The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05


upward OF one thousand men LEFT Versailles
this morning In the direction OF Midway ON
the Georgetown pike
THREW THEM. OFF THE TRACK.
'"rhis being our position exactly General
Morgan asked me to put them off the
track In about an hour sent the follow
iLg message to General Ward at Lexington.
after cutting Frankfort off by grounding
the wire:
My message TO you In relation to Nor
gan seems TO be Incorrect, he has already
driven In our plckets here. The capital OF
the State is In danger. send us reinforce
ments, but do not send them by rail.
"The message signed by General Fennell
Ind the desired effect, Tor General Ward
marched HIS men about ton miles out on
the Frankfort pike, at double quick time,
under the blazing July sun. before he dis
covered that the message was bogus I'M.
gave us time TO destroy the railroad and
telegraph. when We took up our march 10
| Georgetown
"a force OF home guards made slight
rcslstance ut Georgetown anu prevented me
from capturing this operator and his IN.
| e,r,iments He had removed them, but l
| finally found him and scared him Into tell
ing me where they were. We got no news
| Of any Importance at this point We re.
| malned at Georgetown several days ana
| left there July II. headed for Cynthiana.
| MUprN we Qt1fattu tflt 'bN''
| General Metcalf and captured TWO pieces
Of fine artillery We went through Paris.
Richmond and Crab Orchard, where ! got
all of the ncws that was going over inc
wires. We then started for Somerset.
! which about wound up our raid In Ken
/ turky General Morgan ordered inc 10 20
ahead with some picked men and capture
! tho generator at Somerset before he could
ocnd out any news OF our movements
arrived there about 10 o'clock In the even
! Ing, and tho only light In town NJ that
| hour was shining out OF the telegraph "
! fiec, rushed upstairs and found that tho
| operntor had escaped through hack VIM
| dow. photographer was In the office ana
| from him I learned that the operator hnh
! Jumped out Of the window as soon as my
| feet touched the stairs. He said that me
operator had Just arrived from Londpn
1 XIV. on horseback with set OF Instruments
which he had Just finished setting up He
| had nrt gent line over the wire. ] found
signal book In the office with the call Of
every office on the line 10 II. Letter
was Somerset and Louisville soon nsEan
! calling II. answered ana he snim Hello!
| when did you Cst In from London
LOOKOUT FOR MORGAN.
| ~ answered: Just arrived, and got my
| Instruments In working order iie shlu'
keen a sharp lookout for Morgan. He
left Crab Orchard today. -
general Morgan arrived in about an
hour and came direct to the telegraph Of
0eo. / had already intercepted the to'-
lowing massage:
.Danvillc, July 2i, 1867. r. Boyle.
louisville: My force is green and Insult
nei'n' " '''"S" wv 'wooiford.'
Nothing OF Importance was going over
the wire, 30 General Morgan said:
"'Ligbtning. let's go to bed
II started to tell Louisville goodnight
lbut they would not listen to my going 10
bed. About l o'clock ! wired them thae
there was no news OF Morgan. and wos
worn out after riding forty miles from
liISondon and carrying two Instruments.
He said could 80 to bed II would
promise 10 get up at 9 o'clock. did not
get up until o. and got the hottest Jack
Ing up from Louisville man ever re-
ceived over the wires. They over threat
General Morgan then sent the follow
Ing famous telegram:
+" Somerset, KY. July a. 1s62.--Georgo
d. Prentice Editor Louisville Journal: !
have passed through seventeen counties.
captured 1000 prisoners and destroyed one
million dollars worth Of United States
property
AT this point tho Louisville operator
broke In and said: What do you mean
by tbatT l answered; Wait until you
see how this message II signed The mes
cage continued; All we'll IN Dixie
II, John Fl. Morgan.
1.-THE Louisville operator WINS surprised
and asked him II he would take another
message. He said, Yes. 60 ahead. and
then sent this note:
/" Somerset. KY. July ~. 1869. General
Jerry r. Boyle. Commanding. Louisvtlle;
Good morning. Jerry. This telegraph Il 4
great institution. You should destroy II
as It keeps III well posted. My friend
Ellsworth has copies Of all your ineesaGa1
since July 0 on nle. ! am on for Dixia
John H, Morgan. 4
The Inaumerabls Caravan.
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