Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-04 | Page 6 | Was in Blucher's Army at Waterloo

Was itt in in Bluchers Blucher's Bluchers Army Ay at Waterloo Leonard Leonard Leonard of ot this city celebrated celEbrate his 1 nd birthday this week This Is not the only distinction which he claims He Is one of ot the few persons pErsons left lef in the world who witnessed the ba battle tle on the plain plan of at Waterloo That That- battle batte was fought seven eighty-seven years yer ago on June loth next next but the events are still sUI fresh freh In Inthe Inthe inthe the mind of ot this centenarian His Ills only regret rEgret and the overshadowing misfortune of is the fact that he did o his life he says sas tat not have an opportunity to engage actively actively ac ac- ac- ac in the battle batte But he was there and was a member of Gen Bluchers Blucher's arm He still sti has hac his discharge papers It Is now fifty eight t years since he came cameto cameto to tj I tills this S country fe from Germany to live I W He t- t soon son acquired the English language which he spoke with some fluency to wih up a cou- cou ole tle of years vears yer ago when through some trick of nature he suddenly seemed to forget get all 01 the English he ever knew and and found he could converse only In German Ills His Ils flair is I us ILS white as snow now but otherwise otherwise otherwise other other- wise he exhibits no special mark of his many maTiy years vears His shoulders shoulder are slightly slightly- stooped but he walks a with a firm s step an and 11 his s skin l is leO eOa eO comparatively a y smooth h hs and d dhas has a healthy glow New New York Journal Journal