Show na naval val veteran william H B garland now living at washington at the age of 93 years entered the navy navar when a youth and served several years on foreign sta eions he visited Napo napoleon lecin at st helena and lias has seen every president of the united states except washington 1 when tile the civil war broke out he responded to the call for volunteers and served till the close of tho the war ile he was instrumental talan in having female nurses substituted for male nurses in the government hospitals and homes he lost hia entire family consisting of abife a wife and four children in the hood flood at Ev evansville anaville ind in 1884 he escaped by climb Ii inga lra tree where he remained thirty dixi hours he is receiving 6 a pension rit oslea a month on which he subsists |