Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-30

in the morning another column moved
down the road. The battalion in rear
mistook the advancing party for an at
lacking force of confederates and the ad-
Vancing column mistook the battalion in
our rear for confederate guard, and sharp
hr1ng took place between them, resulting
in the death of two or three men and the
wounding IF some others. The battalion
which had been drawn up in front of US
to prevent our further flight came back
hurriedly and rode up to us. l told the
officer in command that he ought to go
down to where the firing in progress
and stop it. He asked if it were not an
engagement between confederates and fed
erals, and 1 told him if there were con-
federate soldier within one hundred miles
of us l did not know it. He did go down
then and succeeded in stopping the firing.
detachment came up and notified our
party that we were under arrest. Frank
Lubbock had his horse hitched at some dis
lance from the rest of us and was just in
the act of saddling it when soldier
stepped up and caught hold of the bride,
commanding Lubbock to turn it loose.
Lubbock refused to do it. Another soldier
came up and caught hold of the saddle
pocket. Both men threatened to shoot I'M
less Lubbock turned the horse loose.
third soldier came up and the two who had
hold of the horse commanded him to shoot
Lubbock. but for some reason he walked
away from them. The remaining soldiers
were still struggling for the horse. ard
threatening to shoot Lubbock Lubbock
replied: You can shoot and be d,
but l don't propose to be robbed in broad
daylight right in front of my eyes / had
pistol under my coat cooked and intended
to use It if an attempt was made to murder
Lubbock. However, other parties came up
and Lubbock was left in temporary posses
sion of his horse. The party were carried
TO Macon, Ga, and from thence to Augusta
and up to Savannah. We were carried to
Hampton Roads, Va. At Fortress Monroe
Vice President Stephens and myself were
taken hoard the WarShip Tbs nd
carried to Fort Warren, in Boston harbor.
We were separated. That night an officer
came to my cell and told me that he
under Instructions to take all weapons of
defense and offense from the prisoners 1
told him that / had nothing but small
pocket knife, and that as l was brought
in had noticed that l passed through sew
eral heavy iron gates and that there was a
heavy garrison outside, and would hardly
take the pocket knife and attempt to get
out. l supplemented this argument by the
statement that l was an inveterate whit
tier, and as l would not have much COM
pany 1 would like to keep the knife for
company. The only light I got was from
a grated window up in the wall. He left
the knife with me.
1.-The officer told me that he had been in
structed to tell me that my fare would be
so many ounces of meat and bread per day.
l never complained, but the first days al
lowance was sitting untouched when the
second days allowance came in, and both
were there untouched when the third days
allowance came in. 1 did not intend to
starve myself, but l did intend to see how
long l could go without starving myself.
The officer asked me why had not eat ten,
and l told him 1 did not care to eat, but
was doing quite well. l did not want to
get down on the list as a grumber. then
asked him if the money they had taken
away from me could not be used in pur-
chasing my meals. After some little par
leying he went away and told me l could
use 1t In buying necessities but not lux
uries He repeated list of vegetables,
meat, coffee, tea, &c, l would be allowed
to buy from the prison quartermaster and
l told him if that privilege We're granted
me he need not mind about the luxuries
After that Jared pretty well. had asked
where Stephens was confined, but they
told me that they were not allowed to tell
me. Some way, when l had been taken
up and down the corridor Stephens had
learned my walk. and finally got so he
would pull himself up to the grating and
speak to me. and the sergeant, God bless
him, never saw or heard anything. This
was kept up for several days One day
Col. Blassingame, with whom had served
four years in Congress before the war; saw
me and recognized me, and was just saying
that 1t was shame for me to be locked in
that way, when an officer stepped up and
told me he was not allowed to talk to me-
He turned and said: may not be allowed
to talk to him, but can talk to the Presi-
dent, and am going to do it.
"a short while after that orders came
that Mr.. Stephens could have the benefit
of the parade at certain hours when there
were no visitors about. Col. Blassingame
1 have referred to was at the time at
Washington. representing the Chinese gov
eminent in some capacity. Gen. McClel-
Ian made two or three visits to Washington
in behalf of myself and Mr.. Stephens 1
remained at Fort Warren about five
months altogether. was never ironed and
can't say that 1 was ever offered any un-
usual discourtesy."
1t was during his incarceration at Fort
Warren that the celebrated letter to his
people was written.