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| Captain William Saxton. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Saturday, January 10, 1903.
REGIMENTAL HISTORY.
One Hundred Fifty-seventh New York Volunteers.
CAPTAIN SAXTON TO WRITE IT.
The Standard to Publish it in Serial Form, Beginning Very Soon—Organization of the Regiment When Mustered Out of the Service—Letter from Comrade Limebeck.
The Standard has made arrangements with Captain William Saxton, a former resident of Cincinnatus, now of Edgar, Neb., to publish in serial form certain war reminiscences which cover the period from 1861 to 1865. Captain Saxton enlisted in the One Hundred Fifty-seventh regiment, New York Volunteers and was in command of Company C, of that regiment when mustered out of the service at the close of the civil war. These letters virtually give a history of the regiment to which the writer belonged. The first two or three letters are devoted to the events leading up to the commencement of hostilities. Then comes the organization of the regiment, its advance to the front and a sketch of its career. There are about fifty letters in all, and it is our purpose to publish one each week. Captain Saxton writes in a purely personal way mentioning constantly names perfectly familiar to residents of this county, and many of whom are now living. His letters, we are assured will be of large interest, not only to all his old comrades in that regiment and to their families, but to other veterans and to our readers generally
These letters were first published in the Edgar, (Neb.,) Post, and are reprinted from that paper by permission of its editor as well as with the approval of Captain Saxton.
When the One Hundred Fifty-seventh regiment was mustered out of the service in 1865 it was officered as follows:
Lieutenant Colonel—J. C. Carmichael, Cortland, commanding, deceased Oct. 2, 1889.
Major—Frank Place.
Adjutant—Charles J. Baldwin, M. D., Granville, O.
Chaplain—Rev. O. H. Seymour, Cortland, deceased Sept. 8, 1889.
Quartermaster—A. W. Kingsbury, Homer.
Surgeons—Dr. H. C. Hendricks, McGraw; Dr. J. Mortimer Crawe, Watertown, deceased; Dr. F. D. Beebe, Hamilton, deceased April, 21, 1893.
Co. A—Lieutenant W. H. Morgan, Cortland.
Co. B—Captain C. H. Van Slyke, Sioux Falls, N. D., deceased 1901.
Co. C—Captain William Saxton, Edgar, Neb.
Co. D—Captain J. C. Atwater, Homer.
Co. E—George L. Warren, Cortland.
Co. F—Captain Lafayette Mac Williams, Chicago, Ill.
Co. G—Lieutenant John Campbell, Peterboro.
Co. H—Captain G. S. Van Hoesen, Cortland.
Co. I—Captain L. F. Briggs. Eaton,
Co. K—Captain F. E. Gates, Haddenfield, N. J., deceased 1899.
These letters will begin very soon. The Standard has notified the surviving members of the regiment of the purpose to publish this history and a number of responses from the old soldiers have been received, among them the following open letter from S. G. Limebeck of Oneida Valley, N. Y.:
Oneida Valley, N. Y., Jan. 7.
To the Editor of The Standard:
Sir: Your letter is received to the effect that The Standard has made arrangement with Captain William Saxton, a former resident of your county, but now of Edgar, Neb., to publish in serial form once a week during the year his profound reminiscences of the civil war. Captain Saxton enlisted from Cincinnatus in the One Hundred-Fifty-seventh regiment, New York Volunteers. Captain Saxton, Captain Henry D. Waters, Captain G. J. Randall, Lieut. John Campbell, Lieut. Joseph Henry, Captain Geo. L. Warren together with 1,000 others obeyed the call of that great man of the people, that Moses who led us through the parted waters of the sea, through the wilderness of battle over the Jordan of safety to the promised land. When our country was in its extremist needs, when the fate of this republic was trembling in the balance our armies were melting away by fire and pestilence of rebellion, our flag then faltering and heavy with patriotic blood that great man called on the One Hundred Fifty-seventh regiment who in the prime of their manhood reached out their strong arms and with steeled fingers clutched our starry flag and carried it to Appomattox and victory. Surely a history of the One Hundred Fifty seventh which was enlisted in Cortland, Madison and Chenango counties from the graceful pen of Captain Saxton and published in The Cortland Standard would be read by the veterans, their sons and daughters where they may be reached.
H. G. Limebeck,
Co. B, One Hundred Fifty-seventh Regiment, New York Vol.
MARCH OF REBELS CHECKED.
Port of Tucacas Reoccupied by Government Forces.
Caracas, Jan. 10.—The port of Tucacas was reoccupied Thursday by forces of the Venezuelan government after a fight with the revolutionists of one hour's duration.
Tucacas, which is about 40 miles northwest of Puerto Cabello, has been occupied for the last four months by the revolutionists. It has lately been the point where much of the goods and ammunition smuggled over from the Island of Curacao has been landed.
The revolutionary force under General Ramos which was defeated last Sunday near Guatiere has dispersed. The march of the rebels upon Caracas via Guatiere has been completely checked.
The revolutionists succeeded in holding the English railroad running out of Tucacas for five hours. At the end of that time the government forces occupied the line.
The government is most active in pursuing the rebels. Another engagement has taken place near Coro and resulted in the rout of the enemy.
Octave Marąuez and 180 men were taken prisoners by the government soldiers who also secured a quantity of rebel ammunition.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
While the cause of temperance is advancing in the United States, the drink habit in England is increasing to an appalling extent. Among the measures of repression with which London begins the new year is a law requiring magistrates to keep a list of drunkards to whom keepers of public houses are forbidden to sell liquor. Heavy penalties are prescribed for any woman who is found drunk with a child under 7 years old in her care. There is also a law allowing a husband or wife to obtain a decree of separation in case of habitual drunkenness, and Sir Charles Allen Lawson has successfully applied for a summons against his wife Lady Lawson, whom he describes as a habitual drunkard. This is the first prominent case under the new act. Whether the evil can be reached and corrected by these and other legal devices is a question.
In the United States a great deal has been accomplished by argument, persuasion and local option. England bas a terrible problem on hand, and perhaps could get some valuable points from sections of this country where progress in temperance has been made.
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| Judge Joseph E. Eggleston |
HAVE GONE HOME.
Mrs. Kiehl and Mother Rejoiced at their Release.
HOPE THEIR TROUBLE IS ENDED.
Standard Man First Informed Them of the Decision and that the Official Order was Coming—Again Declared Them Innocence of any Crime—The Order Itself.
Mrs. Maude C. Kiehl and her mother, Mrs. Addie Fenner, together with little Roger, the 2-year-old son of Mrs. Kiehl, left Cortland at 7:29 o'clock last evening for Syracuse on their way to their home in South Onondaga. That they were extremely happy in being free once more was very evident, but the greatest occasion for their joy was the belief they now hold that they will not be imprisoned again upon the hideous charges that have been hovering over them.
When they received their first notification from the lips of a Standard man yesterday afternoon that they were to be released and allowed to go home by an order of Judge Eggleston the two women were visiting with Mrs. Overton in the kitchen of the jail. At the first intimation of what was in store for them they seemed dazed and were speechless. They gazed at the one who brought the information, and doubt, mingled with hope, was plainly shown. They were assured that the information was authentic and that the order had been issued by the judge, and that in a very few moments they would be given their freedom.
At this the lips of the two women were unsealed and they gave full vent to their feelings. They proclaimed their innocence of the entire matter and declared that they had been imprisoned wrongfully. They said, however, that they had fared extremely well under the kind treatment of Sheriff and Mrs. Overton, who had allowed them many privileges.
Mrs. Fenner, the mother of Maude Kiehl, and therefore the grandmother of baby Roger, is only 41 years of age, yet she looks much older than she really is. Her hair is almost silver white and she says that the trouble she has had since the Kiehl proceedings started has left its marks upon her. She is much more of a talker than is Maude Kiehl, and she stated emphatically that there had been nothing proven against them.
In reference to the rough on rats that the South Onondaga merchant had in stock at the time that her son, George Fenner, was a clerk in the store, she said that since the close of the inquest the storekeeper had informed her that the disposition of the six boxes that were bought by him had been traced out and all were accounted for. She said that she did not know what strychnine, arsenic or rough on rats looks like.
While this conversation was going on it was announced that the women's attorneys, Messrs. Davis & Lusk, had arrived with the order for their release, and the two went upstairs and into the grand jurors' room to get the news officially. The orders were shown to them and about the first question that was asked was in reference to whether the coroner could bother them any more. The two women expressed their thanks for the efforts that their attorneys had made for them.
The orders issued by Judge Eggleston for the release of Mrs. Kiehl and Mrs. Fenner were practically the same.
The one with reference to Mrs. Kiehl is:
In the matter of the application of Maude C. Kiehl for a writ of habeas corpus or a writ of certiorari:
Whereas, A writ of certiorari has been heretofore issued on the application of Maude C. Kiehl to the sheriff of Cortland county, commanding him to certify fully and at large to Hon. J. E. Eggleston, Cortland county judge, the date and cause of the imprisonment of the said Maude C. Kiehl; and the said A. R. Overton, sheriff of Cortland county, having on the third day of January, 1903, made return to said writ that he held the said Maude C. Kiehl by virtue of a warrant of arrest issued by Ellis M. Santee, coroner of the county of Cortland, and by warrant of commitment issued by said Ellis M. Santee, coroner to the said sheriff of Cortland county, committing the said Maude C. Kiehl to the county jail of said county, and it being alleged in the petition and affidavit of the said Maude C. Kiehl that she was unlawfully imprisoned under said warrant and commitment and an examination having been made into the facts; and it appearing on such examination that the said Maude C. Kiehl is unlawfully imprisoned and restrained of her liberty, on the ground that said warrant of arrest was issued without jurisdiction, upon findings which were illegal and void and did not give authority to the coroner to issue said warrant. Now after hearing Rowland L. Davis on behalf of the prisoner and petitioner, and T. H. Dowd, district attorney, and E. C. Alger, Esq., opposed, it is therefore finally
Ordered, that the said Maude C. Kiehl be and hereby is forthwith discharged from the custody of the sheriff of Cortland county and from further imprisonment under and by virtue of the warrant of arrest and commitment aforesaid issued by the said Ellis M. Santee, coroner, by which she was held by said sheriff.
Dated, Cortland, N. Y., Jan. 9, 1903.
J. E. Eggleston, Cortland County Judge.
A COLD WAVE
For Which the White Flag With Black Center is Displayed.
Every few days through the winter months the cold wave flag is displayed from the pole upon the Standard building where the weather forecasts are shown. People wonder just what this flag means.
The term "cold wave," as employed in the forecasts issued by the United States weather bureau, has a technical meaning which should be thoroughly understood by the public, for whose benefit such warnings are distributed.
For all sections of the state of New York except the northeastern quarter the weather bureau issues its cold wave warnings during the months of December, January and February to indicate that a fall of 20 degrees to a minimum temperature of not more than 10 degrees above zero will occur within the twenty-four hour period for which the forecast is made. During the remaining nine months of the year cold wave warnings are promulgated when a fall of 20 degrees to a minimum temperature of not more than 20 degrees is expected within the twenty-four hour period.
When decided falls in temperature are expected , but with minimum temperatures of more than 10 degrees or 20 degrees according to the season of the year, the term "cold wave" is not used, but such expression as "much colder" or "decidedly colder" is incorporated in the forecast.
When the local official expects a cold wave, not only is the warning distributed by means of the forecast cards, weather maps and newspapers articles, but corporations and firms whose business will be seriously affected by the change in temperature are promptly notified by telephone.
The cold wave signal is a square white flag with a black center.
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| Cutting ice on Little York Lake. Undated. |
Ice Harvesting at Little York.
The Little York Ice company expects to begin harvesting ice from Little York lake next Monday. The company expects to cut more ice this season than ever before, and has contracted with the Lackawanna Railroad company to furnish that company with 1,000 carloads of ice for distribution along its line. The ice is now about 1 foot in thickness and is of an excellent quality.
A LIVELY RUNAWAY.
Refuse Dropped on Heads of Horses Caused them to Take French Leave.
E. D. Chaffee this morning was transacting some business at the rear door of the store of C. M. Jennings in the Squires building, his team standing in the alley by his side. Some one upon tbe balcony above threw down a lot of refuse striking the horses upon the heads. They stood not upon the order of their going, but went at once. Mr. Chaffee tried to go too, but he wasn't quick enough. They dashed into Tompkins-st. and turned east. The sleigh slid around on the smooth street. The rear end struck the curb in front of the postoffice [Standard building—CC ed.] and over went the sleigh depositing four bags of oats, two jars full of choice Jersey butter and a half dozen empty jars along with the seat, robes, blankets and halters at the side door of the postoffice where the mail is usually taken in. Several of the empty jars were broken. At the corner of the York hotel [formerly Messenger hotel] the horses slipped on the smooth cement walks and went down in a heap. Several men made a dash for them, but they were too slow. These horses were cleaners for speed. They were on their feet again and off. The sleigh which had been on its side from the postoffice to the York was righted up in the fracas on the sidewalk. Just as they started off east on Port Watson-st. B. Shea seized the near horse by the bit. He was dragged, but hung on tenaciously. Another man seized the off horse and the episode was concluded.
Damages—One shoe torn from a horse at the York corner, one horse cut to some extent by sharp calks on the other horse, several broken butter jars, two men out of breath for a few minutes. Very fortunate, on the whole.
BREVITIES.
— Monday evening, Jan. 12, the Carpenters' union will hold its semiannual meeting for the election of officers. A large attendance is desired.
—The Odd Fellows quartet, composed of Messrs. G. W. Long, C. R Doolittle, E. N. Sherwood and A. W. McNett, will sing at the Homer-ave. M. E. church tomorrow evening.
—The new display advertisements today are—J. W. Cudworth, Optical talks, page 8; W. W. Walters, Shoe sale, page 8: Haight & Freese Co., Stocks, bonds, etc., page 8; Warren, Tanner Co., Muslin underwear, page 5.
—The postoffice department is trying to stop the habit of writing in papers and packages to be sent through the mail as merchandise. Inspectors are visiting the postoffices and instructing the postmasters to open all packages not sealed, and if writing is found, to report the same to the department.
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