Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-25

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after il would be known all over the country.
The train having been detained at Xenia, was
running very rapidly to make up the time. Ii
was then past o'clock The General said to
Capt Hines, cit is after six; if we 20 to the de-
pot we are dead men. Now OF never They
went to the rear and put on the brakes. Jump,
Of he went, and fell heels over head
in The mud. Another severe turn of the brake,
and the General jumped. He was more sue
cessful, and lighted on his feet. There were
some soldiers neariwho remarked,- ~What in the
hi do you mean BY jumping off the cars herel"'
The General replied, What in the d. is the
use of my going into town when i live here; and
besides, what business is il of y0ursf'
They went Immediately to the river They
found skiff. but no oars Soon a little boy
came over and appeared TO be waiting what
are you waiting fort" asked the General. "Iam
waiting for my load s'What Is She price of
loadf" "Two dollars % s"W ell, as we are tired
and hungry, we win give you the two dollars and
you can put US over" So he took them.
Where does Miss -- liver" "Just a short
distance from here" Twill you show me the
house7"fs'-Yes sir. - The house was reached, a
fine breakfast was soon obtained, money and
horse furnished, a good woman's prayer bestowed,
and off he went From there, forward through
Kentucky, everybody We'd with each other as to
who should show him the most attention, even to
the negroes, anu young iauieS OF Refinement.
begged the honor to cook his meals. frae
He remained 10 Kentucky some days. feeling
perfectly safe, and sending into Louisville for
many little things he wanted. Went to Bards
town and found Federal regiment had Just ar
rived there looking for him. Remained here and
about for three or four days, and then struck out
for Dixie, sometimes Disgusting himself
government cattle contractor. and buying large
lot of cattle: at other times a Quartermaster,
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found all means of transportation destroyed and
the bank strongly guarded but with the assist
anc OF about thirty others. who had recognized
him and joined him in spite of his circumstances,
he succeeded in making raft, and he and Capt.
Hines crossed over. His escort, with heroic self
sacrifice. refused TO cross until he was safely
over. He then hired a negro to get his horse
over, paying him twenty dollars for it The
river was high that the horse came near
drowning, aud after more than an hours strug-
Cling with the stream was pulled out so exhaust
Ell as scarcely to be able to stand. i.sf -faf-
The General threw blanket on him and com
menced to walk him. when suddenly, he says, he
was seized with presentiment that he would be
attacked. and. remarking TO Capt Hines, 1--WE
wills be attacked in twenty minutes" commenced
saddling his horse He had hardly tied his girth,
when bang, bang. went the MIME balls. He
bounced his horse. and the noble animal appear
ing to be inspired with new vigor, bounded. off
like deer up the mountain. The last he saw
of his poor fellows on the opposite side, they were
disappearing up the river bank, fired upon by
a-whole regiment of Y ankees. By this time, it
was dark, and also raining. He knew that a
perfect Gordon of pickets would surround the foot
of the mountain, aud if he remained there till
morning, he would be lost. So he determined to
run the gauntlet at once, and commenced to de
scend. As he neared the foot, leading his horse.
he came almost in personal contact with picket
His first impulse was to kill him. but finding him
asleep. ne determined to let him sleep Oh. He
made his way to the house Of Union man that
he knew lived near there, and ptssei himself off
as Cdptain-Qnartermaster of Hunts regiment,
who was on his way TO Athens. Tenn, to procure
supplies OF sugar and coffee for the Union people
of the country.
The lady who appeared to be asleep while this
interview was taking place with her husband, at
the mention of sugar and coffee. jumped out of
bed in her night clothes, and said: THANK God
for that; for Amt seen any rale coffee no here
for God knows how lOngi' She was so delighted
at the prospect that she made up fire and
cooked them good supper. Supper being over.
rebels had "tried to cross the river this after
noon" Yes" said the woman, "but our men
killed some uu um, and driv the rest back"
Now" said the General, 81 know that, hut
didn't some of them get overp' Yes, was her
reply. ''but they are on the mountain and can't
get down without being killed, as every road is
stopped up" He then said to her: at is very
important for me to get to Athens by Tomorrow
night. or may lose that sugar and coffee, and
am afraid To go down any of those roads for
fear my own men will kill me "
The fear of losing that sugar and coffee
brought the lady again to an accommodating
mood, and she replied: Why. Paul, can't you
show the Captain through our farm. that road
down bv the field?" The General says, "Of
course Paul YOU can do it and as The night is
very cold, will give you $40 lin gold) to help
you along" The gold, and the prospect Of sugar
and coffee. was too much for any poor mans
nerves, and he yielded, and, getting horse,
he took them seven miles to the big road
From this time forward we had series of adj
ventures and escapes all very wonderful. until he
got neIr another river in Tennessee, when he re-
solved 10 go up 10 house and find the way
Hines went TO the house, while The General stood
in The road. Hearing bily Of cayalry come
dashing 40 behing him. ne quietly slipped to one
side of the road and il passed by without obser
wing him. They weat travelling after Hines and,
poor fellow. he has not been heard OF since.
How sad to think that he should be either cap
turei or killed alter 50 many brave effpr's, not
only in his own behalf. but also in that OF the
General. for the General saws that it is owing
chiefly 70 Hines enterprise and skill that they
made their escape.
/ When he arrived at the river referred to above
he tried TO get over, intending to stop that night
with good Southern MN on the other side lie
could not se. over, aud had to stop at the house
of Union nun The next morning he went to
the house that he hid slught the night previous,
and found the tack &C the Yankee scarcely cold
They had been there All night. expecting that he
would come there. anil bad murdered everybody
who hal attempted To reach the house. without
mailing them. In pursuing this brutal course
they had killed three Young men, neighbors Of
this gentleman ami went away, leaving theiI
dead bodies on the ground.
After. he had crossed Okey's River. and go
/ down into Middle Tennessee. he found 1t almos
/, impossible to avoid recognition. At one time h,
passed. some poor women. and one of them com
menced clipping her hands aud sad ''Oh.
know who that is, / know who that isl but catch
| ing herself. she stopped short, and passed OF
with her companions.
| The General says that his escape was made en-
tirely without the assistance from one on the out
side, and, so far as he knows, also without thel
knowledge of his intention, that the announce
ment of his arrival at Toronto one of those
fortuitous condolences that can not be account
ed for; that it assisted him materially no doubt
In fact, he says that his wiie's prayer" saved
him, and as this is the most agreeable way o.
explaining it, he is determined to believe it.
| The above account may be reled on as cor
rect and although much has been left out, We
enough is printed to stamp it as one of the mos
remarkable escapes in history. .-s.
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