Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-04
THE BULL RUN ROUT.


Wovv she Gallant Boys Cmmo Baek from
she WlRek Battle 90 Manassas
lFron Advances Sheets Of s. 8. Ooxs ''Thrss
Deoade of Federal LeEialAkion.
with haAed breath Congress awaits
the issue. It's business lags. Ia MEM
bers gossip In the rear OF The aeata and
Ia Che eloak.roomg. AZ length dis
patches como. They are read at the
Clerks desk. Then Bull Bun comes In
-preceded BY the PickaWay contractors
cattle on 3 stampede. Then come intelli-
gent contrabands and en- inoongruoun
array Of wearied soldiers IL muddy uni
formR What Of the Senators and Rep
resentatiyes9 Chandler, Wade, RiCh-
nrdBon. Logan, Gurley, Morris, and
Riddle return safely. Ely ID borne by
his resistless patriotism, darkly and fear
fully afar. The Black Horse Cavalry Of
the enemy carry him into Richmond.
Libby prison receives him, and his
goodness og heart and ample means
enable him 90 aid his fellow. prisoners.
Mr.. Riddle relates how his company had
been charged by wild riders Of sable
horses: ssIt seemed, = said he, IN q DELHI
erateIy penned description, s'aa II the
every mortal soldier, officer. citizen, and
taamster. No officer tried 70 rally the
soldiers, or do anything, except to spring
and run toward Centreville. There
never was any thing like il for causelesB,
sheer, absolute, absurd CowardiCe, or
rather panic, on this miserable earth be-
fore. OF they went, one and all; of
down the highway, over across fields
toward the woods, anywhere, every
where, 20 escape. Well, the further
they ran the more frightened they grew,
and although we moved on as rapidly as
we could, the fugitives passed MS by
SCORES. TO enable them better 30 run,
they threw away their blankets, KNAPP
sacks, Canteens, and finally muBkets,
cartridge-boxes and everything else.
We called to them, tried TO tell them
there was no danger, called them to
stop, implored them 10 stand. We
called them towards, denounced them
IN the most offensive terms, put out our
heavy revolvers and threatened 20 shoot
them, but all In vain; cruel, crazy, mad,
hopeless panic possessed them, and COM
muniCated to everybody abouA in front
and rear. The heat was awful, although
now about six; the men were exhausted
their mouths CAPPED, their lips cracked
and blackened with the powder Of the
cartridges they had bitten OF In the bat
Gle, their eyes starting IN frenzy; no
mortal ever saw such mass Of CHASTITY
wretches. As we came on, borne along
with the mass, unable TO go ahead or
pause, or draw out Of it, with the street
blocked with flying baggage-wagons,
before and behind, laundering and
crashing on, we we're every moment ex-
posed TO imminent danger Of being up
set, OF crushed, or Of breaking down;
and for the first time on this strange day
/ felt little sinking Of the heart and
doubtswhether we could avoid deatruc-
tion IN the immense throng about MS;
and nothing but the remarkable skill Of
our driver and the strength Of our car
rage and endurance Of our horses saved
us. Another source Of peril beset us.
As we passed the poor, demented, ex-
hansted wretches, who could not climb
into the high, close baggage-wago
they made frantic efforts TO get on to and
into our carriage. They grasped il
everywhere and got on TO It, into it,
over il and implored Us every way TO
take them Of.