Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-09-04
The Escape of George Saunders, the
Rebel Emissary.

correspondence of the New York Evening Post)
NIAGARA FALLS, Aug. 20, 1872 Some
days since, man dressed in weIl-worn work
ing clothes presented himself to the United
States provost marshal on the United States
side of suspension bridge. He were pair of
very short trousers of striped Kentucky lean.
and seedy coat of the same material A
coarse, not over-clean shirt, and Jagged straw
hat completed the costume. The man had no
collar or cravat and his face was apparently
greatly tanned by exposure to the weather.
he wanted to go over the river, he said, but
had no pass and did not know that any would
be needed. He stated that he was an English
man from Cornwall, and miner by trade.
lie had been working for some time in Penn
sylvania, but had lately received a letter from
his BROTHER farmer, near London, Canada
West, stating that he was short of helm. and
urging his miner relative to come on to his
assistance, al least till the harvest time was
over.
The miner held his tools in one hand, and
IN the other carried an old carpet bag of the
black glazed style in common use The
glazing i'll many places had come off, and the
outside was moreover spotted and soiled with
dlrt. The carpet bag was more valuable than
the famous one of John Brown; for it con-
tanned the papers, dispatches and money of
the rebel emissary Sanders The marshal
pondered awhile, but the poor miner gave
such consistent story, and seemed SO disap-
pointed at his unexpected trouble in crossing,
that the officials heart was melted and he
gave him the required pass.
The tollman of the suspension bridge then
demanded quarter of dollar toll. 1.-TWO
shllllngs, said the miner; ''why, can't give
it. Eve only got one shilling" This pea of
poverty completely disarmed whatever shadow
OF suspicion may have existed in regard to
the poor workman; after the proper degree
of hesitation, the ''fellow" was allowed to
pass over at half price. Thanking the toll
keeper for his liberality, the miner walked on
YEARLY across the bridge. As he neared the
Canada side his step became lighter-iust as
Christian (pardon the comparison) felt when
the burden dropped off his back. A decided
burden had dropped off of George n. San
derss mlnd-he was safe in Canada
Arriving at the Canada side of the bridge,
the miner, with his tools and carpet bag
jumped into the Clifton House omnibus and
was quickly driven to that famous hotel He
went to the desk and registered on the book
the initials S. n. CHS owninitials reversed.
The clerk looked at the shabby working-man
a moment and then coldy said eve can't
give Il room here, sir" ''But | must have n
i room,' said Sanders. 'None to spare to-
| night, replied the clerk. The miner thrust
his hands in his pocket and drew forth great
roll of ''green backs" ''Here," said he to
the clerk, take these as security. Put them
IN your safe; but give me room at once"
OF course money has its effects in Clifton
House, as everywhere else. Still the clerk
hesltated. SIS there any place about here
where L can get respectable suit of clothes ?"
asked the hi ~ Oh ,Io
There was no place nearer than the bridge, a
mile distant. So the miner again insisted on
having the room, and as it was obvious that
''things were not as they seem," he was shown
to suitable apartment.
few minutes afterwards n guest strolled
out on the piazza, where ex-governor More
head of Kentucky was sitting. by the
way, governor said he, ''what a singular old
fellow that was in the Office. lie registered
his name on the book only in initials
Good God! in initialsl" cried Morehead,
starting up, ines come then;' and rushing
past the astonished guest he demanded to be
shown to the room of the mysterious.
Other secessionists also FASTENED thither.
Sanders was provided with a suit of clothes
at once, the clerks and servants altered their
department to quandam miner, and the guests
hau rare piece of gossip to talk about. San
ders is by this time half way across the ocean.
an whatever is thought of him and his cause,
1t is generally acknowledged that his journey
from Richmond to Canada is one of the ''cut-
est specimens of rebel STRATEGY" the war
has producud. 1t shows that our blockade is
so stringent that rebel emissary prefers
long land journey in disguise to attempting to
break it.
OF course, the adventure has been the chief
topic OF gossip in the Niagara hotels; the mi
ners will henceforth be viewed with a very
profound suspicion in the neighborhood of the
suspension bridge