Show FEW GRAVES I FOUND WAR DEPARTMENT UNSUCCESSFUL UNSUCCESS-FUL IN LOCATING HEROES those Who Died In Battle of New Orleans Now Lost Forever to Country for Which They Fought New Orleans La Although diligent search is being made here under the direction of the war department for Iho graves of soldiers who under Gen Andrew Jackson won the great battle of New Orleans little success has crowned the effort The records of tho department show that In the fights of December 23 and 28 1814 and January 1 and 6 1815 there were 55 killed 185 wounded and 93 missing on the American side Many of tho dead are supposed to be In the National cemetery at Chal motto whore a monument marks tho site of tine famous victory but tho names of tho dead are for the most part unknown and tho search has not revealed Iho Identity of any burled there Across the river from the cemetery havo been found 12 graves They He near a clump of pecan trees about 200 feet from the levee and about 200 feet from tho old fortifications Tradition says that the men belonged to tho Fiftyfourth Infantry and that the bodies were taken across the river and burled there by marines The graves have no hedstcneui In Old St Louis cemetery No 1 are three graves situated near the rear wall They bear Inscriptions Indicating In-dicating that Oliver Parmleu of Now England Asabel Brunson of Halifax county N Ct and William P Canby midshipman In tho United States navy all of whom fell In the battle of Now Orleans are burled there Three of tho soldiers are said to have been taken to Opelousus La and burled In the Catholic cemetery there but no record of their Interment has been found by ulna department In St Louis cemetery No 2 is tho grave of Dominique You ono of tho pirate Lafltlos men who took part in duo battle In tho same cemetery Is tho grave of Ursln Freddie also a victim of tho English These few graves are all that have been located of the 55 that should contain tho known dead Where others oth-ers are seems I likely to remain as much of a mystery to tho Mar department depart-ment as It has to tho local historians for two or three generations an arrangement whereby the president of the road was appointed mall messenger mes-senger and the load was by thIs means given money sufllclcnl to recompense It for the continual carrying of the United States malls between the edge of the Niagara river and its center which is the literal boundary line Tho mall contracts according to law could provide for tho transportation of mall only to the bank of the river It Is asserted that President Ledyard Is still drawing his mall clerks salary |