Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-05
LOGAN.
Ms Affair with Captain Humphrey God
man on the Steamer General
Lytle---Logan's Conduct
Most Outrageous.

The Cincinnati Commercial of last
Thursday published the following
article, the information being fur
nished a reporter of that paper by an
officer Of the Louisville Mail Line
company:
" 1t was on the steamer General
Lytle, instead Of on the United States,
said the gentleman referred to, that
the trouble between General Logan
and Captain Humphrey Goldman oc-
Cured. | was on the boat at the time.
and witnessed it all. We had about
one thousand soldiers on board. They
were all of them Union men instead
of rebels, as stated by your correspon-
dent. Among them were General
Logan, Frank Blair and JAS. B. Steed-
man. The captain of the boat had
been reared in Indiana, and a stronger
Union man could not have been found.
The mail-boat landing at that time
was at the foot of Broadway, and our
time for leaving was twelve O'Clock.
1t was our custom to have dinner
ready just after the boat started. On
account of having so many soldiers to
carry on that trip we were delayed
until two O'Clock in starting. About
one dinner was set. There were a
number of ladies on board, dor whom
places had been reserved at the head
of the table. Logan, Steedman and
Blair went to the head Of the table
and planted themselves in the chairs
designed for the ladies. Captain God
man went to them and, after explain.
ing the matter. politely asked them to
take seats somewhere else. At this
the three got up in a huff, and went
off up to the Spencer House.
which was hen running, and cot
their dinners, When they came back
the captain of the boat met them near
the Office, and expressed his regret
that they should have gone off of the
boat to eat, as he had intended to have
them dine with him at a separate
table, General Logan then uttered in
an angry tone the words attributed to
him byyOur correspondent Captain.
you are a cd d-n s-n of a b-h."
At the same instant half a hundred
soldiers, all well armed, made a rush
at Captain Goodman, and would have
killed him on the spot had he not have
slipped away from them and concealed
himself under the floor of the pilot
house. The soldiers organized into.
squads and searched the boat from
end to end, keeping the search up all
the afternoon and night until we ar
rived at Louisville. We. of course
saw the captains danger and tried to
get him ashore at Lawrenceburg. but
failed. When we reached Madison 1t
was dark, and the captain escaped to
the shore by the way of the pantry.
jumping upon the whartboat from n
of the kitchen windows. He was OBJ
served going up the bank By one of the
soldiers, who fred at him. but without
effect, or without knowing certainly
that it was he. All this time neither
of the three generals named made any
attempt to quiet the men. Had Cant.
Goldman been found, he would GER
tainly have been killed. He after
ward met his death at the time the
Lyle was blown up. A more loyal
man or better superior officer | never
knew"
A reporter Of the Courier-Journa
called on Mrs. Goldman, wife of the
late Captain H. Goldman, at her resi-
dence in Jacksonville yesterday. for
the purpose of as~certaining the truth
or falsity of this report, which reflects
very seriously ON General Logan. the
new senator elect from Illinois.
Mrs. Goldman stated that the article
was IN the main correct, but was not
severe enough on Logan, his conduct
on that occasion being most outrage
GUS
1t had always been the custom of
captain Goldman to reserve the places
Of honor at table for ladies' unaccom-
panied by gentlemen. and on this oc-
casion had reserved several seats at
the table for this purpose. The GEN
erals named occupied the seats. when
Captain Goodman, in the p~olitest
manner possible, requested General
Logan to sit at another table, which
would be specially provided for him.
General Logan became very indignant
and used the language attributed to
him, when Captain Goldman at
tempted to resent it, or did resent it.
by striking Logan his wife not being
distinctly informed as to this point.
The boat was filed with nearly one
thousand soldiers, and they hearing of
the occurrence were about to do vio-
lence 10 Captain Goldman. but he hid
under the pilOt-house, and, being fur
nished with a new suit of clothes. es-
capped in disguise through the wheel
house Of the boat to the shore at
Madison, where he was discovered and
fired upon by one of Logan men.
Captain Goldman had frequently
spoken of the occurrence to his wife
before his death. and, although She
was not on the boat at the time. can
give the names Of several gentlemen
who were present as well as furnish
the mlnutest particulars in regard to
the affair.