American battleship nnd
the American sailors were second to
none. All the world realized that
we had become one of tho greater
world powers. To-day our navy,
though reckoned third among the
navies of the earth, yet considering
Its ollkers and men In actual con
flict, stands second to none.
When our forefathers In 177C
gave us this nation they gavo us our
flag with Its thirteen stars symboliz
ing tho original thirteen states. At
the beginning of tho Civil wnr there
were thirty-three stars In tho flag
and at its close, that number had
been increased to thlrty-llvo. To
day our flag has forty-six stars, and
while honoring those heroes of tho
Civil war, wo give thanks that
through their efforts, every star In
that Held of azure is as fixed and
unchangeable as the very stars in
God's own firmament.
Wo honor to-day tho memory of
Jones, Perry, Decatur, Hull, Porter,
Farragut, and scores of others whose
names have como down to us as
heroes In the service of thoir coun
try. But none the less do wo honor
the unnamed heroes; tho men be
hind the guns who unselfishly and
unflinchingly gavo their lives for
their country; horoes who Bleep in
unmarked graves beneath tho bluo
waters.
And moro especially to them do
wo make this floral trlbuto of llowers
plucked from the hills of loyal old
Wayne county. And perhaps tho
spirits of those sailor lads are look
ing down upon tills Bceno and saying
"Wo were of those, who, dying for
their country, still live In tho hoarts
of its people." With those flowers
wo send our love, honor and respect
for the dead, and our hopes, prayers
and sympathy lor tho living sailor.
tried to C. C. Kuiiisoy.
Queen Victoria cif Spain gave birth to son. wImi 11 veil -niiy
thought to be dying In her home nt Yonkors, N. Y. Julia Ward Howe, tinted
John Hauls, sixty-eight years of age .-Mid with a record of defeating both Wes
Address of District Attorney Myron
K. Simons.
This day is set apart not alone as
a memorial for the soldiers dead, and
to scatter llowers on their graves,
but to honor the soldiers living, the
remnant of that mighty army, which
through four years of terrible war,
under God, saved our country, when
treason threatened Its destruction.
When God on Mount SInal spoke to
the children of Israel, He thundered,
"Remember! Remember!" When
Joshua led them through the river
Jordan, he took twelve stones from
the river's bed and bullded them
Into a monument as a memorial In
order to call their attention and
their children's attention to the fact
that the God of their Fathers brought
them over dry shod, as He had also
led them through the Red Sea, and
that He had brought them up out
of the land of Egypt, out of the house
of bondage. So, also, has this day
been set aside as a memorial to re
mjnd the younger generations of the
immense cost in life and treasure,
by which we now enjoy our liberty
and our country. Our country, with
all the false distinctions of society,
with all the arbitrary rules and reg
ulations which now exist, with all
the inequality with which our laws
are enforced, it is still the freest,
the most democratic, the, greatest
and best country in .the world. Its
foundations were laid In that great'
struggle for human liberty which
the peoples of the world through
many centuries had been struggling
to obtain; that compelled the Pil
grim Fathers to abandon their pleas
ant homes and seek shelter on the
wild, inhospitable shores of New
England; tho Cavillers to leave 'Eng
land and brave tho perns of a life
in the wilderness; which drove tho
Huguenots of France from their
beloved country, to settle In the wil
derness among a savage and treach
erous people. It culminated In that
Immortal "Declaration of Independ
ence," which declared "that all men
are created free and equal, endowed
with certain iuallenable rights,
among which is life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness," and the sev
en years of war which followed. It
was cemented together by the blood
of the thousands of the loyal sons
of the North In that fratricidal strife
in which you, veterans, wore engag
ed. It Is a day In which to retell
the stories of your sacrifice and suf
fering, your victories and dofents.
As a child, I stood by my mother's
knee and heard her toll of your
deeds of daring, your fierce battles,
of the suffering and death of your
comrades, and my heart throbbed
quicker, and tho flush of pride man
tled my cheek, us I realized that you
were my countrymen, and that you
were fighting for your country and
mine. Your patriotism, your cour
age, your sacrifice and sufferings is
an Inspiration to all succeeding gen
erations. When tho Stars and Stripes were
hauled down on Fort Sumpter forty
nine years ago, when rebel hands
trailed "Old Glory" In the dust. It
was raised in thousands of homes.
in tho North. Never was It dearer
to tho hearts of the loyal citizens of
our country, than when It was insult
ed nnd degraded by men who ought
to have been its defenders. It waB
apparent then, that the long doferred
crisis waB at hand the irrepressible
conflict which Lincoln and Seward
and ninny others both North and
South had long forseen. It was like
touching a match to a powder mag
azine. In a momont the whole coun
try was allamo with martial zeal.
Tho loyal North, as If It had been a
trained army lying In arms awaiting
a signal, rose up to defend their
country and its flag. Men assembled
In pery city, town and hamlet and
organized companies and regiments
of troops. Evorywhoro was heard tno
tramp of marching hosts. When
Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers
to dofend the country, the old world
looked on In amazement at his
temerity. Their astonishment was
groator when more men answered tho
call than were asked for, and when
a llttlo later Lincoln called for 300,
000 moro, the answer came from a
mighty host "We aro coming Father
Abraham, five hundred thousand
strong." Borne of you remember
vr kit
Buffalo sculptor. Mathilda Tun-.. ti.
the partings, the sad farewells,
when the marching orders came.
Many who went to the front, filled
with youthful hopes and ambitions,
fondly expecting to return with
honor and In safety to their loved
ones at home, now sleep beneath the
sods in the sunny southland, a sacri
fice upon the altar of their country,
our country. Three hundred anil
fifty-three of their names are enroll
ed upon the monument erected In
Central Park in Honesdale in grate
ful memory of their sacrifice, by the
patriotic ladles of Wayne county.
To-day we are reaping the benefits
of their and your devotion and loyal
ty to our country. From Bull Run
to Appamattox, on every field of val
or, Wayne county had its representa-,
tives. and every battlefield claimed
its toll of human life. Upon the
field of Gettysburg, the great battle
upon Pennsylvania's soli and the
turning point of the war, more Penn
sylvanlans were engaged than at any
othej battle of the war, and at which
Pennsylvania and Wayne county
paid Its full share of tho price of vic
tory. The. fourth of July, 1863.
brought great rejoicing throughout
the North, but to many homes In
Pennsylvania and Wayne county it 1
was a day of sorrow. The great vie-
tory had demanded Its full toll of
human life. The blood of the pa-
triotic had been poured out as freely
as water In the fierce charges and
stubborn defenses of those three
awful days of battle. The battle was
commenced by the 56th Regt., Pa.
Vols., Co's A and C being from
Wayne county. On the first day, the
battle raged fiercest along the Cham-1 without breaking the wire on which It
bersburg Pike, and at the McPher- wus TIl0 n th( SiUIV room
son woods. The lolst Pa. Vol. 1 t ..,..,., 1
charged the enemy at the west of the Yf, I -it. the muttiess and bed
woods and out of 44 0 men in the Nothing being scattered all over the
Regtlment 337 were lost In twen-1 t''or.
ty minutes, a greater loss than that The room was usually occupied by
of the whole United States army in Miss Delaney. who had the Inch to Imj
the Spanish war. At about the same 011 a visit for Memorial day In King
time the now famous Buektail Brl-, ston. Carpets were lifted off the lloor
gade. composed of the 143.141), and, m svera, rooms the house. The
luOth Pennsylvania Volunteers were followed the gas pipe to the
ordered to charge out tho Pike and! . . .. . !,' ,f,
recapture some guns. They were , '"' w,1f it smashed the meters,
charging seventeen batteries of the ! "'t ' r-' started In tlie
enemy. They did recapture the ! cellar. The house was soon tilled with
guns and brought them back, but out , gas and sulphurous element from the
of less than 1.200 men. they left lightning.
on the Held 853 of their number. Sleeping In the house were Dr. De
Most of these men had never been .UIL... illui uls wlfe. He wtis overcome
In battle before. It was their first , u , , aud lt was sevenll ,,.
.Wled'flX KLUkl! "tes b,fore Mr, Delanc. coiikl regain
was such llerce assaults as these that presence of mind to cull a ne ghbor.
enabled a force of 8.000 men to hold! By this time the smoke was Issuing
In check during tho most of July 1st I from the windows of the house. By
40,000 of Lee's veterans nnd enabled' turning off the gas In the cellar Mat
the Union army to occupy the ' thew Zlmuicr, a neighbor, prevented
heights about Gettysburg. Lee had tms destruction of the house.
lost his opportunity and had given
Meade the vantage ground. On the
second day Lee desperately charged jjqY TRIED TO WRECK TRAIN.
the Union positions at tho Peach ,
Orchard, Little Round Top. Culp's c f He Put Tiel on New Haver
and Cemetery Hill. Each was the ! . . , w...,u n...ii Mntnr
scene of fearful carnage. Some of; Tracks That Nearly Derailed Motor,
you were on Little Round Top, just 1 Stamford, Conn., May 31.-Uoreuce
ahead of LonKstreet's men. and you 1 Scofleld. thirteen years old, of the
drove mem uacK across 1110 w neat-1
field, or through tho Valley ot 1
Death. Where tho rising sun look
ed down upon a Held of ripening
grain, tho evening saw an awful liar-'
vest of death. Friend nnd foo to-!
irnMint lnv In n ,i i.rnnf flnlfl rt Hid i
dead and dying. Leo had failed In
every assault upon tho Union line,
but tho great warrior of the South
was not yet ready to retreat. Pick-
ett must still lead that wonderful
charge, ono of tho greatest In the
world's history. As Pickett's dlvls
ion on the third day of July, march
ed out of Spanglcr's woods 18,000
strong In columns ot brigades, three
brigades deep and with a front a
mllo long, with banners flying and
drums beating, marching ns steadily
as If on dress pnrado, " 'twere worth
ten years of peaceful life, one glance
at their array." Pickett's men did
all that bravo men could do, but they
could not accomplish tho Impossible,
and the Chivalry ot tho South was
scattered ltko dew before the morn
ing sun. They wero not drlvon back
but they wero destroyed, and Loo,
"beaten and baffled, backward reel
ed, before a stubborn Moado and a
barren field."
But the war was not over yet, tho
sins of the lathers will not be wash
(Contlnued on Page 4).
winm he.
Lightning Strikes Member
of Party of Twelve.
FLASH FROM SUNLIT SKY.
Friends Thought Young Herbert Had
Fainted Until Burn on Head Wat
' Found Pranks Played In
Poughkeepsie House.
Youkers, N. Y., May ai.-Ono of th
most unusual cases of death by light
ning ever heard of was that of Charles
Herbert, twenty-three years old, ot
New Yorlt city, who was stricken dead
on a launch In the Hudson river off
Hastings, while the other twelve per
sons on the boat escaped without even
a shock.
Herbert was taken ashore at Hast
ings by Captain Harry Colling of
West Brighton, N. Y., the man In
charge of the launch, and the Rev.
Edward J. Ryan, a priest ut St. Mary's
church, this city, was summoned, as
was Dr. F. M. Lyman of Hastings,
but the young man was dead before
the priest or physician readied him.
Herbert was one of a party that left
New York to spend Memorial duy on
the river. They were just off this city
In the launch Eddie B. when It began
to rain shortly, and they put into the
New Jersey shore. When the rnln
ceased the boat was put off and was
proceeding up the river at a fast clip
when a bolt of lightning Hashed out oC
the sunlit sky. Several of the party
shrieUed with fright, and Herbert was
seen to start from his seat in the boat
and tojTple to the floor.
Captain Colling, who was the first to
reach his side, picked him up, and as
it was thought ho had fainted from
fear the boat was run Into the Hablr
shaw Wire company's dock at Hast
ings. Dr. Lyman, who was summoned,
found Herbert had a deep burn across
the left side of the head and wns
dead.
Lightning Ransacks a House.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., May 31. Dur-
lng a terrific electrical storm which
broke over tills city early yesterday
moruiUK iKi,tnIiig struck the home of
,,-.,,f , ,,
in a fantastic manner. The lightning
entered the chimney and took up a
crazy course throush the dwelling
from garret to cellar. A large painting
in a bedroom was dashed to the floor
as if It had been lifted from the nail
Springdale district of Stamford, con
fessed to Chief of Police Brennan that
he attempted to wreck a New Canaan
branch train of the New Haven road
early on the evening of May 10 last.
Tho boy said he placed two ties on tho
tracks near the Catholic cemetery.
.
SPECULATION IN BUTTER,
1
The Wholesalers Credit the.West With
Keeping Up the Pri
New York, May 31. uough re
ceipts of butter at New ork In tho
mouth of Slay were large than usual,
the prices of tho best grades ure higher
than thoy have been before nt this
time since tho civil war. Wholesale
dealers In tho west side district say
that western speculators have been
buying up supplies and that this buy
ing movement has kept up tho prices
to their present high level.
One of the largo dealers sold that
there Is no doubt of the ability of the
western men to keep up prices If thoy
aro determined to do so. Tho specula
tors here are worried, however, by tho
possibility that the western buyers
may unload supyllps on tho cast and
then let the market drop.