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"MJ Legion, has the records of many extraor dlnary 'adventures of the civil War in which` individual heroes of the great struggle were pitted against long' odds. Among them is that of Marshall Howell, of the Ninth New Jersey Volunteers, who is stilllhale and hearty, re- siding ut Perl Argyle, Pa. The facts for the story here g-iven were furnished by General _ Drake.

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`lEl’ picked Marshall 'Howell for the service‘_

llecnllse tlle_VvV noted in_ him that combination of

_daring and coolness which recommends men for the hazardous worl: of the spy and that

llnseilish patriotism which lends men bo accept ,xt

the cllllllcc of lnglorious and wretched death.

It was before l'ctersbur;:, about .Tulle 1, 136-i. Gen- l

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l`llllldrl°ll_ it was essential tllat. some information bof

obtlllncll concerning the fortifications at Petersburg. the collrlltlons in that city and tho disposition of the Confcdelntcs in tllc neighborhood. _. General Butler instituted inquiries among his troopsi

for volllnteel-s willing to venture into the hostile llnes\ on this dalllzcrous mission. Colonel James Stcwnrt,.

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noon he knew himself to be in possession of data. which would be of tho greatest value to General Buil- lvf if promptly dellvelrd. He mean: to start back °"~’f the Way by wnlcn ne uae com.. at nlglnrall. Aft" 'h““ki“l§ his Twill 118 Dressed upon the negro the roll of Confederate money as li reward for his services. The old fellow was overwhvllncd by the generous gift and insisted that he had done nothing to deserve n fortune. He was eager to render fur- ther uld und suggested that if Howell would wait until dark he could. lead the scout to the river, where he might tind u canoe and return safely and ‘quickly to the Union lines.

Howell consented to this plan .and they left the

cabin about eight o’clocl: that evening. The sky was Wmewhlf °|°lldY and the moon frequently obscured, but the negro threaded the forest ways with the in- stinct of the woodsman and mwoll fellowetl at llls heels. They had almost reached the river, when ai: B Ulm UW! were confronted by several Collfederate soldiers. provost guards on patrol duty, Ou.; of them held a huge and ferocious bloodhonnll- in leash.

and began to search the shadows eagerly for 1 craft of some kind. He was still groping and crawling along the stringplece when from the patch of forest land he~ hind ilim lle heard the deep buying of a hound draw- ing rapidly nearer.

Howell knew instantly tiint his escape had been

discovered and that the dog was on his track. Plung- ing from the wharf into the shnliows of the river ho began to xnnke his wily along the shore, guiding his steps and stezldylug himself against the current by the branches that thrust out over the stream. He wal a strong swimmer, but he hesitated to trust himself to the swollen and turbulent waters. For himself he felt no fear. But he carried with 'him n responsibility that made his life a precious thing.

He heard the dog spring out upon the wharf, and

the crashing in the thicket showed that its keepers were just behind. Too late hc knew that hc should have covered his trail by leaving the wharf at the opposite side and wading around or undcr it. it was soon evi- dent from excited shouts that the dog had indicated the spot at which he had taken to the water and that

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looked back. At a point not fur from where he had crfui strokes. Each time he Bo CUQIOO D01, embarked the shore was free of bushes and into this tween him and the animal wal lell. old Er! ll hi' C1951' Space he saw li strange form come leaping. Ef- might be could not increlie lt. "\1mlt.¢l»~4i

fecis in moonlight are as weird and shitty as the play There camo n respite when the cloud lwoptbvvt tio of shapes in an evil dream and.~it seemed to Howell moon. Howell redoublcd his elloril to cut scroll

as if sou.le_hldeous monster of file pit had sprung from stream, hoping that under cover of darkness thu

the around. The dog he had glialpsed with the patrol hound might swim on down the current. But Wi!!

waslarge and powerful. But now the beast was trans- the light broke out again the held was lcenreb ten f0l'mf*d. huge, terribly grotesque, with flaming eyes feet behind him nod the Confederatce, hurrying llull and slaverlng jaws. it caught sight of Howell at the \-118 811011. rllllfl 2 Cf! 0f'Ul\llUl'1ll- -1 Wi" l same instant and with a last: howl sprang from mg Howell drQ his revolver and, half tuning where

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Drawizlg tl-le l~`_'ccll Dladc from His Right Boot Leg He [awaited th e Attack. aiu.. on wlllt-n lil.. ._-_,,,f_.d.,__,¢_. "rw, was ,,ucum{,,d_

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Presented the name of Howell, a private in Company H; of ills rf-gllnent, and aftcr conl~'l<lel'ai'ion of his recnrll ful' lll'a\'vl~_v and ctilrlcucy he was selected. llmvt-il |ll'cpal'c<l for the undol'takin;.: with :l Care- f“Id|Sl:\ll.~'o. _-\ ragged suit of llllttcrlxlltwlls obtained from ll t‘olll`r~lll‘l‘ute prisoner, shoes to lllatch. For Wfllllons llc took a rcvolvol° of large calibre and a Will! bawlc knife. keen as n razor. If captured he WHS to represent lllllrsvll' al. ll -,rllorilla of Southern simllntilles or zl (Tollfedr-l'atr\ who had wandered from hlscomllland. From General Butler he received broad instructions as to the information desired and a roll of new Confederate paper money. For the rest he was ibirust to his wits and to his kno\vl'l‘dgl- of the country “Gilt Waltllllil Junction and Swift Cl'oelr,.\vllel'e he hid Previously done .scout duty and which he would 5"" ffl traverse in approaching the city.

Ho loft the fcdcrai lines after dark and travelled

lil nlgllt toward I-‘etershurg without incident, follow- lngihff ll_l'Datlls and woodland trails. By dawn he was we" “ll to tile encmy’s groulld on the ontskll'ts of the my' 1"l‘ill` Ute lcft bank of thefipponlattox. It was his llltontlon to take shelter for the clay in a copsc, llut |11 lnnkllll: his way through tho undcrbrush he came "P0" 11 slllnll clearing in which stood a tiny slab cabin. A” "gm UUKPD was pottering about the garden, and Hllweli, assuring himself that there was no one else “’°‘"~ flllnrollched hlln. '

"The _llP¢!'0 was suspicious nt tlrst, but the scout ret _____:\'0l'l. to win his conddence and let fall cautious ____ S 0f lll_s mission, which met quick sympathy and _ l’0“~‘i0. Finally Howell ventured upon nn open :gi for assistance, which resulted in a complete un- b_;;‘_edll1r with the alll fellow. He was lnvllee to wa; ant, und while he ate his llost !_llo\',‘rl thot U0 _ T__§‘l\llt:r and able to aid the cause oi'\.ae (‘inS..\$. _ _“H 5 "weflllk proved the happiest possible chance ___ own-ll. The negro was remarkably intelligent and ‘Pm been in constant touch with the situation in ___°_‘_“'=l'\1rl:. which lle vlelted daily. The scout re- __a___:l@<1 hidden in the cabin throughout the day, ob- _fomgs valuable facts as to the Confederate strepgth, negmcations and movements about the city. ~Tl1e ,_ Sllillllled him with recent copies of Petersburg _,opera which were highly important to Howell's pur- tu e and helped him to ll knowledge of the surround- ll roads. _

mine' Spending the night in the cabin the scout felt . "“°\1ll'l1 of hi! position to attempt next zpornin8 "Dlrtiui circuit of the Confederate camps. While en- __eg:_d lll this dangerous proceeding he was very Beauz surprised by no less a person than General hm *Blvd himself. He had secreted himself be- 'hena fence on a rise overlooking some of the camp! _“___ the sudden bent of hoofs sounded along the mn 3° bed Just ume te ning nlmselr lem ll depres- “__°wllen e little hand of mounted omcers in gray _“__ "“ "vm by. at their neue he l-eeogulzea me

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'l`il.- solllivrs, follo\\'illl; tlwlr ll lr_ ro:l~‘hl"(i lilo verge

of till- strc-:llll lu tlllll- to -.-l- i'.- vllllsc. 'l`!ll» l.lol».l~ llllllllll was su'llllllllll_; :lf|‘=~a' ll<»..'1-'!_ ;_fll‘llill;: ull lllln pl-l'v<-ptiiuiy. Sllots \v._-l't~ lil'-._~.l at tllc t'»,-ir<=ati='.g <-raft, lnlt it \v:l.s now so for dowl l--il -alll as io llc ll poor lllflrlr, and the pursuers ull tllll ilnd llo_::llll to l-ull lliollg tile llllnlr, clloollrllplllfl the ,ursller ill tim water,

It was ll stlulugl-_ mari lzsro. Hlllvell. lcllcciillg ill

the r‘l';lz_v cllnllc, 1:ll>ol‘l~tl :x:~ llc 'nlllll with lll;_i’l':lll

paddle, sollletilllcs l.-gallllllg llllvllrll the friendly side sometimes losing again Qs tile _~:\~.irl of the rlvcl' drew

UY\Mv\f\ 'CNY/YA.

wi Tragedy of the Belerzguerecl Guardians of' Allagash Dam. up

\\'.-\Y up in Northern Ml\lllc_ sixty miles from lilo Canadian bllluld:\l'y. is Cllase ral'l~_v, tilo

swlftcst bit of wntcl' on the' Allagasll itl\-ol_‘_ ulld the dread of log dl'ivl\l's as well its ol’ fl_V the sportsmen who lnlss that way. lilo lille

rocks that cucumber tile vllallllei were oucl- llllfil “\‘ in a great dum, lilo lll\.<ll'lll-tlllll ol' wllicll forllls ollo oi' tile most excitlllg-opi.<all.~_~i lll lilo llistlll-_v of till- early wars between the Yallim- llllll liluellosc llllllbcrlllcu.

In the fall of lellrl .loc l.llbl-ce and ills partner,

Jack McCord drifted into tile sr\tilcnlent Slluroolt, out of money and looking for work. 'i‘inl<~s wcl~e'u0t the some then as now, wllcll n lllnn can lllakc $3 or $4 ll day' by plldtllillg"sllol-lsnlcll from lllire to llllto. llllll sumnler was a"duli tllr..-_ About tilllt. tilllc two itall-

gor men named Coltllcl-s onlne down the west lltoncll

oi' the Penobscot, pi<-l.illg up men to worl: ill tilt: woods cutting logs nt ":l tlollar n day l.ill snow tiles. Joe mid .luck jllnlpccl nt tllek cllallco. allll .soon \\'cl'c members of n crew of ihil'i_v mcll, plllillg their way up the sluggish Unlblmoolcsus cn route to the llcnd waters or the Allusllsll- '

A; the period of these events. all lumber cut on the

Allagash or on any of its tributaries, had. Of l\0f`f‘5' eitv to be driven down tllat rlvt-r und into l\ew Brnilswick via St. .'iolln. To avoid _sending so u\\lCll good American lumber to l\'ow lirunswll'k nlllls for manufacture, the Connors llrolllcrs conceived 'lilo idea of building rl large dam near the ilcadwlltvrs of the Allngllnh, and thus, by lloodlng the small lakes lying south of Chllmherinlll Lalcc. form li continuous water force froul the Allagllsh to }llllll»€0l`V

The site of the pl'opo~lvd dllul was on an olbow in

the river. fuur miles lllml-e tilllll-cilill Lake. The men fmlnd plcntv of suitable tllnllcr, lllul. flivorod by good wenthm. mflde rapid prtvmcss, so that when the tlrst cold soup came the dllul was lloul-i_\' colnpletvd.

One duv two vi:;liol~.~\ were ill camp \vllo had come

.I from fue lowrr .sctilelnents of (llllladll. They llali ‘gtlccd thc fail of water ill the river canst-ll ily thu hi dam and had conlo up to lnlwstilzllifh Tl\“.V Film .filling but it was very cvidellt from their looks llllll :ctionfthut illcy were not at all pleased with tim enterprise which mcllllt lower water ou tllo Allngnsll and perllaps ilurd driving tho following spring. Other Canadians came and looked over the dam. bill C116

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(‘onll.f>l-< l>l'lltllrl's llflill no lltlr-llllnll to thclll llllll the \\‘-tri: \\':l< |lll:_~lll-ll on tl. .-.lllll»l_~1El\ll.

\\'llliv-l' .-alllc f~ll :lull liz" .<Ill\\\' lay tl'.l'f‘1‘ fl-vi llocp

on illv ;'='olll\.l_ .~=-l that \\'lll'!; ll1lll io llc .sllslll-llill-ll_ :lull the ll~»\ll .rut l'l~;lil_l' l-.» l.=llll'l1 to ilu- .~l~t_'ll\l-~-.»lll__ ,\t' till' ill-" lmllllr-llt illu <'l\lllll-l-_~; llrotilx-l':~1 :lll|ll‘...--'5l\‘I.l .loo im!-lv-‘ llllll lli_~' t`l'l--lvl .lzlvit .\lf-i'lll-ll :lllll :‘lll.l'~

t!'l~=~l ll "ln-lwll .ll`l‘.‘l' to l‘.\lll:lill ill 4-:llllll :lil \\'§ll..\:‘ :lllll

l1l‘:‘[\ \\'l'-'ll <l\'l-l' lll.- llfwll. 'l`ll»-_\' _\':ll.l \l:.ll llll-\ llill lllll t"-:ll'lll1'.' ll'..llll!l> \\'|lll lilo l`.~lll'llil-lm. illll ll~',l -\l‘:|

ll llwrf [lv lli‘ ull ills ,~';ll~- llli '_ 'I ll-llll':'\‘.ll~_:V'~'1».'l<'l. nllrl \\'ll.~!l llll~ l-rl-\v \\'vllt out .lil-t'_ll'd \\'<-llt wllll till-lll. rvtllrllill: ll lretllc later with lulpplios and n lariic llllllllll-r ni' 1l‘:lps.

it was sl |llo:l<:lllt and lazy ilfc tllrlt, .Too and -T110!!

loll for 'llc ln-xt .t_\\'l_»_,lllullills..__Noilllllg was ~=l-4-ll ol' lll~.'ll'-'l i`l'-llll till- llrl\\'ll l'i\'<-l' llloll, fralllle l\'.~l~' I-’--_-,lili-l llllll lt:-l-:l~'il-llllll_\' tllvy wollltl illlcvll rllll up tll<‘i;a1l‘~lllll l.:ll;l- for ll llll_‘.".s iislllllc, lll\\'ll_vs l‘.-illrllilll.; \‘.ll?l as llllll-ll irllllt as tilt-_l' l-olllll l-:ll'r_\'. l"l\'c to--t. .ii .~'ll.-\v lll_\' ill ills \\~.~..l.i< :~ll1i llllllly ll lllllllllur trip tllr l\\~\ w.-llf~llcl»- took to lilo ll--l'_‘llll.ll'lll': lll.llllltail»< llll l‘l."l' Hllnw.~‘llv.l-~'. '|`lll~ illi¢‘l'i.~l' of |lll‘ll` l'lll»lll wal; iillvll with .~llclll~= allll lll\flli< tllllt wllllill Ill ill: illvlll ll lla' llllll oi' luone_\' \\'ll~\ll till-_v .<ll.llllll .»..llll\ olll ill lilo .~=l-l'illu_

lille 4-\‘c-llilllc. lvvtl lllulll; ill illlrvll, .lil-t‘:\l'll_ wllll

hlui lwl-ll .ill ll'\'i>_il to tho il'llp.~=, l'l~illl'lll\ll \\illl ll tlvlllllllwl lnoll. lil- llall :we-ll il':l.-its ull illl- l~i\'l-r ll ll-\\' rolls in-low lilo lllllll. llriftillg snow llllll lllallf- it llll- pllsslblc to il-:l.'c» thc tml-lls. hut' llc wll,~' l<l\l'i:lill illzli tllf\_v hllli not ll.-ull ll::l<l.~ by llilllsoll' ol' his l-illllll. 'I‘ll.s ilu- lvl-rl' lll\ll~ll tilstllrhvll :lull :<l:l,\l-ll up into into the lligllt lllwllssllllr 1lll~ lllaltvr. 'l`lll‘_'.' lv:-l'u .\'l|l'f~ lllzlt ll |llls,~llll;‘_' ll':llll\r°r .-olllll not ll~l\'l» l’:~ill-li lo s-\l- tilt' l'llllill_ allll \\.llll<l ll'\l'<il_l' llllre |l:le-soil \\-ll!:.llll l-::llill~: ll|_ Til(-_ll l»;|||;l- to till: .-.l:l~lll<in~l i’ll.lt 'villll-\'l‘l' lllllllu lilo trllr‘l;~s was not ull :l i`l'i.\ll<il_r vl'l':.llll, Illlt lll»;|l..l~_f wlls llf~:\l<l flolll tile lll_\'.st<-rimls f'Hxt|~l‘lzlts, lllul ill ll few days tile ul:lii-'~f' was i`f»l';;'<llil-ll.

(in tllc ufll\rll<..»ll ui' )illl'l'll iT sl violent .<n.»\\'~:Cllrlll

sdt ill, all-oolltplllllud l\_\ ll llluil \\'illll tilal \\'illl'l»»li llllll 1-.-,_._.5¢.¢1 tht- :<lllv\\' :.~n'tllat it \\‘.l~: illll\o<~illl.'l in .sl-lf il rod n\\'n_\'. All illai nil:llt allll tllv lll-xt ll:l_\' tilc sllllw full. while tllr ml-ll' lll Ule vllllin rvsltl-ll.4l lilo lll‘ill_~: pills llllrllcr ulrd lllgllcl' against thc rl:ll-it wall of till- l'.ll-ost lu-ross tho river. .-it llollll ol' till- tllil-.i lilly it \'l»‘=ll‘\'d and n visit was pzllll io tile lleul`c_-it ll':=p.=_ wlltrll \\'<~l.-ls folilld llul'i¢;ll llllllcl' tlwilllolllllllls drills. it_ \vas itl- ivllsl-l_v cl-ld und tllc mcll’\\‘ore glad to lyzvt hack to till: ronrlnlz lim in tile cnbill.

Boing very tired tllo partners illrllrli in early that

night, I-lull' long they slept is not lczlowll, but nlolllz would lllidllight they were awllkclled by ll uiaro of

light on tho callin wall_~l. .“pl'inf_‘ill'," from tlloil' llllnlcs :lull looltllll: out llllly worn :l_<t.»lli=|loll ill .seo tllll .l',.lll~r .-llilllls ncal' l>_'.' allll tilt- iw.-lll wllri; wt' tile grunt ll-llll in ilall'-cs, \\ilil:\ l_-_\' illl- ligrlli .ll’ till- l"ll'c they rolllrl sou two lllon. ulll- l~l-'r.ll'll_f-li ill tllc l»llVl\l~.~' only a fl-w rolls fr~l.l til.-ir l-:lilill \\'illl ll l'ilil~ ill `l‘< il:1lltl_~'_ tilts other l~lt:lll.l|ll:: l»_\- :llltl l~.l`llilll:_: :l lll:l;'.ill~,-- tlll~<‘ll_

lil-fol-le til»-_v l~olllll uct tllclr 1-lfllll-~ ~»~l tile llrcfwrls

vllillllr iillnlllfll lilo \\':|ll.~: ol' ill-.l;' 1-:lllil:_ llllrl llf\\\' a ::l.ll'lll lli' bllllvls .-llllll- ti_\ill;_* llll‘»¢lj.ril tho 1'-llllllis hr- tlvecll lilo |<:1-< llllll ill llt i‘ll- ‘.\-llllillws, 'l‘ll¢.e vzllllll llllrlll-'l Q.. rllpl¢il_v that ill llllsllallll lllt-:lllt to llc llul'lll~ll llli\>.~_ wlllll- to vt-rllllrn .lllt lllnnnl l\_l-llll fill” life. lllllf .-lotll-~ll. lllltl lllc wlillvrllcse. if-l' il \\':l.~' pillill that thc llllll at till- dum \\‘<\l'e bent ml lllllrdl-l'. 'l`~hl~ lwvll- lnlllts llr\_-illvd to go nut, that lw.'l;.: tllll g'\lll_v cil-lm-tl i`<ll' lli’l§_ l\l1~t`;ll‘ll wlls ill till- It-ll-l, lit' ll:l<I .<l':lrl't-l_\' sl.-l.,l.‘ll ill _llll~ lllllll' \\'ll.-rl ll llzlil-\‘ sirllvl; llilll tail' lll illl- i`ol'l‘lll-all :lull ill: foil lil-:ill ill his tl':ll'l.'~', lrllllo i.:llll'l-l-_ will. was close bolllllll, gut ll hllllet lll tile lvl" 5:lll\|ll<ll\l'.

\l'itl\ oll.- l_fl:lllvu at ills llllll.il-:'l~ll |»f'.rtl1'-l‘, i.»lill'l~c

.sill-li .lll to\\':ll'll lllv \\`.»lui.~'. llllll :l~_ Ill- l...ll<.-ll I-:l'_|t_ :lt :l .li~'l:l!l-'c ali’ llll- lllllllil't~ll _\lll‘li.<_ ill- ill-:llli ll il-lrtlilc 1-_\pI.»~.i.l:l. '|`lll- 1-urtll lllltl .~l\_\' .sm-:lied til ill- Ili lil' i'-tr l.lll<»_~ :lr-~lllnl, as i`l‘l\lll ll tllfuz--:lllli ell-t~tl'lt' lll:ilt_s. 'l`\ll~ll all ilu-_-;llllc darl: llgalll, llllll l.lll'lrel\ i'clt as ir llle oflrlil llnll opt-llud lllltl s\\':lllo\\'e<l illlll up. Flllnlly llgilts llllpenred llgllill, and he saw that the dalll llllll lll~l~ll bl<>\\'ll up. The place illlll .-llllllm-ri so that he llrlrllly l-el-nglli'/.l>¢l it as hllvillg bl-l-n only lx few lllill- ut.-.~l |><~l'¢ll‘l- tilt- llvlld ol' a .lilo ih»\ll_-lltntl ilorse plllwr wall-r .~l_\'.~lt€-lll. The tllllller work had been .~<iluttcl'¢~\l llllo .'<;llillt<-rs, ami llrllllllnlzs \\'. iulllxlg ions llml [lcon l!l.~.tl'illlllv1l fill' tlowll tht- slr(-alll.

.'lll.- l.illll'ol~ lmulu till- tlllrry lllillls to the nearest set-

lll-llll~lll, wllllillg tlll'u\l;l,il lin- lil-1-;l - lmv.-_ tortured :lllko ily lilo pain nt' lllc wozlllll in ill-_ _~ll.-lulrllu' llllfl tll»~ Veer ol’ In-ill;.' llllll~ll\ll'l-.i llt e\V-vl'_v sl.-|l_ ilu l'9lll:ll-sl ire .~:lilill lil' .lullll ilollyel' ill llll l->.llllll_<ltr_~d l-audition. Z_i-_e was lzillllly l-lll‘l>d for. hui \vll»-ll he tolli his f»ll\|'i‘lll stlll'_\' lil.-_v l\ll|_\' shook their ill-luis and looked end. ii`lll~_y tllllugrlll ilim lllslllle.

No alla l-vol' foullel out w'r-'- i:lr\\' np the Alil\;,'ash

dalll or who was the. assassin n'-_ &'»n~'n |.l.-.:l.llel'. .\lr- (‘ar1l. llllt it has been said thu. \l+.r*. .ir-r mls ieliillg his <-xp:-l'il-lll-v at n llrltcl in .\l.do'~'~.. i-'.. -*_* l%l°lllls\vil'k, solllo tllllc llilcl'\val'll. ll mall jull' _fu-.1 `l'_l.ll ilollinll the r'l>lll:~l¢~r nlltl. <:l\l.vililll: him by rlll~ lllrollt, ye-limi, "lt was you wc wnlllcd. not the other fellow!" 'l‘he ncxt Lilly ll prolllincnt lllan was missing from Andover, and it was :xupposoll that he was one of tin- men who had been elnployed by tllc New Brunswick lumbermen to blow up the dam on the Allngllsh.