Show DEAD DEADle le He Saved Saud Gen Den sod aDd laa Irons Capture Chicago Jan special to the Tribune Crom rein Galesburg Is Ills says sas Wilam WAlace Wallace Patch die died at his residence here Sunday of lie He WI was born near Ludlow Ludlo Vermont October U 14 1123 Durn During the civil war he a In the government service I as railroad conductor tor running trains In the South and at atone atone one time saved General Sheran Sherman and his entire Itar staff from Crom capture an net act General Sherman never forgot At the I time Mr latch wa was In chae charge of oC a a tran train I running from Memphis and General Sherman and staff were on board en rute route to Q a point near luka or Corinth The Tho engineer was 1 It a rebel er erA A plot ha had been formed to capture the tho train Te The engineer WI was to stop the train In a densely wooded section ap patently to take water for or the tho engine The engineer performed hIs part Immediately volleys oles were were fre fired at the trIn train Mr Ir latch regardless ot of flying bullets jumped tram from the train rn ran forward to the tho engine mounted It ro re oler In and gave gao time the engineer tire the alternative ot of death or proceeding Te en engineer sullenly complied and the train reach reath drew It Iwa away before the tho rebels could Years afterward General Sherman was as addressing n a crowd In Galesburg II lie noticed Mr J Patch atch In the crowd and called d him to e stand a mu the ma man who had bad saved sand hi te from During Durin the hil war Mr Ir Patch r received InjurIes h he carrie carried through life lie He ha had ben I a Mason Muon for tor fifty years eus Ie lie was lat past eminent commander of oC commande ot |