The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29

ose Ceoroe " Adar Tells Absorbing Story the Irs Tea
PsrtIciestics ID the War Just After the War

ton IN 4 telegram az he directed and Bar
ney Hughes, who was our telegraph opera
tor, got II OH for Us without delay.
But General Forrest decided that 1t was
better for General Polk to have more de-
tailed information and he Lad me prepare
fully written statement OF all we Ind
harmed OF the Federal plans. The Eext
morning. he called Governor Harris and
myself In and said he wanted us to take
the message to General Polk at Demopols.
We we're to 20 ecross the country TO
point some forty miles east where We were
10 take the train for Meridian, Just across
from Demopolis.
"But when we got to Tupelo, where we
were to catch the train. all our plans we're
upset by finding that the railroad bau
heard OF the approach OF the Federal cav
airy and had withdrawn all trains.
what we're we to do? We reflected
over the situation for an hour or more. 1t
was over 200 miles and II was foolish TO
think Of covering 1t on horseback.
Finally, by accident, solution to tho
difficulty was offered to us. There was an
idle handcar which the section iaborers
had been using OH which we might make
the trip. The section men let ua have two
| pig negroes, ard putting our small stock
OF provisions on the little flatcar, we got
aboard.
What trip that was. Joltng, joltng,
bouncing we went all day and then all
Frequently we struck some terrific grades
and the big iron musclcd negroes could
scarcely propel the car upward,
Eve stopped and Harris and myself got
, stout hickory pole each and In that way
slowly and painfully worked the car up
, and over the big grades. l have frequently
thought OF that trip since the governor OF
! great State, with coat off and perspira-
I tlon rolling down his lace, pushing dirty
handcarl
''rhropeh one long day and night we
rolled on. finally reaching Macon. Miss
Here we stopped for rest, and secured
! larger and better car. We resumed our
tourney, and after another journey OF
, twcnty-four hours reached n point on the
: road to which trains we're being run. We
deserted our handcar here and went by
the speedor and more comfortable means
Of u passenger train. ~ station Just off
from Meridian we left the train, AMI after
scouting about an hour or so, managed to
= get i norge. tho only one to be obtained at
, The place. This Harris mounted and pro
, ceodcd on his journey To Polk leaving mo
, behind, He carried the message safely
!, through und II was not until some months
!. later that again saw him In Atlanta,
= You viii remember that Forrest met the
p cavalry forces that had marched out OF
!. Memphis and drove them back, thus pre-
:. vomiting the Junction with Sherniln's forces
~ near Me:ilion. Sherman gave VI the trr
. and returned"
y "Whcn ! got back 10 Atlanta It looked
h dark for Atlanta. Tho Federal forces hnd
N descended upon the city nnl were resting
Is for the crucial trinl
y Harris was here, stopping with mo. ant
At he did not believe that Atlanta would fnl
Of that the Federas couih take 1t. Boil
!, Harris and myself were put on the stat
~ % General Hood who was campcd RICH
lv where Hood street now runs into White
hall. had tn, street named for him az
forwards, Harrls and myself visited tn
= generals headquarters every day, and wit
No my knowledge Of the States topography
u was OF no mean service. of which wa
n Very glad. I devoted my time TO the worl
in "Thosc were stormy days. The shollin
~ went Oh continuously, The great battl
was fought out there on tho Georgia roaS
Oh ana Their later the dig fight out here o
OF The Weatvicw cemetry site. | had fore
Nv seen all this and had sold my paper an
IT. my Interest In the mercantile establish
ma ment, had bought gold with tho none
,tn had resolved. You will be surprise
when tell you what | got for my paper
w, cool 100000. My wife took tho go
He pieces and scwed them into her skirt, 1u
nor far enough apart to keep them from ra
bp. tilng, luu kept tucut NJ luT 'uhNy nuHNn
re lone Incident that occurred during tn
lon long siege OF Atlanta. which | have N
an. told before and which VIII be very inte
cstias now, impressed mo deeply AZ Il
net time.
air Harris and myself went to Hoods hea
~ quarters every day. One morning as
ac was going dow Whitehall street. | met
10. tall. strappina soldier--n lieutenant, as
on saw and wh,n got near HIN recognlz
Ur hin ~ Lon Livingston, none other th
an the present congressman from this al
NO, trrt, I had fnowr Livingston Since |
IN. boyhood--you know, usel to live In Il,
county. married there III fact. and kn'
an. Alfred Livingston, his father 'Coone
III, rc said, I want 10 tell somebody ire
nw General Hoods quarters. md suppose
aar, had best tell you, what l saw this NOR
rc,s ing. l WAS coming up from home when
ons negro loll ME that a party OF Stonemal
Nan raiders were COMING down the road.
mn IN. In the bushes until they passed and tn
a., followed them for 4 mile or TWO. Tn
~, are going through from Milledgoville
No Macon. and | thought General Hood GUS
m, to know about It,
ma "The news surprised me and hurrl
back and told General Hood, He didn't
,rse lievo II. Who told you such Il story
nj that?' no asked. I don't believe Their
ia anything in It.. | told him that the son
,ny an old friend OF mine had told me and Il
.n~ III put the strongest confidence In II. q,
had oral Hood said Harris, contldentiy,
enc inclined to believe Adalr's friend Is rlgt
one 'But General Hood would not believe
and It was not until few days later Il
we got confirmation OF It. which came
eat. tho shape Of kilograms telling OF y conf
at Macon between Stonemap's raiders a
s'ua the Confederate forces.
ctit- II shall never forget the night We
the Atlanta, The old rolling mills were
Ia fire and 400 bales OF cotton belonging
80 old man l., @. Wells were burning
70 member az we went cut that going up
SET big hill down below Atlanta on the \
ne Donough road tho big fire here was bl
ON Ing so brightly ! could count the hairs
PRO- the horses tail by It's light.
attn General Hood had placed me In cha
aim' OF the headquarters wagons. had v
mo a wagon ef my own, an old FASH,
rnor North Carolina tobacco peddler's was
arrts With the long projecting end, Just
q he we were pulling out Henry Wntterson,
the Louisville editor. who had rcfuged here
idle had BEEN conducting his paper from
the point and John Happy OF the Nashy
after paper, came up and climbed into
ould wagon, Governor Harris. his body servl
Istux.