Courier Gazette Tuesday, August 13 1895

T he Courier-Gazette. ROCKLAND, M AINE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 13,1895. V o l u m e 5 0 . N'omhkk 3 2 . Tlie Courier-Gazette Goes Regularly Into M ore Fam ilies in Knox County Than zVny Other Paper Puhlislied the Confederate leaders were clamoring for DROWNING ACCIOENT artillery, but none came. Highest Of all in Leavening Power.— L atest V . S. Gov’t Report Maj.-Gen. Iliram G. Berry Shortly after 4 o’clock the firing ceased along the whole front, but the enemy showed A Row Boat Upsets and a Young Mao Finds a no disposition to withdraw from the field. It Water/ Gram-Companion Saved. A BIOGRAPHY was evident that a fresh attack was impending, and the Union generals made disposition of A drowning accident occurred Friday Baking Written fo r the Courier-Gazette by Edward K. Gould their forces to meet it. At 6 o’clock the enemy suddenly opened upou Couch and fop. shortly after noon in the harbor, in front ot ter with the; whole of his artillery, the Simpson House. Two young men, Walter I Lotbrup and Eddie Cables, were in a rowboat (Begun in No. 8. Back numbers can be had,] and at once began pushing forward columns a T D R IN K ' and jttte.pptcd to change scats. The water Powder of attack to carry the hill. Brigade after XXV brigade formed under cover of the woods and was rough and the boat Upset. The young agcous conduct in leading this charge and started At a run to cross the open space and men clung to the boat for awhile, but Cables - - After the battle Of Gaines Mills arrange grew weak and slipped off. The accident Ab s o w t e e v p u r e driving back the enemy at one of the most charge our batteries, but the heavy fire of our ments were made to transfer the base of sup was witnessed on the shore, only about 75 feet critical periods of the battle, Lieutenant guns with the cool and steady volleys of our plies to the James. Casey’s troops, who were Greenhalgh received special mention in offi distant, and Clift Goulding, manager of the at White House, were ordered to the new infantry sent them reeling back to shelter, and W llU M ® cial reports. covered the ground with their dead and boats at the hotel, launched a boat from the home happenw^ I j^ fix tu re s base, and all the material that could not be put The ground gained by this charge was held. float and went to the rescue, saving Lothrop, on board the transports was burned. The roll wounded. In several instances our infantry General Berry was reinforced and with the withheld their fire until the attacking column, who was in an exhausted condition, but Cables Capt. A. J. Hall’s horse ran away Wednes I V ' p j i c i o u s ing stock, loaded with supplies, was run into troops now at his disposal, he successfully re was drowned. Lothrop was taken to the day smashing the wagon badly but injuring the river. Five thousand wagons, laden with which rushed through the storm of canister hotel and cared for and then sent to his home sisted every effort of the enemy to retrieve the and shell from our artillery, had reached within no one. For Sale everything portable, were sent to the James disasters that had come upon them. here, the drowned young man was about 18 by the way of White Oak Swamp. The re a few yards of our lines. They then poured Capt. Mark Ames of South Thomaston has General Berry maintained his formation in a single volley and dashed forward with the years old and a son of John Cables, this city. KootB eer serve artillery was also moved by this road. until midnight, when orders came to continue returned from the Boston hospital where he Twenty-five hundred head of cattle made a bayonet, capturing prisoners and colors, and had his right hand amputated. At a B arg ain ! the retreat to Malvern hill. So near were PASCAL ASSOCIATION. \ ’ fiend 2-ecnt *tamp fbr pictured. part of the long column. What could not be driving the routed columns in confusion from the opposing lines of the enemy that strict the field. Until dark the enemy persisted in 'The cellar is finished for the house that Williams A Carlktun. Hartford. Cob*. carried was destroyed, and blazing bon tires AT 252 MAIN STREET. silence was enjoined that the retreat might his efforts to take the position so tenaciously Capt. L. B. Keene is building at corner of marked the camps and depots of the Union not be discovered by the rebel pickets. With An Occasion Much Enjoyed By Home People and Broadway and z\dmontem avenue. troops. Webb says: “Millions of rations, defended; but his repeated and desperate cautious tread and at whispered command the attacks were repulsed with fearful loss, and Many From Abroad. To anyone who is desirous of hundreds of tons of fixed amunition and shells brigade withdrew from the front, leaving be Trumbn II. Bucklin of West Rockport has Light as a Fairy, darkness ended the battle of Malvern Hill, been granted an increase of pension. Frances going into business this is a for the siege guns were thus lost. Lee’s un hind in the darkness the dead and dying, the The annual reunion of the Pascal Associa White as snow, certainty as to the movements of McClellan though it was not until after 9 o’clock that the M. Gushee of Appleton has been granted rare chance. Wiiilo waiting stern exigencies of war making it impossible artillery ceased its fire. tion was held in the new Memorial building. Sweet as a kiss gave the latter twenty-four hours to perfect to bury the slain or to succor the injured. widow’s pension. for a customer we shall oiler ’Neath mistletoe. During the whole battle Commodore Vinalhaven, Wednesday. The ladies were and cany out his arrangements, and when In this engagement General Berry was cordially received and entertained by the la The County Commissioners were in session great bargains in 125 barrels of ’Tis n a tu re 's best Lee saw the intentions of the Union general, Rodgers’ gunboats had rendered effective ser briefly Tuesday, goinofrom here to layout the slightly wounded by a musket ball which sev vice by shelling the advancing columns and dies of L. Carver Relief Corps. Officers Replenishment, the retreat was well advanced, and the roads ered his sword belt. General Kearny being Mount Pleasant road/® Their next session will The staff of life, the reserves of the enemy. were elected as follows: Pres. Mrs. S. L, be held Aug. 20. The Bost Ftour Made at $4.50 per across the swamps guarded to protect the sick from exhaustion and exposure, the com I’ascal of Rockport; Vice Pres. Mrs. T. G. "Magnificent.” . passage of the trains from attack by way of General Berry had followed the retreating mand of the Division was given to General army to Malvern Hill and took position on I.ibby of Vinalhaven; Sec. Mrs. H. M. Arau; Adelbert Crockett’s horse ran away Wednes barret or 3 barrets for $13.25. THE GENUINE IS ALWAYS BRANDED the New Market and Charles City and Wil Berry, who directed its movements during the Treas. Mrs. W. W. Kittredge of Vinalhaven; day at the North End, overturning the milk liamsburg roads.” the right of the advanced general line support latter part of the battle. ing the Second Brigade. At 10 o’clock the Directors, Mrs. E. A. Hawes of Union, Mrs. cart to which he was attached, breaking the We also linvc some of tlie bulk enemy commenced shelling from the plateau F. S. Walls bf Vinalhaven, Mrs. S. L. Miller shafts and throwing out the driver. M Cream Tartar for 18 cents a BATTLE OF MAIA'EKN HILL. About midnight of the 29th of June, Gen opposite the position occupied by General of Waldoboro, Mrs. Clark of Warren, Mrs Crockett was but slightly injured. p o u n d . eral Berry received orders to fall back from his The position selected by McClellan for re Berry’s brigade, and although many men were Win. Gay ofThomaston, Mrs. Lizzie Taylor The Rockland fire department, in new 55 cent Molasses for 35 cents. advanced position at Seven Pines. After the sisting the further advance of the enemy at struck, the line maintained its position all day of Appleton, Mrs. Etta Marsh of Rockland. uniforms, now appear on parade duty. A First and Second Brigades had moved, General Malvern Hill was a strong one. The left and without flinching. In his report of this battle Remarks were made by the president, other change has recently taken place in the James Spice for 4 12 cents a pack Berry commenced the retreat at 4 o’clock in center of the Union lines rested on Malvern General Kearny says: “The Fourth Maine ladies, and Comrades E. A. Hawes of Union F. Sears Co., Stephen llassen having been age. the morning, taking with him a section of Hill, while the right curved backward through particularly distinguished itself for its coolness and C. W. Thomas of Camden. Dinner of elected foreman of the hose in place of Jack And a great many more bar-- Thompson’s battery. The Third Michigan a wooded country toward a point below in holding the ravine in our front and daringly fish chowder was served, and the whole oc Mulligan, resigned.

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