Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-08-29

Nicholas Hotel he was to halt with
six or eight cool men and capture
General Kelley, while he himself
would attend to General Crook. 1t
was now $3.50 O'clock in the morn
ing, aud no time was to be lost.
"Forward close up" Was the
command, and the Rangers enter
ed from the west side, and cross
ing Wallis Greek, which flows
through the town, they coolly rode
through Baltimore street, passing
many squads of Union soldiers pa
trolling the streets.
1t a moment the st. Nicholas
was reached, while VandiVer pass
ed on to the Revere. Hating his
command, he dlsmOunted and ap-
preached the door and knocked.
A sentinel opened it cautiously,
and IN an instant VandiYer's pistol
was at his head. "Utter one word
and you die" was hissed at the
sentinePs ear.
Handing him over to one of his
men, Vandiver seized a light and
swiftly sped up the stairway to the
room occupied by General Crook.
The door was locked, but a vlgor-
Gus kick sent it flying open, and
in an instant Vandiver stool by
the Generals bedside. The noise
had awakened him, and he raised
himself in a dazed condition and
gazed upon the staIwart form OF
the daring Confederate who, with
revolver IN one hand and light
ed candle in the other, stood IN
tently looking at him.
"Who are you'" demanded
Crook.
81 AN General Rossar," said
Vandiver, and you are my prisoner.
Still the General Dever moved.
"General Crook" said Vandiver,
sit is very cold out, and there are
two feet of snow upon the ground.
! You have ride of thirty miles be
fore you, and l will give you two
minutes IN which to dress your
self; otherwise 1 Will be compelled
to take you as you are.'
The General had now fully awak
ened to a realization OF the state
of affairs, and, sprlnging from biz
bed, hastily threw on his clothes
In less than five minutes from the
time Vandiver had entered the no
tel, General Crook was safelyseateC
behind him, and Kuykendall com
ing up at the moment, after being
equally successful in his miss on
the command Forward was gIvel
and the "evacuatic n" of Cumber
land was begun.
Turning to General Crook, Van
diver addressed him thus: "Gen
eral Crook, you are soldier, anC
you know full we'll the desperate
nature OF this undertaking, and
want to caution you that if 20
utter one word to betray me, a
reluctant as | would be to do sucl
an act, | will send bullet through
your head" General Kelley wa
similarly cautioned.
AS rapidly as possible withou
attracting unusaI attention th
party lett the city, expecting ever
instant 10 hear the hue and cry
their heels. Reaching Mill Creel
tbey proceeded down the tOw.patl
passing large bodies OF troops !
camp, who paid little attention
them. Three miles from town
serious disaster was happily aver
] ell by Vandiyer's presencs of mine
, A large force was encountered, al
I the Rangers were challenged by
sentinel. To the command "Dl
0 mount aud advance" an Vandiy
exclaimed:
p 81 have no time for that; t
" Rebs are advancing from NJ
Q Geek, and We are III II hurry.
Z BULBS Cap" he called out, al
n forward the Rangers dashed.
t. "All right" replied the sentin
} 0Give 'em fits, boys"
o Bat the alarm had been sound
Vt Fin Cumberland, where every thl
Vt was confusion, and the Rang'
a. had not proceeded far before tn
"a found themselves hOtIy persn'
and a running fight was kept
be for miles with the rear guard. nc
be ney, twenty.seven miles dista
no y as finally reached, and the d
n' ing band of COnfederates "
)" safe, with their distinguished C
d. tiyes within their own lines
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