The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-07-28
The Escape OF Gen. Franklin:

'"o 'o''Ieu ]" ttIc caT, aL the t1fnC OF his
capture, alongside Of wounded Lieutensnt
Colonei, when rebel officer came; in the train
and addressing himselfto the wouided man.
SAID ARE you Major General Franklin I" He
rePheo ina" lie was not, and gave him hisname
and rank. s?
I Gen. Franklin was in citizens dress: but the
rebel also put the question to him. and frankly
answered that such was his name and rank
There was 40 doubt in his mind, from The man.
ner OF the lnterrogater, that he had been point
cd out by some ofthe passengers. The rebel
sald "Gcnera, ! am happy to see you" The
General replied; II cannot say that am pleased
to sec you, under the circumstances" :.
About ten minutes afterwards Gilmer came
into the car and addressing himself to Major
General Franklin, said.:' "General, YOU will con-
slider yourself my, prisoner" He.was then put
IN carriage, and,with other prisoners, driven
through the country, stopping awhile at Town
sontown, and tbenacross to tie Reistown road.
where they arrived about one o'clock on Tues.
DAY morning, and Immediately bivouacked for
the night. v."
The GeRAla al was put in custody of Capt,
Owens ansRwo guards, who were cllareed with
his safe keeping. Expressing himself as sick
and weary, he immediately laid down and feirn-
cd sleep. Soon after the CAPTAIN and his guards
lald down, and he listened anxiousIy for indica-
tons Of sleep on nheir part He had not to
wait long before he heard the guard nearest to
nm commence to breathe heavily, momentari
y increasing in volume and profundity, until it
became sufficiently loud to wake an ordinary
sleeper The. captain and hisbther guard, had
also ~ the meantime commenced to breathe
rather heavy, and the General continued, with
ms cars open, also to feign sleep He laid in
this Tor some time. until all three gave unmis-
taxable signs OF sleep. Fearing that they were
paying Possum, he got up aud walked careless
y around them, moved over to the fence. and
sui watched thep.. Hc then coughctl loudly
and. made considerable noise. thinking that
they wanted an excuse to shoot at him, each
man laying with the right hand grasping the
muzzles of their rifles. - =.
Ihc indications Of profound s'eep'bcing so
,'nm'stakHblc on the part of I'll three of them,
nc nov thought that he would, test the SINGER.
,I% itv OF their slumbers by jumping the fence
This he DID and on looking back could sec no
movement of thednskey forms Of liz guardians,
and OFT ne shot across several, fields, Jumping
fences, and keeping straight ahead in the direcs,
tion he thought would take him towards the
city. He ran'tor about three quarters of an
honr, when he entered a thick woods. and in
his weakly state, being broken down by fatigue
lie sought place Of concea!ment.
A MONSTER GUN.-The Yankees have inst
| completed monster twenty inch army Gun.
made at the Fort Pitt Works, near Pittsburp'
Penn. The papers describing it say
The estimated weight Of the gun is one hun
dred and fifteen thousand two hundred pounds
and in order to distribute the immense weight
SO that there would not be too much bearing
At ANY one point on the bridges that it will
have to cross, truck of peculiar constitution
was necessary. This was done by building
two ,verv strong trucks, each eight feet wide
in tho clear, and nineteen feet long; theV are
coupled together in such manner as to leave
one foot space between their floors A strong
bridge is then built from ope to the other. the
bearing resting on the centre of each car and
the ends turning on pivots, while the side
pieces rest in cast iron slides. The truck was
built at Altoona, and it is thought will answer
all purposes for which it was designed. Yes
tcrday evening it was loaded with fifteen inch
gun, weighing torty-two thousand pounds.
which it will take to Wall station, proving
ground, and then return for the twenty inch
gun.
Sheridan, with two brigadcs of cavalry, has
lett Grants camp. lie was last heard of at Isle