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A NARROW ESCAPE.
A FOrager Has a Lively Race Getting
Away From WheeIer's Men.

Editor National Tribune: I would like
to relate an incident that occurred dur
ing that wonderful march of Gen. Sher-
man thru the CarolinaS, when an army
of 60, 900 men cut loose from its base OF
supplies, and subsisted largely on the
products of the enemy's country. Such
an undertaking could never have en-
tered the mind of anyone but our gal
liant Gen. W. 7. Sherman. who in the
face of large opposing force. success
fully severed the so-called Confederacy
in twain, which led ultimately to the
restoration of peace to our beloved
country. l belonged to the Second Bri-
grade, Second Division. Fourteenth
Army Corps, commanded by Gen. Jeff c.
Davis. which occupied the extreme left
wing of the army with the exception of
Gen. Kilpatrick's Cavalry. We crossed
the Savannah River at Sisters Ferry,
our destination unknown to the private
soldier, but the only question of any
concern was, Where and how am | to
get something to eat?" We passed Co
lumbia, S. c.. the smoke of the burning
city being visible to us, and when we
reached the Little Congaree River we
found the bridge on fire, but Uncle
Billy" anticipating something of this
kind. had provided the pontoon, which
was ordered up. The mule force being
very much diminished, our Colonel or
dered detail of 25 men to search-the
country to supply this want. This de-
tail was soon ferried over the river, and
when on the other side struck out for
the nearest house in sight. Here we
found a fine plantation residence, al
most surrounded with colored shanties
out of which came negros of all ages
sexes sizes and shades of black and
brown, who welcomed us joyfully. On
our way up TO this house we had met
detachment of the 18th Ohio, who
said, Better not go up there; Wheel-
ers men are there" and our colored
friends corroborated this by saying
'Wheeler's men here JUS 10 minutes
ago" I was the Sergeant of the de.
tail, and made a rush to the barn, where
found the Captain in charge. We each
helped ourselves to a horse, but he
more fortunate than |, got saddle also
We came out, mounted our horses, and
| I, finding | must have something to si
| on, rode up to q colored woman who
stood on the doorsteps, and asked hel
| for blanket She went in. and sooT
| brought me out the finest blanket have
ever seen. l now felt equipped for any
emergency, and the Captain proposed
we should call at the next house, abou
| mile away. Piloted by one of oul
colored friends along cowpath thru
the woods, a short cut to the house, w
applied at the house for glass OF milk
| The woman who appeared in answer t.
our knock begged for mercy. but W.
assured her she was safe, and sh,
brought the milk. A crowd of darkie
had then gathered around us, who re
peated the warning we had airead.
twice received that Wheeler's men hat
been around only 10 minutes before
and that we had batter look out. w
sent these darkies to get some mules 70
us. and they returned with 10 fine
looking ones. which we told them t.
hold while We went down the road t
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the next house which was in sight. Here
we found two horses and one mule
One of the horses was caught, which
took in charge, and, leaving the colored
boys yelling at the tops of their voices
in their attempts to bride the other, We
passed on to the next house, about 20
rods off the main road. Coming along
this road was a man riding very fine
mare He was politely requested to
dismount. which he firmly refused to
do, but upon the presentation of my
Springfield ne vacated the saddle. The
Captain then said to me, ''As you have
not had any supper, perhaps you had
better go down to this house and get
something while / hold the horses" l
was met at the door by colored wo-
man, who said. For the Lawd sake, yo'
Yankee. Wheeler here 10 minutes ago"
My answer was, Bring me two hams.
tie the shanks together, and do 1t
quick" She soon appeared with the
hams, which | threw across my horse,
and the Captain and l then concluded
we had better return and gather up our
possessions. We each had horse to
lead. and had not gone more than 10
rods when 1 looked back. and to my
surprise saw squad of cavalry COM
ing over the hill. The three advanced
files were dressed in Union uniforms;
then followed gray, or. rather, yellow
clad soldiers. They were engaged in
conversation. and did not appear to
have seen us. / presume their object
was to quietly overtake us as Union
soldiers, which they could easily have
done had they kept the graybacks out
of sight. The Captain and l took in the
situation, and tried to save our extra
horse by forcing it to travel in front.
This we could not do, and had to let
them go. The Captain did not have
his sword, but was carrying cane, hav-
ing been wounded in the knee. This
he used to urge on his flying steed. But
what was / to do? At the first bound
of my horse the hams went flying off
| in the air or somewhere else. A trick
of my boyhood. came to my mind. Wher
| fighting the bumblebee / frequently
made use of the straw hat which moth
er gave to me, always with the admoni-
ton, Now, do take care of this one
Lying fiat on my horses back, 1 applied
my big army hat (Sherman's army al
wore these hats on account of the hea
OF the Southern SUM, which proved
most effective in this emergency. I
was Wheeler's men, sure enough, wht
| had Jus been hea' 10 minutes ago
With the old familiar yell, intersperset
with words their mothers never taught
them, they commanded us to halt, ant
1.-THE zip of the balls from their carbine!
The National tribune., 1907-11-28
Charge at Fort DoncIson.

Editor National Tribune: ! have read
with interest what Comrade Slas Flour
ney says in your picket Shots" column
anent the charge of the I'd Iowa at fort
Donelson. Our first real lighting was
done there, and the events of that men,
orable occasion are indelibiy imprest
on my mind and memory Their charge
was splendid. and l well remember the
rush we made, right on their heels, that
Saturday afternoon, up the steep hill on
the extreme left OF the Union line, the
many obstacles to progress We had to
overcome and the numerous wounded
of the I'd Iowa. who passed down thru
our lines with the salutation, "Rully for
you, 14th Iowa. Hurry up; our men
that killed our Sergeant-Major Smith
short time before we reached the
works, and Gen. c. +. Smith riding
slightly to our left, as grand and in
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AS TO CAVALRY.
4 Western Veterans Ideas as to Equip
ping That Part of the Service.

Editor National Tribune: In the Fall
of 1863, being then II years old, L went
to Augusta, Me-. to enlist in a battery,
or, preferably, the cavalry, being a
farmers boy and used to horses. One
battery, one regiment of cavalry and
two of infantry were then forming at
the Capital. 1 tried the, battery tsiN
pounders), which appealed to me very
strongly with its brass pieces and every
man mounted, but it was full l then
applied to the cavalry. which was on
drill when l arrived. lot of green
horses ridden by greeneT men loaded
down with the usual cavalryman's ar
senal, saber, carbine, revolver, etc.
looked them over. and concluded l was
not cut out for that kind of mob
This regiment was the I'd Me. Cav, and
did good work at the front, put at this
time it was hard to tell which was or
top, the horse or would-be rider. Load
ed down with Winter clothing, camp
equipage and the arsenal" the recruit
had rough house" most of the time
finally became a member of Co. H
10Th Me; but that, as Kipling says, is
another story. What | want to know is
this: Is all of that rigging necessary tc
good service? What is the saber good
for, anyway? Was it ever sharp enough
to cut watermelon? Was anyone ever
hurt by one? I know we of the infan-
try thought the saber useless. Another
point with regard to the cavalry is this
The barbed-wire fences so common ir
the country have made cavalry move
ments now out of the question. ] have
raised many horses and mules, anc
never had one that did not lose its head
upon getting into barbed wire My idea
OF cavalry is this: Mount picked mer
on Western-raised horses, large anG
strong enough to carry double, cowboy
saddle and trimmings, two revolver:
with 12-inch barrels heavy enough tC
carry 200 yards. Men to be eligible
must pass an examination in horseman-
ship and craftsmanship, and rejected
unless able to hit a man at rs yard:
while on a horse going at 90 miles al
hour. AS to guarding wagon trains ant
batteries 10 or 90 horses pulling by the
horn of the saddle with their picket
ropes on a cable would bring the wagor
or battery cut of the mud in short time
have been prompted to write this by
the passing of q squadron of the 18Th
Cav. from Fort Riley to Fort Sheridan
At my place they got stuck in the mud
and We're four days behind time. Ny
teams We're working full time in tht
fields every day. but the cavalry coult
not make IS miles a day, the horse!
We're so played out.-W. II. Young
Cameron, Me.
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The National tribune., 1907-11-28
THE SPIES AT FRANKLIN.
A Graphic Picture of the Scene at Their
Discovery.

Editor National Tribune: / have only
taken The National Tribune a short
time, but cannot express my apprecia-
ton of it. l enjoy so much the articles
by the old comrades They are like
Christ's Apostles, each of whom told
the same story in his own way. l have
seen several articles in your paper
about the spies at Franklin, and l will
now give you what I know to be the
absolute truth of that matter. The
Kentucky cavalry brigade, commanded
by Col. Lewis D. Watkins. was camped
on the west side of the pike north of
the river at Franklin in front of a beau
tiful Southern home. Col. Watkins on
this occasion, with his faithf irish
Orderly. Thomas Toner. started lust be-
fore dark to go over to Fort Granger,
about half-mile away, to see Gen.
Baird. As they rode into the branch
horses. they met the two spies, who
We're doing the same thing. Col. Wat
kinS spoke to the men, and thought he
recognized one as a claSsmate of his at
West Point, whom he knew had gone
into the rebel army. Col. Watkins then
gallCped up to the fort, and asked Gen.
Baird who the men were withCIt say
ing anything about his suspicious. Gen.
Baird not being able to satisfactorily
explain the presence of the men, Col.
Watkins and his Orderly. Toner, rode
after them in hot pursuit, overtaking
them about a mile out. The Colonel
did not demand their surrender, but
persuaded them to return with him
and the party started back for camp,
Col. Watkins boldly leading, Toner
bringing up the rear with his trusted
revolver cooked. They reached camp
without a soul knowing anything about
the affair. / was acting headquarters
tbugler that day. and the first L knew OF
the matter was when Col. Watkins
stepped out of the room he occupied
and told Adj't Brent Kelly to detail IL
men, mounted and armed. to report i'm
mediately. 1 saw there was something
unusual in the air by the ColcnePs man.
ner, and having the right to enter his
tent at all times, l stepped inside to see
what was going on. There were sew
eral officers in there. and to the righ
of the door as you entered sat tive
strange men, somewhat oddly dressed
| for our army. At one end of the room
was the ColOnePs cot, and on this co
were two caps with white gum covers
something not worn in our part of the
army, and two sabers. Maj. Fidler wa
looking at the caps when l went in, ant
in turning up the gum covers we all saw
that the caps were gray. Picking III
one of the sabers and pulling it from
its scabbard, he read aloud, Lieut.. Pc
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need you" I well remember the shot
spring a soldier figure as is possible to
| conjure. And well do l remember the
section of battery mentioned by Com
rade Flourney, (which arrived at the
works just as we did. or a minute later,
and how we helped to run one of the
guns up the bank bylhand in the hope
it might keep :he Johnnies going. The
25th Ind. was right there and full Of
fight; but if our regiment did not sup
port. the I'd Iowa in that charge and do
it well, all my memories of that bal lie
must be revised, and l must have at
least 1000 lies4to atone for, as ] have
made as many assertions to that effect.
r. f. Fitch, Co. G,I14th Iowa, ara
mie, Wyo. RaI
The National tribune., 1907-11-28
HE LIT HIS PIPE WITH THE ORDER" ;"

About dark / was relieved by Col.
Mihalotzy, and remember standing in
the road and transmitting to him such
orders as l had received and such in
formation as / possessed as to the num-
Der and position of the enemy in our
immediate front, then bidding him good
night. A few hours later it was an
nounced that he was killed. 1t was said
at the time that in giving an order in
rather loud tones he was heard by the
pickets of the enemy, who fired shot
in the direction of the sound, which
The National tribune., 1907-11-28
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an enlisted man in the company of en-
gineers stationed at West Point, while
Wheeler was a cadet at the Military
Academy. Wheeler recognized Ayres,
and treated him in the most friendly
manner. Ayres, at the time he was
brought before Wheeler, had in the in
side pocket of his coat an order from
Division Headquarters which would
have given Wheeler valuable informa-
tion as to the number of Federal troops
on the advance and the route to be TAX
en-. Wheeler handed his prisoner pipe,
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Stories Eminenty Worth Telling of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National StrI gle.

shot proved fatal. His death was deep
| ly regretted, as he was widely known
and very popular in the old First Divi-
sion, and was a most capable and val
liable officer. He had seen service in
the old country, and / believe was Il
| Hungarian.
! Another incident recurs to me as
happening on this same expedition. On
the evening of the second day out Lieut..
Robert Ayres. Adjutant of the 18th L.
| s., was captured while posting pickets.
and taken before Gen. Wheeler at his
quarters on Tunnel Hill. Ayres had been
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and invited him to take smoke.
Ayres took the pipe ard turned around,
facing the open fire, drew out the
order, folded it into narrow strip, lit
his pipe with it and threw the remnant
into the fiames.-Henry Raymond. Cap
tain, 18th U. S..brevet Lieutenant-Col-
onel, Clarllsburg. W. Va.
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"Reminiscences by Col. Raymond.

Editor National Tribune: In a recent
Issue Comrade Fancher, 10th ILL.,, re-
ferring to the advance of the Four
teenth Corps on BuZzard's Roost, from
Chattanooga, February. 1864. mentions
the death of Col. MihalotZy, oath III.
On the afternoon of Feb. 4. if | re-
member correctly, 1 was in command of
a battalion of my regiment, which. with
other troops, occupied the summit of
Tunnel HILL and my battalion was
thrown out as a skirmish line beyond
the deserted camp of Wheeier's cavalry.
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Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26
Sworn to Secrecy.

The Dundee Advertiser tells a story of country cleric, still on the under side of 40, who was driving home along road from an outlying hamlet when he overlook a young woman. He rec ognnzed her as Mary, the maid of all work at a farm which he would pass on his way to the rectory. So he pulled up and offered her a lift. Mary was nothing loath, and the parson was glad of her company. All the way to the farm gate they chatted pleasantly, as country people do, and when her destination was reached he set her down. Then she thanked him for his kindness and his company. Don't mention 1t, Mary don't mention It," he said politely, as he pulled the rug around his knees and gathered up the reins. "No, I won't" answered Mary in an obliging tone, and the young rector went on his way thoughtfully.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

being a living yourself and family  money"
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Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

self know that gambling is immoral papa. Mir. Glidden was perfectly right"
 The old gentleman plnched her ear.
 That's what he was" he admitted. That's what grinds me. I've known Glidden ever since I was knee high to a toad and I always found him to be in the right. That's the trouble, If you want to know"
 The girl patted his shoulder sympa- thetically and smiled.
 ''rhe first time I ever saw him." said the old gentleman, was when I was at school in Bagleyville. had a mar ble board that I'd traded another boy out of. It was just a plain board about foot long with square holes cut in the base of it, some larger than others. You stood off and shot at the holes. If you got through the very biggest hole you got your own marble back and another one; If you got through the next biggest you got three marbles, and so on. The highest you could win was twenty, but you could just barely get through that. All the marbles that missed going through any hole-and most of them did-went to the owner of the board. See:"
 q see," said the girl. Sort of slot machine"
 Not at all," corrected the old gen tleman. "There was no gambling about it. It all depended on the skill of the players. There was one boy who al-
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

fifty feet as a result of some manipu- lation. For some minutes the balloons appeared to hold the positions attained at the start, and then the red and green noticeably gained on the red and white. The two by this time were far ahead of the others, and 1t was evi- dent to all that one of the two balloons In the lead would win the race and the betting became wildly enthusiastic. Farther and farther up Into space they arose. Now they would appear to be going inland and again as they entered a higher current of air they would ap- pear to be going seaward at a fright ful pace, and one would hear a groan of dlsnay from the spectators Soon the two became mere specks In the sky. and 1t was no longer possible to learn which was in the lead. The anxious spectators learned the result of the race by telegraph two hours later, the red and white having travelled the greatest distance by far In the specified time.
 There was not a hitch or accident in the race. In spite of the danger which Is certainly always present with such sport, balloon racing Is rapidly growing in popularity.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26
~N-O~N~O~~

If you ever have the opportunity to means, says Williamsport (Pa.) Grit. horse or automobile race is not in the same class, and even the human race Is quite tame along side of 1t. The excite ment is not confined to the competitors. The spectators share It, and they feel as the balloonist does that 1t Is a race against time and space, with death as competitor with possible chance of winning. The balloon racer Is unques- tionably above other racing men. He goes over course in which ordinarily no obstacles can be placed, and he usu- ally has the track to himself.
 Above Is picture of a recent balloon race showing the balloons ready to start. There are about dozen of them, and each one Is tugging at the ropes which hold it captive. One almost fan ces the great canvas spheres are ami mate beings and are eager to be off at the crack of the pistol, like a trained track horse. The spectators are stand Ing about, sizing up the racers and the men who will race them. The balloons are really the racers of the aerial track and the daring balloonlsts are the jock ays who will guide them over the course
 When all was in readiness, at a giv- en signal the balloons were simultane- ously released, and shot up into the air with a loud swish. A mighty shout arose from the assembled spectators For few moments the racers seemed to be about neck and neck in the race, and then the racer floating the red and white colors forged bit ahead. A shout of frenzied delight arose from it's partlsans. Evidently the applause reached the ears of the man guiding 1t, for the balloon shot ahead another