The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-06-02

Il gar ana oetWeeB Qritlng and falling
D be street was almost impossible. | goi
out at church time and Struggled round
10 st Stephens, wheresT found ten peo-
t Ole, and the rector read service to MS.
) but declined To preach, ard announced
t hat there would be no service In ti4t
| afternoon. o the.teh five went back Il
the hotel with NIT, and the other five
could not haye LIKED farther of. We'll
Il held on 81 All the afternoon, and !
suppose into thenighf. At amy rate, rho
tlle next morning all Chcsnut street was
4 busy shnveling. The street cars did not
get through till noon, and by that time
he banks on either side were higher
than ones head. 1t came out clear md
cold Iasked about getting back III
NV York, and the cleI /, simply laughed !
| "Nothing gets to New York befirc
| Tuesday night at the bes There's thret
trains showed up hard and fast now, and
on East it's worse yet" 49, y x5,.fss s,
He saw looked worried, and added !.
want to get to Boston very much? FL.
tell you what to do The pr0pcllers sail.
Tuesday and Thursday, and if you want
the first sure thing, it's my advice YOU.
take them You'll find them good SAFE
boats, comfortable as anything can be- a
this time and after sncn storm you're
likely to have right fine TRIP"
So | telegraphed to Boston agrias anaI
| at three O'clock was ON toarG he pro-
| pelIer Herme 8, and steaming down the
! Delaware There va moi many pas.
| sengers on board, rs may be supposed
and after we got below the citv not
much to see which could kyep one ot.l
/ deck / went into the s.sioon, and, find
ing chess-board set, began to practics
an opening. That brought out an thei
of the passengers, who proposed 90 me To-
play We were. fair match, and TIL,
consequence vas, that did not turn In
as early as might have done; in fact.
we were just finishing up the last game
rather hurriedly, because being out Of the
capes of the Delaware, the roll Of the sea
was unpleasantly perceptibe. / feet
sure that shou d have mated him aud
won the long rub, only the pieces wert
suddenly Knocked into heap by shock
which upset US as WE'LL / rushed out ON
! to the deck, and found the propeller
heading over to starboard and the bow
ola steamer looming up above our port
rail. Faces were looking down at us, a
! confused crowd, and the glare of her
head lights showed a fearful cash in our
side. Half a dazNA ropes were flung tB
lus and as our crew were scrambling on
\ board, caught one top,and using ali my
gymnastic skill, contrived to get on the
deck of the stranger. Then the propeller
gave lurch and The vessels swung
I assunder We could see that she was
J, slowly settling down, but the steamers
boats were out, and Believe every body
was picked up. know my chess antar,
oDist was, for we met the next day. and
he had the assurance to say that it was j
!, lucky accident for me, as he was just an-
nounoing mate in five moves when The
] Ecolision came. We tried to recollect
how the pieces stood aud play it out, but
we could not agree / know Just how
J we were, and 1 have since played it
through and won but he Remembered
that his queens rock was at its fourth
, square, and that quite changed the
> game.
|, Well, where were wes On board the
U. s. transport steamer Albatross, bound
3 to Fortress Monroe with troops. W.
] were supposed To have lost everything
| except what we stood in There was
: in rather a shabby plight. had bought
8 a rough peazcoat for the voyage, ami tha
! went down in my statc-room. | had OF
' cloth cap, black dress coat, split up tn,
3 back, fancy vest cut low, showing mucf
| more shirt front chan cared to show
thin dress boots, and black pantaloon
j rent across both knees in climbing OF
t board the Albatross. So Twas both colo
: and seedy, but somehow was recognized
as gentleman, and SO was invited e
{ the officers cabin. Luck again! TIL,
| surgeon of the regiment was mediea
!. acquaintance, and two Of the officers o
t Company d were Harvard men, KEEP
, falling On my feet, if always down tn,
ladder. The doctor, had the lieutenant
/ soon get me into a pair of army blue
e combinations and al undress uniform
0 frock which buttoned tightly up. o
: course they insisted on .clapping a forag
t ing cap over all, to, avoid the inconertitt
LOT my civilian like-headgear, and til,
! doctor formally presented me then, rs hi
VI first assistant surgeon, lest anvbed,
| should question my right to wear tht
I uniform. nr8t s al
I To tell the truth Hazlitt waa rathel
b glad to have me, for there were symptom
. of sickness among some of the men, d nc
0 he was by no means sure what the nattel
was. So, what with medical work AM
8 good company, the time slipped by, anc
about the hour l was hoping to be land
r ed at Long Wharf, was marching ashor,
! at Fortress Monroe.
' Of course had to arrange mr. passag,
back in the transport, but she was no
e going back-was to remain and max,
( part of some mysterious expedition some
y where at any rate, to lie at anchor anG
!; coin money for her owners Then tried
! for passage up the Chesapeake. bu,