. The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 . he room move round and round, and was thinkingthat I would take advantage of the next temporary pause to demandsupper, which would probably not be refused, with the promise that if theywould only give me enough to eat, I would answer questions all daySunday, and Monday too. But I was saved further trouble in that line. A noise was heard outside; there was a buzz of excitement, and a mandashed up to the door on a horse covered with foam. He shouted, T/tey have caught the bridge burners ! In an instant i
. The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 . he room move round and round, and was thinkingthat I would take advantage of the next temporary pause to demandsupper, which would probably not be refused, with the promise that if theywould only give me enough to eat, I would answer questions all daySunday, and Monday too. But I was saved further trouble in that line. A noise was heard outside; there was a buzz of excitement, and a mandashed up to the door on a horse covered with foam. He shouted, T/tey have caught the bridge burners ! In an instant i was almost forsaken, while question after question washurled at the messenger. I So Daring arid Suffering. Where? Who are they? What did they do? What were theyafter?—are only a few specimens. I was as deeply interested as any. My own comrades ! perhaps theyhad already been shot or hung ! and I almost felt my heart stand still asI waited for the answer. But it came in a form that I had never for amoment dreamed of. They said affirst that they were citizens of Fleming County, Kentucky^. News from Ringgold. [The copy of the Goree House, Lafayette, Ga., is exact.] and aftenvards oiuned that they were United States soldiers sent South to burnthe bridges on the State road! I could hear exclamations of Ah ! Oh ! all over the room, anda cry outside, Weve got one of them here I Fierce eyes gleamed onme, and there were no more jests or questions. Even yet no word ofthreat or insult was spoken, but stern looks were on every hand. Therewas a good deal of noise and shouting on the street. Some of the leadingmen went into another room, but came back in a few minutes, and saidto me simply: We will have to take you to jail, Without a word, Irose from the chair by the window on which I had been sitting so long,and went with them. CHAPTER XVI. THE ROLL OF THE CAPTIVES. THE certainty with which members of our party were identified whenarrested arose from two causes. The first captures were so
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