Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-20


camp In April Of that year.
They had effected the seizure Of the en-.
zine by stealing from the Union lines Into
the cnemy's territory disguised ~ citizens,
aud having been taken In their borrowed
plnmagc were condemned ~ spies Eight
died on the r4fiold Juno n, is0e. and
while the remainder. fourteen In number,
lay 10 fall under military guard expect.
in9 the same dismal tate, the Telegraph
whispered that n0otcs were preparing for
them. A. they looked for no mercy At the
hands Of their oapiors they wcre not NJ
all morbid about showing the tender at
tribute. for they wcrc In the heart OF the
ConfedQracy, fourteen against tho million
IN arms between them aud thc.r own Kind.
So Que afternoon while they were being
fcd nndcr the personal direction Of tho
jailcr-a Union man at hosrt-thcy seized
aud gagged the unsuspeciing man. snatched
his key. away and unlocked all the apart
mcnta. frecing another batch Of unioftn.
mates. then ran to tho military guards.
overpowcrrd and heat aud stabbed them
with their own weapons, yaulted 10 foot
fence aud took 10 tholr heels In the opun
country The reserve guard promptly
turned ont. aud Of the railroad raiders who
hHd managed the affair eight got clear Of
the neighbprhood on the Jump
The subsequent experiences OF two Of
the latter IN reaching some spot where the
star spanglci banner stu waved, Is told Ia
this chapter substantially as given In tho
published narrative Of one Of the pair
"rhe Adventure. Of Az Wilson" INA
tional Tribune. Washington, pnhli-horsl
The story will prove good reading for both
"Yhnk" and johnny" and eau hurt the
feelings Of none nj this late day, not even
those of the fellows who were uutwittId
BY the rnnnways on their independent
journey from Atlanta 10 the sea
Wilson's companion ndyonturur was
Mark Wood a comrndc OF the sane COM
pany, q. rwcnty.nrSt Ohio. They had
paired ~ ehuns beiorc breaking Jail. and
leapcd the fencc together aud ncd to tho
woods The comrades had had bitter cx.
pcrlence after the raid failure In April, Ia
trying 10 escape north through the noun.
tainH Of Tennessee. and this time concluded
10 try something new and make Tor tho
guilt In their former attempt NJ escape
they had nearly succeeded by floating on
the Tsnuessee river. and with the persist.
enco Of adventures clung TO the hope that
they could do better II luck gave them a
second chance They would and a rlvur
flowing south and seek the guilt
After some narrow escapes from recap.
turc by Confederate cavalry that secured
the country In pursuit. thoy took the north
star-that old time friend Of lost wander.
en-for a guide and started southwest,
hoping 10 reach the Chattahoochcc. They
know but little Of the courso " that river
or Of its destination. but would trust IL 10
lead them TO Union waters somewhere
under the shining canopy. The flrst thing
TO do was TO reach IL. Safety demanded
that they travel by night. They were
ragged and unkcmpt and would DO objects
Of suspicion whenever seen.
The second night out they crossed rail.
road, which confirmed their belief In tho
route chosen. and In oyorconldcnee they
sat down aud ate up all their supplies.
The third night they passed through a
oornneld and pluekod u few ears to gnaw
upon. The next night Wood, who wis no
better than nm Invalid. was Obliged to
crawl on his hands and knees. Wilson
was discouraged by this, hut horoloally 70
solved not 70 desert bis friend. Az length
when he found that they could not make
another mile he heard tho sound Of run.
Mug water IL was an inspiration to both
and they pressed on and were soon ON the
bank OF a broad stream flowing In the d.
rcction VI the gulf
Wilson says their JOY was unboundcd
and compares their sensations to those Of
the discoveries Of the Pacific ocean and
the Mississippi Il was a pathway TO
bring tho wandercr, home, Il led TO the
sea where the old hag iloatcd IN indispntyd
triumph They could have shouted their
little strength away. hut fortunately held
In for fear Of exposure, They followed