Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-07-18

e.oo i got nothing. Az ~ ~ 49,
~. ~. ,,,c,,, 4Sev Wero iofI1c1 NO
tnfouisn ~ -, x,.rs when all tho lccEnles
o. haar MIA and the column torned, Ve
n lsl. - - - march into Albany, gnarlee ~
s'. dc m line Of sentinels Long DeaoIe VIC
s a-.:,.aJ at State street three recruis a.-
a 1870 to escape, They dropped tneii
SnansaclSs and fed wildly. crack ca -.
crack! a dozed rifles rang our, anu VII Wiz
had been three men swiftly running ~
three bloody corpses. Inc dead me-
Low Inv the roadside rs We marcned py We
,,,srcbed down State street, turnca 70 ,ue
r ,.'o,t NJ Broadway, and marched down thar
-, 20 the steamboat landing, Previous
=, NV enlistment had imagined tnat tne
~ t;on of Albany would line the side-
Pi,'aIi,s 70 Gee the defenders OF the NATION
, w proudly by, bound for the front, ana
.Is.t NE would be cheered, and would uh-
bend sufficiently to accept floral onerings
fron, beautiful maidens. How WAS lE NO
av,Itant cheers arose from the column.
Tho neonle who saw ns did not cheer. Inc
faces of the recruits plainly expressed tne
nrofonnd disgust they felt at the dlsastr-
pns ontcome of what had promised TO be
remunerative financial enterprise. San
boys derided US. Mud balls were .n'oMA
Mt ms. One small Lad, who was greatly ea-
cited by the unwonted spectacle, rtshed 70
the street corner, and, after placing MS
month, yelled to distant and loved COM
rode. lsHi. Johnnie, come see de bounty
;nmnersp He was promptly joined by an
sxasperating, red-headed, sharped-tongued
Gtsja wretch, whom / desired to destroy
iong before we arrived at the steamboat
landing. Men and
WOMEN OPENLY LAUGHED AT US.
FINGERS indicative of derision were pointed
at ms, Yes, large portion of the popuiace
Of Albany gathered together to see us; Dut
tbey were mostly young males, called gut
tersnipes. They jeered us, and were ex-
ceedingly 10th to leave MS. IL was rs
though the congress of American wonders
were parading i'm the streets preparatory 10
.erial flights under tented canvass. /,
Once on the steamboat, we were herued
nm the lower deck, where freight is usually
carried, like cattle. No one dared to take
off his knapsack for fear il would be stolen.
Armed sentinels stood ut the openings in
the vessels sides out of which gangpianks
were thrust, Others were stationed IN TIE
bows, Others in the narraw passigeways
where the shaft turns; still Others were ON
the decks. We were hemmed in by a wall
of clistening steel. Stand back, stand
hack. damn your was the only remark
the alert-eyed, stcrn-faced, sentinels utter
cd and the necessity of obeying that COM
mand was impressed on us by menacing
bayonets Whiskey, guardeluding whlskey
got in. Bottles, TASKS, csnteens fuil Oh
of whisky circulated freely among us, ana
many men got drunk. There was an orgie
on the North river steamer that night,
but comparatively q decent one. In spite
of the almost certain death sure to ensue II
a man attempted to escape, two men jumped
overheard. / saw one of these take of his
knapsack, loosen his oyercoat, and then sit
ON his knapsack. He drew whisky flask
from an inside pocket, and repeatedly
stimulated his courage. He watched the
guards who stood by the opening in the
vessels side intently. At last they turned
their heads for an instant. The man sprang
to his feet, dropped his overcoat and ran
to the opening and jumped far out into the
cold water of the river. Instantly the
guards began to fire Above us, in front
of us. at our sides, behind us, wherever
guards were stationed, their rifles cracked.
But it was exceedingly dark on the water
and I believe that the deserter escaped
safely. Early in the morning, before 1t was
light, | again heard firing, | was told that
another recruit had jumped overheard and
had been killed.