Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-01-23
ARRlvAL OF JOHN MORGAN.
Narrative OF His Escape.

Gen. Jonn Morgan was nonoreu witn IN
ovation on the lth, on his arrival at the
heoei capital. Inc ioilowihg mghiy inter-
esting account OF ms escape from the onio
Penitentiary, and subsequent adventures,
| is puoiished In INC enquirer. III VIII repay
perusai -
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a. the yor,, befnro tbo,S so,,,ef ;rtrrm;roLio
N After t,ycnt, darI of nnrn,,;tt;nn iahnr
Is and Crott;ror tiro,,nL - ,,r,,,itn ,,.ai ~ Il,
H. feet in thickness. they reached the soil
~ They tunnclcd up for some distance an,
:" light began to shine. How glorious wa
~ that light. 1t announced the fulh!lmcnt q
y their labors. and if Providence would onl
~ continue its favor, they would soon be free
~ This was the morning of t he 3Gth day o
~ November, 1868. The next night, at /
=. :. o'clock, was determined on as the hour a
~ "S which they would attempt their liberty
~ Zach moment that interviewed was file
-, with dreadful anxiety and suspense, an,
u each time the guard entered increased thei
!. apprehensions The General saws he ha
- prayed for rain, but the morning of the 27t
y dawned bright and beautiful. The eyenin
VI came. and the clouds began to gather. Ho,
- they prayed for them to increase. If raj
-, should only begin, their chances of deteC
~ tion would be greatly lessencd While thes
=, thoughts were passing through their minds
!! the keeper entered with letter for Generi
,o Morgan lie opened it, and what was HI
~ ~ surprise, and say wonder, TO find it from
81 poor Irish woman of his acquaintance i
VI Kentucky. commcncinp. "Nv dear GinraI
feel certain YOU are going 10 try 10 git ou
. Of prison, but for your sake don't you try
=" my dear Ginral. You will only be take
prisoner agin, and made TO suffer more tina
tn You do now"
Ia The letter then wont an 20 s,col, Of :,
as lindness to thc noor y,ben ho I;ItnG ot q,
he in~ton and copclndeI h., n,,ain axbor,;n
rs lin tn trnst in Cod and wSait bis ,;n,a
til What conl6 this meom Wn h,'non l,i,
.st IN tbn ontside Lad %o,.n ,flrrnd nf III, :,
N tentior IN csco,,o ara vet i,',t ~, atI H.
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Lcro COMES n io,tar cror, W;,'bl.,a. ~
OF odyi.;nc hin, nnt 20 ",r', !, MI ,a,t,
ars had nassed ,brnv',b tl,o IL
in 60 NJ, ,,I o., t,r''lIL - -
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