. The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 . is said that some three or four had already got off atthe first word of command; but the most of us had hesitated, not on ac-count of the still rapid motion of the train, but in the idle hope that insome way, this terrible parting might be averted. Now one after anotherclambered down on the step and swung off. I was neither among the firstnor the last; and jumping unskillfully out from the step, instead of for- The Final Race. 151 ward, whirled over and over on hands and feet for several
. The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 . is said that some three or four had already got off atthe first word of command; but the most of us had hesitated, not on ac-count of the still rapid motion of the train, but in the idle hope that insome way, this terrible parting might be averted. Now one after anotherclambered down on the step and swung off. I was neither among the firstnor the last; and jumping unskillfully out from the step, instead of for- The Final Race. 151 ward, whirled over and over on hands and feet for several in a dazed condition, though unhurt with the exception of a fewscratches from the briers with which the place abounded, I looked overthe animated scene, with the deepest interest. The men who had jumpedoff were, according to instructions, flying in different directions; a fewothers were just coming off the engine in almost the same way that I haddone, while the engineer: were attempting to carry out their scheme of!reversing the engine, which could do no good now, except possibly to. Leaving the Locomotive. delay the inevitable pursuit a little, and give us a better opportunity toorganize our plans. The brakes of the tender were put on still more todiminish speed, and the reversal was made. Here is a slight conflict ofauthority. The pursuers say that the brakes were not loosed again; but ou rengineers are equally positive that they were. It is not material, for theresult is the same. The steam power was so low, that though the enginemoved back, it was with moderate velocity and I saw the pursuers reverse 15 2 Daring and Suffering. also, and coming to a full stop, whistle two or three times as it approached—a seeming whistle of alarm, though there was little in the approach ofour poor General to fear; and then they moved slowly before it for ashort distance till the two were in contact, when the weaker stopped, andthe steam was shut off. The great Railroad Chase was over !
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