The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-07-16

Thrown some distance INTO q wheat
nead but was not seriously injured. L
was pinic0ed under the engine and re-
manned there for an hour when the
enemy Tertured to dig me out and
give ne surgical attention which was
pretty generally needed, as my entire
anatomy from head 10 feet was
bruised, burned and scalded, and to-
gether with . broken shoulder, burnt
Clothing and srnudge was sight to
behold, but stil alive. and continue to
live up TO date, though read my chit
uaTy NTH 3 Cincinnati papers the next
day. and strange as it seems they were
very HatteTing, They may have an
ether chance and possibly they may
have reason 10 change their views.
/ Morgan's men took all OF our men
L prisoners, marched them up to his
| headquarters and they were there pa.
rolled, the only man escaping being w.
/ H. Clement, the president of the road,
/ who dug into the green corn and got
4 away. and after his arrival at Camp
Denison notified my family and
1 friends and the press OF that city that
/ he was the only man on the wrecked
4 train that was living, but fortunately
Il he was in error.
1t is notable fact that when Nor
CANS men who came to my relief dis
covered that were large maltese
cross and keystone Masonic emblem
properly inscribed they gave me more
than the customary care and carried
me long distance to farm huse,
/ where we got some very refreshing
liquor-ten years old rye--the hostess
informed us.
After Teyiving somewhat went in
q wagon to Camp Denison and from
there on an engine to my home in Gin
cinnati. Preparations for my wake
were changed and with skill and care
I was sufficiently recovered by Octo-
Der Of that year to so south in govern
ment service, operating the military
railroad in Tennessee, Alabama, Geor-
| gia, and wherever most important
moves were made. l was up in the
| front all the time but never met with
any ether disaster. served the gov
| eminent up 10th e last transfer of the
last line of railroad in the south.
| There is one notable instance of
| General Morgan's humor and gener-
Gus impulse. A young man named
John Grey, an official of the road who
was taken prisoner with the rest of us,
was a very outspoken republican and
his remarks angered his captives and
they told General Morgan how often
sive the young man had been. The
| general ordered him to be marched
afoot in the hot sun for his independ-
ence, as they put it. On receiving
this sentence Grey asked the general
for permission to address him and it
being granted the young man stated
it would be inconvenient for him to do
as ordered, and besides he was just
married four days before and his new
wife would be distracted when she
heard of his plight. Something in the
appeal struck Morgan's risibilities and
after laughing heartily he ordered the
| young man escorted out Of the lines
| in safety, saying: Young nanny mot
to is never to- interfere with connu-
| bal bliss
This invading army carried new
| checked corn from the fields put IL I'M
| der the cars and set fire to it and the
whole train was burnt up. The rail-
| road company got full value fer their
loss from the government but none of
the sufferers of physical nature OF
property losses have yet been reim-
| bursed. Possibly wise men in cong
ress may at some future date decide
to pension the engineers and train
crews that SO faithfully served our
| government during the rebellion, for
. no officer or soldier Of the line occu-
| pied a more hazardous position at
1 any time or under any condition than
I did these brave men who were OF ne
| cessitJ in the fore in every military
. movement, keeping the lines open TO
he able 10 move up supplies for man
and beast, who had gone forward from
the base Of supplies II may be DosS-
ib,e that these mems rights have
\ never DEEU UlaAS EHOWA " 49, '-E'
sentatives, some Of whom are person
ally familiar with the dangers these
men encountered and the worthires OF
a claim along these lines. .
Incidentally, / might note that dur
4 ing the tine was being cared for Oy
4 the rebel surgeons a council Of WaE
i vas held and il was resolved that II
stead CT attacking Camp Denison they
1 should 20 down and burn the large
1 double track railroad bridge across
1 the Miami river. the west end OF this
4 bridge beng the camp line. l told
the c7cer in charge that II SOuA DC
taking his men into . death trap a
the bridge wzs fortified and a large
force Ct infantry occupied the CAMP
Accepting my statement they sem
two seCEts TO examine and trey re
srfnea confirming my statement 20
Y the bridge vas saved, but % and De
hold when got to Camp D'srna6n
/ found that every able occlsG so1 q.
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