The New York Herald Newspaper, July 25, 1876, Page 3

THE LAST RITES Funeral of Mr, and Mrs, Garner and Frost Thorne, IMPOSING «AND «IMPRESSIVE = GORTEGE. “Light Sorrows Speak, Great Grief Is Dull.” STATEN ISLAND'S SINCERE SORROW. Scenes at the Mansion and at Greenwood. UNIVERSAL MOURNIN G. Yesterday the last three unburied victims of the Monawk disaster were commitied to the earth amid pvideuces of widespread and sincere sorrowing. It Deemed as ji all who atany time had had occasion or opportunity to know Mr. Garner or Mrs. Garner con- gregated about their ciegant mansion on Staten Island Vosterday alteragon, jealous of the sad privileges ac- torded them of iestifving their respect to the memory ofthe kindly, liberal, bis noble wife, who mot with sue a tragic death, wis it merely by the presence ut and about the Garner residence that the people of Staten Island attested their regret. Flags were ot half mast on the flag pole of almost every householder who owned a flag; private dwellings, club houses, stoumiboats and business places were draped in mourning, shutte s were put up in most of the village stores about the north side of the Island aud business genersliy seemed to have been sus- ponded in honor of tne so'emn occasion. All tne in- babitunts were astir early in the forenoon and poured In steady streams through every approaching avenue to the abode of death. for miles around the bouse, and for some hours beture the services began carriages, contuining mourning friends and others bearing fioral embiems, filed all tho drives of the wide-«preading lawn, through which Bundreds of villagers moved toward the house. Around it a great crowd assembled, awalting patiently and revercntiy the progress of the sad ceremonies that were to prepare the remains of the sincerely mourned dead ‘or the tomb. The bodies, encased in modest rosewood caskets, all chastely mounted with silver and bearing the names of the dead on silver breastplates, bad been removed about half-past eight p’olock from the rooms in whicu they had previously rested to tho parlor, or blue room, on the east side of the bouse. The casket coptaiwing Mr. Garner’s re- mains was laid nearest the front, srs, Garner's casket rested beside it, and the body of Mr. Frost Thor>, similarly encofined, was on the piber side of Mra Garner. About nine e’clock tho lids were removed and the relatives tnd such of the friends as had arrived were allowed to view tho remains until noou. Before the caskets were sealed the servants were also permitied to view in * death the faces of thoze whom thoy had learned to love ¥o well in life. Tho steamer D. R. Martin, which left the foot of Whiteball street for New Brighton at a quarter after leven o'clock, brought down a large number of mourn- ‘rs, and these, added to the steadily increasing multi- jude on the grounds, completely filled the house by Boon. Meantime the accessions grew so steadily that avery shady seat in the lawn had its occupaut, and groups who found acceas to tho house difficult or im- Possible from the crowding gathered at points adja- cent, discussing the fearful calgmity that had visited the ill-fatea yacht within a stone’s throw of the shore. The scene within the house was of an excvedingly Paivful mature, Every face bore the impress of gen- uine sorrow and a reverent silenco rested on every lip, | while the eyes of all who passed in view of the three saskets looked iu sympathy at the triplc signs of fleath. But if flowers in profusion could have brought vurcease of sorrow there would have been little room lor grieving. In this direction nothing that overfiow- Ing hearts and willing hands cou'd do was left undone, These beautiful emblems of love and purity came frow Many quarters, from servants as weli us trom {friends and relatives. A few of these emblems may be briefly feaeribed. The employés of tho Norih Shore Staten Island Ferry Company sent a floral piece about tour aud a half feet high. 1t was im the form ofa pillar sup- porting @ large anchor. On the face of the pillar the words, ‘‘We Mourn our Loss,’’ were raised in ageratuins Bpon a bed of white roses, “N.S. SE F. Co.” and “DR. ML" The whole Jablet was tastefully bordered with ferns. The patrons of the ferryvoat D. R, Martin sent also a splendid piece. This consisted of an anchor three and a hall feet high Testing on a basket of flowers near y six feet long. On the front of the anchor, 10 viue immortelies, were the words, “From the Patrons of the D R. Martin.” A oral columa bearing the motio “In Memoriam,” and Which stood on one ud of the casket containing Mr, Garnet's remains, was sent by the employés of the ferryboat Castleton. Another column bore the legend “Our Employer.” These were a few of the tributes of his employés to a kind employer dead. But they were nota tenth part of the beautiful emblems—crosses, crowns, stars, uearts, anchors surmouuted with doves, &c., that aimost hii the three caskets, and with their sweet perfumes filed the air. Among the friends whothas | eruc Mee EU nInc Pit tans the Ne | Mortimer L. Fo! 1 me the Nep- Allested their affectionaie remembrance of the deceased were Mr and Mrs, T. B. Baldwin, who sent a basket and auchor made of Marsbal Neii roses, cape jessamine, larkspu: and Japaneso ferns Mr. ©. C Birdseye’s tribute was a shaft of Ponuc: de Leon roses, tuberoses, tea roses and white carvations. Mr. CY. Wemple sent a harp of pink and tea roses, carnations and lilies, Some other beautiul pieces were also noticeable, par- ticularly two crosses, one large anda small one, of tich green leaves, that contrasted wonderfully with tho Wealth of white lowers about them. Un the upper arm of the larger cross was Lung a beautiful wreath of rare white flowers. But ali ihe embiems sent could pop easily be mentioned, much less described, FROM WHITEMALL TO THR ISLAND. Long before the depariure ot the bout which was to tonvey the funerai party (o Staten Isiaud the terry douse was crowded With poople desirous o| withessing Mhe cortége and of paying a tribute of respect to the Memory of the dead. “Here the first signs of ourDing + Met the eve, Festoous of black and white inter. mngied stretched aloug the outside entrauce and voorway witha. Ladies cind in blacx ‘ther in groups WO Lalk of Lue iragic event Every and sud finale of yesterday. vue seemed to deeply the loss sustaiped tummanity at large as well as the friends of the seased, and the ferry house appeared to iose its euarac- Podestriaus lined the sivewalks | Below were the initials | unostentatious gentieman and | Nor | | parlor door, at the head of the caskets, Ln ler of a nosy. pable piace and become a spot over | which the day's so:row/ul vlservance cast a shadow, Aud where ouly uods aad whispers coud ve ex: Changed, as inougl the sad Fries iley were about to Attend bore heavily upon the minds of Chose present. The Pomona and b, KR Marva, ow their early trip, larger number of pussengers tuan usuul, a on ihe gathering atthe imading had sul further mere.sed, People whe bad tormerly sived on Slaten Island and friends of ovhers now residing there flocked in crowds W attend the funeral of one whom whey hag go long been accustomed to look upon as the iron of the place, Ata querter past eleven tho D, . Martin left the ferry, with ber decns aud cabins Uhrouged “#ity people. ‘The fags were nll lowered and mourinng drapery depended irom different portions of her, She was the juet boat belore (oat which was to ts Inneral party, and consequently an efort y ade to pat ard of bee ali who were ing the muarning proce: wv bad ieft the dock the Castlet Was the (uneral buat and its cha ‘Was readily leatned from the emblems which covered Mt. From every sialf » tlug douted at bali-mast, aud twined ajl around tue pois and wreathing pular and deck support were beavy fulds of biack drapery. Around (he plot house mourning testoons were Biretcbed, vibers depended fromthe upper deck aud the working beams were eutirely covered with sombre pins At twelve o'clock the party were all on and as she moved out into the bay her funereal told once to every passing ft and to H apon the shore the mourn{ul errand on was bound. Along her course boats appeared bu + very side with lowered colors, and all over the bay fachis and coasters lyiug at anchor bore the signal of Mourning, It Was noticed, too, iat the boats of the Vanderbilt line, to which’ Mr." Garner's were rivals, at balf-mast for the first time enee the fr, and this gave peapie along shure the pressiou that dir, Vanderbilt bimseil was dead. This tumor however was speedily disproved and the display Was regarded in iis true light, asa tribute to the man who, either as iriend of opponeat, was alike generous. LAND, the boat neared Staten rt be bad of the menuer in which the residents of the place did honor to the dead. | betore dict Stacen Island witness such a gathering as Up in the air, above the tops of houses and hotels, faint glimpses of red, white ano blue flashed ball way down the flagstaff, and in among the green of the bills, running aloug sbore, could be ed bits of mourning drapery floating from win- roof. Of onthe eftthe burgee of the New « Yacht Club floated on the club house. Around it, fleet of yachts at their anchorage, colors streamed out balf down asts, and further off, beyond the wreckers’ dock at Clifton, the shattere: spars of the Mobawk rose up against the sky, Tbere was a general mov ment of the passengers to the side of the Castievon as sue pageed this Jaial spot, and mapy an eye was straiued 'o cafeh the vague, uncertain out- ine of the distant yacht, which the intermediate wharves partially bid rom view. lu a short time the bout drew near the north sh and as it aiong the roadway runting by tho Was thronged with people, aud from every window i aoor curio faces looked out Wheu the Castleton landed some carriages she had on board at New Bri,hton the streets were seen to be filled with people tnoving toward the house of the dead and the roaiway betWeen the town and the next jan tng was perfectly turonged with carriages. wagons aud pevesirians, ali going to the same spot, From tne water this great train burrying onward in the dust and uproar to the scene of death was strangely impressive aud it gave to a spectator a fair opinion of the intes taken in the deceased by all who knew them. Sailors’ Snug Harbor tho flags wore jowered, and down At the Water's edge a crowd of aged tars were gathere: paying ip their quiel Way a tribULe DO doubt as sincere as that of their more demonstrative neighbors, At AbOUL bai[-past twelve the landing was reached, and from it (he train of visitors, swelled every moment by uccessions irom the residents of the island, moved up- ward to ihe bouse of mouruing. At every by- way carriages watied to join in the proces. sin apd crowds = flocked in trom every | street and road. At Jast the beautiful | grounds surrounding Mr. Garner's residence were reached, and when the Ftrip of woods closing itm had b essive spectacle presented sw aud covering n lary arca of the park in front was ao imunense multitud: all standing stleat ip the open air and suashine, with lace bespeaking Ue consciousness of the loss had been sustaiied. PRPORK THE SERVICES. About ove o'clock P. M., shortly after the arrival of | the Castleton trom New York, preparations were made to commence (he tumeral services, Rov and surplice the two ofliciting clergymen, Rev. G. D. Jounson, of Christ church (Protestant Ep Frankia avenue, New Brighton, aud Key. H. C. Pra lately of Staten Island, took their position near the adjoming Toom—the ‘livrary—were seated a aclected choir trom Now York, These were the Misses W of St. Francis Xavier's Roman Catbole eburch, Sixteenth | street, New York. ‘The teuor was Air. C,’ H. Altgelt, and the bass Mr. H. P. Danks. Mr. J. H. Moore, the organist 0; Christ church, was organist, Just as the kervices were about to commence the pall bearers stood | iu their rows along by the caskets, The gentlemen who acted as pallbearers were Messrs, BR. Suydam Grant, Colonel Schuyler Crosby, Gardnor G, Howland, Aribur fhompson, Jules Brugierre, Frederick May, Charles Banks, Beverly Robinson, W. H. Pendleton, Franklin Osgood, Louis Montant, D. J. Johnson, Yates Wemple, Joun Lawrence, Charles C. Birdseye, Horace Waldo, David L. Haight and arthur Leary. TUB FUNERAL SERVICE. The service was the usual tuueral service of the Church of Englaud, The Rev. Mr. Johnson com- menced by readiug the opening lives ol the service, “Tam the resurrection and the life,” &. Then the choir chanted the burial anthem, at the conclusion of which the Rev. Mr. Pratt read the lesson commencing with the twentieth verse of the fifteenth chapter of St Paul's Epistie to the Corinthians. Then the choir sang the following bymn:— Not tor the dead iu Christ we weep, ‘Their corrows now are o'er: The sea is caim, the tempest past, ‘On that eternal shore, ‘Their peace in sented, their rest is sure Within thus better home ; Awhile we weep aud linger here, Then follow to the tomb. And though no visioned dream of bliss, “| Nor trauce of rapture 8! Where on the bosom ot their God They rest from Lumau wee Jesus, cur shadowy path illume, ‘And tench the chastened mind To wolcome ail that’s left of good, To ull that's lost resigned. Prayer by the Rey. Mr. Johnson succceded, and on its conclusion tue choir sang another appropriately selected hymn, which ts us foliows:— Sate home, safe home, in port, shattered deck, Torn sails, provisions short, And only not a wreck; But © the joy upon the shore To tell our voyage perils o'er. e prize xecure, f hearly fell; could endure, el troubles gone ictor garland on. No more the foe No more of leas And ery of night alarm ‘And need of reedy lump: And yet how nearly bad he failed, How nearly had the foe prevailed: ‘Tho lamb is in the fold, In pertect Boy peuued; The liow once had hold And thow-ht to make her end; Rut One by with wounded side, And for the sheep the Shepherd die This hymn was followed by the comm: to earth, aches to asbes, dust to dust,” ai each of the caskets. This portion of the services in particuiar touched the mourning friends deeply. The Indies were notaione in tears, The eyes of many of tue gentlemen Jet fail ‘gracious drops” as they thought on their de- parted friends’ cruel fate. When this part of the ser- Viceended the chuir chanted the anthem, ‘I beard a nce from Heaven,’ und afew moments inter con- “March Funibre.”’ There was po sermon preached nor any ailusion, beyond the selection of the two hymns, to the sud calamity. The iriends of the Garner family beheving in the maxim that, Light sorrows speak, great grief is dumb, early concluded to have no {uveral discourse. They recognized in the awlul calamity which vieited them the voice 0 God himself, in this view they consid- ered it theig duty to remain silent, AFTER THK SERVICE: When the services were over. about two o'clock, | preparations were made for the immediate removal of the bodies to the hearses which stood in front of the veranda. Mr. Garner's casket was taken out Orst, Mrs, Garner's nextand Mr. Thorn’s wus finally re- mo THE FUNERAL PROCESSION. Lining the avenu as tbe public funeral cortég joved along In the procession the faces of many representative men appeared, and among | them were the following : Commodore Kivgsiand, Vice Commodore Gifford, Com- mouore Kidd, Vice Commodore Kaue, H. B. Clatin, P.M, Ealfrey, United States Army; F. W. John G. Dale.'J. Carey Smith, Hugh Hastings Vestray, William Krevs, Thomas T. Lawr erick White, Heary Rousseil, Nicholas ©. Mil Delaiicld, John C. Bailey, H. Carey. D. _ T. Wordin,’ J. W. Rent, Courtland Taylor, Gen- eral De Trobriand,’ G. Arrowsmith, 'W. — B. Bond, A. M. Fisher, Albert Squires, W. K. Soutter, | 0. K. King, James Proudiit, W. Thomas Meiville, Gov- | ervor of snug Harbor; William Osgood, C. H. Hurt, tune Club, which took the right of the procession, while the New York Yacht Club took the leit, These were fol lowed by fifty members of the Fire Deparunent of the Rockwell Print Works Company at liaverstraw, on which concern Mr. Garner was largely interested. Then a delegation of workmen from | the mills at Cohoes and representatives of jocal organizations and residents of Staten Isiand. foliowed. Closing the procession were the heurses, carriages upd a long line of vehicles of every descrip- tion which had been pressed inte service by people living in the place. As seon as the tuners! cortége left the grounds the crowd tormed in line apd iollowed alongside of atver untti the landing was reached. Never that whico came along the -bore road aud covered every tenable spoe about the village of New Brighton when the hearses were = taken bourd the Castieton, Only the pallbearers and me of he more intimate [rieuds of the aeceased wre adtmitied to the landing, and when they had taken their places oa board the jines were cast joose. be bell at the ferry tolicd mourniuky, and every housetop, win- dow and vantace epot wus crowded with eager specta- tors asthe juneral voat backed trom (ue wock and moved out tatothe Kil With the sable drapery strenming in toe winds and the threo bearses exposcd apon the forward k, the Casticton moved siowly along tho suore and out across, the | bay Uli she diseppearod irom the thousand waichers, | toliowed ber to tbe last. Only a few car- | ‘on bourd, and these contaiued saw, Messrs, Jolinson and their ladies, Mrs, ihomas Garver, bis Lawrence, and sister-in-law; Miss Garner, bis sister, aud @ few other imuimate re atives. TO GREENWOOD. On arriving at the foos of Twenty-fourth street, Gow- anus, the f netal corté; way to the cemetery. disembarked aud took its & new surprise Was in store, for the enthusiast of staten Lslaud seemed equalled if not surpassed, Crowds Mned the wa: thronged the whart ana covered tbe rigging of the vessels moored around §=Flags bung at haif-must from muny of the houses op the way, and at one or two Piaces Mourning Grapery Was suspended, Shortly after Jour v’clock the procession to the piace of burial was taken up, and in avout twenty minutes the entrance lo Greeuwood was reached. Here a great crowd had | gathered, completely covering the hill opposite the Kaceway and stretching along Centrat avenue to tue ‘ault where the decuased members of rner tans ily repose, All this moltitude followed after tho cor- loge and gathered on the mounds and ills when the burial place was reached. This is located near the corner of Larch wad Vakout avenues. Ova hittle green ution surrounded by shade trees and with slonder white monuments shooting up all around it is the spot reserved forthe uead of tbe Garner peels a {tis a circular space of considerable vy closes an iron rating. In the centre a lotty shaft of Quincy granite rises into the air, on f which tho following ts tnacribed : AOLOEOLE POLI IELELEDEIE OT IDOE LOODLEDELODODEDEDE ODED: Sacred to the Memory of 3 FRANCES MM. ; wile of thomas Gurner, H who died July 25, 1982, Hi wyed 53, seveenceos seavesonssescorscenssrascwsceosceoseeesely On another side is this inscription :— POLE ree eeeete ee td Ht tC EE EE TE TE DE tOOEEe oe Cr ee ot jorn Jw Died Uetubet 18, 1067, ODE TLEDEOL LODO EELO REDO REDE LEED OOOO OE: the fanetal reached this spot mound and formeg in ti 4s 8000 as the relative: ‘ths ducted withia the bodies of Mr. “din cassock | of “Earth | v cluded the musical portion of the service with Chopin's | all through the purk down as far | jood an immense crowd as the | | atrips, nailed to the pisnk, upon wach eq 4 hearses and borne up tothe vauit's entrance. When ; they bad been lowered the ofenasing clergyman begaa the prayer of the copal burial service. Every Voice was hushed, every hat removed and al! heads reverently bent as his words were heard by the immense gathering around, ‘Those who had followed the cortége from the dead’s abude gathered closer 10 the place of tbeir rest, und for a time the scene in thi Brand oid graveyard was singularly imoress: the tomb were grouped the relatives aud pallbearers, aud on a bill close by appeared a dozen brawny satlors bearmg on theircaps tho awfully suegestive word, “Mobawk.’’ In ail the crowd nota voice was raised Ull the last mvocation of Divine help bad been uttered, and then the multitude melied away as rapidly as tt bad watbered. MR. YROST THO! GRAVE. The body of Mr. Thorne was then taken to another part of the cemetery and tuicrred with the same rites, and alter that the piace of grave was left to its still- ity, which had voen for tho time invaded. RUMORKD ARREST OF ROWLAND. A report was circulated throughout the island on Sunday vight and yesterday to the effect that a second warrant for the arrest of Salling Master Rowiand bad been issued by Judge Thomas Garrett, of Stapleton, at the request of Quartermaster Palin of the Mohawk, ane based upon new evidence introduced at the inque upon tbe body of #rost Thorne. That testimony furnehed by diver, Carle, who stated | that when he descended w the wreck he first. looked = at the mam — sheets and found them hauied flat alt und fastened with | two round turos avout the bits. This was in flat com tradictonu lo the statement of Rowland, who testified ov bi- first examination before the Coroner that he had slacked the sheet. Starting out to discover whetuer there wos any truth in abe rumor of the ar- rest, a HERALD reporter frat questioned Quartermaster Palm, of the Mohawk Tkat gentleman was very guarded ip his statements, but intimaied that i! Captain Rowland was wot arrested, he, at least, ought to be, “Ali the crew,” he said, ‘supported Quartermaster ‘Thurgesgon as against the staicwenis of Mr. Rowland | und Colonel Schuyler Crosby, because, as he said, he had told the truth, Mr. Paim was very bitter in his comments upon We action of the sailing master. When fold that the latter hud made a certain starement, Mr, Paim remarked, “That is pot the first ne be told, and [ kuow it”? The quariermasier deciined to hold length. ened conversation on the subject, saying that he would answer Wheu summoued before a inagisirate, vot before, ‘Thurgesson was found among the crew of the Mo- | hawk’s steam launch by the wharf at New Brighton. He kuew nothing of the arrest, but said the captain oucht to be .n jail = “Rvery word | uttered before the "4 jury.’ be continued, ‘+was true, and the find- ing of the yacht’s maiu sheet hauled taut aft, and the thscovery by Captain Anning Smith when the boat was raised that her wheel was hard up, corroborate my statement.” Sergeant Paul Corneil, of the Richmond county polico, was found at Stapleton, He knew nothiug of a warrant | being issued tor Rowland’s arrest. in the course of a | conversation which followed the inquiry, over, the reporter learned that the sailing master had. on the night of bisarrest, told Sergeaut Cornell that he had pot stacked his inoin sheet when tho squali struck the | Mohawk, for the reason that he did not consider it | advisable to slacken them while his head sails were | set and a wind biowing abaft the beam. At tho inquest, it will be remembered, he swore that he loosened them, Captain Anning swith, Superiotengent of the North Shore line aud of the D. KR. Martin, while ho knew nothing of the rumored Warraut turnished, in the=course of a somewhat prolonged conver- sation, some interesting particulars concerning the character of Kowland ‘he latter sau bo had discharged two crews in the course of the season thus tar, He could not keep men to work lor bim for avy length of time, He was uader the delusion that every man on board the yacht, or m any way con nected with ber, was his bitter enemy, Captain Smith | eaid he made up h's mind soon after Commodore Gar- ner hired Rowland that the latter was not competent, and, in fact, that his head was pot right. Among other things he fancied continually that his men were trying to poison him, and about six weeks ago ne took a loaf of bread which had been placed on his tablo and wrapped it up, gaying he was going to have it analyzed. When the yacht was lying off Sta.en Island it is said bo constantly locked bimsell up to bis stateroom as if he feared assassination. W. H. Pendieton gave Captain Smith full charge of the raising of the Mohawk, While he was at work upon it with bis men on Friday last Rowland came upon the floating dock and began to ask ques- tions whether contracts bad been made with tho workmen about the price to be paid for their services, &c. Captain Smith replied that be was anxious to recover the dead bodies, and had not stopped to biggie about the wages to be paid Jor that work. Rowlund left without making any response. day ultervoon he went on the dock again and ked questions of those about him. Captain Daoieis, ofthe yacht Wanderer, was present, and Rowland asked what the former thought of bis action on the Mobawk. The reply, it is said, was to the effect that Rowlaud bad directly caused the death of tue uniortanaie vice tims of the disaster. The roply excited tho alrea'y intense feclings of those around to a still bigher pitch, and the Mohawk’s former sailing master was obliged to take a boat and pull for the jy Island shore to escape the vengeance vi the excited islanders. He 18 now staying at the United States Hotel, in this city. A protracted search failed to find avy one who had | either seen or issued auy such warrant as that refer- | red to, and the rumor 18 therefore set down to the tact that ‘the wish is father to the thought” in the minds of tbe residente of Staten Island. HONORING THE DEAD AT WAPPINGER'S FALLS. Povcukrgrsg, N. Y., July 24,1876. | At Wappinger’s Falls to-day, where the Garner Mills | are located, all business was suspended and the stores | of tho village were closed out of respect to the memory o/ the victims of the Mohawk disaster, ; A PERTINENT QUERY. Loxc Braxcn, July 23, 1876, | To raz Epitorn or tHe Axearp:— 1 would hike to ask if it 1s the practice of amateur | | To Tux Epiron or TRE HeRALD | that matters not. His | Exchange, hereby snbseribe the amounts set opposite sailors or yachismen to carry sheath knives or not? If the balyards or sheets of the Mohawk got entangled | after they were let go ordinary judgment or common | sense would have enabled any satlor with a knife to cul them and thu ly relieve the vessel. | | mm A sailor without a sheath knife is hip without a rudde: deep draught vessel pr been impossible for tho wind to heave her down past her centre of gravity, and consequently she would | havo righted herself, which 1s a most important point of the many good qualities of deep draught. Most re. spectiully, HENRY F. KNaPP, G E. CREEDMOOR. PCOR SHOOTING BY THE FIFTH BRIGADE TROOP—TWO WORKMEN FALL FRO:f A SCAF- FOLD AND RECZIVE PROBABLY FATAL INJU- RIES. | ‘« The right wing of the Fifth prigade, Second division, | Brooklyn troop, visited Creedmoor in part yesterday to | engage in aday's rifle practice. There were but 242 men present, while if (he order had been obeyed more than double that number should have been there. Ot the Thirteenth regiment there were 89 men out; of tho Fourteenth, 57 men; of the Fifteonth battalion, 39 men, and of the Twenty-eighth regiment, 57 men. Colonel McLeer, of the Fourteenth, acted as officer of the day, with Major H. 8. Jewell as inspector of the sbooung and general ingiructor of the men in the art of correct firing. The shooting was wretched. At the first two ranges, 100 and 150 yard§, less than a moiety of the men se- cured the passing average of 25 points in the possible 50, To do this it 1s simpiy required to bit a 4x6 slab at each shot; but, failing to do even this, 139 of the 242 | men were left inthe class ofraw recruits. The other 108 | were thus distributed :—-39 to tie Thirteen:h regiment, 30 to the Ponrteenth reximent, 17 to the Fifteenth bat- talion and 22 to the Twenty. ighth regiment, They | were at once marched to the 800 and 400 yards firtg point, and gives another op) nity of shoe ing their Skill or otherwise. To the jority it was ao ex Libition of incapacity, vut eight were qualifying to try | again tor the murksmen’s badges at 200 and 500 yards, a> folowa-—in the Fifteentu batialion not a eingie soldier qualifying : THIRTEENTH REGIMENT, 300 Yards, 400 Yards, Total. 8245216 2054415 BL B4050-10 44552-0 db Capiain Davids, . 6 8 24 4-17 24563-19 30 Private Kaidwin, 34 04405-1320 | Private Darvean, 45 42040-10 TERS TH REGIMENT. Surgoon Farley. 205 65—10 2543517 34 Lieutenant Nutt, 63320-18 23343-1326 TWENTY-HIGHTH RRGIMENT, | Pri. Schuchardt, 06003—8 23554~-19 27 | During the aiternoon @ serious accident occurred which may result in the death of two workmen engaged on the runge. Mr. P. Rooney ts carrying out acontract {er tue erection of a buliet proot screen of planking in the rear oi the proposed running decor course, Two inces of plank are nailed to uprights, leaving more to be ulied with sm. jad been pul up, and jumap, with Guiseppe Guje, an Ttajian, were standing upon a smail piatiorm ruaning aiong the plank wall, dumping in the tube of stone sent then from the ground, station Was about tweaty-live lect irom the ground, upon a platiorm made, iv the fitnsies manner, of small wall boards | had been placed. Suddenly tho standing piace gave | way aud both men wero dashed upon the ground, the | planking wpon which they bed been but a moment be- fore standimg failing aiter and upon them, Both men werd injured joternaly, and MeDade was brursed a. well apo his face and ari Dr. James Watt, Assist. ant Surgeon of the Thirte regiment. who was on the ground, atten tothe immediate Wants of the injured men, who carried away to their homes, in the vicinity, in avery feeble stete. The injuries may, in the opinion of Dr, Watt, result fatally, espec- | jally' in the ease of McDade. j BURGLARY AND SHOOTING. | Yesterday morning an attempt was made to enter the apartments of Mr. F. Denig, No. 234 Sixth street, near North Fourth, Williamsburg, The thief not suc- ceeding in tht pair of Denig’s pants through of a stick. Tpitor thot from De rs made the thie! drop bis booty and run. Oilicer Lyoch caught bim, ard at the station house he gave his name as Joho Kiefer, of North Ninth | street, near Fourth street, Lewis, 10c.; Kobert Foresier, 10c,; William Moony, 25c.;' Charles Mullons, 10; Hugn Moony, 25¢. ; | John Keating, 25c.; Timothy Ryan, 20; “ilham | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1876.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. THE CUSTER MEMORIAL ) Subscriptions Going Up as the Temperature Goes Down. Some Handsome Subscriptions from the South. REMINISC ENCE OF THE DEAD. As the thermometer goes down the enthusiasm of | the people in rospect to the Caster monument goes up. Below will be found afew of tho many eloquent and feeling letters addressed to tne HeRALD on the subject, The writers emphasize their protessions of honor and veneration for Custer’s memory by donations ranging ip accordance with the meaus of the donors, from $100 to five cents. A PANKER’S GENMROUS GIFT. August Belmon: subscribes ‘ THE MODILE CADETS, Mourne, Ala., July 19, 1876. To tux Eviror or rae Hx in common with the uur | sentiment of admira~ tion jom tho gallantry and valor of ihe late General ter we beg to enclose sight drait on Importers and Traders? National Bank, New York, for $100 as our cootribation to the Monumental Fund. Such courage to Dis feliow eiti- story. For the RAINARD, Captain. ++ $100 cs and such mauhood belong not oni zens but to the immorwality of Mobite Cadots, . ANOTHER CHARACTERISTIC BEMINISCENCE, Cuantorre, N, C., July 19, 1876, | Enclosed please find $5, which I hope will help do- fray the expenses of tle Custer monument, General Custer was a classmate of my brother, Gonoral 8. D. Ramseur, at West Point, Attera ploasant college nie together they parted to take opposite sides in the war betwoen the States. They met on several hard-fought battle melds, each striving to “cut down’ the other, But when General Ramsour was mortaily wounded at “Cedur Creek?’ and foll into the hands of the enemy, General ‘Custer wus the first to recognize him, He ‘stayea by bim administering to his wants until he breathea his last, and aiter death bad his body seat home. Though determi and unrelenting in baitlo, he proved a noble iriend when called upon to re- lieve a dying classmate. Would that I were ablo to give more toward the erection of a monument to the memory of so noble, brave and true a soldier! Ver respeotiuliy, » HARVEY M. RAMSEUR, “AN EX-REBEL TRIBUTE.” Kxoxvune, Tenu., July 18, 1876. To Tix Eprror oF Hx HERAL Euclosed please find draty on New York for $100, an Time was when But ex-rebol iribute to the heroic Custer. oar bearts dia not thrill to foe music of his stor: no and fame have s erystaliized into history, and now, simply as American citizens, we are proud to claim an gnterest in thom. Rexpectally, Samuel McKinney, George Washington, T. C. Hun- ter, H, C. Gillespie. A. G. Jackson, Samuel House, R. M.' McClurg, Frank A. Moses, H. H. Taylor, AR, . A. King, J. R. McCallum, 8. N. Vance and THE WEST SIDE CHOWDER CLUB. To rux Epirox or the HERALD:— The West Side Chowder Club beld their anoual picnic on Sunday, the 23d inst., ut Cold Spring Harbor, Loug Island. Altor paying the expenses of the excursion a balance of $27 39 remained to the credit of the club, and it was unanimously ogreed that this sum be ap- ropriated to the Custer monument fund. The mom- rs of the club feel that they ure discharging a sacred duty in paying this tribute tothe memory of as brave an officer as ever wielded a sword. EDWARD MORRISSEY, President, Tuoxas MatTHEws, Secretary. STRIKING OT. Parker City, July 22, 1876, To tux Eprtor or rae Huratp:— Enclosed please find New York draft, No. 10,380, for $75; also a subscription list, sowing $75, collected by one-dollar subscriptions trom members of the Varker City Ol Exchange, toward erecting a monument in memory of General George A. Custer and his devoted officers and men. Please acknowle Respeetully, THOMAS B. SIMPSON, Secretary. We, the undersigned members of the Parker City OiL our names, .to be sent to Te New York Hexaco to aid in erecung a monument to ral George A. Custer, officers and men of bis command:—James K. Golds- borough, $1; A. B. Davitt, $1; (boras A. McLaughlin, $¥gqpThomas’ B. Simpson, $1/8 D. Karns, $1; A. Fra: ner, $1; E. W. Arnold, $1; GC. W. Ball, $1; Marry Howe, $1; Thomas Hackett, $1; H. McKelvy, $1; 5. W. Blakely, $1; W. 8. Batchelder, $1; C.N. Payne, $1; Frauk Tack, $1; J..S, Lowe, $1 H. Brady, $1 A. Vera, $1; G, W. Darr, ¢1; RG. Collins, $1 Remacn OfMley, $1; J. FP. Hughes, $1; R. J. Moorh $1; A. Harrington, ¢ H, Nicholson, 3 Gray, $1; RK ‘Con’ : . Kerr, $1; R. B. Allon, W. Hampion, Jr. $1 Joba Bushnell, $1; E. ©. Hatch, $1; $1; Weston How- $1; Jobn Garret, $1; W. H. Spair, $1; George Cooper, $1; R P. Crawtord, $1; B. 8. Duncan, $1; George D. Prost, $1; Frank Smith, $1; D. O'Day, $1;+H. G. Goids- borouzh, $1; I. Beatimont, $1;’ F." © Brown, #1; Thomas King, $1;.'s. MH, Hughey, $1; Hi.’ L. Taylor, $1; Richard” Jennings, $13 J.B. Melville, $1; N. W. Stevenson, $1; 0. $1; J. 0. R Wilsou, $1; Jos. Sweet, $1; C. beld, $1; J. H. Anchors, $1; H.C. Adams, $1; J.T. Shirley, '81; 0. Alex. Ralston, $1; W. H. Ciark, & Jos, Bates, W. F. Jordan, $1; AH. Tack, § TB Tack, $1; Jos. Busbnell, $1; P. Hutebison, $1; W, J. Parker, $1; W. HH. Fithian, $1; 8. A. Wheeler, $1; 8. B. Thomas, $1; maxmg, with check acknow: ledged above, a total of $150. | | | EMPLOYES OF RUSSELL BROTHERS. Contributions toward the Custer monument from tho employds of Russell Brothers, New York chiy:— Theodore Russell, $5; John Lynch, 500; William | 1 ; James Dann, 10¢.; Michael ‘Donnelly, 50c.; Jonn MeKenna, 25 Hayde, 10c,; William Hausburg. 25e. ; S0e.; Charies Sousa, 10¢ ; Edward Hurl, 25¢. ; Fogarty, 25¢.;° Francis Donavon. 25c. ; 1 Se. Peter Rock, 25¢ ; John Dwyer, 10c. ; 2 ‘ Bayard, Carles — Sch P, Pendergrast, 0c. } William Canis, 1: Mw. Hur i Fitzgerald, $1} George F. M , 50c,; Wil | T. Fletcher, Sc, ; W, Faiman Smith, Sve; 7. 3 s ley, 50c.; W. H nt, 0c. ; George H. Bert James Eardley, 500; Thomas Devitt, 25e, ; Crait. 50c, ; Julian, 50c,; Wood, ldc ; W. MeMunn, $1; John Ramsey. 25c '; Guorge Jones, 25¢, Total amount, $2,315. BSCPIPTIONS, rty, Steffons, MISCELLANEOUS 8' Seargeants Wills, Trumble, Fog Corporals Thowpsep, Hunter, Sheridan, Priv yates Willis, Burn, Calan, Cunningham, Danim, Doyie, Giron, Grant, Hall, teary, MeLaugulin, McNaughton, Moon, Moore, Mutling, Ret-, Rowiy, Someset, xchmicrer, Warman, Gelbarct and Gray, ail members of Battery D, Tuird artillery, Camp Koox, Exh bition grounds, Pitivdeiphia, send. $13 10 Ap eX-Coniederaio, ngtou, D.C 250)! William C, Clopton, w York. - - & L.A. W., Rockaway, L. 1, who “hopes that, whale General Custer is ouored, the eniisied men who tode bebind bim will nov be lorgot- | Lo meet the rebs placing battery of nine guus in posi- | hill the y bad thrown up earthworks, behind Which Was stationed the rebel Generai Kersvaw, ove of the best geverais commanding the tivest di vision of the rebe urmy. All day, unui dark, Gens Custer = was charging — these works, alw: retreating (0 und reforming his command im the fYavine tirst selected, i Ralph Waldo Emerson, 2 00 Southerner, me AU) ter's ne heritage of the Amori- | ean people, forwerts... 10 Harry Howard Dale 1 00 Harry Howard Star § 100 Talmadge and Charlie (Pougi'keepsie) send... 50 A Tunnel City Bo. (N, Adams, Mase), forwards 50 | “boar Admiters’’ ot Hobokea, N. J.. send..... 40 | Ku. Bailey and “Young B- 8." cach contriban 25 | 7. Gombo & Co., Little Rabie, Aunt Sue, (Allentown, Pa), each send.... lo | FE. Carletou and Lottie Martine send. oe 5] RECAPITULATION, August Belmor seve $100 00 Movile Cadets 100 00 Harvey M, Ram 5 0 | Rebels "(Knoxy! be 100 09 West side Chowder Club (New York). 27 50 | | Parker Ol Exchange (Pennsylvania) 160 00 | Russel! Bros. empivvés.. 231 Buttery D, (hard arullery ( detpbia, 13:10 Ex-Con 250 Ww. 2 60 | LAW, 2 00 | Louville, Engen 200) “gontberner? 1 09 100 100 60 A Tuonel City 50 Four Admirers. . MY 40 Ed. Batley aud Young B. B. 50 T. Yambo and Others, as above. . Total... “ Proviousiy acknowledged $582 99 3,409 81 Grand total...: seeeeeeeeess $3,042 80 A MOVEMENT IN MICHIGAN TO ERECT A MONU- MENT TO CUSTER'S MEMORY. (From the Bay City (Mich.) Tribune, July 20.) A meeting was recently organized with Mayor McDoa- | dan embraced each other aiter the batile, I bat | kiling a man so brave, good and efficient, yet | knew it ell acting a8 Chairman and Major E. B. Nugent as secre- tary. Licutenant Denison made afew romarks, setting forth the reasons why 4 monumect should be erected to Custer’s memory. There was something due bim on account of nis heroism, and the sympathy of the country was due to the noble woman who lad followed hitm through all bis perils, ana whose reason was now | tottering on tls throne, He favored an organization of | citizens and soldiers, and thought that the movement Jor a monument should be national, Colones! MeDermots iollowed in a few remarks eulo- wistic of Custer and assuri: those present of hia in- terest in the movement to erect a monument. A permanent organization was then effected by the election of the following oflicers:-— President—Colonel H. 8. Raymond. Vice President—seorge B. Yan Ftten, Recording and Corresponding Secretary—Lieutonant | c + Denison. | chairman), Major E. B. Nugent; First cbwan and George H. Shearer; Second ward. L. 8. Coman ona J. H. Little Third ward, Major Waiter H. Whittemore and Issac Marston; Fourth ward. Captain Ed Goodrich aud Cap. tain E. Y. Willams, Fifth ward, W. KR MoCormick and Lieutenant W. W.' Hargrave; Sixth ward, William Daglish and Captain A. C, Horison; Seventh ward, Churtes Stevens and Captain A. W. Watrous, IL was then voted to prepare a subscription paper for each Ward; wis to instruct the Secretary to nouly the Various members of the commitive of their appoint ment. Lieutenant ©. H. Denison offered a resolution re. questing the citizens and soldiers of other cities in the State to co-operate with this orgunization iu the move- ment for tho orection of » monument, und calling on them to form local associations preparatory to the for- | mation of # State assueration. Adopted. | It was voted that the residents o: the remainder of | Bay couuty be invited to become members of the asso- ciation. Tho orgapization was then, on motion of Lieutenant Denison, named the Bay Couuty Custer Monument Association. Hon, A. C, Maxweil then being cailed on made a few brief remarks, He alluded tothe great | mterest ho elt in this movement on — ace count of his acquaintance with the dead | hero and the peculiar circumstances waler | whieh It was formed, detailing the latter in the evurse of his remarks. He relerred to the high opinion he had entertained of General Custer from the hour tn which be Urst Knew him, to his simplicity of character and to the great loss which the country had sustained iu his death, Licuieuant Deaison thought the association should unite with the national movemout. Coionel Raymond thought Michigan should bave a monument to Custer, aside irom the natioual monu- ment. Mayor McDonell was of thy same opinion, Lieutenant Denisou said he would tavor a State mouu- ment it sufficient tunds could be raised. Inquiry being made as to the cost of an equestrian statue, it was suggested that one could be erected for hall or two- thirds the cost ol the State Soldiers and Sailors’ Monu- ment. CUSTER AT APPOMATTOX. THE PURSUIT OF LEE'S COLUMNS—THE DASH AND DARING OF THE YELLOW-HAIRED LEADER ILLUSTRATED. New York, July 21, 1876. To Tre Epttor or tux H@Ranp:— At this time, wken the nation, pausing in the midst of a heated political campaign, mourns tho loss of the brave inan who, though young in years, was old in the service of bis country, some reminiscences of his gal- lantry and daring displayed during the final effort of General Leo to hold up the tottering cause of the Con- federacy may prove not uninteresting. Of them {can only say 1 saw that of which I write, TH CAPTURE OF KERSHAW. Late in the afternoon of March 31, 1865, after a fatiguing march through the mud, we arrived at Din- widdie Court House. Here we learned of the disaster that had befallen the First cavalry division. They had met the enemy’s infantry and bad been repulsed with severe Joss. in fact, I may say thoy were in a some- what demoralized condition when we arrived, Gen- eral Custer, with bis band playing the na- tional airs, rode forward to the front and placed his commend in position. The enomy retreated within their fortifications at Five Forks, leaving @ strong skirmish line in our front, We learned afterward from prisoners taken that the enemy hearing our band play supposed tho infantry bad arrived to the support of our cavalry. Early on the morning of the 1st of April the com- mand moved forward slowly, skirmishing with tho epewy apd awaiting the arrival of the Fifth corps, About sundown, the Filth corps having arrived and been placed in position by General Sheridan bimselt, the charge was made and the enemy's works carried. The loss of the Third cavalry division, killed and wounded, was quite considerable. HEADED BY CUSTER, they were first in tho enemy's works, levying upon the guns, small arms and battle flags. Richmond was evacuated that night Nothing of importance oc- curred until the morning of the Stn of Apeil 1 pro- pose going alittle into detail regarding this most im- portant engagement, We had been in coustant pursuit ofthe enemy day and night, occasionally coming up with their rear guard at nigbfall, and alter a little skirmish wo would merely bivouac for the night and dawn would Gud us again afier them. Early ov tho morning above mentioved our command was water. | ing and massing, when a staf officer {rom General Wesley Merritt, then commanding the cavalry corps, came with orders directing General Custer to o | Lsball } of General Custer, that shortly after be had com- | menced his charges upon General Kershaw’s trons, General Divin, commanding the First division, same | corps, passed my temporary hospital, th continued on through the ravine and communicated with Genera Custer, afterword going into position somewherega out left, About a half nour after General Divin's command bad paseed General Merritt aud staf? came up and askeo me if 1 had seen anything of the Hirst division. I told bim what [ had seen, as stated bere. He then inquired of me what success General CUster had met with, 1 reported all I knew at that timo—the result of his first charge. He seemed surpri and, as I thought chagrined. What afterward occurred was told me vy General Custer the day tullowing the engagement, auc it Was repeated ina conversation bad last fail) pre cisely as Orst related. After lenving me, General Mer ritt, with his staff, rode over to where General Castei was reforming his command, after a charge, and in- formed General Custer that he thought it advisable for him to avandoa that position. itowever, he would pot imsist upon tt. “If you desire to remain here I will 0,” said neighboring farm Louse” (designating the house) “and awatt results.’ Nothing more was seer of General Merritt until the following day. Had the result of this day's engazenicot proved disastrous w Goueral Custer who can teil, wader the circuinstances what might have happened t Karly morn of the 6th found us sgain in our saddle: in bot pursuit of the enemy During the 6th and 7tt we captured smali squads of the chemy, who were aceording to their acknowledgments, getting heat sick of tho war, many coming in their ows volition, Nothing of importance im tne way of ag engagement occurred until the alterpoon of the &th, | Among the prisouers captured was one who seemed to be weil posted and desired to give iniormation. From bim the General learned (hat (he enemy were loading four trains of cars at Appomattox station with art! lery, ammunition, &e. Just us we bad learned these fucis a staff officer came from General Merritt direct. ing General Custer to halt, mass his command and rest. By the same staff ofticer General Custer seut his com- pliments and requested hita to state to General Merritt what be bad heard from this prisouer, and say to Gen- errit that “unless I get turther orders from him continue my mareb and capture those trains of cars’? Immediately atter the departure of General Merritt's staf officer General Custer despatched two of his own staff officers to reconnoitre. They quickly re. turned, reporting everything as the prisoner had taro.’ We were now only two miles away from the om, Genoral Custer directed two regiments of the division to move forward at a trot ax advance guard, The balance of the command followed at the same gait, The advance had orders to charge the station the tmo- ment tuey came in sight ol it and capture the trains. As wo were nearing the station, and surely not a mile away, AN EXCITING INCIDENT occurred which I must stop 4 tnoment to relate, tt heips to illustrate tho noble character of the man of whom lam writing Two young iadies came running, screaming, down the watk leading to the road, from a large and elegant mansion. “They are robbing us!” “They are robbing and try- ing to murder us!’ They screamed with all their mizht, General Custer, withont saying a word, Stopped short, and, quickly dismounting, rau up the walk just in time to catch a man tu United’ States unt- form ruuning from the front door, With his fist he almost unnibilated the miserable sealawag. Toon, run- ping through the house, he cuught another making bis exit from the rear door. Catching up an axe, he throw it, hitting the brute in the back of his head, thus quickly disposing of the two wretcbes. In a moment he was in lis saddle ogain, aud, alter hurriedly direct- ing Captain Lee, the Provost Marshal, to’ piace s guard on the premises, he charged down the road at territic speed, capturing the four trains in less tian five minutes’ after tnis event, Now commenced a brisk cannonading from — some rebel guns near the station. General Custer, through colored prisoners, lesrncd rida alle and, although he Was advised by one of his brigade commanders and other officers vot to attompt their capture that night, he at once dismounted bis command, as he was obliged to go through the woods and heavy under- growth, and caught up tis headquarters’ flag, saying, “Igo; who will tollow?’’ They all followed, and result was that, alter hard Oghung, some thirty guns were brought io by baud that nigh Tho next morn- ing Gencral Lee surrendered. The flag of truce—a towel on a pole—was brought to she command of Gen- oral George A. Custer, and to him the desire of General Lee to surronder was first communicated. The towel is stullin possession of the family, or was last fall, along with many other relics of that noted event. Re- spectiully, W. W. BOWLBY, formerly Surgeon Third Cavalry Division. A BURGLAR TRAPPED, DROWNED IN A CISTERN WHILE RETREATING FROM THE FIRE OF <A _ VICTIM—STOLEN PROPERTY YOUND ON HIS PERSON. Fayerts, Pa., July 2%, 1876. This vicinity has been visited a number of times dur ing the summer by burglars, and the gooa success that they met with in each case no doubt induced another visit on Friday night last, which rosulted fatally to one of tne depredators in a singular manner. Simon Feldt, a rich German farmor, living with bis mother and two sisters, near this place, was awakened about midnight on Friuay by a peculiar noise near his bedroom uoor, Suspecting burglars he jumped out of bed, upsetting @ chair and making considerabie noise, Instavtly the sound of rapidly retreating footsteps was beard on the stairs, Feld seized a shotgun that stocl in the corner of his room and ran to his bedroom window, which was open. Just then tbe form of a man ap) eared, run- ning across the garden. Feidt fired at Lim, but the retreating burglar kept ou his way, scaled the tence und disappeared. ‘Tue farmer and nis wite were highly excited, but finally began @ search of the house to see if anything had been stolen and to assure themselves that no one else was lurking about, Feldt was sure that there had been more than one burgi fom the sound of the footsteps onthe staira, trace ot any other could be iound, however, The rooms down stairs had beeu thoroughly ransacked and move forward at once with bis command and | attack the enemy’s wagon tralo at a certain point | which he, the staff officer, would designate, General | Custer, turning 10 bis staff, selected me to convey thu | order to cease watering the command and direct the differcot brigade commanders to forward their com- | mands atatrot When I reached the road again, after having delivered the orders, I found General Custer, at | the bead of bis column, returning. I learned from him a(torward that he had gone forward, as directed, but | did not like the position designated as the attacking | point, and seeing ip the distauce @ position, in tis | Opinion, more desirable, be rode forward just in time He immediately CHARGED TNE BATTERY, capturing the mine guns velore they could be placed in pesition, aad with tye guns be took 800 prisoners, Suil cuurging a milo beyond be cut the cuemy’s wagon traiv, cupturing and destroying nearly 1.000 wagons Retaroing he took up lis positiow in a sort of a ravine. Here be reformed his command for tue very active work that was to follow. Just over the brow of the on. He knew they must give way sooner or later, as the Sixth Corps Was doing oxcelleut execution just beyond apd would soon bave heir Sank turued About tive o'clock in the afternoon I rode out toward our battery, which had been 1 pusition all day sholiiug the envimy, My aticntion was attracted to a large batch of prisoners off (0 (he left ul our position, and, my curiosity being somowuat excited, | rode up to the guard tor the pur- pose of inquiring whether there were any ‘listinguisbed , Ollicers among the capiives. sut a sbort distance from, | me, mounted on a thoroughbred mare, [ saw what L at once knew to be w revel viticer of distinguished rank. | Ih a moment bis eye Caught mine, and he beckoned m. to come withi (he enclosure, ay he desired to (alk with me. 1 did so, and the following conversation | ensued :— | “Are you not ene of General Caster’s staf?” | “Lat, sit; @ surgeon, however,” ssir, Ldesire to surrender my sword to General | Custer. A non-commissioned oflicer continually maanding it, but f consider tuat | have thy right tre est the privilege of surrendering it to a comumis- I the sonor of addrossing’’’ I asked. ly name,” suid he, “is Kershaw—General Ker- shaw, sir.” neral,” [ said, “Lam glad to meet you | assure | . We always bad grout respect tor you aud ) our and when you conironted us in (he valley teok apon Genera: Custer as one of the best env. at il, indeed, consiver i sword to tim." He contmued. “Ever since the battle of Cedar Creek, when he aud General Sberi- i perfect admiration for the mun. I read a (ull account o! it in the New York Heraup some days cement. All through to-day’s battie I ju (0 concentrate their fire upon his headquariers flag, knowing be was there always at the front. While 1 should huve deprecated tue idea of Goi you merely succeeded in killing bis best horse. Now, tt you wiil accompany me oat- side of tho guard, I will take you over to Woudrall’s Batiory and leave you in charge of its commandin, oltcer while | communicate your desires to Geveral Custer.” lu company with two or three other rebel generals of minor importance he jollowed me As General Custer was then making another charge, | awaited the jast, and proved to be the gral day, a8 the balance of the enemy's cuin- inand surrendered, THE CAPTAIN OF TitK DAY has upward of 7,000 prisoners, thitiy-seven battle flags anda large number of guas The Tuird cavalry divis jon at no time during the day had more than 600 ea- waged against enemy. As General Custer was re- turning from the charge with his prisoners, battle 1 rode forward and met him. After con- lun | communicated +: res of General e The G ‘al seemed very much plensed and rather acceleraved direction of the cattery, In presenting his sword General Ker- shaw was oxceediagly complimentary in his remarks. rreuder Gevera! Kershaw and (riend pent the night with Caster and his and 1m the moroing they were sent to the rear with the rest of the prisouers, I will state bere, in order that no deserved and weil- merited honor may be detracted from the reputation | theory of his dewth was that in fleeing irom the hou | against ibe a vumber ol articles were missing, amoug them a silver waich belonging to tbe farmer. An examivation of the garden next day revealed the tact that Felut's ehot had taken effect in the tlyiug burglar, for the cabvages through which he bad fun were spotted with diood aloug Lis track, fhe trail could noi be followed atter be climbed the fence, and no clew to bis wucreabouts has been found. THE BURGLAR'S BODY DISCOVERED, Detached irom the farmbuuse, but only a few feet from it, #4 summer kitcheu or wasa Bouse. Under | this 1s @ large cistern, the mouth of which isin the centre of the fluor, covered with a trap door. Thi dvor, however, has always been left open as often closed. 1 18 a door in the ead of the wash house next the dweiling and anothe | 1m the opposite end, opening toward the barn. These dvors are never closed, as tue batiding contwins uotoing that any oue would care to steal, Saturday af.ernood ove of Feldt's sistors went to the cistern Lo draw some water by mneans of @ bucket tied to tue ead of a rope. The trap wav open. Sue let her bucket down and it came iD contact with sumetbing Wet prevented its siuking. Miss Felds poered down into tbe cistern and farted back 1m horror at the sight thut mot ber gaze. Pluiiy revewied by the ligut that streamed down through tho opening was the WITH PACE OF A DEAD MAX, ~ bo eyes wide vpen aud ‘turing up through tbe trap, he Fest of the voiy was dimly oudtiued im the sar. rouuding darkucss The woman ran into the bouse servaming “Murder!” Mr, feldt was im the bara, and ou hearing the cries rashed to the house, On being told what was the his Lired inan removed the body rom tue cistern, Was (hat oi @ man not more than twe: It was decently dressed, On the iore wound, whi h had evidently bo ly was iaid on a beach in Feldt came o this place aod summoned Dr.’ Cald anu an vilicer, who returned with him to bis farm. A jarge number of people oilowei to sec if any of them could identity the dead man. No oue bad evor seen bim beiore. On bis person sas iound THE SILVER WATCH ATOLES from the farmer, # ten-doliar bil, a six-barrelled revoi- matter he and tt was p Nowuing tending to 1 the deceased burglar was companion, who in We rear of his Teacned the garucn sigur of Foidt betore the joriner made bie uppearance around the house, Hearing te suot, and not, car ug to rao the risk of beng Dimseif @ tirgel, the burglar had (urned, aud starved to run through the washoouse and toward Lue be The opea cistern was io bie path and bo teil jong ino it, striking bis lead Jo of the opening with such lorce as to Cut the gash in it that was seon, and to bo doubt +o stan bim that he was drowned betore knowiug w bad bappeved io him, ‘The body was tunded over to the town authoriles, Who buried 1 io a fleld near Feld! THE HUDSON RIVER TUNNEL. Active preparations aro now in progress jor the con- struction of the Hudson River tunnel on the Jersey shore. The entrance to the tuonel is located on Jersey av near Fifteeuth streot, and the excavation will be carried in a northeasterly direction, terminating in Washington square, New York. The tunnel will ve two miles in iength, ani it is calculated «bo cars will pass through it in three minuics. ine road bed will be twenty-three fect in wiith, The shaft ut foot of Fifteenth street, Jorsey City, is 100 feet im circumference aud the brick wall ia three feet anu four inches thick, {he shaft bas been sunk to the depth of twenty (vet, and will be jurther excavated to the depth of sixty-two ject, when the excavation beneath the rm will Be commenced, The machinery tor (be work 18 DOW in posivion, and itt of the shart wilt’ be comp! The easteru grade of ihe tui feet, descending trom Jersey the New York side two in the shalt is sunk to the required depth a lew feet will be excavated in the tauael, when an iron cylinder with ninged doors wil be ini 80 that the laborers can prooced with the work. Com. pressed air will be forced from the surface into the cavity, Very little biasting will ve peel the first vein of rock being 1,100 tect irom the New York side, and the rock ts soft depth of earth over the masonry will not be less in any part than ibirty- ve injury cau occur trom the anchorage stupendous 000 as The com ot ve $15 000,000, of which $10, Fea ne Sy ir ating _— a iver Tunnel Company has beva triumphant ee president, Coione: Haskin, declares his gevertal ame to proceed vigorously with the work,