The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 11, 1911, Image 3
AN OLD NAVAL OFFICER
PAYS VISIT TO CAMDEN
I * A KTIOIP ATK 1> IN MANY 1>A1U
1NU DKKIW IN OONFKDKK'
ATK HTATEH NAVV.
An interesting vfclltor to Camden
1|? the last few day* was Captain
1'erry M. l>ul/eon, of Washington
uad Atlanta. H? wu aa officer In
the Confederate Navy who partici
pated In many of the daring feat*
performed by ite vessels along the
Atlantic Coast and his thrilling ex
periences and several narrow es
capes from death by drowning or
famine would fill an Intensely In
teresting volume. V
Captain DeLeon Is known to a
goodly number of Camden people.
HIm father lived In Camden and he
left here wlieu quite a small boy
tlti years ago. He says his only re
collection of Camden was when he
Was thrown by a horse in front of
DeKalb's monument.
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Captain DeLeon was appointed to
a commission in the United State#
Marine Corps through the efforts of
Alexander Stephens three days be
fore his native state of South Caro
lina seceded from the Union and
wus one of~lhe first to resign upon
rocelvlng the news. He was in Mont
gomery as a representative of the
Charleston News during the forma
tion of the provisional government
and during that time was an' inti
mate associate of Mr. Stephens.
When the seat of government was
moved to Richmond, his duties car
..jrifcUiL, him there and he was in close
touch with the men and affairs tot
the government.
When the war began, he enlisted
us an Independent volunteer and
wui, Kent on a campaign Into West
Virginia with General Henry A.
Wise. Ho returned from that cam
paign and served In Hampton's Le
gion until he was ordered to duty
in the ordinance department of the
Navy. Later, he returned t$ serve
with Hampton and was with that fa
mous legion at the battles of Mal
vern Hill and Oalne's Mill.
In October 1862 he was made pay
master in the navy and after being
on duty for a short time at Co
lumbus, Ga., was ordeerd to duty
on the vessel Harriet Lane at Gal
veston whlch/was to have been con
certed Into a privateer but this
plan being abandoned he with the
other officer* of the ship, wm or
dered to Savannah with Commodore
Tainan on the Oconee, to ran the
blockade with a cargo of oottou to
Nassau. After eecaping the block
ade at Bavaunah the veasel founder
ed In a storm 60 wiles out at sea
aud came near seuding all on board
to the real me of Neptuue, but they
made their way to shore in email
boats and landed on what proved
to be the south end of Bt. Cather
ine's Island. Working their way
along the coast in their email boat*
the ship wrecked party were dis
covered by the Yankee blockader
the Water Witch, whloh pursued at4
fired on them until they found pro
tection under the guns of Kilkenny
Point then under commsnd of Col.
K. 0. Anderson, Jr., of Bavannah.
Hare they landed and tasted their
first food in 48 hours and were st
to Savannah next morning. ^
Capt. DeLeon was then ordered to
duty on the Btono uuder Lieuten
ant Commander Rochelle, but in an
attempt to run the blockade they
were- discovered and driven back to
Charleston harbor and wrecked on
the reef near Fort Moultrie.
After these exciting experiences
and their narrow eecapes, he was
sent with Wilkinson on the Robert
JC. Lee, then going to Bea under
sealed orders. Their destination
proved to be Hallfaxr Noav Scotia,
and from there they were sent to
attempt the release of the Confed
erate officers imprisoned on John
eon's Island in Lake Erie, but this
expedition failed because of the
treachery of a Canadian who was
to profit by the success of the
plan but who became frightened and
proved unworthy of the confidence
reposed in him.
He also served on the famous
Albemarle from her cradle to her
grave, being on duty aboard of her
when she was destroyed.
Captain DeLeon Is still an ardent
Confederate and now engaged In
preparing a history of the Confed
erate States Navy. He is the au
thor of a pamphlet on "Navies In
War and the Confederate Navy in
War Between the States." This
was delivered last year as an ad
dress before Camp 171 United Con
federate Veterans of Washington, D.
C. In an address delivered recent
ly before the United Daughters of
the Confederacy in Washington at
their exercises in honor of the birth
day of Jefferson Davis Capt. De
Leon Bald that in his opinion, Davis
had never received proper recogni
tlou for bin talents and work.
"Mr. Davia." said Capt. Del^eon.
"bait be?m wade a acupegout for tb?
bate of radicals, lie ban boeu hold
up'by lying hlatorlaua of the North
an an arch traitor, an agitator, aud
a cruel uian, No fouler worda were
ev?r apyken and no man eVer wag
ed war ou aw high a plane of hu
manity an did Davia.
"Davia waa In every respect au
perlor to Lincoln. The American
world bowa down to Linaolii, but be
waa not the man be la aaid to bave
been. If the posltloua of Llucolu
and Davia had been reveraed, Lin
coln .would have been cruahed in a
year."
Capt. DeLeon explained that bib
attack on Llucoln waa merely a
compariaon, and that he could not
leave the halt without attempting
to defeud Duvln from the defama
tion to which he had lj?^ii\tsubject
ed."
1 lu claiming that Davia waa no'
an agitator, Capt. DeLeon uald hf
believed there waa truth in th
worda that the men who atarted the
Civil War were "invincible in peace,
but invlalble in war,"
Capt. DeLeon la well known In
Waahlngton. He waa an officer and
former U. 8. consul at Guayaquil.
Ecqu&dor. Capt. DeLeon resigned
from the oonaul aervlce following a
controveray with President Rooae?
velt.
A Pleaaiug Expectation.
Papa?I'm aorry, my dear, but
our phyalcian says while the train
ed nurae he has procured for ua is
a good one, she is a perfect bear.
Tommy?Oh. papa, do take her
if abe'a a trained bear!?Ex.
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Notice la hereby given that blda
will be received for the buildlg of
the bridge at Rose's Mill in West
Wateree on Wednesday, August 16,
1911, at 12 o'clock. The board re
sereva tbe right to reject any or all
blda. M. C. WEST,
County Superviaor.
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Hl'KNT YKAItH IN PItlHON.
World l^oolut U> Hiiu like Houtn
btrange I'luuet.
HtlllWater, Mini),?Fred Kllugdell,
7 4, stood onthe ?t?pb of the Mlune
iota penitentiary at 3 o'clock aud
looked for the first time on paved
streets, electric street cars, auto
mobilea, arc llghtu and the dosenw
of other inventions of the last quar
ter century. r 1
lie had uot been beyond the Kray
walls of the prison for 28 yearn and
eight months. j
Kllugdell whh sentenced to prison
for life for killing his hired man
aud attempted murder of bis second
wife on his farm near Btillwater,
nearly 29 years ago.
He was Oerman born, iiumlgratin ,
to America wben seven years old.
He was s hard worker. " He says
nib first wife stole a large amount
of money he bad saved. He di
vorced her. He married again after
be had begun Having again andI
bought a farm. He sayB he dlscov- j
erod bin wife intlmute with bib hlr-,
ed man. Ho kiliod the man, attempt I
ed to kill the womau and waa sen- '
tenced to prison. A mortgage of
$60o was foreclosed and the farm i
was sold. v
When Kllngdell returned to the!
world he had H40, given him by the.
state for his nearly 30 years of la-j
bor. A Hon-ln-law In Chicago has J
promised to provide for hit* declin-i
lng years.
Ho weight) but 90 pounds and lb ?
A seamed and weazened bhadow of j
hie former robust self. Hlb teeth
are gone, he is almost detifj yet he |
Is cheerful and hopeful. He yearns j
for the comfort and quiet of his'
daughtor'u home, a little suburban'
cottage near Chicago, where there 1h '
u> bo an easy chair always ready J
for "the old man" on the front. ?
I porch.
Kllngdell's first day in the outer;
world he did not recognize filled
I him with a wo. Ho wab frightened'
at the autos and the whirling elec-J
I irlce cars, and bewildered by thoj
j rush of life and hustle. He was
like a child or a visitor from n
far planet.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
WE beg to inform the trading public that after this date we will conduct our
clothing and gent's furnishing business in the store formerly occupied by
the Camden Millinery Co. We see that Camden needs and can support an
exclusive clothing and gent's furnishing store, and as our business has grown
so extensively in these lines in the past two years, we have ventured the under
taking and will try to give Camden an up-to-date Clothing and Gent's Furnish
ing store with the aim of keeping our shopping in these lines at home. Camden
needs all of her own trade.and we shall endeavor to keep such trade right at
home by giving the right goods at the right price with the proper service. We
give you an idea of a few lines that will be carried in this store:
A ^ V ' V ; ?
Hart Schafiner and Man; A. B. Kirshbaum & Co.; Miller & Ambock's Clothing for men. Hercules clothing for boys.
John B. Stetson Hats, Eclipse, Arrow Brand Cottars and Cuffs, Hole-Proof Hosiery and Wilson Bros. Furnislungs exclusive
ly snch as Underwear, Gloves, Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, Neckwear, Etc. Exclusive agents for James R. Keiser Neckwear.
In our main ?tore wo have moro room to givo to tho Indie* needs, the Apartment formerly used for men's wear will now be
used entirely for ladies ready-to-wear garment*. This department with all other* shall be stocked with the best merchandise
that can be procured in our markets. We bid for your patronage solely upon the merits of our merchandise which enables us
to firs ? personal guarantee with ry purchase, Oar Mr M. Baruch it bow ia the market, he will visit Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Chicago
win instructions from as to purchase only the best merchandise end the latest and ?ost np*to-date styles for fall.
OUR GUARANTTEE IN BOTH STORES*?Aay purchase that is not satisfactory will be exchanged or money cheerfully refunded. Remember we shall
^ continue to give Red Trading Stamps (tney are the best) ia btth stores, asw premiums will soon be on display.