The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-09-02

net could be obtslned from Nashville
these were put in by an expert, a Mr..
Ellis Of Nashville, and proved satisfac-
tory.
THE FIRST ENGINEER.
There being DO railroad here then
tls51l coal was not thought OF. and cord
wood was used with the scraps Uncle
Carey" was the fireman and engineer,
and had spare time enough TO get 10
about half a day At the rip saw. He
worked here about forty years,
PLENTY OF WORK.
The erection Of the new buildings
at the Athe naeum after the fire in
1851, and the other work in the County,
gave this plant a steady run of work
which continued after Mr.. Vaught sold
out 10 Lamb i Boyd in 1861. Mr.
Vaught retired from business, and
died here after the war full of years
and honor. He was always a prominent
man in business circles and one of the
best known men in th- rounty
THE WAR INTERPRETERS.
Lamb 4 Boyd put 10 lathe and
grist mill and made some slight changes
in The machinery. but the occupa ton of
Columbia by the Federal forces after
the surrender of Fort Donelson practi.
cally stopped work.
COLUMBIAN SHOE PEGS.
A Mr.. Tom Hart, a shoemaker of
Columbia, invented and built a very
ingenious machine for making shoe
pegs He first set it up in the long
wooden building t'the gunboat'') on
South Main and Mechanic, Eighth,
or nh Mil. =.
-ow, but soon moved it to the factory.
This machine was worked by hand,
and my recollection is that the pegs
were very inferior, but as the breaking
out of the war prevented shoe pegs
being obtained from the North, it was a
sort of Hobson g choice, and they must
have sold readily. Like so many other
mechanics 10 the South. Mr.. Hart was
Northern man, and when Columbia was
evacuated by Neglev IN August 1862, he
moved to Indianapolis-the home Of shoe !
pegs.
A DISGUISED CAVALRYMAN.
A certain Confederate soldier
who shall be nameless here, found a
sack of these pegs and thought he had
a fine treat for his horse; be fed them
in the dark and next morning was
surprised that the coats had not been !
eaten.
COFFINS, COMMON AND FINE.
Mr.. Boyd being in the army as
Ordnance Sergeant of the Second Ten !
nessee. the factory was run by Mr..
Lambsas opportunity offered and as
material could be obtained. Much of
the work done was on coffins for the
sold hA had ;,,h
or who were killed In the various
about Columbia. These
collins were generally made by Mr..
Elijah Nicely. who tells me that when
lumber was scarce he often made
them of old house partitions and even
of Notwithstanding plank; and finally
made them all of one size feet long,
with plain swell sides and at top. Of
course there were many fine collins
made. as the old account book now in
my possession will show, notably those
for General Van Dom, Lieut.. Wills
Gould, Generals Pat Cleburne, Gran
berry, Strahl and many other officers
and citizens. Ramrods for cannon
were often made.
NEW PERFUME FOR A DRUG
STORE.
One on occasion Colonel Miner, ,
who commanded this post. made
Uncle Carey run the factory to I
make pick and shovels for the i'm {
pressed darkeys to work on Fort '
Miner on Mount Parnassus. These {
'Ontrabands were kept at night hud-
lied in the Tltcomb drug store on the l
square. and when the Federals evac- S
lated Columbia two days later. these
negroes were glad to get their freedom
I'D go home again.
SAVING TIE HORSES.
In cavalry raids and when horses
we're being impressed for military {
purposes. knowing that hearses were
ot intertered with. Mr.. Lamb would
mt two horses to the hearse and let
hem stand hltched in iro t of the fac 7
Dry; IN extreme danger ne wuld put
n an empty coffin and drive slowly
bout the streets or towards the grave
ard, and this ruse was always success
al.
SAVING THE FACTORY. q
More than once the Federal officers IS
to take the factory building -
,r bridge purposes. but Mr.. Lamb a.
as always able to dissuade them, jc
enerally by means of jug of good is
hiskey. rt
The day after Hoods forces under II
eneral 5. ID. Lee occupied Columbia, "
n ofhcer of the Engineer Corps went y,
the factory and talked of tearing -
own the main shop to get the long p'
mbers for pontoon bridge Gus e.
oyd was at home on furlough for ~
few days, and hearing of this engi- 81
eer S intention. armed himself with h,
quart of fine old whiskey and met the +,
ficer at the factory. In his genial ~
ay he invited Captain Engineer to w ="
Ike drink, which of course was VIZ
cepted and as the officer threw his pc
ad back. his eyes wandered around re
ewing those long timbers. Then he m
planned to Mr.. Boyd why he would tn
obably have to take these beams and an