National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-16
ho complimontcd Thorn in general orders

train ofT;cors ,,asn Ji..st,S 30 ~oooonizo
tbe psss ~ onv ooramond.nt Of a most
outside tha iin,;,s " .ho ,na;r armv
remembcr woil that as tha train from
Riobmond annroan%sd patarshrrg On Tho
morning oS tSe ar,ina ' oxnlnsien' - We
were wand ,,,,at IA oansoS auch n
terribIo rsot a. =" ho 10y al mn A ,voii
dressed inJiyidnoi VIZ had a haas from
The com,nandsnt sn ahscnrs noat In
North CaroI;na s,an,Sn, noer mo on tho
nlatform sa;d, sSrhan,sa oyniodad tbe
nina AZ iostW uwhay nina AZ Won snoak
of9J said I uo ,,ado son,a con f,sed reniv
and 7 snottod Nm A. on.o and nlseed
him undsr ayreat ON arrival al Peters-
burg he ,,a. .ioso,y oramined. and mia
roniios vyora 40 nnsatiaraotorv that no was
sent mn 10 CiaatIo Tburdor AZ Richmond.
and toarnod aftarwa,d vvas kent thoyo'
as be vaa undoub todIva snv. although no
incriminat;no nana,s worc found unon
him
Tho mathod In vhioh reo utiIi,ed bis
a,andar So,eo north ~ tho Annomattoy
was IN keon a division or two Within two
or th,ec nIIss Of the railroad. and all Tho
rollins stoes was directed 10 be- in pro-
naration far tho Instant transportation of
troops. Many a time bas the writer ro-
oeived orders iust before the honr an
pointed for the starting Of a passenger
train. fIlled with pas.engera. ITO clear the
train for troons9D And the troons Uonld
coma down nj Tho ouick ston and bundle
tbsmseives into tba cara and bo OF nm or
down the line according 10 The threat
ened point of attack in tv,entv minutes
II was n thanliess and n most disagree.
able tas,e 70 thus clear those nasscn cor
trains. The statlon was two miies and n
half from peterahurg the roads horr;blo
and IL often banpened that orders woro
brougbt in tho midat of a cold and dismaI
rain for petersbnrg has nnvtbing lint a
pleasant winter climate.
Tho most distressng cn,.oso fto ma, In
NV Iito as n soIdiar bannsneJ in iris con :
nection. One afternoon Tho order TO clear
the train arrived inst IA IL was about TO
atari, All the cara were crowdod MANY
ladies being among the paasenVers.
told the ladies that tho train would not
| 90 To Richmond that dnv and tbat I
would send Ia the hosnitai ,amn near bv
for ali th, nmbulances To take them beck
to Poteraburg Thia clcared tho cars re.
seyved for ledies and thar escorta with
one sinsla axcention Tn tho otbs, cars
| / was forced 10 march a souad Through
and mt the nasaenuers off nj tbe
noint ~ tho bavonet for IL was rain
| inc heavily ana Cha mud was knee
dasn nj, a,onnS The excont,on +
refar 70 was a n,othor and tna darob.
tars Owe If tha danch,ars ftha ,yisa =,
an "a; cor an tha ,;no ,vos dal;coto
sI,nat;o, "a &C. p,,,s;t'.a 10 h,sh. nS
sras ann,o'a 40 - ha.hoan - P,nt''
, me, Tho, " rasS ~ ~ ,nono haaoad
aud an,raato5 tha ~ Ioano tho car ss as'
sn, anu ,%a,s, t t 4. ~ o,TS soa, So ana
With sonah so,d;"r. ana that tho tain
,nnid ' a,i,, o' nn tar =, P;oa,s turun"t
not w,,h;n .; n;,os ~ RichnnnJ tn
o nos VI ~ AZ - ~
hau nof,,saI on o0Ds go, 60 * ~ -
a Nor reiusa 20 move; sen. lor s sho con
rNino 9a ,hm LIS pnt - Wad;ao, ni.e =.
T,no.. w son' .;.o, s.;..,
S;s0 @ nO'p'"' sso;,
,s;th ,I. ~ E,naiI,.
Tn,aS az ,ass ,aaI aa ~ go axtL
I,, lny ."ss appeal .. .no ho" $500 y. ~.
IT, la. ssp
,rU. NJ o 'i., "s -, $3.50, y.
~ S, nv eon vuio'9no, "I ha
i;ftoS ~ at pa,hn,an,n 81 va'
nss;as nv s"o pn.nnhn. NJ" m, SA 80, "a'
~ Jazz " 1saa -. l,s"ei
"vn,' S" s';i =, tS;nyr rbann ill ~
var;ars on;,';on. a, 70 ,.ho ,vas .ha rooI.
al ohS,;p.ta 80 .;,, l., ~ "aso 'A' -o0'
have resarres 20 tha ..crat,ry Nv,
n,osion As soon a. nosaib,a after ar,;v.
nc NJ tba and ~ the rnnta Id az
train onard nndor soroesnt aud Nod !.
INV wey across the countrv To Petersburs
and the nrovost m arshal,a otfice. Tho hat.
taries op both aides we,e fring M will
and the ricochet shots from the fedora
| batteries rendered travelling nnvwhere
Within two miles Of the lines vorv
dangerous hut that was nothing to the
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