The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-08
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irving at the summit Of the railroad
soufh of Strawberry Hill FARM they
found TO their great delight hand-car.
which had been sent out for them by
the superintendent They got aboard
and quickly arrived In the city. as II
was down erade. Not long after their
| arrival the fireman came riding into
town on a horse the raiders had given
| him. SO ended a narrow escape for the
| Captain.
| ESCAPE AT BEAVER DAM.
ON another occasion Captain Fitz and
| his supply train came very near being
| captured at Beaver Dam station, while
| getting water and fuel. by q raiding
! party but fortunately he was warned by
| Confederate scouts and escaped
But the most iudicrous scare about
raid happened at Gordonsville. wien the
CAPTAIN and his train were cut of from
Richmond by the track being torn UP
by raiding party between Fredericks
Han and Pendleton station. on this &C.
caslon. By order OF his officials. Who were
located at Charlottesville. he was load
ing everything in the Gordonsvile depot
on his train to carry TO Charlottesville for
fear OF raid. when Major Boyle CONF
with his scouts I'm the direction Of Orange
Courthouse. came in at full speed and
reported that a raiding party was APP
preaching and he must move his train
instantly and 20 to Charlottesville.
POPULACE EXCITED.
There was great excitement. When
leaving Gordonsvile men. women and
children piled on the train. leaving their
stores and houses wide open. when
ready TO start Captain Fitz found his
engineer had left on foot for Richmond
where his family resided. So he had 10
run the engine himself. which he had
done many times before, and was thor
oughly capable Of doing. lie vas con-
ductor, too. En- route TO Charlottesville,
when passing Colonel Patton's farm,
about three miles west of Gordonsville,
the colonel was out at The road crossing
near his house with hiG negroes and
slgnalled the train 10 STOP 10 PIT them
on. But the Captain having no room
for them passed at full speed and soon
arrived In Charlottesville safe and sound.
Reaching there the captain heard by
telegraph that the raiding party had
turned out TO be a drove of cattle, which
were being taken TO GOrdOnsville to get
out Of the way Of the enemy
THREE WEEKS WITHOUT \ PILOT.
tor he was detailed by the super!ntend-
ent to go with train Of ten cars TO
Wilmington. ~ c.. after some railroad
supplies for the machinery department
OF the road. brought there by blockade
running ships from Nassau. on this
trip he conducted his train over the
Richmond and Petersburg and Weldon
railroads without a pilot to carry him
over these roads. After arrival In VIII
mingtOn he and his train We're pressed
into service by the Confederate States
quartermaster at that point TO assist IN
hauling supplies TO the army at Peters
burg On these trips he passed over the
North Carolina Central railroad from
Goldsboro To- Charlotte and returning
over the Piedmont railroad. as 1t was
then called from Greensboro 20 Danville.
and back again to Wilmington without
pilot. He was simply given schedule
Of the roads over which he ran by the
different superintendent and directed 10
run a certain numbered train on IT. The
schedules contained all the rules and
regulations. and there was no book Of
rules as they have now. He made sac
cessful trips over all the roads and after
about three weeks service the quarter
master allowed him 10 return TO Rich
mond with his supplies.
LEE UNTERRIFIED.
on arrival in Petersburg he found Gen.
eral Grants army encircling the place,
having captured the Confederate breast
works east Of the town and training
his cannon on the works he was Smelling
the city. He was detained there awhile
because one Of the batteries had a good
range on a trestle bridge across the APP
pomattoX river connecting the Weldon
railroad with the Richmond and Peters
burg railroad and had damaged tho
benches to such an extent the command
ant OF the post would not allow any
trains TO pass over it. While I'm Peters
burg the Captain heard the grand charge
made by General LonEstreet on Battery
No. which was in possession Of the
enemy. and was recaptured by him. and
saw General Lee several times riding
down the streets OF Petersburg with the
shells falling all around him. The be-
loved general did not even turn his head
and rode on perfectly unconscious. seem
ingly. Of his danger while his colored
servant following on a horse behind him
was constantly lodging to the right and
the left. apparently terribly frightened.
THE SHELLED TRESTLE.
Finally the Captain received orders
from his superintendent To examine the
bridge and see If il were safe FOR him 10
pass over. He found it sufficiently
strong and the Smelling having ceased TO
a considerable extent. made ready 90
start but the cOmmandant Of the post,
Major Branch. refused TO give him per
mission 10 cross the Appomattox. lie
was in dilemma. and wired his super
intendent for instructions. The reply
came to see General r.. T.. Lee and state
the case to him. General Lee received
the brave trainman courteously and lis
tended closely to what he had to say.
After the Captain had finished, General
Lee gave him an order to hand to Major
Branch directing the cOmmanGant 10
allow Captain Fitz to proceed
AGAIN HIS OWN ENGINEER.
After leaving Petersburg Captain Fiz
had "A steep down-grade to run over He
made an examination of the track. set
the switches and stationed his cOlorcd
brakemen along the line TO warn him
Of any attempt on the part Of the Yam
KEGS 10 modest the tracks. wet the wood
en- shoes Of the brakes which were used
In those days. TO keep them from
screeching. as they usually did going
down hill for fear they would warn the
enemy. and sprinked the rails with
sand All this took up several hours.
When he went back 10 his train 20 his
chagrin his engineer refused To go ont
with the train for fear OF being shelled by
the enemy. Captain Fitz did not stop TO
argue the question. He jumped in the
cab. pulled out the throttle and in the