Show IRISHMAN FAILED TO USE THE PICK I At Least Two Union Officers Did Not Wot Tarry to Watch In the meeting of or Co Col antI and A. A G G. Peterson of St. St Louis w who ho came cante mere hero before tho the encampment with tho the avowed purpose of taking the ne next t j I encampment to St. St Louis Mr Peterson Iwas t I was reminded of or an arm incident at tine tile start of or tho the war at the Washington navy yards l where ho and d Mr i g Z lr I met Mr Peterson was from New NewYork York and antI Col Sterrett had come to r Washington at the head of ot an Ohio detachment The two mot met and wandered about abou Washington finally drifting to tho the I t na navy yards ards It IL Wa was late In the tine afternoon afternoon after after- I noon toward dusk and when It came camo time for the tho closing of or the yards tho the I two officers were told that tine the they could not wait walt longer longcr What Col didn't know about anchors and other naval equipment would have filled Oiled a a abig hl big book but ho he was learning a apt and l 1 wanted to learn more The navy man finally wanted to know wh why the two soldiers wished to I remain In tho the yards ards Well I J want to got a look at the Irishman who swings that tha t. t pick said f Col Sterrett pointing to an anchor 1 with one ono hook burled buried In the tue sand land I I After Actor that he ho was forced to leave |