. The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 . called on time in the and Hawkins, who hadcome down the evening before,and had gone to bed much earlier,were not seen, and as they had notpaid the waiter any fee for rousingthem early, they were left behind;a diminution of our force muchregretted, as they were both bravemen and Hawkins was an expe-rienced engineer. This left us butnineteen men out of the thirtythat, I judge, had been originallyselected. We were all roused promptlyat the railroad hotel, a little,be-fore daybreak. Andrews,
. The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 . called on time in the and Hawkins, who hadcome down the evening before,and had gone to bed much earlier,were not seen, and as they had notpaid the waiter any fee for rousingthem early, they were left behind;a diminution of our force muchregretted, as they were both bravemen and Hawkins was an expe-rienced engineer. This left us butnineteen men out of the thirtythat, I judge, had been originallyselected. We were all roused promptlyat the railroad hotel, a little,be-fore daybreak. Andrews, whocame back to us, now went fromroom to room while we were dress-ing, seeing every man, giving himexact orders as to his part in thework of the morning. There wassuppressed fire in his low, almostwhispered words, a calm confi-dence in his tones that was con- Cassvillftviiii1 Dorics The Western and Atlantic, or Georgia %*%£$#: tagious. There seemed to be nodoubt, hesitation, or shrinking on hispart, but, on the contrary, an eagernessand jov that the time was so near athand. When we were ready, as it still lacked alittle of train time, we gathered in Andrewssroom for an informal council of war. Somewere seated on the edge of the bed, one or two onchairs, and the remainder stood around as best they v ATLANTA could. We did not speak very loud as we wished nosharers in our plans. Andrews gave no exhortations— A IOO Daring and Suffering. the time for that had passed—but rather cautions to prevent too action. He said: When the train stops at Big Shanty for breakfast, keep your placestill I tell you to go. Get seats near each other in the same car, andsay nothing about the matter on the way up. If anything unexpectedoccurs, look to me for the word. You and you,—designating the men,—will go with me on the engine; all the rest will go on the left of thetrain forward of where it is uncou
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