The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-05
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THE ONE DOMINANT THOUGHT OF
SOUTHERN SOLDIERS.
A Train vhic:, Contained TING Con feder+
ate Treasury and the Whole Govern
ment-How characterization Was
summarily Ouelled. f,,.xe
TX Reb.~ in New York SUM-

SummariIy 1ueIled. f,,:xp
~ TX Rsb.' IN New York Sun.
Danxilla was ths first town l reached
aftsk ths SURRENDER. and rumors- had al
ready reached ther, OF that event There
were a few who were loud in their asser-
ticn' that the government could hold out
stu, but there was enc suro sign that th0s5
in authority there had no hops-the mon
were breaking into the commissary stores
and government warehouses, and no eff rt
was made to stop tkcm. Seeing "a train of
two coachei AMI a -blggas, cars sS-the
depot, headed south, l thou. hit it would be
a good opportunity to get ride. A num-
Ter OF kegs aSoit the sizs Of beer kegs, and
strongly hcoped. stood or the pla.fprnis and
four men were with much effort loading
them in the car
It was tn, Confederate treasury and
ths contents of the Richmond bank vaults.
Stepping on tn. platform of one of tho
coacLe-. coloret porter met m, at the
door with "a whispered. "Mr. Davis in dar."
Not only did that train contain tho Con
fe6erate treasury. but tho whole govern
menr-Iresiient, binet, archives, every
thing. -
THE ONE DOMINANT FEELING.
So j started southwark and homsxari
afoot ; The railroad was now-iiaei wiki
no could have told from any word OF
act u theirs that they swero soliisrs OF u.
defeated army and a lot cause. for while
theirs. was no exultation. there was node
fiction; the ono dominant thought and
feeling wa. The war is ended, We are
going home," which many had left four
years before. and md not even hoard from
the road and rode into Green bo-o, MO,
- HINT mid ni To. inv, Of hoY car
Getting into car Of a train Oh. sids
track ttS1oN found it loaded s-svitia.
blanket. ana the sun was high up before
awoka Tho fTst thing that greeted my
fppRE &yss. psxt morning was tsf; = Ia the
S140b6 dry ditch not 6es yards "a SnS STOOD,
Gen Hsauregard. speaking in low voice to
nm ofdcsr seated ON IN empty bsx. Ho held
a cup Of coffee in one hand, and gcstfrulatsd,
slowly and earnestly with the othor
=, Some 9fte yards beyond this group. on o
Row Hill -seodd . very small Que story house.
1t was Joanst9a's headquarters. On the
opposite sidB OF the train wers d number OF
small fires. at which men were cooking
sesin e. s!.spisS son,s sssirs 4isssysssi
der, and in short tire barrels were rolled
or thrown out, rthe heais cinDckst IN. nna,
canteens and Eotti3s were ffile1 to carry
home. Ont OF mere wantonness, barrels of
cannon powder were upset. and Lay ia henps
near tha freS tRemonstranco and warming
were received with jsers and ridiculs; SO I
got out OF nv car on tho other side. and
cautioned one Of Con. Beauregard's staff. l
had scarcely got to tks end ef the train,
vixen piie of=tbe loose Powt1sxswsae of,
and. fortunately, only ono pile. :. The only
damage was the literal skinning Of three or
Iour men, ~ - rs 49,
oUETILSG INSTRUMENTATION
There were Immense quantitis, Of army
supplies stored here, and many of TIA csai--
diers seemed DESTROYS OF helping tiemssrvo.
A company Of cavalry broke into q house
whers some 6ne uniform cloth WAS ssoroi.
The guard gave the alarm; an infantry
force was double quicl.d to the spot, COM:
ing up Just as the cavalry were riding away.
There q quick command to halt q
saucy reply. single shot, volley. yells.
hot, flying Lorsemen, some dead men ly-
ing in tho street. AMI the danger Of an.
archy Was over. = o{f;iEI 2S:fff,i
And then two man cume riding slowly
down the street. ono in civilians clothes
tho other in full generals uniform They
were Jefferson Davis and Joseph L. john
stor. -stt -1 l- Gl ri-.f-l ri:
The latter person seemed calm and I'M
novel, hut 4 shall ne YER forget the agony
of grief expres<e in Mr.. Davis face. He
seemed a, il he was about to weep as lie
looked at the fallen men. This event re-
pressed tho turbulent spirit that soenael in
creasing with every new arrival Tho
liquor was seizsi and destroyed. rations
giyen1eo. all, cloth dolei out slaxiy, all
Io6as.esis army IN camp roeeixs1z srnaA
amount in specie; camps were formed, and
all precautions taken to prevent tumult and
and disorder. tt5 I'D '-''>A s---+- = =
At lat a train was ordered south, and as
many as could squeeze into the wretchei
h"x-cars GOD q fise rs far as CARROTS lie.
- - Ax~,e u -
that 10 by had shot Presiasnt lincoln; this
the first news OF the assassination.
THE PRECIOUS KEGS, AG.sIN. 49,,
: Uawari again; no loisssing no W. Z Os-
wsri, from daylight until too dar, to see
TIE cross-,ies. Then down in "a -fenc>
c,raer to SLEEPY and UP ard on again,
Through North Carolina into Abbeville,
= G.. where tho railroad stopped, and n
few verbs from the end stood what ape
rcsrst to be the same baggage car had
seen in Danville, aud in it was stored the
saIse precious cargo. The car was in
charge OF Maj Steele. aai although only a
sinyi, ssntuei wSs chi guard syn It was evt-
lent thatthere was SON, : anxiety, for two
or three tinsss in as many days a Gordon OF
cavalry suddenly encirc!si the car, and
jtSc prsciSaa ksy were hastily loaded on six.
wagons aud moved rapidly away. only to
return again. in tas sam, mysterious maE-
Ecr - Atlis ~ AsE---> g.. -
1 l;s.syai awhile, at this p,ace. feeling
sars tiaf .eith,r oar o,vn mon or tho Foier-
as wouil ssiz, IL, money. Mr.. Davis and
8 III csbrot wsrs her, with guarl OF Mar
n.iuse' casalr.y, a detachment Of naval
daIss. =nd - heterogeneous mass OF volun-
-ecr-. Several OF tho latter men told me
that Their. would b5 n scramble for the
-s-yy,eF as soou a. it became certain that it,
{ 'utI not DO sivej from capture; AMI a
part OF i did 90 that way.
Ias Ui.at ba,ore thsy lsft 10 narch into
tho aants o. ;ho FsieraiS, tho spscis guarl
WIS st fcsuly inc-oasot to about fifty men.
A. about D o'clcck. while talking to one of
sot .heua. tall man ca horseback came
icwn tbs street from the town, an J. being
keEa. .eugal informed the sentry that he was