Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-02-15
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~HIszEAY RoEzERY-sElzU1E OF A

Bz AIEEWAE RoEEERE-SElZURE OF A
TRAIK Of Cas- oE TzK BALTIHoKR 1SD Ono
RAIEoAD.-Un Friday last rpmors we're
circulated as 10 the seizure Of train of
cars OF The Baltimore and OHIO Railroad.
near 4ArtiosburEb, Bat As nothing reliable
could be les rned, We consented 70 empress
any publication about the affair uuil the
facts could be Rseertained Lien1. Ravens
craft, of The 7th Wes1 Virgins Iufautrv
who arrived IN The city OF Saturday morn
ing, vas = passenger or the pain, and
from him re gather the following particu-
plars- About three o'slock on FRIDAY
morning, rs the mai train coming west
WAS noEing along Abour eight miles east of
AaEtinzburgh. il ran uPon some cross ties
thrown upon the road in such r manner as
10 cause the rails TO spread, and the en-
CINE was thrown from the Truck. The
ground Was quite level and very little
damage vas done 10 the train. The cars
were nov boarded by band Of abonr
thirty rebels, Who demanded 4 surrender.
aad Who proceeded at once 10 search The
passengers aud rob them OF their money.
Lieut. Ravenscratt had ia his charge cutie
s squad OF convalescent soldiers whom be
had brought from the hospitals Abou,
Alexandria but As they we're upArmed and
completely taken by surprise, no resistance
could be made. Prom one soldier named
John Cole, resident of Cameron, the
rebels took about two hundred dollars, al
the money which he had SAVED since his
enlistment Lieut.. RaveuscrEft vas robbed
Of Two hundred AID tea dollars aad it is
estimated that the whole amount of money
taken from the passengers III ezeeed four
thonsasd dollars A shert dist.oee above
the pace where the train Eas stopped q
few If our soldiers we're stationed, and SIS
some one had escaped ana gone IN that di-
sseGen, the rebels left in great hurry.
They die rot even take tine 10 destroy he
mAiis, the train, or the rriiroad |
track They. however, seized Lieutea-
AT RAyensrrhft, stole his overeaat ana
mounted him behind ore Of the rebel sol
1isrs ana struck Of in Eestw4rdly direc- |
tlon7 seeming TsrJ RnGORs to Cross the
rosa leading from Narhnsburg 70 Win
chester, fearing that they might be inter
copied by troops from the first named
place RAvsnssraft did not IKE The rude
Conveyance which had been adopted for
Nm ana determined 10 risk an Attenp, 10
escape st WhAsever cost After going
soout ssyea miles The rebel wiki when be
vas riding got Of his horse TO arrange has
saddle, and while thus engaged Ravens
craft lodged back behind tree Seeing
mat ne VAS stu pnobseTed, he made for
another tree sun farther OF Presently he
hess5 tas rebels riding thrsagh the woods
crying "hklt- bat knowing that they vorld
not spend much time IN searching for him
Re sAid Dething, As the Lisutepant sup
posed they sooa rode OF md left him Asone
and he made ms "a! back 10 the railroad in
safety, The rebels, e- b5ghuayuHn, we're
vel n0Un;e3 and vel equipped, and we're
e1eeediDgiy violent and prufaue in their
speech ard action. The squad wa CON-
1Zode5 by one Major Gilman
The tram msa msRAgsd 70 get the en-
Elns upon TIE track AFTER \ short delay and !
proceeded tgvErds NArdnsburg.