The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-26

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was with the latter class tor he said, he
had mo- been informed Of the surrender.
until he commenced firing from the South
gate of the capitol on Fitzpatrick :
head Of column, then on their march 70
the State -4pitoll aud at the tune oppo-
site nv old drug store. or the present
Tucker Hall. Gov. Swain and Mr.. Kobt-
G Lewis were near him. and begged him
to desist, and fee for his life. 1n repl~
he exclaimed, II this IS the last u our
struggle, III hare the last shot! After
emptying his pistol, he put spurs TO his
horse, but instead Of turning into HIilsboro
street, he weut down west Morgan street
until he reached the railroad cut, where
as he turned To 90 into Hlllsboro street,
the girth 10 his saddle broke. he fell TO
the ground, and was instantly captured
by the cavalry IN pursuit OF hlm.
nov RALEIGH WAS SURRENDERED.
On the eventful day referred to, our
city authorities and other representative
men in carriages with the writer LETT
Raleigh abou, ) a. III. | occupied a seat
in Jno. w. b. Watsons carriage, with
Mr.. Watson. DR.. Ed. Fisher. Superin-
tendant of the Insane Asylum, and Hon
Kenneth Rayner. The latter wa. chosen
to make the speech, surrenderlng the
city and State. WATSON and myself, rep
r~esenting the Executive Committee OF the
Directors Of the Asylum, with DIR. Fish
er, went to solicit a guard for the Asy-
lum and the patients therein confined.
We found Kilpatricks command encamp
ed neal W. ii. Holemans farm, , miles
distant. Recognizing our flag OF truce.
he soon appeared with his escort, aud
Rayner made a thrilling speech, perhaps
the most eloquent OF his llfe, In which
he assured Fitzpatrick, that not a hair on
his head should be disturbed, nor should
any of his men be molested IN the slightest
degree; and he then begged that the cit
liens and their property might be protec-
ted, which promise was made but vlO-
lated In less than ID minutes thereafter.
On our return, an axle to our carriage
broke, and we had to walk back to town.
The carriage was pushed to the side OF
the road. and two OF the Yankees appro
priated a magnificent pair OF horses, tor
which Mr. Watson felt peculiar attach
ment As we reached Fayetteville street,
and were passing over to the west side,
by the Governors Mansion, Fitzpatrick
and his command overlook US and by
walking fast we kept IN line with him and
his staff, until We reached Col. McRae's
residence, now the building occupied by
Hon. ID. G. Fowle. From hat point we
heard the report of guns and small arms,
in direction Of the market Square, and
Wilmington street, 10 consequence OF
which, Fitzpatrick ordered a double quick
march, and as we ran after him, Rayner
exclaimed My God, IescudL, rel be
slaughtered, and Our caty burnt, unless Ue
can induce Kirkpatrick not to ristt upon
as the conduct Of these drunken Texans -
The latter, it seems, had fired on the
troops from various torres in which they
were concealed. Soon after we saw Lieut..
Walsh firing, and we continued to keep
near Fitzpatrick until he formed on Capl-
tol Square, and took position near Wash
was re>tored, we approached him, and
Mr.. Rayner made a second brief speech,
deeply regretting the conduct of the
drunken troops, who had fired from
buildings on the Market Square. as well
as the recklessness of Lieut.. Walsh. And
hoped he wouldn't retaliate on our citizens
for conduct they deplored and disapprov-
ed. AS Mr.. Rayner concluded his speech,
ranks were opened and the brave young
Walsh was led forward. On being in
formed, that he was the man who fired
6 times from neal the South gate of the
capitol, Fitzpatrick in a deep cultural
tone. | shall never forget, said, ''Irhc
Inn, and hang han! BE sure you do 1t,
uhere tie momen can see him. The gal
LIANT Texan replied in a distinct manly
tone-"i de IN defence Of my country"
Kirkpatrick sneering answered -Ihe
deci you dor Walsh was forthwith re-
quired to Mount a horse, a rope was tied
around his neck, and thus he was taken to
a ravine IN the State grove, east of Love
Joys academy. On reaching a tree selec
ted, Lieut.. Walsh, asked the officer in
command of the squad for 3 minutes in
which to write to his mother. You may
have 5 said the officer If you will on your
knees beg pardon for your conduct,
which Walsh Indignantly refused to do.
The rope was thrown and made fast to a
projecting limb, the horse whipped from
under him, and in a few moments life
was extinct
Little Annie Lovejoy, assisted by her
and thus he was buried under the tree,
and Notwithstanding the tens of thous-
and of troops camped near there, little
Annie for a long time decorated his grave
with flowers every morning. His re
mains were removed by the Ladies of
Raleigh to the Memorial Cemetery, and
his grave is marked by a small head and
foot stone, secured at their expense.
Yours truly,
z. f. PEscUD.