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FRIDAY. A80,1918THEggRESSTORY OF SINKING OF THE ILL-FATED SULTANA »lt; ™ *»but all wsuld mob be atPen Picture of the Famous Sultana Diaaater by Erastns Winters, a Liberty Benldtnt, Who U No. One of the Few Sarvi.Ug Members of That Well Known CWI War Tragedy Which Coat the Urea of Orer 14M Union Soldier*■t i'h. * Wmingle with those wo love and to re- jer celve their warm welcome and receive j as the awcet kisses of affection ofjal-In the preaent day. when the har-1 Oh. yea. we were very liberal heort-rowa of the work of the submarine* Is I ed, we even shared the gray backs brought vividly to the mind* of every- with each other. We were kept her* one, we can realise more clearly the In thi* vile pise* until the 13th. of awfulnea* 61 the famous wreck of the March, J8W, when wa were all taken Sultana In 1886 In which a totnl of out an fumiihed transportation* by 1400 lives were I oat out of BWU. who - boat and railroad to Jackson, Miss, were crowded on board, The Sultana From there had to boat It to disaster is the biggest marine dls- the Big Black Kivcr. bock of aster In Western Water*. Down on j Vicksburg, dliUnt from Jackson, for-We*t Seminary St in Liberty lives j ty miles. This took us two days.The first day the weatherwives, mothers, sisters aadiweet- *ehearts. Our whole being wa* nI led si with these Joyous thoughts. I think tr there never wa* a happier lot of men i in arm boy* crowded Iq m imall a space, | »o a* there was on the Sultana, aa ahr j n*two of the few .remaining wnhm, Corporal Eratus Winter* anl A. J, Pouder who are living out U.ei.- long liveaa* commie* (till _nd have many pleasant times recalling their many t tperiencev of Ih# Civi' War.Mr. Winter* Is now 71 year* old. and Mr. Pouder They served in Continue K. of tho Ohio volunteers and were together throughout their long war service, were captured together, suffered in ■ the southern pris on camps together and at the close of the war went through the harrowing experience which we will give in Mr. W inlor*s own words.Comrade A. J. Pouder and I were members of Co. K. SO O. V. J.. 2 division, 3 Brigade, 23 Army Corps and were very close comrades. At the battle of Franklin, Tenneasee, November 30th, 1864. we were *o unfortunate as to be taken prisoners by the Confederates and with quite a lot of other prisoners, were taken South, leaving Columbia, Tennessee, December 14th. We were marched to Cherokee Station, Alabama. Thi* march consumed 8 days and as the weather wa* stormy aad the roa«l* Lad, tbs mud being ahoe top deep, the suffering among u* prisoners wss terrible, aa wc had no blanket* nor overcoat* and many ofwas fine, and the roads good. The second day it rained nearly ad day and made the rvads heavy. We invsd at the Kivcr late in the evening, so Had to camp one more night under the stars and Uira-Kext morning the *un wa* bright and warm and a* fast aa our name* were called we marched over the pontoon bridge Into the Union lines and there under the fold* of Old Glory. wc yelled ourselves hoarse with Joy and gladness. A train was *ent down from Vicksburg and we were put aboard and taken to within four mi'e* of Vicksburg and placed In parole Here our Government they fed u* and Clothed u* all anew.And to cook and eat and sleep all day,Wa* all we had to do. ?To aay that we were happy would but half The story tell.When we'd see the old Flag waving. Oh. Glory! how we'd yell!In old Camp Fisk near Vicksburg, one Month did we remain.Dreaming of home and loved one*, Wo Hoped to *ee ogein If their sweet dream* had proven true,Had all things turned out well,swung out into the muddy stream, that 26th, day of April, 188. and began to plough-her way nor'.li up the Father of Waters,No thought* arose within our mind*. Our pleasures to annoy, both thought* of h« me and all that meant.When them we should enjoy.Some were singing, dancing, while others were talking of the pleasant times they expected to have when they arrived at home, the exdtment was *o Intense among a» it was hard for us to settle down for rest and sleep, but when we Unnlly did settle every available space on 'he boat from the boiler deck to the hui rl-cane roof was ocupied. It was Impossible after we all lay down for one to walk anywhere on the boat without stepping on someone, but everything seemed to go on smoothly now an.l In due course of time we arrive 1 st Helens, Arkansas.While at the wharf at Helena, an enterprising photographer took tome pictures of the boat showing very plainly her crowded condition, home of those pictures are in existence yet, (Comrade Pouder has one.) Leaving Helena w# arrived at Memphis, April 26th at 7 o’clock P. M_ here the uug-a.- that was In the holder was unloaded. Some of the p* rolled men Helping the boat hands, thereby earning n little money. They managed to burst open one hogshead, and we ooya had quite a picnic eating sugar. I‘l*« Sultana lay here until midnight and then crossed over to the Arkansas shore, o some coal barges and took on some coal: by this time in the night thePiLr.atthwii-rto-hl*rmincnrinjco* aw wo wo to the arc It y InicPl»unctow*'qulgaiI eand•tcapmythndintimcouandtunand
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Liberty Express
Liberty, Indiana, US
Fri, Aug 30, 1918
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