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mm 6 THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. KEW YORK, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1900. Medal of Honor Legion to Meet in Brooklyn. FORT HAMILTON POST TO BE REMODELED. HAMPTON PINES CLUB ON GREAT PECOIIIC BAY.

preme Court; Major General Isaac S. Catlin, lawyer; George W. Brush, M. a well known practicing physician; James Carey, Cornelius Cronin, James W. Webb, F.

W. Judge, Walter Jamieson, William F. Lukes, Fifth New York Volunteer Infantry CDur yee's Zouaves), under a very heavy fire from two brlgados, voluntarily carried to a field battery commander (Battery D. Fifth United States Artillery) the information of the close proximity on his flank and fear of an attacking column of the enemy, whose approach before was Unknown. Apprised of his peril, the battery commander was enabled to safely retire his guns, that otherwise would have been lost.

In this service Webb was severely wounded, and, being ordered to the hospital by the surgeon, refused to go, and while suffering from his wound that would have warranted his absence, participated in the Maryland campaign and the Battle of Antie nine die in striving for it. Unlike the ceremonies in European countries, there has been no parade of troops in presenting it and no official ceremony of any kind. The medal and certificate is sent through the mails and the name of the man who wears it does not appear in the Army Register except he be a regular army officer. Only lately orders have been issued by the War Department that on evening parade there will be read the names of officers and men who have won recognition for specially meritorious acts. Standing at attention, the troops at every garrison in the country will listen to the announcement of the deeds ot daring and bravery performed by their comrades on the field of battle, achievements which cause their own blood to tingle with pride and a spirit of emulation.

Act of March 3 Made Medal Possible to Any Brave Man. March 3, 1SG3, opened the gate for everybody wearing a uniform, from the staTB down to the cartridge belt, when an act was passed by Congress providing that the President "be and he is hereby authorized to cause 2.000 medals of honor to be prepared with suitable emblematic devices, and to direct that the same be presented in the name of Congress to such officials, non commissioned officers and privates as have most distinguished, or may mereafter most distinguish, themselves by their gallantry in action." The sum of $30,000 was appropriated to carry out the provisions of this law. The medal and device were selected by a special commission and 3,000 medals were struck off at the United States Mint in Philadelphia Had the fact been realized at that time that thirty nine years after, the passage of the act less than 2.000 medaiss would be required, doubtless fewer medals would have been purchased at greater cost. The last printed list issued by the War Department showed that 1,460 medals of honor had been Issued. Of this number S64 were awarded in bulk in January, 1S65.

to the Twenty seventh Maine Infantry, the term of service of which being about to expire, the regiment was ordered to Arlington Heights, where it arrived June 25. 1883. preparatory to being sent home for muster out. While the. regiment was at this place President Lincoln requested it to remain in the service a short time longer on account of General Lee's invasion of Penn sylvania.

About 300 officers and enlisted men volunteered to remain, and did remain, at'1 Arlington Heights until the result of the battle of Gettysburg was known. They were sent home on July 4. The remainder of the' regiment, consisting of 564 officers and en lir il men. was sent home on July 1. Tne official records show that it was intended to issue the medals to those who volunteered to remain in service beyond the expiration of their term, but evidently through inadvertence the medal was also issued to about 564 members of the regiment who did not volunteer to remain in service.

The records of the War Department do not show either the names of those who volunteered to remain or of those who did not so volunteer. These medals issued to the members of this regiment is known to all veterans as the blank medal. The War Department did not engrave any name or inscription upon it, and did not issue a certificate with the same. The holders of these blank medals are not admitted as members of the Medal of Honor Legion. Only 93 Medals Granted to New York's 467,047 Civil War Veterans.

From April 15, 1861, to the close of the War of the Rebellion, the total number of volunteers was 2,778,304. N'ew York State ":7.047. and only 93 medals of honor were awarded. Of this number it is esti i. t.iut there are forty still alive.

A surprisingly small number of them has been awarded when it is considered that the United States has practiced the custom of rewarding their heroes ever since the Continental Congress. The extent to which they are prized may be realized when it is known that Governor Roosevelt would gladly exchange his brevet brigadier general's title for a medal of honor. A bronze certificate stating that the holder risked his life in the service of the United States ia a souvenir that grows in value as it descends from generation to generation. General George Washington, as far back as 1782, established the honorary badge of military merit as the means of rewarding the men who served with distinction in the Revolutionary War. From that time the reward system in this country has assumed different forms.

The nrr vet method, which was among the earlier and most popular of all, was started in 1776, and yet at the beginning of the War of 1S12, not a single officer of our Army held a brevet. The brevet system was developed more fully in tho Mexican War, and afterward grew to huge and elastic proportions. From 1S65 to 1S70 they were handed out as promiscuously as the Cross of the Legion or Honor in France. Finally it was recognized that some distinctive medal should be provided as a sort of common level for all heroes, from a general to a private, a common reward for valor, wherever found. Twenty two Men Decorated Since Beginning of Spanish.

War. Since the beginning of the Spanish and Philippine wars twenty two officers and enlisted men have been decorated with the medal of honor. The American Medal of Honor, Itself of no intrinsic value and bestowing no rank or privilege, has been the sole reward of many of the most thrilling deeds in American history. The deeds which this medal recognizes are not familiar to the public, but it is more difficult to win than the Victoria Cross of England, the Iron Cross of Germany, the Cross of St. George of Russia or the Cross of the Legion of Honor of France.

The order was founded by Washington, so that this country has never been without this power of bestowing a mark of honor upon its heroes. The Decorations of Some of the Foreign Countries. Better known than the American Medal of Honor is the Iron Cross oi Germany. It was instituted March 10, 1813, by Frederick Will iam III of Prussia, in its wars against Napo eon. hose who wear this cross receive each 150 marks a year.

It was the Franco Prussian war tnat made the Iron Cross famous. The King laid down the rule that, it should be given for all acts of bravery only In important battles, where the enemy had been driven from his position or when a fort had been held successfully against the enemy. During and after the war, 48,874 crosses were conferred, a number that makes Mr. Seward's famous distribution of brevets, on March 13, 1X65, sink Into insignificance. The French decoration was first granted under Napoleon, in 1S14, and since that time the Cross of the Legion of Honor of France numbers 52,000 issued.

The French cross may be worn by civilians; the English and American crosses are pinned only upon the breasts of soldiers and sailors In the armies of these two nations. The most famous of all the decorations for bravery is the Victoria Cross ot England. It was founded January 29, 1856, during the Crimean War. It had won its place principally through Its intrinsic merit. A cheerful thing about the Victoria Cross is that an enlisted man gets a year pension on account of the cross, and also has the right to sign V.

C. after his name. There is now pending in Congress a bill by the provisions of which tho Secretary of War is authorized and directed to prepare a roll called the Medal of Honor roll, and place thereon tho names of the holders of such medals. The President of tho United States is empowered to give a commission to each person thus placed upon the Medal of Honor roll, with the rank of captain in the Army, said officers thus commissioned to be entitled to receive 75 per cent, of the emolument and allowances now paid to officers of the same rank In the Army. A perusal of the Medal of Honor list issued by the War Department, which tells something of the deeds for which the American Medal of Honor has been awarded, will show that 9G per cent, of the most striking exhibitions of heroism have been given by men whoso shoulders bore no Insignia of rank.

In Brooklyn There Are Twelve Medal of Honor Men. There are In Brooklyn Just a round dozen Medal of Honor men, the list being as follows: Judge William D. Dickey of the Su WWW tffjOHH BR0SNM OR the first time In the history of the organization, the MPd al of Honor Legion of the United States will meet in Brooklyn, holding its tenth annual reunion here on Tuesday, Wednes day and Thursday, September 11, 12 und 13. A citizens' committee of two hundred, of which former Mayor Charles A. Schieren is chairman, was appointed by Bor ough President Grout about two months ago, and this committee has been acting with a local committee, of which Dr.

George W. Brush is chairman, and the distinguished veterans who come to this borough will receive a hearty welcome. A fine programme for their entertainment has been arranged, Theodore S. Peck, president, has issued his order covering the details. A public reception will be held in the Academy of at o'clock on Tuesday evening, at which Mr.

Schieren will preside. An address of welcome on behalf of the citizens' committee will be made by President Grout, and on behalf of the state by Governor Roosevelt. An oration on "Patriotism" will be delivered by General Stewart L. Woodford. President McKinley has been invited to attend.

On Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock the annual business meeting of the legion will be held in the Art Association rooms, Montague street, next door to the Academy of At 2 o'clock in the afternoon a trolley ride to Coney Island and points of interest about the city will be taken, and at 7 o'clock in the evening there will be a banquet at. the Union League Club. On Thursday morning there will be an excursion to West Point, on the steamer Cepheus, which will leave the Bridge dock at 9 o'clock. This reunion will be a notable one, not only because it is the first time it has been held here, but also from the character of the men who will meet together. Every man present will be a hero, one whose deeds on the battlefield have been of such a conspicuous character as to merit the approval of his superior officers of the War Department and Navy Medal of Honor.

of the President of the United States. Upon the breast of each man will be suspended a medal, not a thing of brilliant beauty in itself, but a decoration which stands for the highest honor which the United States government can confer upon those who were willing to sacrifice all, if necessary, for her salvation. The medal is a five pointed star tipped with trefoil, each point containing a crown of laurel and oak. The medal, in appearance, to a casual observer, looks not unlike the badge of the Grand Army of the Republic. The late General John A.

Logan, when commander in chie! of that order, had the Grand Army badge modeled after it, but it is larger, the ribbon is of different color, and on occasions ot ceremony it is worn suspended by the prescribed official ribbon tissued by the War Department) around the neck, resting immediately in front and under the center line of the chin. By orders of the President, a bowknot of tho same combination of colors as the ribbon above described is worn in the lniiel of the coat in lieu of the medal. The design of the bowknot is very like that of the insignia worn by members of the French Legion of Honor. Medal the Greatest Honor the United States Bestows. The greatest honor which the government of the United States bestows upon its soldiers and sailors, and that which is prized most highly and not found in the list of pensions, was first couferred for distinguished gallantry in the Civil War by act of Congress March 3.

1803. In order that the Congressional Medal of Honor may be deserved service must have been performed on the battlefield of such a conspicuous character as clearly to distinguish the man for gallantry and intrepidity above his comrades service that involved extreme jeopardy of life or the performance of extraordinarily hazar lous duty. Recommendation for this decoration is referred to a special bourd of regular army officers at Washington, appointed by the Secretary of War, with the approval of the President, for the purpose of examining the official reports, which are judged by this standard of extraordinary merit, and incon testible proof of the performance of the service is exacted. Such medals are not granted upon the application of the person interested, nor upon his own statement of his merits, but only upon the recommendation of the soldier's comrades. A man must have a splendid record to his credit, with a particular incident of special bravery also, in order to got possession of one of these medals.

If every soldier who earns the Cross of the Legion of Honor, the Victoria Cross, the American Medal of Honor equivalent, lived to wear it, the decoration, through its very commonness, would lose much of its significance and value. One man in fifty wins it and lives; the other forty Comprehensive Plans for the Reorganization of Buildings, Roads and Grounds. 5HRMY BOARD TO PREPARE PLANS steps Taken to Make It One of the JTInest Military Reservations in the Country. Eagle Bure.iu. 60S Fourteenth Street.

Washington, September 1 Steps that were taken by Secretary of War Root to day will ultimately result, in making Fort Hamilton one ot the finest military reservations in the United States. The Secretary appointed fcoard ot officers to meet in the Army Building, New York City. September 5. for the purpose of preparing a comprehensive plan for the complete reorganization of the build angs, roads and grounds at the fort. A scheme will be drafted involving the erection new buildinps to replace die old structures now at Fort.

Hamilton, and quarters will be provided for a force much larger than that which can now be accommodated there. The (members of the board are: Major Henry S. Kilbourne. Surgeon United States Army; Major William L. Marshall, Corps of Engineers.

United States Army; Major Samuel R. Jones. Quartermaster United States Volunteers, and First Lieutenant George G. Galley, Fifth United States Artillery. The instructions to the board are as follows: "It is appointed to meet at the Army Build ing, New York City, on September 5, 1900, or as soon thereafter as practicable, for the purpose of preparing a comprehensive plan for the location of new buildings, roads and walks at Fort Hamilton, N'ew York, together with an approximate estimate of cost of all work connected with said plan.

As far as possible, such permanent buildings as have Ibeen erected since 1S95 will be absorbed in the proposed plans in such a way as to avoid the necessity for demolition or removal to a different site. "The board will prepare alternative plans, information with regard to which will be furnished by the Quartermaster General of the Army, and approximate estimates will accompany each plan. Upon the final adjournment of the board, the officers concerned will return to their proper stations. Such journeys as may be required of the board in car Tying out the above instructions are necessary for the public service." The carrying out of this improvement scheme will be in charge of General Lud ington, the Quartermaster General of the Army. In speaking to the Eagie correspondent to day, about his plans for Fort Hamilton, General Ludington said: "It is my aim to have Fort Hamilton made tone of the finest military reservations in the country.

There is no reason why it should not be made one of the most beautiful in appearance, as well as modern in equipment, of any of our posts. Its position near Brooklyn and. New York makes it one the most jprominent forts we have, and the government ought to be willing to maintain it in the same handsome style that the city authorities do their roads and grounds adjoining. "We will not. attemp to model the new fort after any special reservation, but rgwill combine all the best features of our vari ats posts in the reorganized Fort Hamilton.

Tfle new buildings will be of the most mod enfuypestrf will be located with special ref erence co tne purposes lor wbica they are to db ujea, ana vvitn regard to the other buildings. The present accommodations for men and officers are very poor. We will put in new barracks and will provide quarters for three times as many men as can now betaken care of. We have a fund available from which we may decide to erect one or two buildings in the near future, but the general plan of improvement can onlv be made effective through special appropriations from Congress. But even the additional buildings I speak of will not be commenced until the whole scheme of complete reorganization is perfected." The War Department has for some years past desired to make extensive improvements at Fort Hamilton in order that it might be made to harmonize with the splendid condition of the surrounding country owned bv the city authorities and by private parties.

General Wesley R. Merriu, when commander of the Department of the East, reported to the department that the condition of many of the buildings at Fort Hamilton was such as to render it unsafe to occupy them. He referred to a number of structures as havine lUBn Ann1A 3 .1 euiueu, urgently recommended that provision be made for the removal of these old buildings and the erection in their stead of modern structures that would be a credit to the government and the place. Reports from inspectors are also on file at the departmenV. which show that the barracks, drill hall and raanv of the officers' quarters at Fort Hamilton are in a poor state ot repair.

Durie. the session of Congress which just ended. Representative Clavton of Brooklyn endeavored to secure the passage of bin appropriating for the improvement of the fort and grounds, but it failed of passage. Army officers sr.y feat if the Brooklyn representatives would adopt the plan of Western representatives the re would not be much dif iiuunjr geiiing tee rnonev needed. TTi more experienced ir? tacked on to the su Instead of including ures which at once position.

Over a mi isiators have their items civil appropriation, ir.em in separate meas liecome targets for on iion dollars was ni ni ed in the sundry civil bill the last session Meade, Fort Rus for improvements at i'nri eell and Fort Leavenworth A MODEL PISE BOAT launched Yesterday for the City of Buffalo. Mayor Diehl of Buffalo. N. President John F. Malone, Commissioners W.

S. Grat tan and William Person of the Buffalo Fire Board and Chief B. S. McConnell and Master Mechanic David Owen of the Fire Department of the same city, with their wives and 'friends, yesterday went from Manhattan to Nixon's Crescent ship building yards at N. where they attended the launching of Buffalo City's new fire boat William S.

Grattan. The fire boat was built at a cost of SM.000 and is the most modern of its kind afloat. Beside being provided with the latest fire fighting apparatus it has an ice breaking prow which is essential for navigation during the winter months on Lake Erie. It is a steel hulled vessel 118 feet in length 24 feet beam and has a draught of 14 feet' Its boilers will carry a steam pressure of 225 pounds and the two engines will have 20x22 inch stroke. The William S.

Grattan has three pumps that can throw 3,000 gallons minute each and the united force of these pumps is expected to throw a ny. I ich stream 500 feet straightaway. The new fire fcoat, when completed will be taken 'to Buffalo via the St. Lawrence River and will be christened by Lucia Virginia Malone years old, daughter of the president of the Fire Board. FATAL STABBING APFRAY.

Angelo Mlnella, 2S years old. of Elizabeth Manhattan, was stabbed in the abdomen with a knifo yesterday by Gurann Pitzo. a butcher, who lives somewhere on Oak street. The stabbing took place in front "of .36 Mulberry street. Pitzo was arrested with tho knife In his hands, and Minella was hurried to the Hudson street hospital in flying condition.

There had been an al J. nwnr wmres. A New and Pleasant Resting Place for Many Well Known Brooklynites. MANY COTTAGES TO BE BUILT. McNulty's Gulch and Shevlin's Grov Stand Close to Nevins' Oaks.

Several well known business and club men of Brooklyn, associated under the title oj the Hampton Pines Club, early this spring secured a site and broke ground 'on the Bouth, side of the Great Peconic Bay, at Good Ground, L. for the erection of a club house which now occupies the summitof abluff rising about 150 feet above the water level. The site covers about twenty five acres of shore front and upland overlooking this beautiful body of tide water, and Is the highest ground rising immediately from the shore around the Peconic Bay. To indicate the original character of the improvements upon this and surrounding property, it may be said that in order to reach the house site a roadway had to be out through the woods from the main road to the summit of the bluff. These woods have many noble specimens of the oak, walnut, cedar and pine families, and a magnificent row of these trees borders the bluff, their roots extending far down Into the sand, holding the hills into firm resistance to the winds which made them.

The first structure to be erected on this high ridge' was the Hampton Pines Club house, a building modern in every sense, three stories in height, affording sleeping accommodations for the present members and their families, and with every convenience of a city house. Standing thus upon the highest eminence for miles around, a grand view is had of the surrounding country, while the winds from every quarter make the building delightfully cool at ail times. A large part of the first floor is given over to the wide entrance hall, in which there is a large open fireplace, on either side of which are the dining room and indoor recreation room. The second and third floors are arranged into suites of sleeping apartments. The building is illuminated with gas generated on the premises, and.

the open plumbing throughout has been the wonder of the natives. A driven well of the finest water supplies this commodity under heavy pressure. Sloping down from the house a lawn leads to the edge of the bluff, which stands out over the water 125 feet below. Rustic houses and platform stairs make the descent easy, and from the sandy shore far out to the channel the bottom is like a white marble floor, only softer. The bathing is thus made safe, and enjoyable, while boating is an ideal sport for the members.

Standing on the top of the bluff, a view is presented that, as one of the visitors said, reminds one of the beautiful Bay of Naples. Opposite, to the north and to the left, can be seen the summer home of Hugh McLaughlin, the Democratic leader of Brooklyn, and which, in the heated term, becomes the Mecca of all true followers. Along to the right are the villages of Mattituck, Cutchogue, Peconic, New Suffolk, or South old, and looking past Robbins Island, the hunting ground of the celebrated and exclu sive club bearing that name, one sees in the distance Greenport and Shelter Island. As the eyes travel back along the south side of the bay, they run along the ridges.of the Shinnecock Hills, long ago tho hunting grounds of the Shinnecock Indians, and which, the legends say, were then covered with a heavy growth of trees. At the base of these hills on the west is the Indian reservation, overlooking which lie the links of the Shinnecock Golf Club.

Along the canal that cuts off the Shinnecock Hills is Canoe Place, whose ancient inn is famed far and wide for its "entertainment of man and beast," as its charter granted by Queen Anne in 1719 requires. Directly to the south, and overlook ing Shinnecock Bay can be seen at night the warning rays from the Ponquogue lighthouse. It is in the midst of these many places of historic fame that the Hampton Pines CP.ib is located, an ideal spot for rest and recupera tion irom tne cares oi tne busy world, which can easily be forgotten under the quieting mnuences of nature. But in order that the members of the club may not lose themselves and forget their friends and keep fn touch with the neighborhood in which they might happen to be, the grounds have been laid out with characteristic titles. For instance, as one passes down to the water front, takme the deep path nature has cut out, he passes through McNulty's Gulch, a wierd ravine, perhaps, rather than Dunne's Boulevard, which affords an easier, if less picturesque, passage.

Overlooking this ravine are McLear's Leap and Gresham's Bluff, the latter being backed up by Nevins' Oaks, which lead to Shevlin's Grove, in the midst of which is Dobson's Dell, a very romantic spot leading to Fitzgerald's Chute, which ends directly in the water. The officers of the Hampton Pines Club are: Peter H. McNulty, president; Thomas F. Nevins, treasurer; James Gresham, secretary, who have for fellow directors James Shevlin, Desmond Dunne, Mirabeau L. Towns, Judge Watf hope Lynn and Edward J.

McCrossin. Another season will see several bungalows in the grounds surrounding the club house, ia which the married members and their families will doubtless form a very congenial colony, leaving the club house for the entertainment of the bachelors. SOUTH MIDWOOD. New Suburb of Brooklyn an Ideal Residence Section. The Germania Real Estate and Improvement Company is spending much time and money Improving the new and beautiful residence section which has been named South Midwood and which is located to the south of Flatbush, between that suburb and Flat lands.

The indications are that South Mid wood will soon become one of the most desirable localities for homes. The land is very level and is perfectly sewered. The macadamized streets have cemented curbs and gutters and ornamental trees and shrubs add to the beauty of the place. Skilled landscape artists laid out the property and have made it a charming spot. South Midwood is within thirty five minutes of Manhattan Borough and can be conveniently reached by several trolley routes.

The Kings County Elevated road trains Tuning both to Manhattan and Brighton Beaches pass through the property, while the trolley cars which run down Flatbush avenue to Vanderveer Park and Bergen Beach and those which run through Rogers and Ocean avenues to Sheepshead Bay are very convenient. There have been a number of pretty cottages erected on the property and these are now for sale. They are a fair sample of tha kind which will no doubt be found all over the tract within a very short time. The cottages already erected will bo sold to first comers at low prices. The Germania Company has two offices on the property, one at the corner of Amersfort place and Flatbush avenue and the other at the corner of Flatbush and Nostrand avenues.

The Manhattan Borough office of the company is in the Potter Building at 38 Park row. AMERICAN ARTISANS WIN. Many of the most coveted of the artistic prizes at Paris have been already awarded to Americans, and word now comes that to American workers In silver represented by the Gorham Company of New York, have been awarded two Grand Prix medals as well as six other medals In gold and silver. One of the grand prizes is for their general display of art ware in silver and gold, the other for leather goods with silver and gold ornamentation. As these awards aro the highest la their respective classes, they plaoe American artisans and craftsmen in the precious metals at the head of the world.

General Horatio C. King, a lawyer; Major Walter Thorn, a lawyer, and John Brosnan, who nas been for years a letter carrier. The history of the awarding of the medals to these men and of the acts of dlstin gulshed bravery by which they earned it Is as follows: William D. Dickey, major of the Fifteenth New York Heavy Artillery, received his medal on June 10, 1896. On June 17, 1864, at Petersburg, he refused to leave the field, remaining in command, after being wounded by a piece of shell, and led his command in the assault on the enemy's works on the following day.

Isaac S. Catlin was awarded his medal for most distinguished gallantry in aotion be fore Petersburg, July 30, 1864. On the day before the engagement, Catlin had been mustered in as colonel of the One Hundred and Ninth Regiment, New York State Volunteers. At 3 o'clock In the morning before the battle he was awakened by an orderly from General Harttranft, who re quested him to visit him in his tent. Catlin lost no time in paying the visit.

"Get down here, Catlin," said the General, and the' two officers proceeded to study the map and the General outlined the plan of action for that day's fight. Catlin was to push ou over the mines and, if possible, capture the men in charge. When day dawned he headed his men into a perfect eruption of fire, shot and shell, and was wounded. Wounded as he was, he insisted on being carried to the front, and while on his way there the explosion of shell shattered his right leg, which was later amputated. Notwithstanding he had been twice wounded, he headed the line and led his troops to victory over the unexploded mines, which he captured, he being in command of a provisional brigade.

Dr. George W. Brush was awarded his Medal of Honor on January 21, 1897, for conspicuous gallantry on May 24, 1864, at Ashepoo River, S. he then being a lieutenant in Company Thirty fourth United States Colored Troops. He voluntarily commanded a boat's crew, which went to the rescue of a number of Union soldiers on board the stranded steamer Boston, and with great gallantry succeeded in conveying them to shore, being exposed during the entire time to heavy fire from a Confederate battery.

James Carey received his Medal of Honor from Congress in 1869. Rear Admiral Davis reported to the Navy Department a communication received from then Lieutenant Commander Erben, stating the act of bravery performed by Carey, and Gideon Welles, then Secretary of the Navy, wrote Carey that a Medal of Honor had been ordered for him. The medal was for saving the lives of William Tobin, Charles Jones and M. H. Claflin, of the United States steamer Huron, whom he rescued from drowning, on separate occasions.

Carey served on the Kansas, Huron, Yantic and Pawnee, and was discharged honorably from the Pawnee In 1869. While serving on the Pawnee, and when in Rio de Janeiro Bay, the sailors threw overboard a lot of old 'junk in order to clean up tho vessel, and it got foul of the wheel. Three volunteers were called for to take away the obstructions, Carey being one of them. One was hurt and another worn out, but Carey remained until all was cleared from the wheel, and the vessel proceeded. Carey in his boyhood days was a newsboy, and sold the Brooklyn Eagle.

Cornelius Cronin, while chief quartermaster on board the United States steamer Richmond, in Mobile Bay, August 5. 1864, was commended tor coolness and close attention to duty in looking out for signals and steering the ship In the action of Mobile Bay on the morning of August 5, 1864. He was in the Navy eight years. He joined the Brooklyn In December, 1861, and was In action with Forts Jackson and St. Philip, and with the rebel Ironclads and gunboats below New Orleans, was present at the surrender of New Orleans, and in the attack on the batteries below Vicksburg in 1862.

He Joined the Richmond In September, 1863. Cronin was awarded the medal by order of Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles on July 8, 1866, his service on the Richmond being especially recommended. The medal was given to Comrade Cronin by general orders of December 31, 1864, but he was nt sea nnd It was not delivered until July 3, I860. James W. Webb was awarded his medal on September 17, 1897, for conspicuous bravery at the second battle of Bull Run on August 30, 1862.

The letter from the War Department awarding it says It was for most distinguished gallantry In action, the particular service being that at the battle mentioned this soldier, then a private In Company tam. Webb was in forty four general en gagements, certifled to by his commanders including Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, Mine Run, Fredericksburg. Chancellorsvllle. Snott sylvania, Wilderness, Malvern Hill and many otner of tne noted engagements pf the war. F.

W. Judge was awarded his medal on November 2, 1870, for conspicuous gallantry on November 29, 1863, while first sergeant of Company Seventy ninth New York Infantry, known as the Highlanders. His act was performed during the assault on Fort Saunders, Tenn. In the face of a fearful fire Sergeant Judge ran up on the parapet of the fort, where the flag of the Fifty first Georgia was flying, took it down and brought it safely within the Union lines, while the rebel yell was sounding and his own comrades were loudly cheering. Walter Jamieson, years ago known as Sam Collyer, at the Petersburg mine, he then being first sergeant of Company One Hundred and Thirty ninth Regiment.

New York Volunteers, voluntarily went between the lines, under a very heavy fire, to the assistance of a wounded and helpless officer. Jamie son carried and dragged the officer within the Union lines, all the time exposed to the most severe fire, in the assault on Fort Harrison, September 29, 1864, while commanding nis company, carrying tne regimental flag, the color bearer and guard having been shot down, he seized the color, and, rushing forward, planted it upon the fort. In full view oi tne whole brigade. His medal of honoi was awarded to him on April 5, 1898. William F.

Lukes, then and now residine in Brooklyn, enlisted In the United StateB wavy in lstsa. He served lor tnree years and was discharged. He was one of the crew of the Colorado engaged in putting down the Corean insurrection, under the command of Lieutenant McGee. The men on the Colo rado landed on Friday and were engaged until the following Sunday, when the Coreans were driven into one of the numerous forts which they had occupied. After two unsuccessful attempts the third attack was made and Lieutenant McGee was wounded.

Lukes, who Army Medal of Honor. was a petty officer, took command, and the fort was taken. Lukes looked for Lieutenant McGee and found that the natives were carrying blm off to the mountain. Lukes called for volunteers and Seth Allen and Thomas Murphy responded. The natives were soon overtaken and a desperate hand to hand fight ensued.

When reinforcements arrived the marines found Lukes with eighteen wounds, lying unconscious on the body of Lieutenant McGee, his companions both being dead. Lukes lay unconscious for thirty nine days on board the Colorado. For his gallant and meritorious conduct he received a modal of honor and Congress voted him a letter of thanks. The Corean fight was on June 9 and 10, 1870. Horatio C.

King was awarded his medal on September 17, 1897, the letter from the War Department stating that it was awarded for most distinguished gallantry in action, the following being a statement of the particular service, "On March 29, 1865, this officer, then a major of United States Volunteers and quartermaster of the First Cavalry Division, requested permission, which was granted, to accompany the general commanding the division on the movement then ordered as a volunteer aide de camp and was often under fire, and in the action near' Dinwiddle Court House, March 31, 1865, Major King, while serving as aid, behaved with distinguished gallantry In a cavalry charge." Walter Thorn received his medal of honor on November 28, 1892, it being awarded to him, according to a letter received from Assistant Secretary of War G. D. Meikeljohn, for most distinguished gallantry on the occasion of tho explosion of the mine at Dutch Gap Canal, Virginia, January 1 1865. John Brosnan was awarded his medal of honor, according to the letter accompanying the certificate, for conspicuous gallantry at Petersburg, June 17, 1864. The circumstances are as follows: In the morning of that day his command lay close up to the enemy's works.

After making several unsuccessful efforts to dislodge them the day previous (Brosnan had command of Company One Hundred and Sixty fourth New York Infantry), most of the officers of the regiment being either killed or wounded. Corporal Michael Carroll of Company left the earthworks, which were thrown up during the night for protection, to procure some rations. While going through the open field, he was shot down by the enemy's sharpshooters, who were concealed in the tops of the trees. When Sergeant Brosnan's attention was called to the matter, he saw that Carroll lay helplOH3 and exposed to the deadly fire of the sharpshooters. Brosnan Immediately rushed across the field to the aid of Carroll, which was a Bignal for the sharpshooters to open a regular volley at him.

When Brosnan reached the corporal's side tho latter requested him to He down or he would get killed. Brosnan told Carroll he would try to get out of range of the shots first. The enemy were firing at the two men continually. Carroll was a very heavy man and quite helplesB on account of his several wounds, but Brosnan succeeded In getting him out of range after a hard struggle, but received a gunshot wound which caused the loss of his left arm..