. Daring and suffering: a history of the Andrews Railroad Raid into Georgia in 1862 .. . In Sight.—Ties thrown from the Car. An Appalling Struggle. 139 When we reached it there was no lingering in the work of loading wood was piled in frantically by men working for life; but before wehad half filled the tender we again heard our relentless follower. Soeager were we to get the largest possible supply of wood that we did nottake their first whistle as a sufficient intimation to start. Then camescream after scream of the most unearthly character, obviously designed. At the Wood Station. to
. Daring and suffering: a history of the Andrews Railroad Raid into Georgia in 1862 .. . In Sight.—Ties thrown from the Car. An Appalling Struggle. 139 When we reached it there was no lingering in the work of loading wood was piled in frantically by men working for life; but before wehad half filled the tender we again heard our relentless follower. Soeager were we to get the largest possible supply of wood that we did nottake their first whistle as a sufficient intimation to start. Then camescream after scream of the most unearthly character, obviously designed. At the Wood Station. to alarm the keeper of the wood-yard that he might hinder us from gettinga full supply. But this did not discourage us, for even when Andrewsreluctantly gave the word to come on board, Wilson, who as fireman had agreat appreciation of the need of fuel, lingered still to get a huge armloadmore, and the enemy seeing our engine standing there, were actuallyobliged to slow up to avoid the collision that seemed inevitable. How-ever we did not wait for them to get close enough to use their shotguns— 140 Daring and Suffering. at least not to any effect, though Wilson, in his published account, isquite positive that some guns were fired. He says:1 We had, however, secured only a partial supply when the chasing train came insight, loaded with armed soldiers. Our pursuers were worked up to an infuriated pitch ofexcitement, and rent the very air with their screeches and yells as they came in sight ofus, like dogs when the quarry is sprung. They opened on us at long range w
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