Identifier: undergroundrailr1872stil (find matches)
Title: The underground rail road : a record of facts, authentic narratives, letters, &c., narrating the hardships, hair-breadth escapes, and death struggles of the slaves in their efforts for freedom, as related by themselves and others or witnessed by the author : together with sketches of some of the largest stockholders and most liberal aiders and advisers of the road
Year: 1872 (1870s)
Authors: Still, William, 1821-1902 Smith, Louise A., former owner Eaton, J.W., former owner Cornish, E., former owner
Subjects: Underground railroad Fugitive slaves Antislavery movements
Publisher: Philadelphia : Porter & Coates
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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oncluded that it was not too late toflog the secret out of some of the slaves. Accordingly, he selected a youngslave man for his victim, and flogged him so cruelly that he could scarcelywalk or stand, and to keep from being actually killed, the boy told an un-truth, and confessed that he and his Uncle Henry killed Webster, the over-seer ; whereupon the poor fellow was sent to jail to be tried for his life. But Abram did not wait to hear the verdict. He reached the Committeesafely in this city, in advance of his companion, and was furnished with afree ticket and other needed assistance, and was sent on his way rejoicing.After reaching his destination, he wrote back to know how his friend andcompanion (George) was getting along; but in less than three weeks after hehad passed, the following brief story reveals* the sad fate of poor RomulusHall, who had journeyed with him till exhausted from hunger and badlyfrost-bitten. A few days after his younger companion had passed on North, Romulus
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ROMULUS HALL. 53 was brought by a pitying stranger to the Vigilance Committee, in a mostshocking condition. The frost had made sad havoc with his feet and legs,so much so that all sense of feeling had departed therefrom. How he ever reached this city is a marvel. On his arrival medical at-tention and other necessary comforts were provided by the Committee, whohoped with himself, that he would be restored with the loss of his toes alone.For one week he seemed to be improving; at the expiration of this time, how-ever, his symptoms changed, indicating not only the end of slavery, but alsothe end of all his earthly troubles. Lockjaw and mortification set in in the most malignant form, and fornearly thirty-six hours tke unfortunate victim suffered in extreme agony,though not a murmur escaped him for having brought upon himself inseeking his liberty this painful infliction and death. It was wonderful to seehow resignedly he endured his fate. Being anxious to get his testimony relative to hi

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