The National tribune., 1902-02-06

transferred to the air5chamber, and util-
lied in digging TIE tunneE This is the
manner in which that valuable old rusty,
broken spade WAS secured: One man was
selected TO secrete the spade about his
person-him | will call No. l. He wore,
for the occasion, q long, loose sack coat.
Six or seven other men We're his accom-
plices 1t was usual occurrence for
those who were awaiting their turns at
the washing trOughs to rOmp and Scutle
with each other in the yard. The con-
Ispirators, on this particular morning, were
exceedingly frOlicsome. At length No. !
fell apparently by an accident, upon the
spade, and his accomplices tumbled III a
heap upon him. No. then deXterOusly
slipped the spade under his coat and
buttoned it up. He went to breakfast
with it, sat wonderfully straight, and car
ried it safely into the hall and down into
the air-chamber.
when the main wall of the hall was
reached, the heavy stones of its founda-
admit of the passage of man; but il
was then discovered that the tunnel led
right under an immense coal pile. 1t was
necessary that this difficulty should be
| remedied, but how? Without view OF
the ground just outside of the wall, no
one could calculate how far, or in what
direction, TO run the tunnel, so that when
D
structiOns might be avoided.
I'm this emergency Gen. Morgan en-
gagged Scott i'll conversation concerning the
remarkable escape Of some cOnvicts which
had occurred a year or two previously,
and which Scotty' was very fond of de-
scribing. These copvicts had climbed by
the balconies in front OF the ranges of
cells TO the ceiling, and had passed out
through the skylight to the roof Of the
prison. Scott declared his belief that
there were no two other men on the con-
| tinent who could perform the feat of as
cending by the balconies. Why" said
/ Gen. Morgan. Capt Sam Taylor, small as
/ he *, can do it..
! 'Thcreupon a discussion ensued. ending
by Scott's giving Taylor permission to at
tempt it. Taylor, who was very small
man, active as Il squirrel, Immediately
commenced the ascent, springing from one
to the other of the balconies until he
reached the top one. He was one Of the
men who had been selected to escape with
! Gen. Morgan, and comprehended imme-
diately the Generals object in having him
attempt this feat. 1t would afford him
chance to glance out OF the windows
at the ground just beyond the wall. As
| he leisurely swung himself down, he stud
! led the position carefully, and his oh,
seryations enabled the 'cOuspiratOrs' to di-
rect the tunnel Alright.
THE GENERAL FLATTERs "scoTTY."
"Oncc during the tunnelimg, while Capt
| Hockersmith was at work underground
Scott called for him, seemingly anxious
! to find him at once. Gen. Morgans pres
encc of mind prevented a discovery, or
at least, strong suspicion of the plot
from at once resulting by reason of Hook
erSutith's absence The General said tC
Scott, HOckersmith is lying down in IN!
coll sick , and he rpuupStpt Scott IN pY
anime and give his opinion upon Il me
mortal which he Qhe GeneraD held in hi
hand, and which he proposed Forwarding
to Washington. Ii was something re
garding our removal to a military prison
Highly flattered by this tribute to hi
!, judgment, Scott took the memorial, looke'
at it attentiyely for some minutes, AM
, returned it, saying, Il think it will d.
first rate II did so. In the meantim
=. HockeIsmith had been signaled, and ha
come up complaining of serious indis
|, position"
ITO ha continued