Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-04-22
Tue Late Railroad Raid.

We have given some Of the particulars OF
the late very daring attempt 10 break up one
| Of our most important railroads by Secret
band employed for that purpose, by one Of
the eneny's generals, under the inducement CT
large reward. Tue railroad in question is
known as The Western and Atlantic Rail-
way, and is owned by the State Of Geor-
gia. II extends from Atlanta, in that State, 10
Chattanooga on Tennessee River, distance OF
1873 miles. On Saturday morning, April l2tb,
the conspiratola Attempted the execution of
their purpose TIE passenger train left At
anta tnr Chattanooga that morning at iCur
o'cloc!s, aha st Pped al Big Shanty Depot, So
miles from Atl.lia, tnat The passengers might
obtain breakfast. Conductor, engineer and
fireman all LEFT lie l-sin and engine fer the
same object The cnnspirntors tcok advantage
OF tb;s Abandonment Of the train, to COM
rnercc their :eht,ce, ME. Fuller The conduct
or, ,eiis lie story in tllese vordz:
"Whils. at breakfast, / heard The engine
".xhsus:." Very rapidly ami suddenly. i'm
nir,ihleiY rose up and stated to MIR. 4. Murphy,
plio III buss ot he State Road sEop, but H DO
hxppenrl 70 bo pashenger That morning, and
Mr.. JtH. Cain, NY hsneer, that something
was W.ung With the engine. We three then
FASTENED out and, much 10 our>sutprise, DIS
covered lhsI the engine, with llreb cars WAS
out oI aight. tnqulred of T. guard who WIS
on The platform, who had taken tho engpe
OFF, liz replied that "he did not know him"
bui That "he Was tLll, black bearded man,
wearing black military c7erccat, with c large
cape"
Nothing remained but 10 make lIe best
pursuit possible. TIE Atlanta "Con iedCracy"
gives lori; Alto interesting narrative oI this,
dist figured, indeed, by free use Of sensation
headings, ard oi such words as "a5toundngr
'thr,llng -" Extraordinary ',remendous' u
"crusnrs!'' "terrblew lawful" "appal
ins ~ etc, which we had hoped the Southern
press would, viii one consent, have left 10
the journalists Of T.ireolr's dominions The
aim there is to "sllrt!e!" persons by great
captions and turg;d descriptions, lhat tLey may
male their papers cell; and, no doubt,
an advantage from II, But such things sit
badly cn Southern journalist, and are gan-
esaliy aHk Tsldiy esscuted. For instance, We
saw no; Icing since, in Southern paper, an
article OIL tho greet public dobs which Lincoln
is contracting, which was headed Startling"
W e do not know whom it startled, but certain.
ly il did not stNItle Us We edelighted over it.
ln another, notice OF It's rumorod junction
bctw cen the folces OF Johnston and Baaure-
g.rd near Corin:h, was hcTaldod as San As
founding Movemont!' II it astounded any,
we suppose it was Grant To us it seemed
very judic;cus-
We have written these sentences parLly to
To express tee hope that Southern journals and
Southern readers will prefer tho language Of
siup. truth, stated with animation nnd dignity,
to ali iorcble feeble attempts to scare tho
people into buying newspaper aud partly to
excuse inc liberty which We shall .eke with
the ~ tlsnta Ccnlcderacy ys' article, 10 onitting
portions cf It. We commence with its de-
sa7ip,ion OF tie pursuit which vas made by
hessFs. Fuller, Murphy, aud Cain, when tney
discover ed that the engine had been run away
with, as above stated. This pursuit, we will
add, continued to point about eightythrec
miles trcln Big Shanty whore the chase com
msnced, and only twenty miles from ChaitE-
nooga.
(F,em tee Atiaut. Cenfed-vEey.?