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UNION PACIFIC TO
BUILD NEW CUT-OFFS
Via Fort Collins and Fort Nor,
gan VIII Shorten Distance
and Lower Grades.
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DENVER. Colo. Jan. 22.-Tho Enion
Pacific railroad has let contracts 10 XII
patrick Bros for tho construction of its
line from Denver into Fort Collins, and
the entire line is now covered with con-
structlon camps.
y short-linc cut of will also be built
from Denver TO Fort Morgan. TO cost
between So, 900. 900 and $1,000. 600 The
survey has been completed and construc-
tion work will begin at once. This cut -orr
will shorten the Denver Chicago route
by about fifty miles, thus putting the
limo on an equality, so far as distance
aud mileage is concerned, with other
eastern roads.
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DENVER. Jan 22-The most mpor-
tant railroad construction news OF the
year In Colorado was> made public this
morning. when it was announced that
tho Union Pacific had issued orders to
have its line into Fort Collins by July l.
The establishment of construction
camps has begun and IL Is expected that
the weather Will permit tho work TO be-
gin by the time the camps are located
Arrangements have been made for throw
ing about 1000 men and between 400 and
500 teams onto this job To rush It to COM
plction About forty miles Of track is
10 be constructed costing 81 500 900 and
IL viii make a line only sevcnty-fiye
miles long from Denver TO Fort Col
llns
Engineers are now making the final
locations for a, cutoff on the main lino
from Denver TO Fort Morgan. and this
construction work Will soon begin This
new linc viii he Scventyfour miles long.
will cut of thirty-eIght miles between
Denver and tho cast. and VIII cost be-
tween So, 600 600 and $4,000 900.
Engineers arc now locating an cXten-
sion OF the Crow Creek branch. completed
last year and 81 900. 600 will be spent in
the extension northeast toward Wyoming.
This line is headed toward Grover, Colo.
and will invade the territory TO be
reached by the proposed Burlington line
between Hudson and Greeley and on
the north to form the gulf-to-coast route.
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15
THREAT OF RETALIATION
GAVE BEALL'S MEN RELIEF
Gallant Band, Held as Pirates, Was Carried
From Post to Post by Federals, Who
Feared Their Escape.

few days in the cell on the right Side
of the main entrance. After some de-
lay we were carried to Norfulk. and
at the provost marshars Office. which
was at hotel on Main Street, think
the Purcell House, we were required
to sign certificates stating that our
irons had been taken off and that we
were then treated as regrlnr prisoners
of war
We were then confined for about
two months in Fort Norfolk, about one
mile east of the city. After we had
been in this fort about six weeks a
fellow by the name of Coffin who
stated to MS that he and his family
had been most cruelty treated by the
Yankees in Norfolk for expressing his
sympathy for the South, was thrown
into prison with us that he might
fully enjoy his Southern sympathies.
Escape Planned.
He was placed in the same room
with us and discussed with us many
methods of escape. One afternoon we
we must be prepared to move, as we
were about to betaken to Point Look
out and confined there. That night
Captain. Beall arranged an elaborate
plan for our escape on the trip UP the
bay. and assigned each of us Il certain
duty to perform. 1 remember he d.
rected me to always stand by Robert
AMMAN, and at signal to be given
about the time we would be off New
point Lighthouse by his dropping a
handkerchief, l was to seize the guard
next to me by the arms from behind
and that AMMAN, who was to be In
front, was to take his musket.
we were ali in high glee when we
~ fully
pecting to be free before night, but
when we stopped ut Fort Monroe we
were all surprised to find that COM
pany OF regulars were marched aboard
In addition to the small guard under
which we had left Fort Norfolk. We
were then placed In the main cabin
Of tho steamer and formed in q circle
with a heavy guard all around us with
fixed bayonets 1t was then that we
learned that Coffin had been placed
In the fort with us as spy, and had
simply informed General Butler OF
Captain Beall's intention to attempt an
escape, which was provided against
by placing us under double guard
At Point Lookout Again.
We landed Tat Point Lookout about
night. and were soon assigned to ouf
new quarters. I had been placed In
a large bell tent with about thirty
strangers, and the others We're placed
wherever room could be found,
stedman and Mcfarland, In conse.
quence OF their Influence. had been
exchanged while we were at Fort Nor
folk, and as soon as reached Point
Lookout, L received a letter from one
OF them stating that his sister N
| Frankfort Ky, had by his request sent
me about $40 In greenbacks and . new
suit OF clothing. This was sent In the
care of Colonel Brady, who commanded
the garrison at the Point. Colonel
Brady gaye me only about ten dollars
ITO pay for articles to be bought at the
-isutlcr's but newer gave mo over sona
dollay at the time. and the cloth
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never saw.
After being at the Point about tvn
months, l. learned that about 500 SICK
prisoners were to be sent South to lie
exchanged, and being very anxious Ia
see a young lady in whom was deeply
interested, ] made UP my mind to try
and get away with the sick and went
over 10 the hospital and had a confer
cnce with my friend. DR.. Emmett STRAIT
ton. who was u prisoner there at that
time, but who had been assigned to
duty as physician IN the hospital.
Playing Sick.
tried to get DR. Stratton to pass inc
as ono Of the sick, but he said that he
was afraid that he could not get the
chief surgeon to pass me, j looked &c
healthy. But fortunately, While In
irons, as could not get my boot of
during the two months in which the
irons had been kept on, there was q
very severe sore On my ankle. This
had not made any progress towards q
cure. but had become worse and turn
cd into kind OF scurvy. | rubbed uf
this sore n good deal and spread the
blood up on my leg SO as to make II
appear much worse, rolled UP my
pants and rushed to the surTebn who
was examining tho men az they we're
brought out. and said Doctor, u dom
know what Is the matter with me, and
II stay here i Will never get well
please let me go.
'te turned around and In Il gruft
voice and asked What Is the matter
with you, sir.
I replied. Doctor, don't Know. but
I'll never get we'll While here
He said roughly. Get over In that
line" meaning the line OF well men
which i by mistake, failed to Under
stand. and took my. place treinblingiy
In the line of sick men. After I had
gotten In the line ! kept crawling UP
towards the front CT the line. Until ]
was nearly the mead Of the column, and
was safely carried aboard OF the flag
or truce steamer New York, and placed
In charge OF Major milford, Commits
siohnr OF Exchange.
Nn ARRIVED al Fort Monron tho next
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15
ENGLISH FRIEND OF SOUTH
SAW SERVICE IN FAR WEST
General Boiling Receives Letter From Edgar J
Franklin, British Merchant Who Fought
With Magruder

reeap,ure of Galveston, under Major
General MaErnder, when we captured
the Harriet Lane, and regiment OF
Massachusetts infantry. Hard study
and application made me rise to senior
first lieutenant III Abats Horse Bat
terry. Passing my examination for cap
tain of The Ordnance Corps In the
Trans Mississippi Department, com
inanded by General e. Kirby Smith,
General Thomas ~ Drayton, of South
Carolina, offered me the position OF
chief OF ordnance ON his staff, which
1 accepted. AS such I accompanied
the general on detached service 10 the
Rio Grandc. whore We exchanged
visits with General @, Malta at
Matamoras. Mexico and fraternizina
with the members of his staff Know
ing Spanish very we'll, made many
friends among them. l became az
at,ainted with General sibley and fam
lily at San Antonio after his retreat
from Arizona, met Captain Semrnes, OF
tho Alabama, and shook hands vs
him on his return home after the loss
of his shipp OF Cherbourg, and after
tho war was introduced to Mr.. Sliueli
and family, our former envoy to
France. and General Prince Polig-
nae, who had returned on private
business to Paris shortly before the
surrender OF our army. In London tny
homer met the late j. p. Benjamin,
former Secretary of War. who sue
ceeded In becoming a famous counsel
or international law.
In conclusion. let me assure you
that + have at all times broken a
lance" in defense OF our hoi. Gause
OF states rights. and more than once
a, public dinners paid a nigh tribute to
the noble women of the South. who,
like the Spartan matron. buckler
the sbietd on their dearest and neares,
with the injunction. Bring 1t back or
be brought back upon it"
i hope. dear general, that my
lengthy epistle has not fatisued you
TOO much. and should YOU deem II OF
sufficient interest, I shall thank you
for forwarding 1T to headquarters at
Mobile.
Thanking YOU in advance for your
courtesy. remain. dear General,
Yours sincerely.
EDGAR J. FRANKLIN.
ST. Johns. Newfoundland. April 10
10ln.
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A FURLOUGH HOME MEANT
WARM TIMES FOR BOYS
Captain Grayson Found Luray as Interesting
as Battlefield in Thick
Of Fray.

their commands back into the army.
/ at once formed an opinion that this
party was of that stripe and had never
been to the front himself. I thereup-
on replied 10 his question thus. II have
a pass, sir, But 1 refuse to show 1t to
you, as 1 rank you in my commission.
He clustered up little to make a show
OF his authority. but when he realized
that we were not go easily scared. he
quietly concluded to retire and SO
followed on into town.
Some years after the war / was re-
minded of this incident b. letter
from my companion Samuels, who was
then an inmate of the Confederate Sol
diers' Home at Richmond, and he wrote
me saying that In conversation with
another inmate In the home, he had
found that the man he was talking
with was the conscript officer. and In
their contention about the matter, he,
Samuels, had asserted that we took
him off his horse. and turned his horse
loose, and the other day denied It.
Samuels wanted me to write him a let
ter verifying hisr'sta tensent. Z re-
piled by saying that l did not remem-
Der doing any more than simply refus-
ing to show our passes, and he did not
have the courage to attempt to arrest
US.
Uneasy Night at Jacob Kites.
We reached tho town little alter
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lN@ ctr Ginle6 Qigpattb 81
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}aj|I EE::{{a

ter County Survey Book.)
on April 1T49, at the request OF MS
SON. Captain Mordecai Cooke. three
commissioners, viz: Major Robert
Throckmorton, Mr.. James Baytop ana
Mr.. John Jones, met and divided q
tract of land between the widow ana
daughters. Mrs. Cooke, who had her
"thirds": Elizabeth Cooke, wife of Cap
tain Francis Tonlkies, one-fourth OF
the remainder: Susannah Cooke. Wife
OF Mr.. John Perrin, one-fourth, and
Mrs Frances and Ann Cooke tspin-
sters), each one-fourth (Frances mar
ried. 1850, Sir John Peyton.)
Captain Mordecai Cooke (above) In
herited "AIord ecai's Mount" from his
father ana married, 1885. Sarah (born
ND, daughter of Augustine Smith,
OF Shooters HILL" hliddleseX county,
and had Issue: 1. Nrordecai, died with
estate to mother (Nfrs. Sarah Throck-
norton: 9, Augustine, student William
and Mary College 1752 Mrs. Sarah
(Smith) Cooke married, secondly, Major
Robert Throckmorton. above (hts Sec
ond Wife. the first Mary Lewis, of War
ner HalN, and had issue: NTordecai and
Warner and Sarah Throckmorton, who
married Peter Presley Thornton, OF
Northumberland House" thus Nor
dscai,s Mount" taChurchill.) came I'm,
ally to Warner Throckmorton (abov,e>
twill 1900, who also left GOO acres
near Beech Swamp, known as lanes
for the free school of Ware Parish.
Colonel Francis Tomkies's SON
'Charles Tonpkies, Jr.," was admin
istrator 1771 for John Smith, and liza
for Augustine Smith, OF Shooters
HILL" above
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morning, and was surprised to find
there hundreds of steamers laying all
around the fort. We remained there
one day and started for Narlna, Oh The
James River. About three O'clock the
next day we reached City Point, where
wo stopped and anchored Just oppo-
site the Point. In a short time we
were all surprised on looking down the
river to zee steamer after steamer
rounding the point down the river, and
soon a largo transport with regiment
on deck came alongside ami between
us and the Wharf al city Point antl
stop. 1 then heard command Civ
en- by general. who afterwards
learned was General y. r. Butler to
the regiment to fire" The whole reg
iinent fired upon our signal men, who
were located In building ON the Point
and were busy signalling to tile sig
nal line up the river. Boats were sooi,
launched and attachments Gent ashore
and brought back number of the Con-
federates that failed to make their cs-
cape.
The steamer then started forward and
began TO anchor on tho Chesterfield
side of the FLYER near Bermuda Hun
dred. and by fen O'Clock that night
there appeared to be city of steam
ers anchored near the point Next
morning gunboat was started UP the
river ahead of the New York, we fol-
lowing with flag of truce flying. As
we passed the Hundred, we found that
General Butler during the night had
landed his whole army at that place
We continued UP the river, and soor
heard an explosion. which proved rs
we continued up the river to be the
- = a -. ,SzJ nj
u.s. 1t had been blown into q thou
sand pieces by some of our torpedo
men on shore.
we soon reached Varina, and were
there met by Colonel Ouid with the
same number OF Federal prisoners. ana
in short time we were placed in wag-
ons and in happy frame OF mind
reached good old Richmond.
ITO be Continually
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We are still resting OH the Kappa
hammock between Camden and Porto
baeo. gathering all we can of the lat
ter estate for publication. We can as
sure our Interested readers who are
asking lis II we have done with the
Rappahannock country that we have
not; we intend not to give 1T up until
we reach the sea--and VIII resume our
Journey by marsh and fascinating ielo
and forest Just as soon as the splendid
senealogy given us by Mrs. Stubbs Is
finished.
This senealogy is read eagerly by
many who have been long looking ior
what Mrs. Stubs now gives.
tContinued from last weekly
90 Susan Isl Taliaferro, married
Judge Beverly n. Wexford. of Rich.
Miss Selden: Beverly and Mrs. White.
ca Thomas Seldom (S) Taliaferro,
major C.. S. A., member Legislature,
married Halle, daughter of Cassius j.,
Lee, of Alexandria, and has i've chill
dren.
l55 Warner 7, ts) Tallaferro tdiea
Legislature, lived at .Islehain" and
later in Norfolk, married. first, Martho
had issue: One child by flrst wife and
w" fs) u Edwin s. ts) railarerro lborn
1885, died 1850 professor William and
Mary College, major Of ordnance @. s.
ter Of Judge N. Beverly Tuoker No
/, By second marriage, DR.. William
i(6) Tallaferro talso Throck,norton!l
:. General Alexander Galt q , ITALIA
slip Green" and Anandale, Culpeper
county, Va brigadler- general c. s.. A.,
married, 1886. Agnes HARDWOOD Mar
shall, daughter of Thomas Marshall Of
Oak Hill" and granddaughter OF Chief
1853, MARI married Dr. ~ charles ". CHAM ham
cellor.
(2) Leah S. ts), born 1s4a. died 1899.
(s) Margaret go thorn 1Sil, mar
ried Chapman Mauptn,. son Of Or. s.
versity of Virginia, and had issue.
az Eleanor w; go (born 1870: mar
ried George f. Nelson, and had issue
(5) Agnes Marshall (S) married n
w. Maupin, son of DR.. S, Maupin
(s) William a, 50 tborn 1879 mar,
8, Philip ~ Taliaferro died young.
| 4, DIR, William ca Tallaferro, oil
Churchill.
| ~
the Fourth Precinct, Petsworth Parish
l1T6s. near PoropotanlS Crack. He was
of the vestry of Petsworth Parish 1857
1 in place of Augustine Smith, moved
Note.--John and Ann Crodd) Cooke
| above of "Warehain," had also d
daughter. Lucy, born 17ie Who mar
ried, first l73a, Gregory Smith. Of KING
/ and 0Heeff.S,born 1T12, died 1881. by
| whom she had Colonel Gregory. OF the
Revolution; Rev. Thomas, OF cople
Parrish, and Ann tNTrs. Arlnlstead)
and, secondly, she married Thomas
Booth (died 1156) of Gloucester, who
whb had previously married Anr
Buckner and susannnh Thorntonl. and
since his mother wha Mary Cooke
E(daughter OF Mordecai, the Immigrant
/ he was hence cousin to his third Wife
ITucy Cooke lahovel. They had ALSO /
Irelatlve iii & Mordacai Cooke iIr. o,
4 Ware Parish: died La (ola tiloucea
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We we're treated with the utmost
courtesy by the officers of the tort
who often spoke regretfully OF our
being shot or hung. They manifested
a degree of sorrow for us which we
greatly appreciated, and supplied us
with an abundance of the best iood.
We never had anything left over. for
nc soon as all had eaten we would
n,,t the balance in the stove and
burn 1t. for fear that they would cur
tail our rations. While we were All
IN this cell General Lockwood paid US
a visit. accompanied by his brilhant
staff. and gave Captain Beall lee
ture, SAYING that he would soon have
a. court convened and try you ana your
band of pirates.
Bcnll's Disnincd Bearing.
CAPTAIN Beall replied in most dig
nitied manner that he was satisfied
that tho Confederate government was
fully equal to protecting our rights,
and did not desire any favors from the
yanlsee government. After we had
heen in Irons for about forty days, one
morning Lieutenant Starr, who was
regular army officer in the fort, came
in and appeared very much pleaseo
as he gave us a copy of the Baltimore
Sun. This contained an article headeo
"Retaliation," copied from the Rich-
mond Wing. reading rs follows
Conformation having been received
by the government that Acting Mas
tiers John Y. Beall ana Edward Nc
CURE Of the Confederate Navy, With
sixteen men, are now confined In irons
IN Fort McHenry, to be treated as
nirates, Commissioner OF Exchange
Rohert ould has directed that Lieu
tennnt- Commander Porter and Nnslgn
wiIliams. with sixteen marines, DC
confined in irons In Charleston s. O.
IL he held as hostages for the good
treatment of Captain Beall anu MS
command
Jackson Takes Hand,
When this was read out turned e
Lieutenant Starr, who seemed vel
pleased, and said: NOW, Lleu.enant
WY, all fellows can hang us, but those
yan,,ccs will surely swing In Charles.
ton" 4,
1yhether accidentally or not, II
+ransplrcd tina. lieutenant Commander
Porter. who WAS held as hostage FOL
c,antain Beall was a nephew OF Col
onal Porter, who was at the time II
command Of Fort MoHenry. After the
war was informed by DR.. Hunter
Mcguire that when he learned that hls
brother and the rest Of us were II
irons he obtained PERMISSION tfoll
General Jackson to send a. message t.
General Nlillroy, who was then II
front of Jackson. that f. we We're hunl
shat jackson would hang i've tor eact
one of us.
installation Moves Yankees.
IN a few days after we learned O
our government retaliating Leutenan
starr came in and directed us all t
bo carried up to the blacksmith shop
where MI the irons We're cut off, W.
were then marched to Baltimore an'
plaocd aboard of a Norfolk steamer
and landed at Fortress Monroe, thel
undar command OF General b, y, Ru
l~., There we were confiae for
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General stith Boiling, OF Peters
burg. has received the following IN
teresting letter from an old conrade-
in-aitns. who, though an EnElishman,
served with great distinction In tho
War for Southern Independence.--Ed j
Balsam Place, Barnes's Road.
My Dear Generai,--Having had the
pleasure of meeting John G. Knox, for
merly Of your city. but now a resi-
dent of Richmond, whist staying with
me at tho above private hotel. l am
indebted TO him for having shown mo
your eloquent appeal in The Times
Dispatch for the Confederate veterans
to meet at Mobile, Ala. from the aoth
to the 2sth instant
Nothing would have given me
greater pleasure than to shake hands
with my former brothcrs-in- arms. but
having left London IN Juno last on a
business trip to Canada and part OF
tho United slater, which work SHAH
have finished only in two or three
weeks time, you will readily under
stand why n man with an innate sense
OF duty and wife and family af1x-
lousy awaiting his return homo after
nearly years absence. in compellen
this time to forego the pleasure OF
meeting his former comrades on mis-
occasion. Though there is no use In
arguing with the inevitable. and the
philosophy Of life dictates TO look
ahead inst6aa OF moaning over the
past. synopsis OF my history in con
nection with the Ccnfcdefaey might
bio OF interest to some OF my Southern
friends.
In 1850 / went to tie Southern
states. like saul to Damascus. be-
coming convert to southern IDEAS.
recognizing the considerable treatment
as a rule the negroes had received al
the hands OF the Southorners. who had
done more for christianizing them than
any other people.
Admired the South.
Without any interests in the South
Joined the army because l admired
YOUR people for their high sense OF
honor and believed IN states rights.
deplored that Mrs. Harriet Beecher
s.owe's "uncle Toms Cabin the APP
paren, cause OF the war. had never
reply from the pen of Southerner
refu.ing the grossly exaggerated ac-
COIN, given In said narrative. NY
military career has been very IN
glorious. having only assisted at the
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iront,nued from last week.)

(s) Susan tsl Taliaferro, married
mond. Issue: Rev Edwin r., married
Miss selden: Beverly and Mrs. White.
(4) Thomas Seldom (s) Taliaferro,
major c. S. A., member Legislature,
married Halle, daughter of Cassius j.,
Lee of Alexandria, and has five chill
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no be contlnued.l
Notes and Qucries.

-
Genealogical Editor OF The Times
Dlsphtch:
Slr.-I have read with much interest
the lineage OF tho Neale Family, and
wish to ask if you or some kind read
er will not tell me something Of Chris
topher Neale al, son OF Daniel and
Ursula Presley Neale, Of Nvestmore-
land, Whom did this son of Christie
pher marry? and who were his chill
dren, and whom did they marry? Was
Hannah Neale the wife of Captain
William Brent, one Of them2
Mary Waddy. Brent daughter of
Captain William and Hannah Neale
Brent married In 1902 Colonel Joseph
Blackwell, OF Elk Run, Fauquier
county, Va. son OF William and nllz-
abeth Crump Blackwell. ] have tho
lineage of both Captain William Brent
and Colonel Joseph Blackwell, but will
Miss Eleanor Neale or some other
reader kindly give us Blackwells, the
lineage OF our Neale forefathers?
/ ONE OF THE BLACKWELL CLAN. (
Batesville. Ark, April s, 1910.
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b. NJ, Wytheville, Va: We cannot
answer your question about tho Tay-
Gnod,nnn Queries.

Mr.. Goodman. of Florida, writes.
My father Is buried outside OF Rich.
mond at Mr.. Winston Henrys a son
OF Patrick Henry Mother says tho
grave is in Mr. Henry's flower garden,
man married into Thomas Jefferson's
family"
II any reader can answer either OF
these questions Wefwill be very glad,
A falthfnl reader wishes the tnforma-
ton,
Genealogical Editor or The Times
Dispatch:
Sir,-Will some or your READERS fur
Snish me with information regarding
ancestors OF, Alexander and Duncan