. Daring and suffering: a history of the Andrews Railroad Raid into Georgia in 1862 .. . ures of pursuit—wise and judi-cious as they were—our taskwould have been easy. But Fullers error and his ardent temperamentprompted to another course. He called to Murphy and Cain, Come onwith me; they promptly followed and the three of them started at a dead runup the track. The spectacle of three men running vigorously after a flyingengine, as if they expected to catch it, instantly restored the mob to goodhumor, and they cheered, and shouted with laughter! What would have beenthe fate of these runners i
. Daring and suffering: a history of the Andrews Railroad Raid into Georgia in 1862 .. . ures of pursuit—wise and judi-cious as they were—our taskwould have been easy. But Fullers error and his ardent temperamentprompted to another course. He called to Murphy and Cain, Come onwith me; they promptly followed and the three of them started at a dead runup the track. The spectacle of three men running vigorously after a flyingengine, as if they expected to catch it, instantly restored the mob to goodhumor, and they cheered, and shouted with laughter! What would have beenthe fate of these runners if they had overtaken us at the first stop, where wecut wire and obstructed the track, it is needless to inquire. They wouldhave hardly begun such a chase had they not entirely underestimated out-number, as well as mistaken our purpose. The Atlanta Southern Confeder-acy, of the next day, in an article full of panic, written before the issue wasdetermined, speaks of us as some four men yet unknown. The wholearticle is so full of interest that we give it entire on a subsequent Anthony Murphy. Supt. of W. & A. machine-shops. Pursued. 117 The different running powers of the pursuers were soon made evidentin this apparently hopeless chase. Fuller was extraordinarily fleet and ofgreat endurance. His companions were equally zealous but less able forrunning. They were, therefore, soon spread out for a considerable dis-tance. While putting in his best efforts, Fuller shouted back encourage-ment to his comrades, but did not wait. The hope of getting his trainsoon was too strong, and he also feared that the reckless men who hadtaken it might do some injury to the engine before he could come idea that they might offer any resistance did not enter his mind. But the chase could not long have continued in this manner for humanmuscles cannot be pitted successfully against steam. The labored breathand the decreasing pace of the runners showed that they were well nighexhausted;
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