The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-09-23
BULL RUN AGAIN.
The Man Who Carried the News to
Lincoln.
a Scrub Race Between Soldiers and Cor
respondents.

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respondents.
Richmond was quite popular Summer re-
Sort in July, '61, said Mr.. Marshall the old
pennsylvania politician, ''and great number
OF Northern people, politicians, congressman,
gentlemen of leisure, ladies fond of a little we'll
regulated excitement, clelgymen signing for
virgin territory, and business men seeking for
a speculation, made up their minds to take a
flying trip to this new capital of the Southern
Confederacy. Our army of gallant young re-
cruits, led by the valiant Mcdowell, under the
direction of the sagacious Scott, was to go
ahead. The rebel soldiers had been massed at
convenient points In sufficient numbers to as
sist with the fireworks and furnish entertain
ment for the visitors The campaign was to be
huge picnic at the government expense and
| went along with hundreds of others to see
the fun. was member of the Pennsylvania
Legislature, and the malaria common to legis-
lative halls had left me half an invalid Ben
Morgan, Charles Sprang, Jr., of Sprang, Chal-
FAINT & Co., John Shaw, then -four Inspector of
Allegheny county, since burned to death at
Scottdale, and Charles Clark of Clark & Thaw,
all Pittsburgers, were with me. There never
was so large and respectable lot of camp fol-
lowers as those who followed our army out from
Washington. Many Of the most distinguished
men of the country were there and there was
no lack of good company.
We were just beginning to tire of the picnic
and were preparing to return TO Washington
to spend Sunday when, on Saturday, one of
Gen. McDowell's aids told us that they were
going to attack the enemy that night There
anDarpntlV attAmDf kaap tho
secret.
| got separated from my party and fell in
with Henry J. Raymond of the New York
Times. We followed the right hand column,
under Hunter You know how the battle was
fought at first how their skirmish line was
chased their batteries charged and the entire
left wing of the rebel army rolled back beyond
the Warrenton road. We whipped them fairly
in the early hours of the fight, and about 3
O'Clock in the afternoon Raymond and T. sitting
beside the road near the Warrenton stone
bridge, were we'll in the rear of our advancing
right. While we were talking together, we
heard locomotives whistling over the Manassas
railroad. The trains stopped in cut out of
| sight. Pretty soon out marched lot of soldiers
| in gray with stand of brigade colors, and
| came at a double-quick ,ro s the field 1t was
| Kirby Smith, with the lest inEtalment of john
| ston's army from Winchester, which had elud-
| ed Paterson. The panic which eeized our troops
| when these fresh fighters hurled themselves at
| the Union lines, already totteriDg with exhaus-
ton was wilder than anything in history since
| three Austrian soldiers, coming out of the
woods to surrender, after the battle of Solferino
| put the whole French army to rout for time
Regiments that had stood up to their work
| brayely since o'clock in the morning melted
| away in few minutes at the sight of the
| GRAY CHARGING COLUMNS.
There was no knowing what force was behind
| Smith, and Hunters men did not wait to see
| They took the road toward Centeryille. nell
| NELL, every man for himself. The infantry
| charged its own batteries, cut the horses loose.
jumped on their backs and went to the rear at
gallop. Russell disappeared on the tide at the
| top OF his speed. Raymond drifted away from
me, and | didn't let many pass me in the race
| myself. 1t was the farther the faster and after
| covering what Eeemed to me about five miles
| / dropped exhausted beside the road to rest.
| BY and by Raymond came along. He had found
| his barouche and he took me in. We wbirled
| along in the crush of ambulances, artillery
horses, privates, officers and camp followers on
foot, ladies and politicians in carriages and 200
or 300 steers, all making the best of their way
to Washington. A drove of cattle had been
| driven out behind the army to be slaughtered
after the battle. 1t WIS stampeded with the
| rest and added to the confusion. There were
many amusing incidents. Earlier in the day
had noticed L. L. McGufin of New Castle
| since judge in this judicial district now dead
He was carrying water to one of the field hos
| pitfalls. He had be IN one of the sOn to Rich
| mond' crowd, had come down to stiffen mn the
Presidents spine, and was loud in advocating
vigorous prosecution of the war;
HOW JUDGE M'GUFFN RAN.
"He was large man and wore long linen
buster. When the rush to the rear began he
ran with the rest. He was fat, and, as the
crowd gradually swept past him he at last be-
| gan to think the rebels must be almost within
| grasp of the flying duster tails. Blind with
sweat and dust, he tripped over log and fell
| fiat on his stomach, or as fiat as he could fall
| such rOUn0 stomach a NH
hard at his heels, came down with emphasis on
top. Mr.. McGuffin was certain that the Philis-
tines were upon him, and, with weak endeav-
or TO roll his eyes around that he might see his
foeman's face, exclaimed: Great God, GENTLE
| men, can't this thing be compromised?'
Before Raymond and I had driven far an ord
nance wagon crashed into our barouche and de-
molished it. mounted one OF the carriage
| horses. Raymond was in despair.
Get on the other horse, cried.
| But l can't stick on
Then good-eyeniDg; I'm going to Washing
ton
Hold on, can ride behind tie Niger ex-
claimed the distinguished editor, and he was
about to Chamber up behind the colored driver
| when carriage drove past with some Con-
| gressrnen whom he knew, and he got in with
| them.
| galloped away, but before had gone far
saw regiment drawn up in line across the
| road with fixed bayonets, stopping the fugi-
/ tives. took to the fields, executed a flank
| movement, and got past, with a few Others
When came to the little field telegraph Office
| near Fairfax Court House was riding ahead
| of my party. A wire had been laid out thus
| far, and dispatches from the field were carried
| here and wired to Washington. The last mes
sage sent had told how our troops were driving
| the enemy.
What news from the feld?' cried the little
| operator with his finger on the key.
| Our men are routed. They are running this
| way shouted back to him as galloped past
| He cut loose his instrument, tucked it under
| his arm and took to his heels. When the next
| orderly came with dispatch he found the bat
| terry dismounted, and that was how I came to
| be
THE FIRST TO CARRY THE NEWS
| to Washington overlook Bull Run Russell,
| Ia for oxub hn+l !, r.