| Show Took Roundabout Trip to Escape Pursuers I One of the unnamed heroes of ot the South In the Civil war staged an unusual unusual un un- usual exploit that Is still one of the most Interesting traditions of Mobile bay While the federal fleet lay ofT arc Fort Morgan an this Southern sailor out our IU hr lir u a small sailboat was chased by some borne of ot the enemy boats Seeing them then trying to Intercept him he used all raU his sail san power and nautical skill and find headed eastward For miles the tile chase continued and he left eft his pursuers pursuers pursuers pur pur- behind However er he lie knew they would be watching for him to return so he kept on to the east sailing salling to Fin Fla where he loaded his craft on a river er steamer and mada made mad madea a trip of s several crul da days s 's up the Chatta Chatta- to Columbus Ga There he transferred to a train for Opelika then to Montgomery Ala At that I point be changed cars for Hurricane Ala taking his boat along and at Hurricane he lie launched his craft In the I Tensaw river He sailed down the river to Mobile bay and then down the bay some 30 miles to Fort Mor Mor- gan His comrades were dumbfounded when they saw him blu arrive from a direction direction di dl- opposite to that In which he bad had Detroit left Detroit News |
