Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-27
train consisted Of thirteen Of these esrs and
thFee passenger coaches.

train consisted Of thirteen Of these cars and
thFee passenger coaches.
THE ESCORT. .
The escort furnished consisted Of oas hundred
msn frcu the Hoffman (Ohiol battalion. under
command Of Capt Linnsll-an officer who has
removed the greater number of al the prisoners
that hsve from Time 70 tirae boon sent array
/ fTon Johnson islscd, and Who has, from lis ex-
! pafsnce, become az expert n tho business.
/ IThe run TO Pittsburg. one hundred aud sew
| engy SIX miles, WAS made IN twenty hours. Cara
were here taken for HarritbuTg. Two Of the
/ prisoners escaped on he way as tallsws:l
The first was q majar on JED Thompson s
( staff THOMPSON Affects To bslieve tliss he did
/ not escspe, bat accidentally fell from the train
and was run over This, Of course, could not
| have been The case else the bodY would have
| bsen found. TIL prisoner pretended TO be seized
/ with a severe attack Of asthma, requiring air.
/ The guard accompanied him cat 10 the rear
! pistfogm OF tha csy, where be est de6n. Laan-
ing over, As If faint or sick, he sudden. y dlaAp-
/ pesfed. sDpsrently between ths cars, tho dark'
ness Of the nigh. preventing it being seen where
! he wSnt There being no bell cord on the tIains
| the engineer could only be notified to stop by
/ gong to him. Ths Tesult was thst several miles
/ had been run before fhs train could be stopped,
snd on going back It was impossible TO identity
/ the particular spot WhaTo the man was lost.
Alter fruitless sezrch the train proceeded
A SECOND ESCAPE.
Very early on Friday morning another escape
wss Effected in tbs vicinity of Altoona In
shis instance the prisoner went TO the door while
the train was ia motion snd simply looksd cut
& gpard was then standing on tie platform
In q moment the prisoner mAds spring, nearly
knocking the guard over ia bis flight ard
cleared ths .rsiH. The gusrd hEed on him So
hs wGs running from the track, snd hsWEs seen
to fsll as If wounded Ths train was stepped
AZ quickly as possible, bat owing to the ssms
cause that prevented 9 quicker sloppsge ia q
former case, not until several miles had beeu
nu. On n,suyning no tTaea Of the fugitive could
be found. Bis nEms OF rank has act yet been
aseeytsBed, his fellow prisoners refusing 10 re-
veal anything, under the plea Of igB9rsnce.
IN both instances Capt. Linnsll Immediately
ielegraphed 10 toe military authorities nearest
the poini Of escape, aud i viii be very strange
If the men sTc not fetsken, the moro 50 because
Of their being dressed in rebel uuif rDs and
having no ether clothing nor any money With
hem.
THE following tells how the prisoners we're
starved into an appetite for Bpoilt meat:l
A sToPPAGE FOR RATToEs.
Tho trip irom PiltgbuIg TO Bi5geport, oppo-
sito Harrisburg, occupied twenty-one hours, The
train arriving st Bridgeport a!3 P. II. yesterday
Hero there was halt of two hours for rstions
On stsrtiDg from Ssndusky two days. rs;ions Of
bread had been issued, and meat vas also offered;
but as il was not the choicest quaiiy the prison
eIa had declined receiving it.. They had, there
fore, su52istod since Tuesday night On bread
and water. Capt. Robinson, commisssry At
Pitsburg, he'd 3 thousand rstions Of cooked
meat in waiting for them, and the same surlly
Of hard bread. Ths prisoners by this time vero
little leEs particular IS 20 the quality Of iE,ir
meat, aud seized upon the pieces Of boiled rcTk
IS gresdiiy ss though they had bsen the choicest
cold roast fowls.
HOT COFFEE FOR THE GUARD.
The distribution Of these rations caused de-
Law Of two hours, which was improved b the
captain of tbs gusrd in providing bis oxhsnstsd
men with coffee, the fTst they mad since leaving
Ssudusky.
THE trip from Harrisburg TO Baltimore, So
miles, consumed twelve bOurB. While making
il five moro officers effected their escape, As fol-
lows
Owing to his former losses Capt L;nneil had
pat every men On duty, which gave about SIX
susrds 20 q csr. One Of these was ststiousd on
each platform and four inside with the prison.
eTstheir ius sguetCns being 10 watch ths win
dows, one of ihsir number 20 walk back and
forth through tiia car constantly. Ias captain
lin8eIE SEA ll6Gk6AEA-tb lAiEQb IItN4 4Ehk
of inspection through the tsuin to see tbss ths
men were doing tbair duty and The prisoners all
ss5o. Yol despite this vigilance an escape Of
five Or six men Wa8 effected during tbs night.
Tn S. escapes iilusirats the Efforts men viii put
forth, tho risks they will ran, and the ingeGui-
~ thoy csn nuseE to s0cuEa thoir hberty.
knives other than mere psnkniFos, aTe rot peT-
lni.ted ib6 p5s2Defti Jet ,e-ih such tools sEsy
mausge1 SO cut holes ia the sides of the cars,
sud oven through ibe flooring, working only at
intervals yTieu the eyes Cf the EusTd were not
upcn them, carefully eenesAljng theiT work when
,hs patrol shouid be pssslug, aud then eIswlsd
through the Ogsnirg8 tkus made and escsFed.
Where OF when during the night the escape
was fse.ed .s n5s exactly known i was only
discovered vixen tbs gradual thinning cut Oi
the inmates q tie car ATTRACTED the notice OF the
gus7d, vhrn csTgfaI ssarcA disclosed o. ms3e
Of egqess. The comrades Of the iugiiives would
cover tie hole a. fast ss any prisoner went out,
waiting iil tho guard sh0ud got away 70 give
others an opportunity OF escaping. Il is thought
that but iyo esc7psd in this maaner. Thsir sy-
cape probably within the boundary Of me Stair
Of MarylRnd-Hiil most likely ba good, &C they
n - find 10 lack of friends TO aid and council
thsm.
TRAESFER AT BALTIM0RE.
Il was appTshended that some tTOBbls would
be experienced in this city n the transfer Of iAe
prisoners to the boat. But 90 secretly had they
been brought forward, and 90 careful had the
authorities been 10 prevent the progress OF the
train iTom gaining any publicity, and their esry
arrival here this morning, that bat few knew
they we're here. a strong force was in waiting
as the depot to escort them ser0ss the town,
ard before their preserves vyss generally known
hey psTe safe on board the beat lhat was 70
lake ihem down the bay.
no COMMUNICATION ALLOWED.
Throughout the whole trip aud in this city
The utmost csTe hiss been taken 70 guard against
an,y. communication between the Drisoners and