The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-09-03

Elk. Governor Bullock Delivered q
Large Quantity in Augusta He
Tells an Interesting Story About the
Incident.
Ex-Governor Rufus b. Bullock was
in New York the other day, and while
there talked in very interesting
manner about the gold of the Southern
the article, the New York Advertiser
has this to say:
Before Richmond fell and before
the Confedcracy had given up the
ghost those in power evidently saw
The crash coming, and all the gold in
the treasury of the fast crumbling gov
ernment was hastily sent Southward.
1t was safely deposited in bank in
Augusta, Ga, and as the legatees of the
defunct government have never come
forward, it may be there yet. 1t was
conveyed to Augusta in sealed boxes,
and the total sum was about 81 500, 900.
There is no stirring romance connect
ed with the journey Of the gold, but
the man who had it in charge, slept
with it and finally delivered it, relates
an interesting story
"The only Republican, perhaps, in
the South who has been socially ostra-
cised is Ex-Governor Rufus b. Bullock,
OF Atlanta. He is more properly ma
tional Republican and Southern
State Democrat. He was born in
Bethlehem, N. Y. and went South
some years before the war. During
the latter days OF the war he was act
ing as assistant quartermaster general
and manager of the express service for
the Confederacy. In the latter capa-
city he had charge of the transporta-
tion of the gold"
In oiyinn tho atory Df tho uold Mn
Bullock said
Il" was commanded to go to Colum-
bia, S. c., and take all the gold there
| belonging to the Confederacy 70 Angus
ta, Ga. 1t was in the early spring of 1865,
| three months before Lee surrendered
at Appomattox. Richmond had not
surrendered, but presume that those
In charge of the government knew
that it was only a question OF time
when the city would succumb and nat.
urally they did not wish the Federas
| Confederacy possessed. | have moth
iEg to say as to how the gold got tC
Columbia, but it was there, and the
| eXigencies of war required that il
should be carried still further South
My orders were explicit, and as acting
assistant quartermaster gen ral anC
manager of the Confederate Express
went to Columbia prepared to execute
the orders. | had some six wagon.
and received the gold in sealed boxes
and kegs amounting to 81 ,500,00 O
course kept quiet about the object o
my visit to Columbia because gold is
mighty temptation and did not car,
to be ambuscaded and robbed. Strang,
to say, had no military escort what
ever, but only the regular teamster
and express men in the service. Th
road was open to Augusta, and wo ap
pretended no attack from the Federals
as they were many miles away unde
General Sherman. After loading tn
wagons with the auriferous metal W
started out of the city. Wagons, G
course, were going everywhere
those warlike times, and little hee
was paid to my small train. had q
my assistant George w. Parrot, no
president Of the Capital City Bank
; Atlanta, who was then in charge
D the Tennessee River Equipment. III
is q splendid man, and being younJ
enthusiastic and courageous, on thu
memoral occasion, felt that / had
valuable lieutenant in him. In fact,