The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-26


Horton was flung, after lying wgile
nj the station house, and under
sitting load Of dead and wounded
negroes, his stomach crushed in by
blow of heavy plank, he waaItaken
to the Marine Hospital.
Furious with the taste Of blood, the
police and their fellow Thugs ragged up
and down some or the streets Of the
city, calling out the names Of we'll
known loyaliets declaring their inten-,
ton 10 slaughter every Northern man
in New Orleans. In the midst Of the
excitement and carnage, however, the
bayonets Of Fedefid troops appeared,
and further murder was prevented.
The mob dispersed, aud the blood
stained streets, and battered windows,
and mutIled gToans from distant hos,
ptitl witrds, alone testified 10 tho h6tA
rors Of the Both Of July.
AS the hours Of That bloody day
passed, the wife ofMf Horton waited
ut her home, five miles distant for bis
return. Three o'clock came, the limit
he had set for his ABSENCE. She look.
cd long and a1xion1y 10 catch o
glimpse OF him along the familiar
street He did not come, and her
anxiety grew into alarm To add TO
her terror, a. breathlcas meggupFor ar
rived no her residence, and warned her
that che would not be safe there that
night, for trouble had happened at
the State House, and the aecessioDlats'
were searching for NIL the Unioni8ta in
the city and suburbs. Hastily SUM
moning the negro servant, she told her
to bar the doors and windows, and
with few hurried preparations, then
set off for the city 10 learn tho fate Of
her husband.
Having formerly boarded with Mrs.
H.. she took her why first 10 her
house. aud made known her anxious
errand. She was told Of the riot aud
massacre, and Mt once feared tho 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 dared not communi.
cate their own convictions Of his fate.
Only the darkness of the danger.
Gus streets and the restraints Of friends
prevented the almost distracted
woman from going forth chat night %.
continue tho search herself. A IL
was, the night brought no sleep to her
eyes, and M soon ab il was morning
abe started on her sad errand.
information had been received
through che city papers that General
Baird the military eommaudant, had
released all who had been arrested
and confined by the police, giving the
name Of her husband among the rest,
aud stating that he had returned
home. Acting on this representation
she went alone 20 Garrolton, but only
TO return by the next train. He was
not there. Without waiting for break
fast she set OF for Gen Buird'a head
quarters q young Methodist clergy
man, Mr.. Henry, one of Mrs. Evs
boarders, insisted on being her com
pany.
No sooner did Con, Baird sec Mrs.
Horton and know who she was, than
he expressed much surprise that her
husband had not been seen aud told
her he had ordered his release. Per-
haps she would find him Mt the City
Hall. 10 this place she Immediately
went, but she searched in vain. He
had not been there She then hur-
ried TO the first police station, deter
mined tolwriug from the brutal off :
GERS confession of what they had
done with her husband Entering
the Office, she forced her way within
the rails, and asked Of the clerk what
had been done with her husband.
The man declared that preacher
| Horton had been sent by him to
Charity Hospital, and she att once
buried thither. Again she was dis
appointed He had not been seen
there (The truth was, the cart
which carried Hr.. Horizons body had
stopped there, aud been sent away, al
IL appeared to be occupied only by
the blacks.)
The horrible idea now suggested it.
self 10 the afflicted woman that her
| husband had been conveyed away
with load of dead bodies, and had
been buried alive. but, as n last re-
| sort she determined To visit the Ma
| rine Hospital, This was in low aud
| distant part Of the city, and dew tied
entirely to negroes, aud 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.
Arrived at the gate, she was refused
entrance, but catching a glimpse Of
DR. Harris, the head surgeon, whom
she knew, she called TO him, aud ask
/ ed If her husband was there. DR..
Harris could give her no positive as
surance, but Immediately ordered the
servant to admit her. Forgetting her
WEAKNESS in her joy that her long
quest had at last succeeded, the faith
| full woman bounded up the steps, aud
without waiting to be directed, rushed
IN among the patients, found out her.
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