The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-05

IN uuo curry niurnmg AIrrou returned.
"Good news. telegraphed to Rose az
soon as ! reached the city and received
this answer not 10 minutes before was
obliged to leave" handing the dispatch
to his father.
George safe with us. Eustace doing
well, but Ralph is prisoner. Let Al
fred como with Lillian. Father and
mother can do nothing toward Ralph's
release"
Great was the joy at this release from
part of their fears, but it was with diff
Guilty that the mother could be persuaded
to relinquish the idea Of going herself.
She OF last consented on one condition
that her husband should accompany Lii
liam, leaving Alfred to supply his fathers
place at home.
Mr.. Newton and his daughter reached
the Damp without any delay, sending
back by the magic wires an immediate
report of their safe arrival and the com
fort their presence gave the anxious chill
dren.
at noon the next day came the fol-
lowing:
"Ralph is safely with us. Expect q
letter the next mail"
The letter came in duo time, as fol-
lows:
"Dunbar's wound in the left arm,
from bayonet thrust, was slight, and
would not have kept him from his work
day, but at the same time he was
knocked from his horse, rescued by his
men and carried from the field.
George and Ralph have been wonder
fully preserved. Their regiment was
among the most fearless and daring"
In letter to his wife Mr.. Newton
thus describes how Ralph appeared in
the Union lines:
yesterday afternoon as we were
seated In Eustace's tent q loud shout from
his men outside brought us all upon the
grounds. Great excitement was mani
Tested by all, and repeated cheers from
the front sounded strangely out Of place
where all but moment before had been
quiet, moody or despondent. As the
men saw the colonel leave his tent they
made way for us to pass toward the front,
and in the distance we saw that q horse
man riding furiously was the occasion
of the excitement. The instant Dunbar
espied him he exclaimed: 'Looki Surely
cannot be mistaken. That is Prince,
but such uniform-who can the rider
ber 1t was their colonels well known
horse the men had cheered 80 heartily,
but they now stood anxiously waiting for
a nearer approach to recognize the rider.
"It was but moments suspense be-
fore, without checking his headlong
speed, he stripped the rebel coat from his
shoulders, threw it from him and raising
the cap from his head tossed it high in
the air to fall in the ditch beyond, with
full, joyous 'Hurrahl which was an
swered by the most deafening cheers.
We all recognized that voice. Rose
sprang forward. crying 'Ralphl Ralphl
my darling brotherr as he dashed into
our midst flung himself from the pant
ing horse and clasped her in his arms"
The letter still further explained that
on the first night OF Ralphs capture
those who had charge Of the prisoners en-
oamped in q wood not many miles from
Bull Run, being unable to proceed far
ther and confident that our army had
been too greatly dispirited to rally sufIi-
ciently to regain what they had so need
lessly lost. From the first Ralph was
determined to escape before he reached
their prison house. A guard was placed
over him, who abused and insulted him
in the most heartless and unnatural man
ner. He assumed meanwhile weary
dispirited manner, and at last appeared
to sink into the heavy sleep of great ex-
exhaustion. This after time relaxed
their vigilance, and they yielded to fa-
tigue and whisky, which soon completely
oyerpowered them.