The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-30
THREE NARROW ESCAPES
THE THRILLING ADVENTURES OF
A NEW YORK MAN.

Rattle, Quicksand and Railroad Acct
dent-The Waterbury Circus-Mrs.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox's Views on
Women and Moaey-Woodchuck
as Pets.
NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-"And how many
wonderful adventures and narrow escapes
have YOU experieacedl" one Of US asked the
colonel, who had not spoken for some time,
though we were telling stories of moving
accidents by flood and field. Of which he
must have had his share as a brave soldier
first and since as journalist and lawyer.
There" he replied sententiously, and
after a pause went on. The 1rst was at
Bull Run. Il was very simple and not i'm
pressive in the telling. AT the time when a
retreat had been ordered or begun without
the order more likely, found myself separ
ated from my command and within q few
feet of the confederate lines. just as |
turned my horse to ride back TO my regi~
ment l was struck downward blow on the
head by a fragment from an exploded shell.
knew nothing further about what hap
.pened. but afterward learned that [ had
ridden 500 wards and fairly into our own
lines before falling from my horse. A
surgeon would find it hard to believe that l
could ride 30 laT UNCONSCIOUS Gu0 Will ouCu
q wound, but it is true"
"And the second?'
"Well, that was long time after; q long,
long time, as it seemed. We had fought
nearly through the war and after half starry
ing with a corps of invasion had pierced
through the country to the gulf. How we
enjoyed the rest and the beaches! One day
| was riding along the beach at low tide
when my mare SHE'D and refused TO 60 fur
Al 1,r I l,n- rI,fa
tried to stop and again compelled her to go
ahead, until all at once she began to sink,
trembling in every limb, and began to I'M
derstaud that had fallen into a quicksand.
In spite of her plunging and rearing. the an
imal went lower and lower, until, to relieve
her of my weight, jumped Off the saddle
and then | began TO sink. too. Presently
the mare was in up to her back and | TO my
armpits. spread my arms out along the
surface to hold myself up as long as possi-
bic 1t was useless to scream; there was no
one within hearing. l had long ago given
myself mp for lost when, by accident, some
Ct our men came riding up. Still | was not
saved. They could not safely come near me
until one of them galloped off and presently
returned with lot of fence rails. With
these they built sort of mud causeway and
finally pulled out not only me but my mare.
But had only fifteen minutes To spare
THE third narrow escape was also one Of
CarelessnesS. l was on fast moving rail-
road train. and in passing from one car to
another fell between them and little at
one side, breaking one arm. | still held on
by the sound arm, and, being something of
an athlete in those days, tried to throw
myself back upon the platform. Four times
tried and failed, and then l knew that
with the pain OF the wound and my exertion
my strength was rapidly going. 1t was
then or never. Irnade q fifth aud last effort,
straining every power of body and viii to
the utmost, and succeeded. Somehow [
CROPPED my way into the car and fell at once
into q seat and a dead faint