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GEN. HERRONnr- lt;m h\ \ im\ m;h in wi«.,ii ik.i: ^iiiii %t i ««i: HnTKiiJ! mkv**nt. None regretted this more keenlythan the tenc*ral} who lt;ailed at Mr,portrait of poor Hyde—one of the bravest and best men I ever knew/?Graves residence arid spent an hour j He was visibly affeeted as he grazedwith him Saturday afternoon, [srxrAY’f PRODHAM. IIt had been announced that Hen, Herron would attend the Seeond Pivs- j byterlan church witli Senator Alii on,He \ t!• 11it fI ft♦* I 1«rU l»od it ml• it ii Hour V\iil* tin* OI«l Sol»ilier*—With Moistened IA e * liet or»U I pon the Portr«It of f«rn.U Ihlnm 11 5 «!«‘ t Inrk-ViH ** tlieI at tier’s Ursi'% t— Attends lt;lmrc lint. the portrait ot him with whom he had spent the best days of his youngmanhood.Several of the old soldiers presenthad photographs of the general* andbut the latter gentleman, who has there was a eopy of Harper’s warbeen '’suffering from a severe lt;old for j numbers giving a full and eompleteae-several days, was unable to aeeom-j count ut the battle of Prairie Grove, I an\* him. and he was chaperoned to \ with also a fine picture of the general, the church by Mr. Howard. At the! The general spoke in the wannestVI SIS Visit the \ rut or y Tills |1 tig.To Oneral Francis J. Herron on behalf of the old veterans;jpftlcom \ thrice welcome to the home : Of your youth;Y uhumanity, honor and »fortruth.Your deeds? have shed lustre on Iowa'sname.And the fading of years will ner lessen your fame:For true, loyal hearts will remembera 1 wa yThe chieftain who h d and who won intheYtiii are Ioiva s soldier, nor ne’er didyou yield.And you \v«.#n for Old Glory” »lt;n Prai-tie Crow's field.The years have rolled on. but our love is as strongI: was In the day® when you bat-tied go long’To preserve thl* groat nation from Treason's bold host To ru-serve us a nation, no matter theconclusion of the s* rvlce old friends crowded i.round bini !!!’d gave him a cordial welcome.GIVKN A DINNER.Mrs. Judge Shiras gave a dinner at the Julien in honor of the general, and those present were Major and Mrs. Horace Poole. J. 1!. Howard. Mr. and Mrs G. 13. Grosvenor and Hon. J. H, Shields.At 2 o’clock in the afternoon the general. accompanied by Messrs, Poole, Howard and Kiene. visited Hyde (’lark post room, where a larg** numbt r of old veterans had assembled to meet and to greet him. He was introduced to each one present by Major Poole, and several times there were affecting scenes, as members of the Ninth Iowa, his gallant old regiment, grasped his; hand, among these being Comrades George Pregler and Sam Blondln.terms of his reception by the old veterans, and said he had never seen a prettier post room.AT LIN WOOD.Leaving the post room, accompanied by Comrades Howard and Poole, the general proceeded to Linwood cemetery, where he visited the graves of Gen. Hyde Clark and Col. H. A. Lit-t If ton, members of his staff, and also those of A. V. McDonald and John Hell, members of the old Governor’s Oreyr. The scene was very affecting as he stood, with uncovered head, beside »alt;h little mound containing thedust of him whoose heart once burned with patriotic fire and who had followed the general on fields of blood, only those who know the true soldier'sheart can appreciate the general's feelings as he stood near the graves ot his comrades in the silent city,A *Srtf* %ft 4St.\Vt knightlUu wUFr. more modem or?! Ifraw,F: *r flt; ught for hit* country its honor t«* §ave.Welcome, thrive welcome to the home of yuur youth—r*ui fought for humanity, honor and jtruth, M. lb/r/ f / / * f t 7jI;Ai/f /'///JBfk
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Dubuque, Iowa, US
Tue, Dec 01, 1896
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