The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-14

not have even noticed, but for the tai
gangrcne. MY friend, the chaplain.
came for me-. and az soon as ! entered
tha ombulance he ordered the driver
to go on. When we reached the wharf
he took command of the boat. lie was
d forceful man. and told tile crew to
null, and they pulled to a :3new trans trans.
mort that3lay some distance out, on a c.
count OF a storm then prevailing. q.
p The chaplain commended mo strongly
IA The officers Of the gttard-a right
Jolly set of young bladesT-whot we fou ~
at luncheon, and to which they cord, ,f'l
Invited me. The chaplain leaving n,r-
riedly. asked me If had any particular
friends that would like to have with
me-? and l. thinking that he meant IN
my particular state-room tthere wero
more than sixteen surrounding the sa :
.loon) and expecting all OF these rooms
would be occupied by the other WOUNDED,
gave him one or two names and walteu.
but none Of my friends were brough y
down. The situation began to look
a little uncertain and unpleasant. LOT
i had heard Of hostages and Fort DtelNal -
ware.
A Good Eye.
/ was invited to select my stateroon,
and observing within the door OF one q
large dcmijohon. / said that thouEh ny
that number nino would suit me very
well. "You have chosen we'll the OIL III
Ger said.'' THAT jug contains as 1lllc
cider an ever tasted very soon !, q y
large, fine looking colored man came
down sand wished to know If there was
ANYTHING I&wantcd Il rather think that
he too, had been interviewed by my
friend, the chaplain) 1,thanked him am 9
said that there was nothing. AS ne
turned Off remarked that he looked
like Il yirglnian, "Oh, YES, Sir he re-
piled, II was once known as Governor
INisc's Peter'' went to Europe with the
Governor The next morning
down came Peter with a breakfast M
for General Lee. 1T looked somewhat
like Il was to be fed for sacrifice.
II I still wondered where the others
were, when down the steps came two
or three of them, who reported that
every mothers. son or them had been bat
tened down In the hole with two barrels
of junk pork and several boxes of hard
tack These two or three becoming III
had to be taken out
"A Model Prison.
Three assistant surgeons had been de-
tanned to 60 with the vessel. and when
1t was determined. with much wrangllng,
who was the ranking one. he Instantly
assumed the mir Of "a Farragut ana or
dered the vessel to start at once. !
happened TO raise my eyes to the head
of the stairs, where appeared something
like an ugly thunder cloud. but as 1t
descended the steps. 1t took the, shape
Of a manEof three hundred pounds IN
weight, whn. raising a hand almost large
enough to cover the face OF the rank
Ing one, said "I want YOU to UNDER
stand that am the master OF this
ship, and anpther word from you, and
I will drop you over board. " After
that, peace. Y We reached Point Look
out and found another model hospital
Dr.Es IIeger (said to have come over
with Kossuth) in charge. and true
man he was.
The next morning we we're assembled
and marched to the mess hall. AS we
were entering the door. one Of the squad
OF guards who. had brought us here.
leaped upon the causeway5 eSclaiming:
(which is he, which IS he''-and kicked
as he thought, son of General Breckin-
bridge, but another man. @
The chief OF the mess hall, and sew
eral OF his assistants sprang out. ana
rushed the Confederates in. barring the
doors and thus preventing what might
have been very serious row, for the
Yankee guard stood inst by. their guns
In stack. This valient man probably
received his corporal's chevrons within
a week. The next day two ladies came
to see me, and when presented my
self. one said: "Y on, don't know us, but
we are old friends Of your family, used
to live in the, same village. We have
told these people that they must treat
you right''-and those people did.
At Jol1nson's Island.
p A lieutenant took thirteen Of US to
Johnson's Island. When we reached
the wharf at washington. being en-
numbered with much baggage and a pair
OF crutches, became separated f1oln the
party, and with two sound feet, could
have easily escaped; but soon found the
squad and proceeded to a lookup on
Pennsylvania Avenue, Taking the train
the next morning, in due time we reached
Johnson's Island. Well. I was soon
eight where found my brother. VIII
liam and Charles, and quite q number
OF the officers Of my regiment With
Captain Barnes. OF the Atlanta Artil-
lery, chief OF mess. drawing the regular
army ration. / was sorry to Learn
"A of the extreme illness Of Lieutepan1
Swink, OF the Fairfax Company--he sur.
vived only a few days. We were &C
customed to exercise on the vacant grount
between the wards. One evening I me-
a handsome thoroughbred Cherokee cap.
tain. the next day l found him In the
hospital, the third day he was buried.
Yet, we had our division law lectures
s(CantwelD. theatricals. minstrel shows
and the liberal privilege OF receivinf
everything sent by trends--whiskey ant
revolvers excepted. We had In our war;
two men clothed In butternut. Ont
day 1t was discovered that they were
in communication with the Federal au
thorites. and they were quickly brough
TO turn. Being lnterrogated. one said
Eve are not Confeds--never had any
thing to do with the army-l was al
ways called Major. n sort of nickname.
The Yank rushed the guard In rescuint