The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-13
Attenpt 10 Rescue RebeI prisOnors
Fsdsrai Guard Attached by u isebsi
Mob.

Some tall hanging should be done for
the outrages spoken Of in the following
statement from the Chicago 7ElJuns Of
Saturday:
About six o'clock on Thursday eyen-
ing train laden with rebel prisoners
arrived via the Chicago and ST. Louis
Railroad, and stopped fer more than an
hour upon The track, = short distance be-
low the Chicago, Burlington, and Quin.
cy Railroad crossing, waiting for An en-
CINE to take them across upon the Hi.
nois Central, opposite Camp Douglas.
The train was behind time, and quite q
crowd had collected 10 meet il, for what
the sequel will show. Soon after the
train stopped, several persons came for
ward and shook hands with the prison.
ers, making such expressions as these
"You are men after my own heart"
"We entertain the same sentiments that
you do--you are down on the id abol-
itionists and so are We" "Pass out
your canteens and we will bring you wa
ter" A perfect shower Of canteens was
handed from the ears by the prisoners,
and taken away by the sympathizers. A
guard requested that his too might be
filled, and received in reply; "You id
abolition rascal, I'd see you id first,
and then wouldn't" While the filed
cSnteens were being passed hastily into
the cars, one Of the Captains discovered
that they were filled with whiskey in
stead Of water, and ordered the guard to
empty those that were presented, con-
tanning whisky, which they did. by
this time the crowd had increased to up
wards of three hundred, Of which the
officers and guard concluded from their
conversation and actions, fully two
thirds were secession sympathiEers.
The emptying Of the whisky from the
canteens was made the signal for an at
tack upon the officers and privases Of the
34th Iowa, who were guarding tho pris-
oners. The mob tried TO open the doors
Of the cars, threatening TO kill the off,
GERS if they didn't let them 20 20 see their
Southern friends. Others were 80 def.
ant as TO say these men were not, and
never should be prisoners in Camp Doug
las. During the melee w. w. White and
another policeman came up TO quell the
disturbance, and arrested two men nam
ed Mike Conner and VIM. Hickey, who
appeared most troublesome at the time
One of the policemen was knocked down
by the mob, but still held TO his man,
and, with the assistance of the guard,
the two men were taken from the crowd,
who we're only kept from following and
rescuing the men, by line of guards
being formed across the street by Capt
McClanahan, of company L, which pre-
vented the mob following the police
Afterwards, n stout individual was very
loud in his secesh demonstrations, and
tried TO incite instruction among the
prisoners, and TO urge the mob 20 release
the prisoners. Refusing to desist from
his outrageous conduct, Captain McClan-
ahan placed a guard around him, with
! Fixed bRyonets, and ordered them TO run
him through If he still persisted in his
harsngue TO the prisoners. Not until
after he had been pricked by the bayo-
nets did be believe them in earnest, but
he became quiet just in time 20 save his
life.
About dark, when the engine had ar
rived, another squad Of men came run
ming up TO the train, and one Of them
asked the engineer how soon be was
going TO start. His reply was, ain about
two minutes" "Oan't you wait half an
hour ?-l have good reason for making
the request" said the leader Of the
gang. To this Capt. McClanahan re-
piled, ave are going TO start within Eve
minutes; ii you or any Of your secession
friends have any idea Of attempting TO
rescue these prisoners, now is your time T;
our men are prepared for you"
As the train started, they were heard
TO make some threatening reply, aud
were seen in the dusky twilight hurrying
in different directions, as if TO summon
4 crowd together, but this was the end
Of their demonstrations.