The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-05-21

Howthe Gallant DO. . Came Back from the
FIRST Battle of Manassas. a
Adpanee thssts g. Co.'s Three Decades Of FED.
autl LtJtEati0a,"i =, u s.sM 3! s
With bated breath Congress awaits the
Tissue. Its business lags. Its members
gossip in the rear Of the seats and in the
cloak.rooms. At length dispatches come.
They are read ut the Clerks desk. Then
Bull Run comes in-pfeceded by the
Pickaway contractors cattle on a stam-
pede. Then come intelligent contra
bands and an incongruous array Of
wearicd soldiers in muddy uniforms.
What OF the Senators and Represent
tatiyes? Chandler, Waldo, Richardson,
Ioran. Gurley, Morris and Riddle return
safely. Ely; is borne by bis reststiess
patriotism, darkly and tearfully atar. The
BLACK Horse Cavalry Of the enemy carry
him into Richmond. Libby Prison re-
ceiyes him, and his goodness Of heart and
ample means enable him to aid his fellow
prisoners. Afr. Riddle relates how his
company had been charged upon by wild
riders OF sable horses: 1T seemed, said
the, in d deliberately penned description,
..as II the very devil Of panic and coward.
ice seized every mortal soldier, officer,
citizen and tcamster. No officer tried 10
rally the soldiers, or do anything, except
to spring and run towards Centreyille.
There never was anything Ike IT
for causeless, sheer, absolute, abb
surd cowardice, or rather panic, on this
miserable earth before. or they went,
one and all; off down the highway, over
across fields towards the woods, any
where, everywhere, to escape. Well, the
further they ran the more frightened
they grew, and although we moved on as!
rapidly as we conld, the 4iugitives passed
us by scores. 10 enable them better to
run, they threw away their blankets,
knapsacks, canteens, and finally muskets,
cartridge.boxes and everything else. We
called 10 then, tried to tell them there was
no danger, called them TO stop, implored
them TO stand. We called them
towards, we denounced them in
the most offensive terms, put out our
heavy revolvers and threatened TO shoot
them, but all in vain d cruel, crazy, mad,
hopeless panic possessed them, and COM
tmnnicated to everybody about the front
and rear. The heat was awful, although
now about six; 1.-The men were exhausted
their months gaped, their lips cracked
and Blac kened with the powder OF the
cartridges they had bitten oil in the battle,
their eyes starting Ia frenzy; no mortal
ever saw such 0 mass OF CHASTITY WLetches:
AS we came on, borne along with the
mass, unable to 20 ahead or pause, or
draw out oi II, with tho street blocked
with flying baggage -wagons, before and
behind, laundering and crashing on,
we were every moment exposed
to imminent danger Of being upset,
or crushed, or Of breaking down;
and for the first time on this strange day
/ felt little sinking of the heart and
dsabt whether we could avoid destruction
in the immense throng about us; and
nothing but the remarkable skill .of our
ldiyer and the strength oil our carriage
and endurance OF our horses saved US.
Another source Of peril beset US. AS we
passed the poor, demented, exhausted
wretches, who could not climb into the
high, close baggage, wagons, they made
frantic efforts TO get onto and into our
carriage. They grasped II everywhere
and got on to II, into II, over IL and inn.
plored Us every way TO take themotf."
No more graphic picture has since been
lpresented 81 the race Of this army from an
imaginary pursuit. The pencil ola David
could not do itiusttce. No cosofs can be
harmoniZed for sueha chaos. Del uincy's
"Flieht Of Tartar Triben is for less YER
aciods and not more thrilling. u