The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-07-05
A Race for Life.

A gentleman OF Dubuque Iowa,
who has been living iu the South,
has after many perilous adventures,
reached Dubuque and furnishes 10
an account Of his escape from hu.
gusta, Georgia, the following thrill.
ing marathon:
| locked up my store and
house-the one completely furnished
from top to bottom, and the oiher
containing $4,000 worth OF goods.
which | was obliged to leave b hind
to fall into the hands Of the rebels.
Ithen repaired to the depot nearly
an hour before tho departure OF the
train and sccreted myself under the
rear platform OF the rear car, on u
cross piece which connected the
wheels. Grasping my pistol in my
hand, and resolving to shoot the
first man that discovered me, |
waited for events. Soon after | had
gained this position, the Vigilance
Committee came into tho depot -
They were a party OF men appointed
to see that no Northern man went
away in the train, and to exercise a
general surveillance overall suspi-
cious characters. lfthey discovered
a Northern man, he was taken out,
whipped and forced to enlist. Ii
they found one who had enlisted
already, it Jared worse for him; he
was whipped and otherwise NAL
treated, and the nususlly shot--so |
knew wnat my fate wouli bs il |
was detected. As the hour OF start
+ ing drew near, my suspense was
: agonizing in the extreme. At last
the train moved out OF the depot
slowly around II curve, and when it
was out OF the range Of the depot
lamps. | dropped from my perch
and clambered upon the rear plat
/. form OF the car, sat down in the
d .rkest corner, and drew my hat
over my lace in order to escape re
cognition. BY feigning to De asleep
! escaped the attention and remarks
of my townsmcn, many OF whom
were aboard the train, until morning
when we reached Atlanta, some two
hundred miles from Augusta. II |
; could get beyond there ] knew | was
comparatively safe, as there WAS no
telegraph between that place and
) Chattanooga, though there was one
from Augusta to Atlanta.
. 1t was nearly daylight when we
. left Atlanta, so that further conceal
ment was impossible. My fellow
passengers expressed considerable
surprise al seeing me, nn were anX
I ious to know wl,re | was gong -
informed them that WAS going t,
= Cnat,anoola as usual, to purchase
, large quantities OF b,cOn, in which
| was dealing extensively. Many
/, oi my acquaintance, whom | knew
, to be in the I'm business, wrre alst
going after b,con. beef. pork, flour
grain, and such other provisions AS
Ae were forced TO purchase in more
f Northern states.
h We all talked secession loudly,
Il wore cockades, and invoked distract
ion on the federal government, ant
e mono were more violent in the dis
h cusson than |. 1t was my onl,
y alternative. was fleeing for life
!. and the merest hair might turn tn,
d race against me. When we atr ve'
rs at Chattanooga, we found the nlarke
II almost rs high as Augusta, 10 W
e concluded to go on rs Tar as Nash
Is Vile. There we found the Commls
u s,ry of the Confederate army ha'
as fairly skinned the town Of cverythin
ID worth having in the way OF prOvis
o' ions, so there was nothing lett Tor II
m but to go on as far as Louisvill,
E where we could obtain an unlimltc
e, supply At reasonable RACES.
~ There were five cars Of Us, a
10 going for provisions. At last "
rs arrived in Louisville. bnt founc
al our disappointment (?) that induc'
rs ments were so small lor buying thel
IS. that the only alternative lett was
", W. go to the great fountain head
nd Cincinnati and buy what we wante
to We all went across the river in
Ell sIs Indiana, every soul of u, and g
~. ~ aboard the cars Tor Cincinnati.
To- Just before tho train was to staI
to an old man arose and made this r
-. y mark: "Gentlemen, don't knc
10 how it is with you, bnt thank Coo
Her am on ireo soil once more" Oh! y
leu leu should have heard The shout th
m. went up, Every man OF us had be
ted fleeing from the Southern Coniet
an racy and dare not avow it to ca
for for other. We got off the cars again
ing the platform, and there refreshed G
throats tor once with three 10
cheers for tree ON.
'e,s Mr. TEN BRoEcK's horse, Or
her mist. won tho Ascot stakes. L
With course was two miles and hs
IN and there were forty four horses {
tered. The betting was six totC