. Atlanta, yesterday, today and tomorrow. UliJJU——BOBBY* .1 . i ,.y I. BURNS HOME. TRAGIC CLOSE OF DARING DEED 129 who was in charge of the captured train, he wasat breakfast with Engineer Cain and AnthonyMnrphy, foreman of the railroad shop. He dash-ed out at once, followed by others of the crew,but by this time the engine and the two cars werewell under way. That Federal raiders were re-sponsible was not at first suspected, the idea beingthat the train had been captured by conscriptswho were anxious to escape service. This theorywas also entertained by soldiers who came run-ning
. Atlanta, yesterday, today and tomorrow. UliJJU——BOBBY* .1 . i ,.y I. BURNS HOME. TRAGIC CLOSE OF DARING DEED 129 who was in charge of the captured train, he wasat breakfast with Engineer Cain and AnthonyMnrphy, foreman of the railroad shop. He dash-ed out at once, followed by others of the crew,but by this time the engine and the two cars werewell under way. That Federal raiders were re-sponsible was not at first suspected, the idea beingthat the train had been captured by conscriptswho were anxious to escape service. This theorywas also entertained by soldiers who came run-ning up and who had not noticed the eighteen menenter the box car but had seen four men on theengine. Determined not to let tte^e ^^conscripts getaway with his engine, or with their plans to dodgetheir duty, Conductor Fuller started in pursuit,running as fast as he could, being followed byCain and Murphy. His theory was that the menwould stop and abandon the engine soon afterthey got out of sight, and not yet had it occurredto him or to the others that one of the greatestcoups of the war was be
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