The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-09
Marrow Escape Of Gen. Sherman, sec'y
Of War Cameron, Mr.. Cullom and
Others from a Violent Death.

Marrow Escape Of Gen. Sherman, Sec'y
Of War Cameron, Mr.. Cullom and
Others from a Violent Death.
On Saturday Gen. Sherman, command
err in chief of the army of the U. s., Hon.
J. L. d. Cameron, secretary of war, and
a party of their relations and friends, la
dies and gentlemen, were at Rock Island
Arsenal Hon. S. NJ. Cullom, Republican
candidate for governor of this state, Gen.
Henderson, congressman from this dis
trict, and other gentlemen, called on the
distinguished party, at the elegant and
commodious residence of the commandant
of the Arsenal, (Col. d. w. Flagler) and
while there a ride over the broad, shady
avenues at the Arsenal grounds, was pro-
posed and agreed to. In an open. seat
ed wagon, was very distinguished party.
On the back seat were Gen. Sherman and
Sec'y Cameron. Oh the middle seat Mr..
Cullom and Col. Flagler, and on the front
seat with the driver was young Mr.. Sher-
man. The team was Col Flagler's, driven
by his own driver. Several other carriages
and buggies were along. The party had
inst left the grave and monument of Gen.
Rodman when one of Flagler's horses
threw his tail over the reins, holding them
down with desperate energy. The driver
leaned forward and seized the horses tail
and attempted to jerk it over the reins,
when the horse threw up his heels in such
way as to hit the driver in his face, cut.
ting slight cash in his cheek and knock.
ing him back into the wagon. The reins
were on the ground, and Col. Flagler in
mediately leaped out with the idea of run.
ming alongside the horses and CATCHING
them by the head. He called to the Others
not to jump-but unfortunately he, in
Jumping, badly sprained an ankle and was
unable to reach the horses. The driver
was out also, but his face was covered
with blood and he was SO bewildered by
the blow that he was of no service, ant
CONSERVATION &C once took possession o
the inmates of the vehicle. Gen. Sher
man climbed over the hind end of tina
wagon on double quick and went rolling
10 the dust behind; Mr.. Cameron tumblec
himself out over one of the hind wheel
very expeditious!y and performed severa
highly entertaining acrobatic feats, not on
the bills; Mr.. Cullom prepared for "a
leap for life" but the team was
on run, ascending a ridge o
ground, ana on the side he proposed tt
jump we're trees. He says it suddenly
occurred to him that if he should strike
one of those trees the Republicans O
| Illinois would need another candidate fol
governor and Mrs. Cullom another hus
band, and he therefore Jumped the Other
side, falling, like a spread-eagle, in th.
gravel, and badly scratching his forehead
and bruising his arm and side. YOUNG
Sherman stuck to his seat. coolly ant
deliberately waiting for something t.
turn up" He didn't wait long, for tn,
team in its headlong speed struck a ire,
leaving the wagon shockingly demoralizeC
and the young man sprawling on the greer
grass without bruise or scratch. Away
went horses, hell to split over tn,
prairie" as John Hay expresses it in lit
| tie Beeches
The other carriages and buggies came
rafting up, the ladies were out in
second, looking after the chief performers
husbands, fathers. brothers. and smooth
ing their ruffied feathers and brushing tn
dust from their bright uniforms and golt
lace DR.. Plummer,o f this city had one O
the Miss Shermans in his buggy THE Dr.
was on Gen. ..Sherman's staff durin
the war and is favorite with the family
and he was soon examining the tumbled u
dlgnitaries, finding no serious injuries
Mr., Cullom and Col Flagler having fare
much worse than the others.
/ When great men consent to perform
such high and lofty tumbling it is hardl
possible for common people to suppress
their laughter, so keen is the sense of tn
ludicrous in the minds of us all. 1t wa
really frightful affair aud everybody re
joices hat it had no more tragic ending.
, But what subject for comic illustrate
papers?