The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-09-14

of the London "Tineso Rode Like Mad
for Neutrality-suspicious. of the Occn-
| sion.
Probably the best description of the
wild stampede which followed the bat
tie of Bull Run ever printed appeared
|. in the Pittsburg Dispatch recently.
The historian is Kennedy Marshall. of
Butler, Pa, prominent lawyer. Mr..
Marshall at the date of the battle was
a member of the Pennsylvania legisla-
ture, and with hundreds of persons
followed the army to see the rebels
crushed by Mcdowell. Mr. Marshall
was accompanied by Henry J. Ray
mond, editor of the New York Times.
and DIR. Russell, the famous war CORE
spondent of the London 7tmeS
Raymond, Russell and l." began
Mr.. Marshall, "were seated on the
roadside, taking lunch, at 3 o'clock in
he afternoon. While we were talking
together we heard locomotives
whistling over on the Manassas rail
road. The trains stopped in a cut, out
of sight. Pretty soon out marched Il
lot of soldiers in gray, with stand of
brigade colors, and came at double
quick across the field. 1t was Kirby
Smith with the last installment of
JohnsOns army from Winchester,
which had eluded Patterson. The
panic which seized our troops when
these fresh fighters hurled themselves
ut the Union lines, already tottering
with exhaustion, was wilder than
anything in military history
since three Austrian soldiers, com
ing 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 bravely since 9 o'clock in the
morning, melted away in few min
uteS 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 to Centreville pell-
nell, every man for himself. The in
fantry charged their own batteries, cut
the horses loose, jumped on their
backs and went to the rear at a gallop.
Russell disappeared on the tide at the
top of his speed. Raymond drifted
away from me, and | did not let
many pass me in the race myself. 1t
was the further the faster, and after
covering what seemed to me about
five miles, dropped exhausted beside
the road to rest
"By-and-bye Raymond came along.
He had found his barouche and he took
me in. We whirled along in the crush
of ambulances, artillery horses, pri-
Yates, 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 be-
hind the army to be slaughtered after
the battle. They were stampeded with
the rest and added to the confusion.
There Were marv amusing incidents.
Earlier in the day had noticed l.. L.
McGutlin, of New Castle, since Judge
in this judicial district, now dead. lie
was carrying water to one Of the field
hospitals. He had been one of the 'On
to Richmond crowd, had come down
to stitfen up the Presidents spine, and
was loud in advocating vigorous
llOStCuIlOl VI Jllt NdI.
" He was a large man, and wore
long linen duster. When the rush in
the rear began he ran with the rest.
lie was fat, and as the crowd gradu-
ally swept past him he at last began to
think the rebels must be almost within
grasp of his flying duster tail. Blind
with sweat and dust, he tripped on Il
log and fell fiat on his stomach, or as
fiat as he could fall on such a round
stomach. a Zouave, who was hard at
his heels, came down with emphasis on
top. Mr.. McGufiin was certain that
the Philistines were upon him, and
with weak endeavOr to roll his ewes
around that he might see his foeman's
face, exclaimed: Great heaven, gen.
tlemen, can't this thing be compro-
misedY
Before Raymond and I had driven |
far an ordnance wagon crushed into our
barouche and demolished it. |
mounted one of the carriage horses.
Raymond was in despair.
"'Get on the other horse cried.
"'But | can't stick on
"'Then good-evening; I'm going to
Washington
Hold on; l can ride behind the |
nigger,' exclaimed the distinguished |
editor, and he was about to climb up |
behind the colored driver when a car
riage drove past with some Congress-
men whom he knew and he got in with
them.
Il galloped away, but before | had
gone far | saw regiment drawn up
in line across the road, with fixed bay
onets, stopping the fugitives. l took
to the fields, executed flank move
ment and got past with few others.
When / came to the little field tele-
graph Office, near Fairfax Court House,
| was riding ahead Of my party. A
wire had been laid out thus far and
from the field were carried
here and wired to Washington. The
last messages sent had told how our
troops were driving the enemy.
go What news from the field?' cried
the little operator, with his finger on
the key.
"'Our men are routed. They are
this way shouted back to
him as l 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 battery dismounted, and that was
how l came to be the first to carry the
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