Springfield 1636-1886, History of Town and City, by Mason A. Green ...

SPRINGFIELD, 1636-1S86. 539
Fifth Regiment Cavalry. — Isaac H. Dorsey, Company 1), tiled, NeAv Orleans
Howard Long, Company F, died, Fort Monroe; Elisha Gaskins, Company G,
died, Point Lookout, jNId.
Recapitulation. — Killed, 59; died, 88; died of wounds, IS; missing 10;
drowned, 2 ; total, 107.
We have now reached a point in our k)ug story where it is custom-
ary for historians to pause. The immediate past is fresh in the mind ;
many of the figures are still with us, and the olnious obstacles in
dealing with this period is apparent. AV"e have already transgressed
somewhat the rule by speaking of many who still live ;
but this seemed
excusable in order to cover, in some small measure, the period of the
great war. It is only meagrely presented, and much is left for the
next generation to arrange and select for preservation.
What remains to be said is soon told. Springfield's mayors and
the dates of their elections were, successively : Charles A. Winchester,
republican, 1867, 18G8 ; Vmiiam
Samuel B. Spooner, republican, 1871, 1872 ;
L. Smith, democrat, 1869, 1870;
John M. Stebbins, demo-
crat, 1873; Emerson Wight, republican, 1871, 1875, 1876, 1877;
Lewis J. Powers, democrat and citizens' ticket, 1878 (republican
ticket), 1879 ; WiUiam
H. Haile, republican, 1880, 1881 ; Henry M.
Philhps, republican, 1882, 1883, 1884; Edwin D. Metcalf, republi-
can, 1885, who thus was in office during the Springfield May cele-
bration of 1886.
There were two serious fires in the mouth of July, 186-4, one at the
water-shops, the forging-shop being consumed, at a loss of $50,000.
On the 24th of July fire broke out upon :Maiu street, and the follow-
ing buildings were destroyed : The
]Music Hall block, corner of Main
and Pynchon streets ; the adjoining wooden buildings occupied by
Geo. M. Law and E. Malley ; the stables of the Thompson Express Co. ;
the American Hook and Ladder Company's building ;
and the Hitch-
cock block, corner of ilain and Pynchon streets ; loss, $122,000 ; in-
surance, 880,000. The loss fell the heaviest upon Tilly Haynes, the
;