The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-18
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Ths escaped Unloa coers reached here this morn.r.
anA % 70 Washingtoa sAis aftsrnooa.
ne acsouat Of their escape IL full q thriog assre;
but Tor prudential reasons many particulars are wlshhs
from publication Of present
fhsy were Afty-one days making . tssusL Havt.e
managed 70 ana access 70 the cellar. thsy commenced
work. relieving one another - opportunity oGsrea
Their instruments were case knives. pocket ksives<
chisss and Alss Twice they had - abandoa their wort
and commence On OF the obsruosoas which
they could not pass. They had hoped 70 have avasa
themselves Of euvert. but found u inpractscabie.
After getting through the wall they disposse
Of the excavatsd soil By drawing out u
spittoos. which they attached 70 . ooro.
This would bs sd By the party 1t work in tho tsnn
and pulled out into the cellar ~ thsr oompasIons ~
dnpossd q BY spreading In shallow layers over -
door, conosalng beneath the straw. The work Wa
necessarily very slow. 90 close the atmosphere n
tho tunnel that they could rsmaia In II but few minutes
Il time and thsir candles would 60 out. AZ ono Il ne
they got 20 the bend q The stress
that small hole about the size o. . stsvsplpes
broke Through but fortunately ths not discovered
BY The guard, and was great service u admitting airs
enabling thsn - prosecute their work rapidly.
me tsnssa. whss completed. shout sixty test lose
an1 spsoed sto cid tobacco shed beyond che iine
ensrgse slowly h small squads q TIVE or three, snA
sAass~6 - sss shsy gos clear q the guards. make
shsk wsy b Ne Williamsburg road By IL shoFtaao
s-ssssL n aarkasss favors1 thsn. aaA ths SAco
thAs 81 ~ esssi soldiers whom they net were hablseG
h che army sosas q "Uao,s sAm," which they haA
Stolen Iron shs supplies sent y oar prisoners by sse
gsvsransas, was q vast heip 70 them.
Ash6ugA sAsy atrsd IL army everooaas. enc
many q them bad their havsrsacks, they found ~
AoAfn aknw AnAh
provided with rebel uniforms
In order % siuds their pursuers who thsy knew wouo
be their track. they scattered much pos
sible. Many were their hardshps end suGsfnss, en-
frequent were their escapes from ~ rebel Oav
airy. who, the next morning, were bushwhackiag h
every direction for them. as@0
inc Joy which they experienced when shsy ast oaugA
sight Of troops cut 70 help sAsn ana psosoa
them from their pursuers, cannot BE- expreebed
= 10 the ofosrs and men Of the Eleventh PsnnsylvanA
cavalry, whom they arst met, they express most pro-
found gratitude their uHbouuded Kindness and also
bear testimony 70 tho galausy with which these Saans
fellows pursued tho rebel cavalry and rescued many o.
the weary, worn fugtives, who otherwise would have
been recaptured
There good reason 70 hope that many more will ~
come in SAFE
The following adopted by the escaped onacers 70.
day at . meeting held here
AZ meeting q the undersigned o6ncors end escapes
war from Ricnmond Va. CcloDss n 2 Ken.
drick. Third United States Tennessee csvairy. We
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ing been unanimously adopted, It was ordered 70 -
published
we the undersigned officers Of tho United States Army
and recently prisoners war; desire express deep
Wistar. Colonel West Of the. west regiment Pennsyl
vania artillery, ana the gallant officers and mea