The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-21

pushing IL ahead OF thom. Another car was
kindl, Il in'6 Il El0ar aud l'ltupcna h Ieh bridge,
in the hope that II mghi burn the bridge and
THUS cherk ih" rursuers. But II was imp"ssi-
hl", with tho Whirling Ht SUI enormous speed.
10 gct the hiHn, fully started and 4 went out be-
fore 1t enkindlrl he bridge. The pursuing
tram coupled this ear ana swept on.
FLyfS0 TO rHg WOODS.
Chattanooga WAS now only twenty miles dis.
thut, hut the foremost engine was in a sud
plight Its brass journals were all melted down;
r,ss was virtually ended A hurried council of
war was held. and II bold and brll liant plan was
Urmihcd uron. i was decided To 1T one ni
the raiders pun the Yankee engine out OF sight
around "a curve while the others diSrmbarkrd.
tor" M he track. and hld ~ the brush near the
road. Then, when the train oi the uursucrs ar
rived and the forces ON il wore engaged ~ re-,
pairing the track a." uWhushcd mon would
spring upon them ,dlspcrsr them, and srndthrir
tram sNr pin. b1'k down the ru.d 20 wreck
cIcrythin- 'hrhlnl IT, and give the raiders time
tOts'Unr. But iNst as n Is plan wis J. rmlh'u
upon. ihc rufsuna tram rushed IN siEn'' amn l
ing that they would inevitably ur run down IN
very few moments. Andrews ordered ma men to
TAKE t. the woods aud save th'iNscN :. ana
shak ng the hands 81 HE comrades, whu were
huddlcd upon tN"tcni'r. l'ap"d from w, n}lhg
eugene. and was soon lost ia inc woods. ne was
followed hy his men, who jumped from one side
or tho other and took tp the nearest shelter
W. rerur to VI ssrs. Murphy aud Fuller. who
sci out urnn lot irom lie Shauty In pursuit OF
the stol, engine. ~ absurd as that foot race
amp ared. II vas ,he means Il nahl,s ne
ami Fuller ran ou foot Tor about three miles as
inst as they could hurry, having no definite
Plan except To- go Ahead Alter they had gone
three niies they cHinc upon hand cnr. Which
WIS lying ul'u the sibr 81 the truck II was
used 10 muN' tue road workers about. Putting
ihls AR upun tHr track, und UNDRESSING "a force
Vl r'Lro' - they hurried un, pushing It NJ grade
M polrs. and lctiim- i fy down grade ol l-
own W iLht They mnd" pretty Loud time with
th-. and NJ last reached station whore
a- tr road ran uui To- a coal mine. An engine
ready fired WIS sfnndin.. hero Trey impressed
ID il hos hoy
reached Kingston. whore the engine of the
Rome kalrgad "a branch Of the Western aud
Atlantic R.lruadl WAS awaiting the up train.
They sr1rd this and continued their pursuit.
W in this enE p" they came IN SIGHT OF I'll"
~ 'n tram Ih'N followed II until tney came
% the uiac" wh'r" the track was 50 badly torn
tnry could not replace it. They tncn started on
~ again, and soon met the down passenger
tram which thr> at once turned backward. and
pressed the runnways So CLOSE that they had To-
take tu the woods. Thus 1t VIII b" seen that
three Engines ana maud ear were used con-
sc'ui.Nriy IN ih,s wilu and headlong CHASE after
thr raiders.
~ an %, dcncc Of tho tremendous speed made
IN tnt ran. II il said tnnt tn" down passenger
train wh''h WIS reversed went iity-two miles in
s.Nit on minutes. pushing u train ahead Of II
for several miles. stolu.nE frequently To- re-
move oi'-iru'ti"n=
Hustled n nlooDHorSps.
OF course tie NauNocs who lcaIod from the
IT. en- on-:in" had s"ry little chanc" OF srapc.
i'rN wrrr Suft'uni.d uh every de hN Ice
NOS; Ntun ir" tuhorrd iHr.S az WI r.
th,y left their eng me- two regiments oi cavalry
w'tern auir't. ltw - niusrr'aN 81 hin--' 3.
two mics away amt huudr'c~ Hrw..-.
armed and mount %. Wcr,' ollie .ind t.rrr. The
road Was In u " tu soldiers. Tue aINrm had
trans iouU.d with irD.r- aud s..uis. w'r. hur-
r,ii.. a. 40" scene. ~. Nay VAR u.srN. cloudy.
uld RAINY. T. .i lsr- " I" ava. quaint
and sun hidu,u. cil n,t know the -ouiu
from g." h'rn I lbas . iltD t'c
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