Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-15

account of the capture of railroad train by
the rebel Morgan, just before he crossed over
into Indiana:
LOUISVILLE, July s.
In official dispatches l read the day before
leaving MUrtreesbor0 the consoling ntelli-
gence that John Morgan, with force of 4, 200
cavalry, had abandoned the neighborhood of
Carthage, which town he had been threaten
ing, and fallen back to Sparta, evincing u
disposition to get home to Bragg'S bosom as
soon as might be. In Nashville, the same
day, listened to the conflicting statement that
john had received the management OF the
Louisville and Nashville railroad, of which he
has so often appointed himself superintendent
This was not credited, however, nasmuch as
the trestle work at Muldraughs Hill was vet
unmpaired, and the wires were in fine work.
ing order to Louisville. Sunday, the 9th inst,
no train came down from Louisville, owing to
the scare.
On Monday, therefore, the sanguine rail
road people at Nashville, diScredting the cry
OF wolf, made up passenger and express
train, and started it for Louisville on time
Your correspondent paid for a seat in that
train in accordance with the pretty stiff tariff
OF prices on the Louisville aud Nashville rail
road, besides contributing literally, later in
the day, to the first instalment Of salary for
the new superintendent, who proved to be
none other than Morgan, mayor general, PA.
u y. a. As cautious persons had affirmed.
Morgans manner Of controlling the move.
ment OF trains from roadside Office by
means Of the magnetic telegraph, his extreme
anxiety Tor the safety of all military passen-
gers, and his careful attention to the interests
of his employers in the matter of ''eXtra bag
gage" are beyond all praise, yet would like
to give him a calm and impartial puff-it may
benefit him in Indiana, whittier he has gone,
hear.
THE TRANSFERRING REPORTS.
The train consisting of two passenger
coaches (eyery seat occuped), a baggage car
well filled, an express car containing, among
other vauabes, a safe and tifty-seven thou
sand dollars worth of paper money, in charge
OF messenger, left Nashville at seven o'clock
A. NJ, and proceeded as far as Cave City sta
ton, half way, without mOlestaton or even
anticipation Of trouble on the line At Cave
City conductor Sweeny, in charge of the
train, learned that Morgan had indeed cap.
tured Lebanon the day previous, taking Col.
Hanson, eighteeth Kentucky, and six hundred
prisoners, and was marching toward the fail
road, with the apparent intention of cutting it
somewhere between Elzabetltuwn and Leba-
non junction: perhaps the Muldraugh's Hill
graphic communication with Louisville was
yet perfect ana the conductor resolved to 20
ahead, not cautiously, but swiftly, hoping to
run past the rebel column into Louisville be-
tore they could advance to the road from Leb-
anon. AT Gathers, fifty miles from Louis
vile, eight south of Elizabethtown, the breeze
blew stronger, and the 'ittle bird" sang loud
er about the rebs in front of us, who would
surely gobble the train if it proceeded; but
we needed them not. family OF strong Sc
cession prUcliyitieS, accompanied by half
dozen p0nderous trunks, got on board the
train at Gathers, and the passengers were
more confident than before. They came from
the suspected neighborhood, yet were willing
to trust six trunk loads of valuables for safe
passage to Louisville; hence many citizens
argued ''why should not we?' Two chubby
young women of the family laughed and pratt
tied heartily, t1outing the idea OF guerillas.
Between CARRIERS and Elizabethtown, an
honest man God bless him) rushed across
the field gestculating furiously with his hands,
lntimating danger ahead. The train was
stopped, the kind man came up and told us
the astounding story that Elizabeth town, three
miles ahead, was filled with rebels; his boy
had just come out and warned him, that we
ought to get back as fast rs the Lord wodld
let us. This time, conductor Sweeny needed
phc COuHHCIo VI llIllu men, SCI llle OdltneF
family and six trunks off where we stood, i'll
the wilderness, and ran back fifteen miles at
breakneck speed.
WE TRY AGAIN-JoHN MoRGAN's STRATEGY.
Appealing to Louisville for instructions by
telegraph was yet practicable, and the con-
ductoI did it. He soon received reply to
this effect: call right, come on with your train,
no rebs," signed 'Smith," which is a name
common to Louisville operators, John IL.
Morgan. and hundreds of other men. On
this occasion it was used by John. We found
no rebels at Elizabethtown when we came ND
the second time. eXcept the Gather family
and trunks. who had come nm ON a crank car.
and now embarked once more. We passed
through the black tunnel. Winding down over
the great trestle work at Muldraupb's iii. at
fearful speed, but untlisturbad: we picked nm.
near Lebanon junction, the garrison of n
stockade who bad been ordered Inv General
Bowie, Extraordinarily, to ..burn vour camn
and come on train to Louisville" 1t is per-
hans unnecessary to state that John Marian
acted Ms attorney for Briuader General BovIe
in signing that desnatch. There we're twenty.
eiphf of these soldiers. under command ot n
Second lieutenant whose name did not
learn. They swelled the number ot nossen-
gers on tbe train to two hundred about twrn-
fv-6vo of ,rLor, ,rora Ladies
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