Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-04-09

ana hogged, hung, SHOT ana oeateni uhui
all the savage hearts of the rebels could
not conceive Of other punishments to in
aict upon them. During the two months
of December and January, six Of them
who had not been executed, had no fire in
their jail, and had but two small blankets
with which to cover themselves, aside from
their thin clothing, which was itself worn
torags We have not space to narrate all
the particulars of their confinement but
give below some extracts from the article
in the Chattanooga Confederacy of April
18th, 1862, referred to above. This article
gives full particulars Of the chase of the
men under the following head lines:
HTHE GREAT RAILROAD CHAsE-THE MosT
EXTRAORDINARY AND ASTOUNDING AD-
VENTURE OF The WAR-THE Mosr OAR
ING UNDERTAKING THAT YANKEES EVER
PLANNED OR ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE
sTEALIEG AN ENGINE-TEARING UP THE
| TRAcK-PURsUED ON FooT, ON HAND
CARS AND ENGINEs- OvERTAKEE-A
ScATTERIYG-THE CAPTURE-THE Wow
/ ENEhdl DE lnLoshS- It U1LHn
MURPHY AND CAIN-SoMg REFLECTIONS,
ETC.-FUIL PARTICULARS.
Since our last issue we have obtained
full particulars of the most thrilling rail-
road adventure that ever occurred on the
! American continent, as well as the might
| lest and most important in its results, if
successful, that has been conceived by the
Lincoln Government since the commence
ment of this war. Nothing on so grand a
scale has been attempted, and nothing
within the range of possibility could be
conceived that would fall with such tre-
mendous crushing force upon US as the ac-
complishment of the plans which were
ooneocted and dependent on the execution
of the one whose history we now proceed
to narrate.
"Its TeaIiy-tOhdt cas actually done-ex-
GELS al the extravsgant conceptions of the
HArrowsmith hoax, which fiction created
4 such profound sensation in Europe.
"Tomake the matter more complete and
intelligible, we take our readers over the
same history Of the case which we related
IN our last, the main features Of which are
correct, but are lacking in details, which
have since come to hand.
awe will begin at the breakfast table,
in the Big Shanty hotel at Camp Melon
aid, on the W s A. Railroad, where sever
al regiments of soldiers are now encamped.
The morning mail and passenger train had
left here at A. N. on last Saturday morn
ing as usual, and had stopped there for
breakfast. The conductor, W. A. Fuller,
the engineer, J. Cain-both of this city
and the passengers, were at the table,
/ vuhou f-hE har ~, p,In
the engine and three empty box cars next
| TO it from the passenger aud baggage cars,
mounted the engine, pulled upon the
valve, put on all steam, and left conductor,
engineer, passengers, spectators, and the
soldiers in the camp hard by, all lost in
amszement and dumfounded at the
strange, startling, daring act.
" This unheard-of act was doubtless un-
dertaken at that place and time upon the
presumption that pursuit could not be
made by an engine short of Kingston,
some thirty miles above or from this
| place and that, by cutting down the tele-
| graph wires as they proceeded, the adven-
turers could calculate on at least three OF
| four hours start of any pursuit it was
reasonable to expect. This was legiti-
mate conclusion, and but for the will, en-
ergy and quick and good judgment of Mr..
Fuller and Mr. Cain, and Mr. Anthony
Murphy, the intelligent aud practical fore
man of the wood department of the State
rosd shop, who accidentally went on the
train from this place that morning, their cal
| culations would have worked out as origin
ally contemplated, and the results would
have been obtained long ere this reaches the
| eyes of our readeTs-the most terrible to
US Of any that we can conceive as possible,
and unequalled by anything attempted or
| conceived since this war was commenced
Now for the chase
These three determined men, without a
moments delay put out after the flying
| train on foot, amid shouts of laughter by
the crowd, who, though lost in amazement
at the unexpected and daring act, could
not repress their visibility at seeing three
men start after o train on foot, which they
had just witnessed depart at lightning
speed. They put on all their speed and
ran along the track for three miles, when
| they came across some track raiseTs who
had small truck car, which is sho Ted
along by men so employed on railroads,
on which to carry their tools. This truck
and men were at once impressed. -
| They took it by turns of two at time to
run behind this truck and push it
along all up-grades and level portions of
| the road, and let it drive at will on all
the down grades.
"a little way further up the fugitive ad-
venturers had stopped, cut the telegraph
wires, and torn up the track. Here the
pursuers were thrown at pell-mell, truck
and men, upon the side of the road.
Fortunately, nobody was hurt on our
side" The truck was soon placed on the
road again, enough hands were left to re-
pair the track, and with all the power of
| determined will and muscle they pushed
on 10 Etowah Station, some twenty miles
above. Here, most fortunately, Major
| COoper's old coal engine-the Yonah-One
of the first engines on the State Road, was
standing out fired up. This venerable To-
| comotive was Immediately turned upon
her old track, and, like an old racer at the
tap of the drum, prieked up her ears and
made fine time to Kingston.
Z" The fugitives, not expecting such early
pursuit. quietly took in wood and water at
Cass Station, and borrowed a schedule
from the tank-tender upon the plausible
plea that they were running a pressed
train loaded with powder to Beauregard
"The attentive and pltriotic tank-tender,
Mr.. VIM. Russell, said he gave them his
schedule, and would have sent the shirt
off his back to Beauregard if it had been
asked for Here the adventurous fugi-
tives inquired which end of the switch
they should 60 in on at Kingston. When
they arrived at Kingston, they stopped
went to the agent there, told the powder
story, readily got the switch key, went on
the upper turnout, and waited for the
down way freight train to pass. To all
enquiries they replied with the same pow
der story. When the freight train had
passed they Immediately proceeded to the
next station, Adairsville, where they were
to meet the regular down freight train.
"At some point on the way thew had tax