Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-09-01

i. The Baltimore correspondent Of the
Cineinnsti Gazette relates this interesting
narrative
had very interesting interview to day
with Captain Eli Dougharty of Company
K, 93d Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers.
This regiment was raised in Lebanon, Pa,
Of which place Captain D. is a native.
4. On leaving home Captain Dougharty was
asked by young lady, his esteemed friend,
what she should give him as a token Of
remembrance. He promptly said to her,
Anything that is dearest to you" She
then gave him beautifully bound Bible
containing the Old and New Testament
saying aThis is dearer to me than all else
in life" The sacred memento was accepted
with promise that it should not be neg
lected. In a few days the Ninety-Third
was of for the dangerous and uncertain
scenes ofWsr. 1t reached Washington City,
and was there united with General McClel-
lan's army. Whilst thus detained at Ar
lington, visiting the city one day, Capt. D.
purchased a beautiful gold watch, intend
ing to make it a present to his fsvorite
sister. The army, however, was soon order
ed TO the Peninsula, and he had no oppor-
tunity CT sending the watch home. On
the thirty-frst day Of May occurred the
IGnOuH DALLle OF ar OGkss Inc regiment
Es above named was in this engagement, fight
ing hard from noon until near o'clock in
the afternoon. When the contest was near
ly over, and the enemy was retiring, Cap
tain D. still encouraging his company to
act as heroic soldiers, he was summed by
what seemed heavy pressure upon his
breast. Looking to see what had happened
4 he found bullet had penetrated his coat
ss near the heart. Further examination prov
ed that the rebel death messenger had pas
sed through the gold watch shattering it,
removing every wheel cutting away part
Of the case, sinking also deep into the Bible.
Il entered toward the top end about an
inoh from the margin, going in at Genesis,
cutting Its way through the Old and HsslEigE 5Hssel5E
outward, entering the Captains breast Just
iiH over the heart, burying itself under the
skin, causing a painful, but not serious,
wound. The ball-a Minnie-had separa-
ted into four parts, caused, it is presumed,
q by striking the watch, driving some of the
small steel machinery through into his
lungs; from the effects of which he still
suffers considerable pain. The Bible was
In an inside pocket Of Capt. DIS vest and
the watch rested upon it. The leaves of the
book were cut entirely through, though the
ball glanced out when it had reached the
Path chapter Of St. Luke Both and 31st
verses, which read as follows; "And it
came to pass as He sat at meat with them,
BE took bread and blessed ct and break
ana gave it to them "And their eyes
were opened and they knew Him, and He
vanished out Of their sight"
The leaves were also broken by the pres
sure through to Titus, fourth chapter, first |
verse, which reads II charge thee there !
fore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ |
who shall judge the quick and the dead at
his sappearing in his kingdom On blank |
leaf Of this priceless gift, was written by |
the giver in peneiling these expressive |
lines:
when the world is deeply sleeping.
And the gentle dews are weeping.
Forget me not"
- have seen and examined carefully this |
precious Bible and watch. They certainly |
are choice relics, and especially so 10 the |
owner, who values them above all praise.
No amount Of money that could possibly be
enumerated by figures, he says, could pur-
chase them. The Bible has saved. as he
.candidly eonfesses, both his physical and
spiritual life. The Minnie ball that so
perforated its solid pages would undoubt-
edly; uninterrupted, have passed directly
through his heart and body, causing in
slant death. Captain D. has also preserved
the pieces of the rebel death-messenger.
The Captain, though not quite twenty
hve years of age, has in his own language,
been quite Grover" He left home at the
age Of fifteen, and went to sea, sailing to
Farions parts Of Europe and the West In
dies. A BIBLE, under all vicissitudes, was,
and Is his constant camna nion