Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-02-09
Had Two D.,s starr.

was engaged, upon parole ~ honor
~ grave digger ia the now historie
cemetery near Andersonyilla Drison
While there one Of the prlsoners
belonging 10 an Indiana regiment
made his escape under remarkable
eirculnatanees which the corporal
tells as follows ia the National
Tribune The Indiana boy, a. / viii
call him, inAsmnch Is know not hls
name, Was one u the healthy ones
confined at that time ia the Southern
inferno. aud was consequently re.
quested 70 aid the hAlf-dead comrades.
once week, ont u the stockade To-
attend so-ealled sick-eail for medi.
cal treatment
On being thus permitted 10 inhale
pnfer atmosphere. soon the desire
for liberty invaded his breast. aud for
days and nights he studied upou
plan 70 escape
90 being out again he was ordered
hy the surgeon % 20 to the brook
near the cook. house 10 get water for
his aiek comrades. Ga going thither.
itr had q pass. 0n ais left. the Little
shed, covered, arbnrlikc. with pine
ooagiia- aud kuowa As the dead.house.
iie uotieed that The drlger ~ the
dvad.wagon wore oar uniform. aud
upon inqulry found than tie driver
@as ono % our own men
nouserred ~ she surgeon. he
passed around the rear rud - The
dead wagon. ana propose 10 the
GEsFeF that Oh hla hrsg coming aut
sFiih sick mrn be- Huu5i cilnb 10
thorough ihc rsAr emil gat- 81 aha
dead Wagon. after iAr load was boat
e3mplrlcd lay h.m-elt apparently
dead Jppu his dead companion. be
hanlrd ~ fhc rruearrt aGd iucue
make liis escape
= Sew daFa iaier ua auliry rainy
daF ouy indiahA h3y Naa again 0Dt,
side. bringing Aaier 60 Hls lr,s Tor.
tnnatr comrades The deajnagon
Was ssaia Ia irDai ~ ;hr dcad,arbur.
tht, ttmr a iistl closer un az ihe Rrd
shaa usuat ststrra dead iag ikc -
snauy irnre rails IN tan 81 rnea other
sn ihr Agoa bed really rs b. iaken
e. their unai reaungplaer Tho In
djaua boy passed end au signal
from she driver. aeut a. tic end gate
~ shr wagon and efaw lvd In stretch.
iag himself ugt on iap ~ h, silent
comrades. d.srcgatline arrtnin ana
modification.
lly some mithap She wagon WAS de-
iAiued ab0ut Gftccn minutes. and Il
vas during that time that another Of
oar mrB. a hospital attendant passed
in the rear - tho wagon. aud noticed
that ihs dead man an top had good
shoes on his feet an article 81 cloth.
.uF vrry much needed by thc living
snd aaeicss a. anybody ia the grave
lie examined them. touni them per.
feet. and ~ the exact number for .
perfect IT, lie btvan 10 open the
striHgN The thoughts that passed
thtuugh the n.nd Of the sham dead
indiana bny can only bc imagined
should he move he might be betrayed.
should he luar his shoes. he canld
not travel and escape Thus lac las
motionlcss until the unknown hand
tried e. pull thrm OF, when DC arose
aud IN low snbtsrrancan voice ui.
tered. stop q you need those
shoes myself l.ise statur mo.
ttouless. stricken with awe stood the
man who wanted tho shoes. he
thought the resurrection day had
come. and ia terror as fast Ms his
trembling limbs would carry him he
aci from the confines % tho dead
The wagon started and arrive at
the cemetery The Indiana boy and
the driver related the, story. shook
hands. and with good by" she
escaped man went into the thick
uudcrbrush at tho northeast corner %
the woods near the cemetery.
Two days later tho old rob with his
bl0odhounds came % the cemetery,
and iuquircd Did you'ns scc run
away Yankee this week." 10 which
question mo. sir was given, In a
few days the writer met the old
hound man. aud asked hmm:
Well. did YOU catch any body the
othur day? 10 which he replied;
No, Hell itself cant catch Yankee
n he has forty. eight hours start Of
the hounds II the Indiana man
should be alive and read the above ]
wish he would write 10 me.
Desscraiiou nf 1ettysbnrg.
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