The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-10-24


for his ABSENCE She looked long and
anxiously to catch glimpse Of him ap-
preaching along the familiar street. he
did not come and her anxiety grew into
alarm To add to her terror, q breath
less messenger arrived at her residence.
and warned her that she would not be
safe there that night, for trouble had
happened at the State House, and the
secessiQnists were searching for all the
Upionists in the city and suburbs
Hastily summonfng the negro servant.
she told her to bar the doors and win.
doWsj and sWithR few hurried prepara-
tions then set OF for the city to learn
the fate of her husband.
Having formerly boarded with Mrs.
e She took her way first to her
house, and made known her anxious
errand. She was told Of the riot and
massacre. and at once feared the worst.
Several young men who boarded at the
house volunteered to search for Mr..
Horton. They returned late in the
evening, but could give her no news
save that he had been badly wounded.
They-daTed not communicate their own
convictions OF his fate. iilIl s.i.5
Only the darkness of the dangerous
streets and the restraint of friends pre-
vented the almost distracted woman
rom going forth that night to continue
the search herself. AS if was, the night
brought no sleep to her eyes and as
tt'was morning she started on her sad
ferrand. Ii =
2 Information had been received
through the city papers that Gen. Baird
the military Ycommandaut, had released
all who had been arrested and confined
by the police, giving the name of her
husband among the rest, and stating
this representation she went alone to
Carrolton, but only to return by the
next train. BE was not there. With
out waiting for breakfast she set of for
Gen. Baird's headquarters; a young
Methodist clergyman, Mr.. Henry, one
OF Mrs. Els boarders, insisting on be-
ing her company. l,t
No sooner did Gen. Baird see Mrs.
Horton and know who she was, than he
expressed much surprise that her hus-
band had not been seen, and told her
he had ordered his release. Perhaps
she would find hun at the City Hall,
To this place she Immediately went,
but. ahe searched in vain. he had not
been there. She then hurried to the
First Police Station, determined to
wiring from the brutal officers confes.
sion of what they had done with her
husband. Entering the Office, she
forced her way within the rails, and
asked the clerk what had been done
with her husband. The man declared
that Hpreacher Hortonn had been sent
by him to Charity Hospital, and she at
once hurried thtther. Again she was
disappointed. He had not been seen
therei (The truth was, the cart which
carried Mr.. Horton's body had stopped
there, and been sentaway, as itappeared
TO be occupied only by. blacks.J The
horrible idea now suggested itself to
the afflicted woman that her husband
had been conveyed away with a load
of dead bodies, and had been buried
alive, but, as last resort, she deter
mined to visit the Marine Hospital.
This was in low and distant part of
the city, and devoted entirely to negroes,
and she could not have believed he
would be carried there by his worst
enemies, but at a friends suggestion
she sought the place, still accompanied
by Mr.. Henry. sS.g 4
Arrived at the gate, she was refused
entrance, but catching q glimpse Of
DR.. Harris, the head surgeon, whom
she knew. she called to him, and asked
If her husband was there. DIR. Harris
could give her no positive assurance,
but Immediately ordered the servant
TO admit her. Forgetting her weariness
in her joy that her long quest had a {
last succeeded, the faithful woman
bounded up the steps, and without
waiting to be directed, rushed inamong
the patients, found out her husband,
and sank exhausted upon his bosom
What a spscthclel The form she loved.
a bruised and helpless mass of flesh
and blood, his head swollen to the size
Of two, his left arm useless, and his
right shattered and mahgled. He
moved perpetuallY about with the rest
less, nervous gestures of a dreaming
infant. So badly traTnpled and beaten
was hisohead and face that his eyes
were blinded, andta painful retching,
produced by! the injuries to his stomach,
obstructing his breath and speech.
But through. all the anguish and dark
ness of his wreck he knew his wife,
That she should have recognized him
is a miracle to all who do not nn6er-
affection. 70 1aa p nf H5iTi
Wipe my face, Emma,n he gasped,
as Hshe had been bending over him
Worn and broken-hearted the Door
woman sat. down. by her husbands
side, and tried to strengthen herself for
the task of oothing and mfortiHR his
last hours, for she knew too we'll that
he could not live. Nineteen long hours
she had searched for him, and now to
find him thus ,i.i y i. 80. 7lf5af ssq
Few comforts were to be found In
that hospital, though the attendants,
seeing her distress, evidently meant to
treat her kindly. Up to this time the
wounded man had lain In the warden,s
room. but on the next morning, which
was Wednesday, he was removed to a
more airy apartment. The operation
0t trepanntng was then performed on
his head, though with little hope Of
permanent benefit: When this was
over, and the burden upon the brain
was thus relieved, the sufferer looked
up and repeated =-.----.--- --.-----.--
9 When can read my title clear
10 mansions in the skies,
III bid farewell to every fear,
And wipe my weeping eyes.
"should earth against my soul engagep-
Hers weakness prevented him, and
he whispered to his wife, "You fnish
j He slept good deal. but seemed AL.
ways conscious of his wffe's presence,
freq uently put ting up his restless hand
TO touch her face and remind himself,
in his blindness, of her loved features.
When he talked ftTvas Of his unfinished
work. his convictions of the Justice Of
the cause In which he fell, his anXfeties
for his wife LETT alone In a cruel world,
ways torgiytnglYJ as IL they knew not
what they did. At different times. too
he spoke OF the riot, relating facts and
incidents as i have set them down.
It fadaicted him much to leave his
wife penpiless. BE had had a little
money In his pocket when he came to
the Conve ntion, but that, with the gold,
studs in his bosom, had been plnndered'
by some of the PufhRhs who took part
In mutilating his person. g9'
Thus he fingered until the sixth day
after his injury. When the morning Of
Sunday, the 9th of August, came, he re-
membered thathe hadian appointments
to exchange pulpits with colored
brother In the city, and said ssas