The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-27

the inside of the walls and at the main entrance to the prison. On the top of the wall we found a cord running along the outer edge and connecting with bell in the office of the Drisen. This cord Gen. eral Morgan cut with one of.the knives we used in tunneling. Before leaving my cell wrote and left addressed to N. Merton, the warden, the following: | CASTLE MERIoN, CELL No. ao.l l November 27, 1863. 1 Commencement, November 4, I66s; con clusion, November 24, 1863 number of hours for labor per day, five; tools, two small knives. La |affe"es amers, nssis ion /1n1 ct | donx
 By order of my six honorable confederates. l THOMAS H. HINES, Captain C. $. A.
 Having removed all trace of soil from our clothes and persons, we attached the iron hook to the railing on the outer edge
 ot the wall, and descended to the ground
 within sixty yards of where the prison
 guards were sitting around fire convers- ing. Here we separated, General Mor- gan and myself going to the depot, some quarter of a mile from the prison. where l purchased two tickets for Cincinnati.
 and entered the car that just came in. General Morgan took seat by the side of federal major in uniform, and on the seat immediately in their rear. Gen. erai Morgan entered into conversation with the major, who was made more talk alive by a copioas drink of my French brandy. As the train passed near the prison wall where we had descended, the major remarked to General Morgan: "There is where the rebel General Nor gan and his officers are put for safe keep: ing" The general replied, "l hope they will keep him as safe as he is now" Our train passed through Dayton, Ohio, and there, for some unknown reason. we were delayed an hour. This rendered it exna hazardous to go to the depot in the city of Cincinnati, since by that time the prison officials, would, in all probability, know of our escape, and telegraph to in. tercept us. In fact, they did telegraph in every direction, and offered a reward for our re capture. Instead, then, of going to the depot in Cincinnati we got of, while the train was moving slowly, in the out skirts of the city, near Ludlow Ferry, on the Ohio river. Going directly to the ferry we were crossed over and landed In skiff immediately in front of the resi- dence of Mrs. Ludlow. We rang the door-bell, servant came, and General Morgan wrote upon visiting card, "Gen- ersl Morgan and Captain Hines, escaped" We were warmly received, took a cup of coffee with the family, were furnished a guide, and walked some three miles in the country, where we were furnished horses. Thence through Florence to Union, in Boone county, Kentucky. where we took supper with Daniel Piatt On making ourselves known to Mir. Platt, who had two sons in our com mand, we were treated with the most cordial hospitality and kindness by the entire family. We there met Dr. John I. Dul2ney, then of Florence, now of Gov ington, Ky, who was exceedingly kind and of great benefit in giving us informa. ton as to the best route to pursue in get ting through the country. That night | we went to MT. Corbin's, near Union. He | also had gallant sons in our command. We remained concealed at the house of MT. Corbin until the next night. During this time MT. Corbin. MT. Green Smith, | MT. Piatt. Dr. Dulaney, and other friends of the cause supplied us with good, fresh horses and pair of pistols each.
 Here an incident occurs to me that may account for the delay of the federals in ascertaining the route we had taken. There lived in Canada West, some fifteen miles below Windsor, on the Detroit | river, MT. Joseph H. Morgan. He came over from Ireland about the time of the | rebellion of I848, when Meagher, O O'Brien. and Mitchell fled to this country for pro- lection. He was intensely southern in | his sympathies, and made many sacri- fees for those who were engaged in the l southern cause. The morning of our escape, November 18th, he happened in | Windsor, and seeing dispatch announc- ing the escape, he stepped into the Hiron's house and registered q. H. Morgan" was assigned room, and im- mediately it was telegraphed everywhere that General Morgan had escaped to Canada. This ruse doubtless threw the authorities off our track for some time. and in that way may have been mate rially beneficial to us.
 On the evening of the 2o:h of Novem- Der we left Union with voluntary guide, passed through the eastern edge of Gal latin county, and after travelling all night we spent the day of the 3o.h at tho house of friend on the Owen county line. Passing through New Liberty in Owen county, crossing Kentucky river at the ferry on the road to New Castle in Henry county, we stopped at the house of Mr. Pollard at a. m., December Ist. Our guide did not know the people nor the roads further than the ferry, at which point he turned back. Not knowing the politics of MT. Pollard 1t was necessary to proceed with caution. On reaching his house we aroused him and made known our desire to spend the remainder of the night with him. He admitted us and took us into the family room, where there was lamp dimly burning on a centre table. On the light being turned up discovered Cincinnati Enoxiyey. with large displayed head lines, announc- ing the escape of General Morgan, Cap tain Hines, and five other officers from the Ohio penitentiary. The fact that this newspaper was taken by MT. Pollard was fN mi |