The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-02-26
Highly Interesting Account of the Es-
cane Of Union Omeers,
Baltimore. Feb II.

B.tsiro5s. Feb II.
The escaped Union officer, reached
here this mo;ning snd 50 10 Washington
thI. sferr oon.
The account Of their escsps Is thrilling
and full Of interest, hut for prudsnli,l
reason. rnsnv parricu,rs are Withheld
from puh,i"-tiou at present.
Tu.y were ffv-one da.s making the
tunnel Having rnansged TO find scre-s
10 the cellar. thsy com ence1 work re
lieving one another IS opportunity of7rr-l.
Thsif instruments we're csse kuive-, p"ck-
g. knives, whi,sies and fss T~;ce the,
had TO sbandsn ,heir work and co'unenc.
anew, on account Of obstr1cltons which
they could not pass, They h.d hoped t.
avail themselves of a cuiser,, but fousd j.
| imprscIicaE.ie.
After getting through he wslI thsv iis-
posed u the X .ays,el soil bv drawing il
out IN spi.t0ons. winch hey attschad To
! cord. This you'd be & lsf by n, parry
g, work IN the tunnel ard putiel oa, iuip
! the c>I4r by their companions, who dis
posed OF ii by spreading ii in ,hsllo~ Is,-
efs over the floor, coDetsling il beae>ih
tbs straw The ~nrk sa. necas.arilv Yery
siow 30 Gloss vas the s.Jno-p pher- in ne
tlaaeI t:lst thaY could remain IN i. hu.
i fs~ rnotrsnts Al time, and their c.nd <.
wuQ,d 60 out. A. oUa tins thsv 90, s.,
hear the bend Of ih~ sttest tha, small
noe, sb'u; 'ln >iz~ Of .tcve pipe, bruke
! through. b0t fofluna;.i, this ~ss no. lis
covered bE ihe g4a.j. snd va, a xt.4:
service, si'oistnG AIT and enabling tnstn
TO prosecute their sprk more rspdly.
TIE tnGuei wEsn com nl-tei vas about
s'H'v feet iong, anI opened INTO au old to-
! bscco sh1d b,'s oni the line III guards A..
soon .hey found tbs way clear th.y
emerged slo~ ~Iy in s;nGls q ,&d. Of tso or
three, snl Ssuu,erei otf until they 60.
c!.sr Of The guard, rl.ku2 Il cir uey to.
wards the Williamsburg rosi bv shs
| shortest Foutes; She darEteSa fayoysd
! ;bcR. .ld the fact tba: the rebel soiier-
whom they met were hsbj,ad in tie
Amy c.Als OF Unclr Sam, watch ,hey had
sto'sa from the supplies sant to our rris-
ones, bS our gpssrEDeat, ess of grea,
ueip 10 them. Although th2y vera as
| tlrad IN our arm. OFeFCoats and many of
! them hsd ihelr LaV-rsscks thss found the
na ion2l Uniform bottGf disguise than if
they bad 0een provided with the genuine
rebel uniforms,
In oTder 10 ctuie the pursuers who thev
knew would soon be Oh their track, they
scsttorsi IS Iauch as pns~ib,a. Many we're
the hardShip- aal >utiering< and frequent
their escapes from tna rebel cayA'c, -ho
he next morning were bush wtscaiGg in
evarv fisuari0n for them
The ~ which ,hsy expsyisHcsd when
they h-st caught sigh, Of oar troops sent
oUt TO .aAst them, aal prote.. thera from
their pursuers cGulot g Expressed.
70 ,hs officer, @Ed men or tho 1ith
Penn ylYanls :agaig,, whom they Gr.t
nat. thay syrfssa ,hs 0:o-l proi end gtat
ituae for unbouEA>d klalne4.; also bsar
taafinony to the gaijsntr. With which
fhe-e brave fellows Tursusd sh- rehel cav
srv snA ra.ruel many Of thu yas 9orn
figi}ives who otherwise would have be6s
re-captu'e3.
There i. good reason 20 oop4 that manv
mara wi! eet cuu"e n 4Ai-
jis unlaragneA. escaped ofi .ss held
= ,asetinH h"7e =" d~v .nd ps"s-d VOC
of ,aeuk- - Gen Hntier, sua othar III
r.r- ,ai tnan *ho hai asAis,sl ,h@.a is
cprIl e'ing ih-yr ass !f..5n L.t,hl pris ION
and lina- 4 ricks.a. as,I for MANY sct. oi
kindnps. ,Sc
Wm. HcCsrArg, colorat 2lst Mich
loan i,faafyy. fra - ihxy,. iiaut.,usn mn