. Daring and suffering: a history of the great railroad adventure . Reverse of ceived by the Judge himself, and Major-Gene- THE GREAT RAILROAD ADVENTURE. 2&7 ral Hitchcock, who was present, with the mostmarked cordiality. This interview was merelya friendly one, and was passed in familiar con-versation. On our second visit, we found a justice of thopeace in waiting to administer the necessaryoath, and also a phonographer to write our tes-timony. We were examined separately, andthe result published officially in the Army andNaval Gazette, and also in most of the news-papers of the day.
. Daring and suffering: a history of the great railroad adventure . Reverse of ceived by the Judge himself, and Major-Gene- THE GREAT RAILROAD ADVENTURE. 2&7 ral Hitchcock, who was present, with the mostmarked cordiality. This interview was merelya friendly one, and was passed in familiar con-versation. On our second visit, we found a justice of thopeace in waiting to administer the necessaryoath, and also a phonographer to write our tes-timony. We were examined separately, andthe result published officially in the Army andNaval Gazette, and also in most of the news-papers of the day. We then called on the Secretary of War, ac-companied by our kind friends, Major-GeneralHitchcock and J. C. Wetmore, Ohio StateAgent. Generals Sigel and Stahl, with manyother distinguished personages, were in waiting,but we were given the preference, and at onceadmitted. The Secretary conversed with us most affablyfor some time. Then going into another room,he brought out six medals, (see engraving—allare similar,) and presented them to us, sayingthat they were the first ever
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