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Vol. IV SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1906 No. 5
Annual Reunion.
The annual reunion of the famous
Sixty Third Regiment, Pennsylvania
Volunteers, was held on Thursday at
Point View hotel, Carrick, Pa., and
despite the unfavorable weather, was
one of the most successful and enjoyable gatherings of the old veterans.
Captain David Shields presided. The
election of officers resulted as follows:
President, David Glass, Co. D; Secretary and Treasurer, Gilbert A. Hays;
Assistant Secretary, Alexander Hays;
Executive Committee, Co. A, Eli Dow-
ler, Jesse Morris; Co. B, Dr. J. C.
Kennedy, George Draher; Co. C, R. B.
McDanel, W. H. Fetter; Co. D, Robert
Fowler, Robert McAdams; Co. E, W.
H. Magill, John H. Hunter; Co. F,
David Shields, Peter O'Neil; Co. G, J.
M, Thomas, William R. Nicholson; Co.
H, Thomas Kirk, Samuel E. ■ Moore;
Co. I, C. C. Fawcett, Alex Foster; Co.
K, George B. Chalmers, Robert Orr.
Committee on Honor "Roll resolutions,
C. C. Fawcett, Andrew G. Williams,
David Shields.
By unanimous vote it was decided to
admit all children of members as honorary members.
The reading of the "Roll of Honor"
showed that thirty-three comrades had
died since the last reunion, as follows:
William Carrick, Co. D, Homestead,
Pa., November 18, 1902.
William Merriman, Co. C, Beaver
Falls, Pa., February 4, 1903.
William W. H. Hamilton, Co. D, Allegheny, Pa., February 21, 1903.
Peter Whelan, Co. H, Pittsburg,
February 22, 1903.
Alexander Cameron, San Bernardine,
Cal., March 6, 1903.
James C. Evans, musician, April 4,
1903.
Robert Standford, Co. K, Philadelphia, Pa., August 1, 1903.
John Woods, Co. C, November 17,
1903, Soldiers' Home, Dayton, O.
Phillip D. Griffin, Co. F, December
.15, 1903, Soldiers' Home, Dayton.
William N. Haymaker, Co. A, March
13, 1904, Turtle Creek, Pa.
John. Soles, Co. B, April 5, 1904,
Braddock, Pa.
Bernard J. Reid, Co. F, Pittsburg,
November 15, 1904.
Samuel P. Gamble,- Co. D, December
31, 1904, Pittsburg.
George W. Taylor, Co. G, March 11,
1905, New Alexandria, Pa.
William P. Hunker, Co. A, May 2,
1905, Hoboken, Pa.
Peter Keilj   Co.   B,   November  27,
1905, Pittsburg.
John Henry Cooper, Co, I,   January
3, 1906, McKeesport, Pa.
William H. Jeffries, Co. H, April 2,
1906, Bellwood, Pa.
William Denny Thompson, Co. B,
April 12, 1906, Sharpsburg, Pa.
Thomas H. Martin, Co. F, August 15,
1906, Minneapolis, Minn.
Dr. Noble C. McMorris, surgeon, Dun-
cannon, Pa.-, 1904.
John Boyle, Co. A, July, 1906, Pittsburg.
Thomas W. Shannon, Co. A, Soldiers'
Home, Dayton; date unknown.
Harmar D. Lawson, Co. B, February
10, 1905, Pittsburg.
David Leissig", Co. C, May 1, 1905,
Terre Haute, Ind.
Joseph Wickline, Co. D, Pittsburg;
date unknown.
Daniel Mclntyre, Co. E, May, 1906,
Allegheny, Pa.
James McCammon. Co. F, 1904, Clarion, Pa.
Thomas C. Douglass, Co. I, 1903, Bos-:
ton, Pa;
Samuel C. Fields, Co. I, June, 1903,
McKeesport, Pa.
James Gallitan, Co. I, August 15, 1905.
Jacob   Mains,   Co.   I,   1904,   County
Home, Pa.
. Henry Williams, Co. E, 1903.
Mart. Ryan, honorary member, 1903,
McKeesport, Pa.
Fitting tribute to the dead was paid
by Comrade Andrew G. Williams, and
the completion of the regiment's history was demanded by Comrade Edward
T. Saint, urging each member to assist
the secretary in his effort to this end.
"Billy" Priest, one of the original
drummer boys, blossomed out into a
speaker, and gave several very humorous experiences of the band.
, Emanuel Evans, of Beaver Falls, also
an old musician of the regiment, sang,
as did Comrade Andrew G. Williams,
recalling the songs sung so effectively
by Colonel Danks at the reunions. Of
course Comrade Chalmers was called
on to recite "We Drank from the Same
Canteen," while Comrades Saint,
Harvey, Fawcett, McKee and Kennedy
spoke on timely subjects.
Next year it is hoped to have a drum
corps made up from the members of
the old band, and as several of the old
drums are still in existence it promises
to be an interesting feature.
The place of the next meeting was
placed in the hands of the executive
committee with McKeesport, Braddock,
Butler, Wilkinsburg and Sewickley as
the selection.
UNCLE SAM'S DAM 3,
Great Work Between Osborne and Coraopolis.   Million arid a Quarter Dam and
Lock in  the  Ohio  River.   Will
Be Done by Christmas.
Electric Power Not
To Be Used.
WESTINGHOUSE  ENGINES  FOR  POWER.
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* :What is going on now in the
Ohio river, between Glen Osborne
station and Goraopolis, makes this
the busiest and most interesting
place in the upper portion of the
beautiful stream. Over 100 men
are at work building Government
Dam No. 3, with its equipment of
movable wickets, tremendous lock,
operating machinery, power house"
and lock houses.
Dam No. 1 is that at Bellevue,
or Davis Island,' and was built in
1877. Dam No. 9 is being built
at the Merriman portion of the
river, at old Agnew station on the
Ft. Wayne road. Dam No. 4 is in
course of construction at Legion-
ville, near Gonway. This will back
the water up to No. 3. No. 5 is at
Merrill, a short distance below
Beaver,
Uncle Samuel's Dam No. 3 will
cost $1,250,000, and will cross
the Ohio at one of the very worst
places in the river, namely, the
Trap, a former terror to boatmen
and coal shippers.
During the week a representative of The Herald visited the
scene of operations at Glen Osborne, for the benefit of the many
readers of this paper who are interested in the great project at a
heretofore quiet portion of the
Valley. Veterans of Sewicldey
can easily recall the days when
there was no Osborne station, and
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when the land . thereabout was
farmed by the late James McKown,
father of Mrs. Gharles Atwell, and
whose home was the venerable
frame house used as an Italian
boarding place at the McMillen
lumber and coal yard. The dam
building is a big job ably managed.
Lieut. _G. R. Spaulding, of the U.
S. A., is in charge, assisted by T. E.
L. Lippsey, of Beaver Falls, a capable U. S. Engineer. Under this
leadership 200 men should be employed, but workers are scarce and
not over 120 are now busy. The
hope entertained is that the dam,
lock, etc., will be finished by Ghristmas, 1906, if the condition of the
river permits. The novel plan was
decided upon of generating electric power at No. 3, whereby to
operate the lock machinery at this
dam, and at Nos. 2 and 4. Upon
careful investigation it was found
impossible to completely insulate
electric wires from injury by drift
and ice carried by the river. So
this force was given up, and the
ponderous machinery at*No. 3 will
be run by power generated by duplicate 285 H. P, Westinghouse
gas engines, located in the power
house, which is the central structure of the three substantial brick,
stone-trimmed structures, conspicuous at Glen Osborne. The
other buildings are the lock keepers' houses, on concrete founda-
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