The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-11-10
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Far some tendAys past the officers in
charge of Camp Douglas, have snsPects u
,sffne, daring attempt by the prisoners
taabecallv Morgan B men, 70 escape Vh
,Uygoierdsv these suspicious cnlmihsted ln
,he discovery Of two large underground
-. ,.tunnels,1 which were nearly ready Tor
1,be frat commenced in the barracks
.,.,e me 9Th Kentucky cavalry, and was
s,,srv ineenfously and artisticahy cop
. s,fucted, and the most Vigllant searfh
has vet failed to discover any trace ol
Hsenttance without cutting through the
floors. This tunnel ran directly north
from the barracks, near where the new
water pipes are laid, and was about fopr
feet high and two and half feet wide
tbe sides and roof perfectly lined with
boards and planks. The total length OF the
main tunnel was about eeventy-tye feet,
u ald Il ssas completed TO within 2 lfewfeet
of the fence. Therewere four branches,
used for,storing sway the dirt hidipg
id. the tools and clothes, and in one was .
mice bed OF hay where he tired workmen
conld rest-one Of these branches was
large enough tD accommodate the man
ID. who sawed and fitted the plank, so that
all the work could be done under ground,
to avoid noise and to defy suspicion and
curiosity. .------.a.s.--.--
The other tunnel was in the barracks
of the 10th Ky. Infantry, and was pat
termed after the first, though not, 80 per-
Ufmanehtl lconstructed OF 60 well obseured.
f, 4. This one was intended to debouch on the
g.. west side, about the middle of the camp
u,aThis !atunneP' was about sixty feet long,
with branch about forty. feet along
This Brsneh was dug lengthwise of the
q, barracks, the dirt being pushed back add
pressed between the j)ists, and the spafo
thus made was used to stow the dirt
from the main "tunnel."
The means Of discovery was quite
UNIQUE. As coon as Col. DeLAnd's sus-
picions were aroused, he caused the wa.
QClefto be aamed back in Tthsl qitehes
which run round the fquare near the fen
cep, rightly indging that, eOon as TIE
Gtunnels" reached the ditch, the space
above would be so thin that |theAwateI
An would leach from the ditch into them
Monday night the water in the bitches
was about fifteen inches deep, yesterday
.,,s morning IL was discovered they were
nearly dry, and the Colonel shrewdly
suspected the Underground road ways
had gone far enough. A squad of men
were placed at work Immediately, clean.
ing out and deepening the bitches, and
the fret one was struck about ten o'cloci
a. M. and the second about 2.p.cnil A. /
M. while thess examination were going
on, the prisoners were drawn up ip line
,tiRth6 h1aih fduare, and "a 9igbt& guard
put over them. IAs u became certain that
their usohemesl were being discovered
they. became uneasy and showed signI
ofrmutiny.e The guard around them wst
~ Strengthened, but this caution was nq
needed, and as their intention becsniC
more clearly expressed, an attempt was
made to force the guard, which was met
bya volley, which severely woundef
three ofthe prisoners, which acted as )
perfect quieius on the mutinous spirit oi
the whole clan. 1UI ,RctA
The credit of frustrating this deep and
,JbOla attempt belongs laImostl wholly e
Col. DeLand, and bis. able COmmissary
of Prisohefs, Oapa Rbines.F They have
fore week past, played the part of detec
vutives, keeping hywhole matter TO them
.ssaelVss uufityalI was sfaad y 80 explode thi
mipe, which was successfully accom-,
pfished as above stated. Chicago 1ribana
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