Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-18
AN INCIDENT or WAR
Capture Of tbc Inhc Fro Sehmcr
Vhiio Parsons.

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adventures were more it ''i''i u" - .'.'e
which he;en him on q i-hh" I'll So"
and e. Lake Eric i-lAi1 " ~
ISL Il was ms i+t' 10 '-
ON the Ihil' 'ais us N,0H l'.'- -,
WAS yea 10y Ntt-'- QUA '"'
ON an o~ieiI'h 10 li'' F''''"
sands 81 Their brethren mp IN'". e."
Johu-ol's Island. n'ar StI'.urAF' anu ~
stl,l has lir passage ilcN"t ~ Hi'-H'll'
of tn. occasion. Circumstances over NH'th
the. officers VI the boat had no control
f,ra,-,nfoI The collector from earning h'i
.'lar,. th-,t dav. ana !ir iluEill h.- never
h., called u,op 90 sirr nder the lttle
flue cara un0n which :. :. Atwood mas
- and ". .. Ashley. clerk certify 20
his d,lly-rald-flr risat 10 transportation
mon their craft.
81 WAS lou-warl bound from z trip 70
Nfsq,ra e,ve n, Hukil. travelling
vyi.h Alfred skinner. then a Clncinnatian
In. nov a resident of Chicago. We were
tsLir,, +hirgs easiiv end following a
rather round about route. We had cross
ol to the Canadian efle IL the fails. ana
had m.ta number Of people at the elf
ton House Had We known hoW soon We
were again to encounter some Of oar
chance acGuaintanc-s W miSh1 hive
been more deeply impressed with them.
but. not being prophets, We almost for
ct them as soon as W. stait'l Tor ono,
Among ne piaC'" mon We s.Dpf' =
was heL} 6 .'.'HN' VI I'tNe III 49,, '''
from Fdndts"y' oui pan va ~ '"'
the Ih!o parsons 4"I 'h.' ~ - alI VI,
~" daN IN gus -i'i' P'.''" 49,
thnN-Fle louch,' "i t"' ls''"' "''',
O'Clock IN the "I,elhujh' a. W. u'aru'I
mr. we HoOCDI .I''l ."r i.'- al -. "a.
hAhluH Oh pa aSc.'H''r' "- W., NY
10y ''l' - - 800
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S-e,i[ q v.e,itnv win. da.lrr his doueh-
ter AND q partv b.gdol hv Ms Faran.
u.ifo ~ the st..or of the Fuqiirer. There
wore. hc-.lo,s. a good many men Of solIier-
~ hearing n SURPRISED me somewhat
70 have on. ~ them ask me II ] didn't
,rouf nv y9lr.e checked. but | decline!
his otter ana leaving The luggage in
n safe place NJ; / went with skinner -
the INNER deck. where W. found chair a
little f1rwa~! OF the pilot house. Mra
Farms partv was near us.
I'VE lighted cigars and were ureparlnc
70 enjoy the little cruise to the utmost.
when something made INC look No For
an instant ! couldn't imagine what was
happening for q man was holding q pig
tol 10 the pilots head. Then another man
clme forward with an explanation.
STAND BACK STAND BACKf
"'stand back. stand back H. cried
VOL. We didn't offer 10 move for I'm each
hand he held one Of the longest. prettlest
rovo!vers II was ever NV fortune 10 see.
ana he had US covered 10 q nicely.
..Aren who are SO thoroughly astonished
a. We were don't command a fine How Of
language Immediately. Finally, though.
Skinner broke out:
what does this mean he demanded
at means said the man with the p.s-
tols. who was Captain John i. Baall, the
leader Of tn IN 1crs, 1T means that we've
cauturod thif boat In the name Of the
Southern Confeleracy. You are our pris-
oncrs'
Before anything more was said some
ching happened to impress us with the
stern realities Of our situation The en-
giuecr Of the boat, who must have at
tempted TO resist his captors. tired 10 rea n
the upuer deck There was the report Of
a revolver, and W. saw him coming up
The stairs. AS he reached tho top step h.
fei and lay there almost at our feet,
with a bullet through his shoulder. Nice,
roassurins sight for all 81 us-the ladies.
especially wasn't II? In moment or
tvo however, me Wouhuea man was
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