Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-04-12

with hay bales. After a terrible experience
the expedition passed five miles of batteries
and was ''within ten minutes OF safety
when it suddenly came to grief In the
confusion caused by our evolutions in the
eddies," says Richardson, 81 had quite lost
the points Of the compass, and asked, In
which direction is VicksburgY There, re
piled Junius, pointing TO the lurid smoke.
Il think it must be on the other shore
"'Oh, no; wait n moment and you'll see
the flash Of the guns just then ! did
see the fash Of more guns than | coveted,
and four or five shots came shrieking to
ward us CoiburnHnd myself instinctively
dropped behind the nearest hay bales. a
kpSment after we were amused to observe
Chat we had sought shelter on the wrong
side Of the bales-the side facing the Con
federate guns.
"T suppose we can surrender cried a
poor scalded fellow.
Surrender the deviln replied COlburn.
e suppose we will fight themr
at was very creditable to the determine
ton Of our companion, but, to put it mild
ly, our fighting facilities just then were
somewhat limited.
"My comrades assisted nearly all the
wounded and scalded men down the sides
Of the barge to the waters edge, and placed
them carefully upon hay bales. Remaining
there we had nothing TO lose and nothing
10 gain and urged
"'LIet us take to the water
"'Oh, yes, my friends replied; we will
after a while
"Soon repeated the suggestion and they
repeated the answer. 1t was no time to
stand upon forms jumped into the river,
ten or fifteen feet below our barge. They
rolled over a hay bale for me. | climbed
upon it and found it very comfortable
ens Of navigation. At last free from
Z al instructive dread Of mutilation by
splnters which had constantly haunted
me, | now felt that if wounded al all it
must at least be by clean shot. The
thought was a great relief.
"With dim suspicon-not the ripe and
perfect knowledge afJerwarJ obtained
that clothing was scarce in the southern
Confedcracy | removed my boots, tied
them together with my watch guard and
fastened them to one Of the hoops Of the
bale. Taking OF my coat | secured it in
the same manner
Settling himself securely on his floating
bale Richardson determined 10 escape down
the river, but the enemy ceased firing and
sent out a yawl and captured the whole
party The three correspondents gave the
usual parole and went 60 Richmond for
exchange but the Confederate commits.
sioner refused 70 release The Tribune men,
and they lay in Libby prison and Castle
Thunder several months. After employ
ing counsel and trying every honorable
means TO secure Justice the unfortunate
men began to plot for escape.
Snce they had everything planned &c
be the guards but an accident revealed
ye scheme, and they were put in dun
geon for punishment, and were shortly
afterward sent to Salisbury, n. z. About
this time "A correspondence the Cincinnati
Gazette, W r. Davis, united his fortunes
with The Tribune men. a friendly quart
bargained to pass the trio over his beat OF
a certain night. Richardson and Brown
were on hand, but an accident delayed
Davis until the guard was relieved, an'
the others refused 20 proceed without him
Again and again hopes Of escape wer,
frustrated by some trihe. Now and thei
desperation led to some more daring effort.
but these, too, failed One day body o
prisoners rushed upon guard relief
seized their musliets, and attacked tn
sentinels on their posts. In their haste al
hands rushed to one point and attempte
TO pass the fence, but a couple o
field pieces and the muskets Of tn
reserve guard turned upon that one point
uuelled the instruction in three minutes
A scheme Of tunneling was pushed ia
toward success, but the prison commandan
took alarm and posted a second line q
guards 100 feet outside the stockade, an
that rendered egress by tunnels out Of th