THE SUNDAY OREGOXIA, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 4. 1912.
ROT TNT Y LIES
FIELDS AROUND THRIVING FLORENCE
SUid Growth of Community by the Sea Mattered by Promiso That EaOroad Soon Will Tap Territory-Sylvan
Glades Offer Tine Hunting Ocean Affords Fishing.
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BT ALFRED POWERS.
Florence; or, Feb. . (Special.)
For 33 year, almost Impercept
ibly from year to year, tha town of
Florence has been a-rowlna- until now It
numbers 600 Inhabitant. But amall aa
It la. It i the largest town (or (0
ml lee around: so. being a sort of metro
polls and a trading- point for a consid
erable, thouich dispersed population. It
enjoys an Importance out of proportion
to Its sise.
Its rate of a-rowth will be greatly ac
celebrated by the comlnr of the rail
road. Trua It Is. Florence has annually
expected a railroad for the past IS
yrara. but In spite of the skeptical at
titude created by It years of waltlns;
the people are taking- the present boom
seriously. There are a few fire-dollar
bets no that the railroad will not come,
but these are only a Oreek subterfuge
to a-et round the Fatea. There ara rarL
ous alarmists views, however, that the
road will be only a logging road, as It
will miss Florence and after the cun
ning custom of railroads start a town
of us own. or boost Glenada. a minia
ture suburb Just across the bay. which
suburb In the backing of this specula
tion has become even mors disdainful
of Florence than of old.
rrpeete Are Brlgbt.
So Florence, which has heretofore
been held back by Isolation, faces the
possibility of being held back In the
future by rivalry. This Is the worst
that the town can expect and thla pos
sibility Is weakened by several con
siderations. Florence le the only place
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NEWPORT "VET" TELLS
OF DRINK WITH GRANT
Peach Brandy From General's Canteen Key to Favorite Brand George
Sylvester Beads Letters Written in Course of War.
BT JOSEPH PATTKRSOJf,
NEWPORT. Or, Feb. a. (Special.)
Years ago, a committee of men Inter
ested in temperance (Henry Hall, ex
presklent of the GrVdlron Club, told
this story to Colonel Koosevelt at Ea
ton's ranch. Medora, X. D in ISO),
went to President Lincoln and com
plained that General Grant waa drink
ing too much whisky. To this Lincoln
replied that ha would like them to In
form him what brand the General was
using aa he would like to present a
barrel of It to every General In the
Army.
George T. Fylvester. agent of The
Oregonlan In Newport and once cor
poral In the Eleventh New Hampshire
Volunteer Infantry, settled the ques
tion of General Grant's favorite brand
the other day when, without warning,
he remarked that tha General had giv
en him a drink of peach brandy out of
bis private canteen.
Rebels Ara Captare.
The bystanders crowded up to the
a good place to lean and Mr. Sylves
ter continued as follows:
"We were camped near Cold Harbor
ar.l I waa on picket duty with a num
ber of other soldiers. It was Just be
fore a big battle and the rebels were
out skirmishing. Before they knew
what we were doing we had captured
over 100 of them, and I was detailed to
eolect five men and to march tha prl
onrrs back to the provost guard,
which guard waa maintained to care
for prisoners and to prevent any of our
ewn men from retreating on account of
fear.
-I found that the provoat marshal
was too busy to accept the prisoners,
so 1 marched them to the division com
mander, who ordered me to take my
charge to General Burastde. the corps
commander. As he would not accept
the prisoners. I continued to the camp
of the commander-in-chief. General
Crant. This wss six miles farther on
and the rear of the I'nlon Army: he
would have to accept them lor that
reason.
D risks Declared "carve.
-A man whom I Instantly recognized
as General Grant stepped out of the
hadiysrtxa ten, mm Mar, Wfcal I
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(long- the by with enough level ground
an ancient Indian cemetery on which
to build a town, and If the railroad
mlsse Florence. It cannot miss It
enough to give It a knockout blow or
even materially Injure It.
Except tor a dismal note or two,
Florence 1 Jubilant. It rests Ha claim
to a future upon the exploitation of
four Industries: Fishing, lumbering,
dairying and farming. It also sees no
reason why It should not become a
popular resort.
This year KS.000 sslmon were caught
out of the Blusiaw Bay. These brought
about JM 6.000 to the 200 fishermen who
caught them. But as there la a can
nery at Florence, one two miles up tha
bay and a saltery at Acme, fishing la
pretty well taken care of and Is cot
likely to Increase.
Lumbering, however, has merely be
gun. There la a large sawmill at
Florence, one at Acme three miles up
the bay. and a amaller mill between
Acme and Mapleton. These mllla have
hardly made a showing. It Is estimated
that there was 14.000.000.000 feet of
standing timber In Western Lane Coun
ty, tributary to Florence. This must be
go't out In the next few years or left to
rot In the forests, for much of It waa
touched by the fire of half a century
ago. Dead, limbless trunks stick up
over the whole country.
Climate Bea ta Dalrriaar-
Palrylng around Florence will some
day become extennlve. At present there
Is one creamery at Acme. The bay on
either side from one end to the other
Is carpeted with green the year round.
Every slough, lake and river offers a
George ftjrlveaier, Teteraa ew
at ewprrt. W he Took Drlak
With Great.
was doing. I replied that I was try
ing to rid myself of 100 rebel prisoners.
He ordered an officer to relieve me of
my command, and then turning to me
said. "Do you ever take a drink of
liquor?" I replied that I hardly ever
did as It was scarce at the front.
"lie disappeared for a minute and
then appeared with a canteen. 'Try
a drop of my peach brandy, he said,
and then disappeared before I had time
to thank him."
The bystanders all called for peach
brandy.
-You fellows In Newport." said Hyl-v-:-r.
ss the peach 1 randy had dis
appeared, "don't know what hardship
In coKl weather Is. You almoit freese
when Urae4 la Yur cighublru, ou
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grazing ground more or less large.
with natural Irrigation. It has been
shown that grass will grow success
fully on the uplands. The homesteader
clears off a little space and he soon
haa a meadow; this, because It Is al
most Impossible to get machinery In,
he must cut In the old-fashioned way
with a scythe.
Farming' thus far haa necessarily
been backward. There Is an Inade
quate market: there are no roads. It
haa paased, however, beyond the ex
perimental stage. Apples, pears and
prunes thrive: strawberries produce
two crops a year; peaches will hardly
grow. It la no place for the poultry
farmer, but beea do well and the honey
Is of unusual excellence. It la the nat
ural habitat for cabbages; corn can be
grown even better than In the Willam
ette Valley, but beana require ao much
care that It Is a waste of time to fool
with them. Four hundred bushels of
potatoes can be produced to the acre;
S00 bushels of onions.
Graveyard la Small.
Florence does not exactly hope to
rival Newport as a resort. But it does
expect, when the railroad comes, to
have a' good many folks "Just sticking
round" for their health and pleasure,
not only during the Summer, but all
the year.
Its graveyard Is encouragingly small
Little boys go barefooted to school till
November; the Tainy season oomes
tardily; the. wind blows very llttla dur
ing the Winter. Other things that
may be mentioned In th.s connection
are the ocean, ony thre mile away;
sand dunes so extensive that a uni
versity professor got lost among them;
crabs In droves, bushels of clams; ed
ible toadstools everywhere; rhododen
dron thickets; huckleberries till De
cember; a bay 2S miles long and nar
row enough to swim across; mountain
streams where you can catch 160 trout
a day: water tumbling down 00-foot
falls; eight mlloa south of Florence,
Whoahunk and Tslltcoos Lakes, the lat
ter with an Irregular perimeter of 60
miles; six miles north of Florence,
Clear and Mercer lakes; myriads of
ducks and perhaps more bears and
deer than anywhere else In Oregon.
As touching the present, Florence Is
tl miles from Eugene, the county seat.
It gets The Sunday Oregonlan on Tues
day; the Saturday Evening Post on
Saturday. It has two churches and two
ministers. It has a 12th-grade high
school, a newspaper and a city park.
And If the progressives win next vot
ing day. It will soon have telephones
and eleotrlo lights.
go out to the woodshed on a January
morning to get wood for the breakfast
fire. We did freexe. It was near
Wheatland, Vs., when we were retreat
ing to go lntp Winter quarters.
Klad Captala Is Aid.
"We had walked about SO mllec In
the mud and were carrying- about 40
pounds on our backs; we were all In,
and orders to camp for the night were
given. We dropped right down, too
tired to prepare a camp, and lay close
to each other In order to keep warm.
"It waa very cold, and after we fell
asleep everything froxe. We even froze
together. On the following morning
our Captain cut us apart with his
sword, and we marched on."
Sylvester drew lemon seltzer that
round, and the rest of the boys were
coerced Into the same selection. The
barkeeper rang up a cigar.
"George," said the barkeeper, "do
you remember the time you and old
George Thompson, the Confederate vet
eran who used to live here, had the ar
gument over who waa tha best shot?"
George couldn't remember all the facts,
and as closing time had not arrived,
the crowd waa anxious to have the sub
ject In doubt settled.
Crowd Sees Coatee.
So the barkeeper began:
'George Sylvester and George Thomp
son used to be arguing and boastln'
about their shooting all the time: ao
soma of the boys got them to have a
match, each to put up a side bet. of
$10. They were to fire five shots each.
"It was on the Fourth of July and a
large crowd was assembled to see them
shoot. Bets were made. Repeating
rifles were used. Thompson shot once,
then Sylvester followed. When each
had fired five shots they hastened to
Inspect the targets. Neither had put
a shot Into any part of the target.
Their mortification knew no bounds
and they hastened from the Jeering
crowd. Later each competitor discov
ered that tha remaining cartridges In
the magazine of his rifle were blank,
but the Fourth of July had passed and
It was too late to adjust matters."
"If you don't think I ever saw any
shooting listen to these letters." said
Hylvester, and he drew a small packet
of hadly-stslned letters from an Inside
pocket.
Father's Letters Read.
"I wrote these letters to ray father
when at the front. When he died I
got them back."
Sylvester began to read, and soon all
thoso who were present changed their
cxpri-rolon from one of Jovlalty to one
r mfrlouenciff.
"KnoxviUe. Tennrspeo, Dec. 5, 1863.
'Dear Father Since writing to you
lt. we have had stirring times, as
I suiiws you, va aiready naard, A
1 I fortnight ago we were routed out be
fore oayoreiK wnu miuimauvu mat
the rebs were right upon us, but that
did not prove to be the case, and after
bothering around that day and the
next, we finally heard guna In close
vicinity to us, and we were soon after
ordered to Join the brigade which had
fallen back from Loudon, where they
had been fighting Since that time
each regiment has had a portion of
the picket line to hold and also to
fortify, and I suppose you must know
they have had a very hard time. I have
been on picket under fire eight days
and nights without a particle of sleep
and when not on picket I was on some
other duty.
Entanglements Hinder Men.
"In their attack on this place the
rebs have not made moch, though they
charged but once, and then on Bonja
mln'a battery of 20-pounders. Our
pickets were driven in about half past
10 st night last Saturday, and Just at
daylight 10 regiments of the best bri
gade of Stonewall Jackson's corps
charged on the battery. They had to
climb a steep hill covered with stumps,
among which telegraph wire had been
strung about a foot from tna ground.
The grape and canister was poured
Into them until they reached the fort
and got Into the ditch In front of It,
when the Ninth Corps peppered them
with bullets and the battery boys also
gave them a lot of hand grenades.
"The fight lasted but 10 minutes, but
In that short space of time the rebs
lost 700 killed and wounded and 100
prisoners. Tha rest of the day there
was truce along the lines for the pur
pose of burying the dead and our boys
and the rebs came down between the
lines and talked and were sociable and
friendly as parties of the two differ
ent political parties sometimes are at
home. no one would have thought that
they but a short time before had been
trying to take each 'Others' lives, but
at 7 in the evening everyone resumed
bis place and firing waa recommenced.
Reglmeat Loss Small.
"Our regiment has lost but one killed
(John Smith, of my company), two
wounded and one taken prisoner, which
is very lucky, considering how many
shots were fired. Borne days the firing
was quite sharp and we hava been
drove In twice.
"Yesterday a movoment waa seen
among the rebs which proved to be a
sklddadle. and this morning not a reb
could be seen on their picket line, and
an advance was ordered which resulted
In picking up a few stragglers, but the
army had mizzled for Virginia, It was
supposed.
"I have no more time to write at
present, but will write more soon.
"Your son. "GEORGE."
"p. s. My health waa never better
than at present."
Periods had been scarce, and George
Sylvester stopped to breathe, but the
eager listeners begged him to continue
to read, which he did, as follows:
"In rifle pits near Spottsylvanla
Courthouse. Va, May 19, 1864 Dear
Father: Since writing last I have been
In two desperate engagements, both
harder fought. I think, than the bat
tle of the Wilderness, which I have de
scribed. I was also in one skirmish.
"We left Chancellorsvllle a week ago
yesterday and marched about six miles
and formed a line and advanced to a
ridge where we dug rifle pits. The
next morning the advance was com
menced by the Second and Sixth Corps
on the right, who after a desperate
resistance, hard fighting and heavy
losses, rinally drove the enemy, when
we were ordered formed.
Lee Leads Brigade.
"We advanced about a mile, driving
the enemy's skirmishers before us,
when we met the left of the. Second
Corps, who had been driven back,
closely followed by a brigade of rebs
who were led by Lee himself, who was
endeavoring to flank them. We did
not see them till we wera within 20
yards of them, and aa the discovery
was mutual, the loss was heavy on
both aides. After a short but heavy
fire we fell back about -to a bel
ter position, where we poured in volley
after volley, and we finally drove them
and started to follow them up, when
I was hit In the side with a bullet, the
bullet passing through my canteen and
lodging In my belt.
"If It had not been for them I should
probably have lost my life; and as It
was It struck me so hard that It
knocked the breath out of me and In
jured me so badly Internally that I was
obliged to leave the field, and blood
has passed my bowels ever since, but
I am getting better fast. The next
morning I rejoined my regiment and
found It In rifle pits they had dug dur
ing the night In the position they had
gained and held. Our loss was 111
killed and our second lieutenant, or
derly sergeant and three men wounded.
Advance Beset by Danger.
"We held the rifle pits until the
16th. when our regiment was ordered
out to feel of the enemy, and we ad
vanced, driving their sharpshooters,
when we were . jnet by a heavy flra
from their pits and we fell back to our
pits with a loss of 16 and one cor
poral from my company wounded In
his head. We remained In the pits
until yesterday, when the third divis
ion of the Second Corps advanced with
ours (Potter's) as support, driving the
v. tt nnrtinn nf their nits and
Into a large fort, which waa too much I
for them and they were ODiigea xo iau
back, leaving us again In front with
our support some distance from us and
our flanks unprotected.
"We Immediately sent out skirmish
ers In front, and about half the men
advanced cautiously and commenced a
line of breastworks on a slight ridge
In the woods, scarce 100 yards from
tha large fort, mounting 16 guns. We
were so near them that though they
fired continually our artillery and the
density of the woods prevented them
from doing much damage.
"We remained In that position until
about sunset, when we fell back to
our old pita. Our loss waa five killed
and one from my company was wound
ed In his leg. About 1 o'clock this
morning we packed up and started
along the line to the left and marched
about four or five miles, stacking arms
near Anderson's mansion, and after
breakfast we advanced and formed a
line and have been engaged In digging
rifle pits and now lay In them with
eight guns, ten-pound parrots, In our
rear. I think that If Johnny Beb. ad
vances he will meet with a warm re
ception. "May 10. No disturbance as yet. I
have found out that our corps Is not
on the advance line, but that we are
for the present on the reserve, but for
how long I cannot say. -I am now act
ing as corporal, as ws have but one
left, and only one sergeant out of four
sergeants and 4 corporals who crossed
the Rapldan.
Owa Observurtona Described.
"In my lettera I have given only a
description of what passed under my
own observation, as you have a better
chance than we do to get the full par
ticulars. We get a great many ru
mors and hear soldiers tell what des
perate deeds such and such troops
have accomplished, which turn out to
be all moonshine whisky, so I will write
only what I see myself, for then I am
very sure I am right.
"I am not so well today as I have
been, but I can do my duty, ao I think
that there Is nothing serious to be ap
prehended. I feel awful hungry all
the time, but when 1 try to eat noth
ing tastes well to me except meat,
which I can't get enough of.
"We have had rain every day since
we left Chancellorsvllle, but It seemed
to come more like showers than a
storm. Your son. GEORGE."
"P fi. Send some stamps, as I am
an "
G.or nauseii. Jht barkeeper for.
got himself and set up a round of local
ammunition. Each accepted a charge
and George proceeded:
"Knoxvllle. Tenn., Nov. 3, 1863.
"Dear Father: We are still at Knox
vllle and once more within the hear
ing of the sound of artillery. Once In
a while the sound of a cannon comes
booming through the air, a token of
the battle that Is progressing near
Loudon. Troops are continually mov
ing to and from here towards the scene
of conflict, but as yet we have received
no orders. Yesterday -10.000 cavalry
crossed the river at this place on their
way to reinforce Burnslde.
"The big fighting is about 30 miles
from here, at least they are skirmish
ing at that point, but the main portion
of the forces are some farther off than
that. Burnslde has been falling back
lately, but now he haa the rebs In a
position where they cannot retreat, so
the report Is this morning. Loudon Is
38 miles from here, and Greenville,
where our corps Is. Is about 20, and
a9 yet but a portion of It (The First
Division) has been engaged and that
some time ago.
Short Rattoaa Ordered.
"We are now on short rations; that
is, full rations of soft bread and meat,
but quarter rations of everything else.
We get Just one mess of coffee a day,
with about half sugar enough to sweet
en it, one potato and a spoonful of rice
per day. Our meat Is fresh beef alto
gether. I have not tasted a particle of
salt meat for nearly a month, though
we have plenty of salt to put on our
meat, so Jt goes very well. Our ra
tion of salt Is a tablespoonful a day.
"The weather la quite cold, with oc
casional rain. My health Is first rate
for short rations. Jim Jenkins is in
the hospital sick with fsver and shakes
pretty bad,
"If you could spare It, I wish you
would send a little money, as I am
short of funds and must have tobacco.
Do not send over four dollars, as we
shall probably be paid off before a
great while, but send some at any rate
If you have some to spare. I can think
of no more news to write, so I will
close. Tell Gertrude If she has any
spare time I should like to have her
write to me and I will answer It. Give
my respecta to all, and write soon.
Your son, "GEORGE."
The crowd now watched George with
respectful eyes as he gracefully ac
cepted a bite from a plug of tobacco
proffered him by the barkeeper.
"Boys," said George, "I have Just
started, and I don't want to tiro you.
These epistles are old, and, like my
huir, their color is changed. They con
tain accounts of prison life, starvation,
high living, campaigning and the fol
lowing battles, besides those I've read
to you: Fredrlcksburg, Vlcksburg,
Jackson, East Tennessee, The Wilder
ness, North Anne, Gaine's Mills, Beth
sheda Church, Cold Harbor, Petersburg,
Weldon Railroad, Poplar Grove Church,
Gettysburg and Hatcher's Run. When
you want to hear first hand about
shooting, come up to my shack and I
will read them to you. They're pay
ing me S8 a month yet Tor the scrap
ping I did for you fellows. Good
night."
FOUNDATION TO AID UNION
European Association to Work for
Unirersal Betterment.
BRUSSELS, Feb. 3. (Special.) An
Important move has Just been made in
the sphere of private International ac
tion by an agreement between the Car
negie Foundation and the Union of In
ternational Associations, which haa its
headquarters In Brussels. The Carne
gie Foundation haa pledged Itself to
give financial support to this union and
Ita efforts to concentrate nearly every
form of human endeavor In the direc
tion of scientific and social progress.
The Importance of this step may be
Judged by the results already secured
by this recently-Instituted union and
those It proposes to attain. For In
stance, It has gathered together no few
er than 351 railway companies, all
working henceforth towards the uni
fication of their gauges and general
organization, so that goods and pas
senger traffic may be simplified and ac
celerated by uniformity throughout the
world. It has furthered the creation of
an International Library, organized in
Brussels, and already disposing of 75,
000 volumes, all bearing on the de
velopment of international connec
tions; and also a wonderful reference
office (Bibliographical Institute), with
a system of classification which will
enable any student to find out. at a
glance every one of the existing
sources of snllghtment on any given
subject.
It has founded an International Mu
seum, displaying by docuirients, cata
logues and photographs every mode of
International progress realized or ac
tually proceeding In the way of sani
tary organization. Industrial,' sclentiflo
or charitable co-operation. It contem
plates the world-wide unification of
technical language, so that the spread
of new knowledge and Inventions may
no longer be barred by linguistic Ig
norance; also to tabulate all the rea
sonable Ideals sought after by Inter
national congresses and promote their
realization by concerted International
action. And although It does not In
tend laboring for universal peace by
rhetorical propaganda. It means to do
so. In fact, by creating between gov
ernments and people such strong links
of mutual acquaintance, sympathy and
Interests as will In time defy any at
tempt at disturbance. ,
This latter consideration is the one
which has Induced the Carnegie Foun
dation to grant Its support to an or
ganization bidding fair to become the
strongest link between all communi
ties and races of mankind, and which
has chosen Brussels for Its seat as the
capital of a neutral little state free
from any Idea of strife and conquest,
and therefore from any prejudice
standing In tha way of universal good
will. COTTAGE GROVE GETS MILL
J. I. Jones Plant Mar Be Moved
From Disston.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or, Feb. 3. (Spe
cial.) Tha big J. L Jones lumber mill
may be moved from Disston to Cottage
Grove In the near future. During tha
past week the manufacturing commit
tee of the Commercial Club evolved a
plan whereby the mill can be secured
without the givin gof a bonus fit any
kind.
The only thing that haa kept the mill
from being moved here is the lack of
funds. In looking for land to purchase
for manufacturing sites, the manufac
turing committee took up tentative ne
gotiations with Mr. Jones for about 25
lots which ha owns here and which
would be ideal for factory purposes.
Members of the committee asked Mr.
Jones If he would agree to move the
mill at once If the lots were purchased.
He said he would, and a committee
from the Commercial Club and a simi
lar one from the Board of Trade are at
work to make arrangements for the
taking over of the property. The mov
ing of the mill here will at once add
about 1100 a day to the city's payroll.
Mr. Shinn, of the manufacturing com
mittee of the Commercial Club, has
made the atatement that he thinks the
entire piece of property referred to can
be filled with factories within a year.
It Is proposed to give the use of the
land free.
Ihs mvMtment of 2.on.O00 gold in the
mines of the Bnf ut country by Hongkong
capital, only awaits a report from two ex
ports who have examined the properties of
seven mining companies,
MOTHER'S ASHES CAST
ON RIVER SHE LOVED
Father and Daughter Journey From Oregon to Ohio to Fulfill Promise
Made to Dying Woman.
PINDLAY O.. Feb. 8. (Special.)
Urged on by tender memories of
the last request of his dead wife,
uttered in the last few moments of her
life. Jason T. Frenfrock, well past
three score years in age, accompanied
by his daughter, a charming young wo
man of 23 years, traveled almost 3000
miles, from his home near Portland, Or.,
to Flndlay, upon an errand of sorrow
to sprinkle upon the frozen surface of
Blanchard River the ashes of his help
meet of many years.
Residents of Findlay 80 years ago,
during the days of the greatest oil ex
citement in Northwestern Ohio, Mr.
Frenfreck and his wife learned to love
thla thriving Buckeye state town and
Its environs, and when they decided to
try their forunes in the Far West they
carried with them fond memories of
Flndlay and the surrounding country.
They left Flndlay In the late '80s, went
West and took up their abode near
Portland.
They prospered, but their thoughts
often reverted to the pleasant years
of their life in Findlay, in the days
of the "oil boom," soon after the dis
covery of a seemingly unlimited
supply of olL
Cherished, perhaps, above all else,
was the memory of tha little, slow
moving Blanchard River and when
their daughter, Louise, was born, they
told her repeatedly of Flndlay, of the
surrounding countryside and of the
quaint old river.
Years passed and the baby girl grew
to womanhood and she, too, learned to
love the Ohio home of her parents
and to long for a glimpse of the his
toric old Blanchard River.
In the early Autumn of 1910, the
mother was taken 111. She realized
that she could not live much longer,
but prayed that she might be spared
for Just one brief visit to her home of
bygone days.
GIANT'S PROWESS CITED
FABTJIiOTJS TALES TOLD OP ATH
LETE'S STRENGTH.
Eckenberg, Who" Lived 200 Years
Ago, Reputed to Have Lifted
Horses In His Teeth.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3. (Special.)
The records of an athlete of 200 years
ago has lately come to light at Cal
..u. Tnriia and if there is any truth
in the history of the man he would ,
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look like novices. His name was
Johann Karl von Eckenberg, and he
flourished In the early years of the
18th century. About that time the
King of Poland was reputed to be the
strongest man on earth, but the ac
count given of Eckenberg would mean
that he could twist the King around
his little finger. In commenting on the
records of the strong man a writer
who read them carefully remarks:
"He was the most stately of all
gymnasts and was born in the town
of Harzgerode. and out of respect to
his native town he called himself Sam
son Hercules Harzman. It borders on
the fabulous what Is related of his
remarkable exhibitions of strength. He
broke an anchor rope as If It were an
ordinary thread. Iron nails and bolts
he turned playfully Into screws be
tween his fingers. A cannon pipe he
carried around playfully as If it were
a baby. His teeth Were as strong as
Iron. He bit into a piece 01 oa wuu,
then a strong cart horse was har-
nessed up to it. In spite of the horse
being urged on, it waa unable to pull
the athlete from the place where he
stood. A bench made of wood, 1 feet
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Her prayers were unanswered and a
few minutes before she died she called
her husband and daughter to her and
exacted from them a promise, that
when she should die they would have
her body cremated and the ashes pre
served In an earthen jar until Winter
should come again.
"Then," she said, "go, carry all that
Findlay for several days, walking
about the busy streets, the eyes of the
father searching for some reminder of
years gone by, the daughter comparing
this thriving Ohio town with the still
more hustling cities of the West. They
took long walks into the country, fol
lowing the meandering course of the
Blanchard River, while tha daughter
listened to tales of her father's younger
days, when, with her mother, he passed
many of the happiest hours of his life
in this little city and along the banks
of the river which both had loved.
Stealing quietly from their hotel one
evening the two, typical of the Winter
and the Springtime of life, their arms
Interlocked, walked about the streets
for more than an hour. The father
carried a plain earthen Jar. Several
times they came to bridges across the
Blanchard, but unnerved at the thought
of their mission, they faltered. But,
finally with their unpleasant and sad
dening duty completed, they hastened
back to their hotel and departed for
their home.
shall remain of me to Flndlay; divide
the ashes into four equal parts and,
standing together upon each of the
four bridges which span the dear old
Blanchard, sprinkle them upon the Ice
covered face of the stream."
It was In compliance with this re- -quest
a reluctant compliance. It seems,
for one Winter passed before her wish
was carried out that the white-haired
man and his rosy-cheeked daughter
came to Findlay a few days ago to
fulfill the promise.
Unrecognized, they remained In
long, he grasped with his teeth by one
end and carried It around, while a
trumpeter blowing his Instrument sat
on the other end.
"His arm was more powerful than
his teeth. He spread out his hands, on
each one was placed a Jug of wine,
then a rope was attached to each
wrist, and to each rope there were
three men from the audience, who
pulled with all their might, so as to
make it Impossible for this Hercules
to convey the wine to his mouth. All
their zeal was without avail, as the
arms of the gymnast bent themselves
Irresistibly and brought the Jugs to
his mouth without spilling a drop of
wine.
"He generally saved his grandest
performance of strength until the close
of the exhibition. He ascended a scaf
fold of beams, under which was a
platform of thick planks, fastened on
strong chains. A trumpeter, mounted
on a horse, clad as a herald, rode upon
the platform and played his tune. The
Hercules then took a place on tha
point of the scaffolding, held a glass
of wine In one hand and with the
other, by means of the chains, lifted
the heavy platform, the horse and the
trumpeter high up from the floor, and
for a little while held the whole
weight, the trumpeter shrilly blowing
a tune, while the athlete drank the
glass of wine, at the same time giving
a toast to the Magistrate and the citi
zens of the city In which he happened
to be staying."
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