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Show Jlayi-s' War Story. Tbe following Incident of the groat dill war wns related by tio late J'rogl-dent J'rogl-dent R. B. Hnyi's while enrouto frotn Chicago to udhvnapolls lu the fall of 1370: "I have frequently neon askfd," snld linml Hayes, "to tell the most thrill-is(f thrill-is(f fiptTlenco that occurred to mo daring the four yenrs In thn volunteer inn. It was In 1801 that the army of West Virginia tried to capiuro Lyuoli tmrjf.Va., hut General Lee rapidly sont jheavy forco tn drive us back, and it km thought best to fall back to the Kanawli valley, whom food mid cloth-Is; cloth-Is; could bo had, and tbon go by the railways to Winchester again. "General Jubal Early's urmy was pressing our forces at every point, and Iwuordcred by General George Crook, ffho commanded the division, to check thn enemy unill our wagon trains und mlllery could got out of the way. A ?sp was chtwtfti in (ho mnuulalns, two ir thrco rcgitnuuts were ordered to olid a barrlcado across the road in the lap, one regiment was tiont up the utuntuln on tliu rlphl nud nriothor ou the left of the gap to protect the flanks; jifa regiments solootcd were accurate In firing as rillemen could be. I "It was dark by the tirjio all these preparations were niad;Gonoral Crook ffii careful to give Ids instruction Mai thu point must bo held until the artillery and ong wngou trains wore beyond the reach of Early. Darkness, tlllncss and the mountains euvblnpcd u. Fiuiilly an order cumo to march, to follow the army. General Ruaell Hastings, my aid, was seut up the mountain ou quo side to du'eet tho regl-cienttdconio regl-cienttdconio down apd take the, plko "Uborearof tho urlgaijo and march rapidly after the artillery. "Another of my stuff, Major Willlniu McKlnley (tho presideut), was ordered to gj u () thu mountain on tho other side d direct the regiment to come down Mremily und take tho road in tho ruar f the breastworks. Tho duly was bo Pfllous and of such great Importance thtitio Instructions were repeatedly Kirfa with groittest cara not to cutne jtowrj thu mountain In front of tho owrlcade, as lu tho darkness, our men would flro on thorn. Cplooel Devol. w!u) commended tho mon behlud tho trwmworktt, fully umlorstood tho situ-a,,0t. situ-a,,0t. It seemed Iwurrt while wo were lulling for the two reglinouts to come )n the mountain. "I waa walking from my horse to tho "ieof muu lying down with guns rusi-'JU rusi-'JU across tho pike. Ail qt once tho n!"' rlQK'"B command of Colonjl to1 was hoard: 'Ready! Aim.' A "ouan4 thoughts rmh.d upou luul Uurmun were coming down tho moun-"oamUn moun-"oamUn thodarkuess were uiarchlug "ifroiitot i he barricade. I tried to crytm to Colonel Devol. "Diey aro ?r tueu-donu ilrel' I rushed toward 8w and tho Upo, ready tq grab him th njen who were ready to lire. "I aoul Wu8 ou flr(, y WjXH t00 c,oktiJ "wyout 'Ourmeul Our muni D n't l Dou't flrt;. i,at i w,l9 lpo iat0 "ul gave the order Tirol and ooo fl volley of guns roared out In th.o ttkofsi. Groans and cries and curses flowed. Jumped over tho barricade, gating io our men, loading their are our meu; dou't Urol Ul Culot) Dovol und his men tried to me, saying, "i'hey aro rebels, col- U h dp not P ovr tne breast wprks.' ut m) tliem off und eolzed tjio first "JWecl or dead nmn, yeilinir, To "it rRimonl 40 yoxi be0Kj).. No a,,. tatCr' ? nuolhor by the neck, him over, aud sjjouted, 'What lad .f"' Tho r(,u(l w,,p ful1 of l,,e,u EnL wan WU8 wounded, but faintly Kr m td' Ul VHiUtaily's army 1, W-J S?o hndftouiQ down tUe niouutaja K'" iindi-r the gnldnncu of IlasilnRS and Mi'Klnley ami g.uto on after the armv "Early's nrmy had left s ,, gnn'0 towar.l Staunton, luitthi' BtriinRlers (,f Ids army had taken the wrong mnd and followed us. Some of them wura klllfd and woundnl, but I leaincdaf-tirwiird leaincdaf-tirwiird that It was n severo lesson, thi'lt men not, keeping up with tho col-umn; col-umn; It, wns vnltiablc to us, rtinwlnx the ilnngt-rof moving soldlcrsut night." Chicago Times. |