New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-03
A FEARFUL ADVENTURE.
Tie Missouri Republican, in letter from Kansas

lM nSsouft MPeesteu", III iSstoA hom I" A~"Aoe"
correspondent, has the following;
AT st. Josephs saw Mr.. A. 7. German Of New
York, who had Just come in from the mountains in
such State of prostration and affction could only
have been occasoned by such exposure, hardship and
suffering os, perhaps, no other man ever survived In
COMPANY with Canadian Frenchman and two Ken
tue kians he le the country Of the Backeet Indians
last Fall to join Culverson and party at Fort Pierre
and accompany them TO the States. They arrived ut
Fot days after CulversOns departure, and
FASTENED on after in the hope of overtsking him. On
the third day of those snOw-storDs known only In
those bleak and elevated regions opened upon them
1t down in solid masses to the depth Of four feet'
eve places, penetrating and filing their wagon and
clothes and obstucting their progress Evening wes
appro oachpg and they resoved TO make one efior "a
reach more protected place before the night set III.
They urged their horses forward, but had not pro-
ceeded more than few hundred yards-Gornan
being mounted of the teamsters and his eoni-
panion in the wegon-when n suddeby De teh hiinse't
nr, cpitated he knew not how far, into an abyss OF
spow He was completely covered over and coud
not tell which way To turn. lie struggled on, now
ever, making slo'y and tedious way, until ne came
to tie smface--he supposes hundred yards from
where be sank. lie looked around for hs companions,
but neither they the wagon could be seen. The
place where they had fallen INTO the chas,n Vas s
cried aloud for them, but was only answered by wild
and waing winds.
A feelrg Of dread and desolatiop and despair came
over HIN, and he about 10 yield himself to that
death which seemed inevitable. Already hsd the cold
penetrated his frame darkness covering the skies;
be Increasing winds whirled the still falling
furiousy be alone in vast inhospitabe, unknown
country, without provisions, without shelter, without
aims or ammunition, and he fearful to take step
in direction he should again be buried in some
deep abyss. His manhood was subdued, he wept like
a child; the memories OF bis happy home and 0f his
mother, came fresh upon him. he knew the many
anxious hours, the miserable years, that his un.
known fate would cause her; if he could only send
Ter ore word Of a.stionate adieu, he could die in
peace; but that could not be, and he must rouse
himself He oft red his first prayer for heavenly aid;
lie arose and moved forward through the darkness
ard the diits. lie sometimes fell from exhaustion,
ard felt inclined TO repOse but he knew that one
moments pause fatal, and be struggled on. The
rest End warmth but when he reached them he found
TO bis dsmay that the matches his pocket were wet
and spoiled aud could not be ignited His feet had
become so sore and swollen from constant walking as
to burst the soes from his shoes, and be was compelled
TO crawl and tumble himself along. Thus be worked
his way slowly but unceasngy through the next night
and the next day, becoming more faint each hour and
suriDg thousand deaths from hunger, thirst frosted
limbs fore feet WEAKNESS and drowsiness, when no
descied hut a short way of Suddenly revived, Like
a candle Pickering in the socket, be sprang and ran
forward few steps and screamed for help, and fell
seuseiess in the snow. Some Indians at the hut saw
and be ard him. and went and brought him n and used
all tleir rstoratives upon him; but 1t was severdf
days before he returned to consciousness, and six long
weeks before he left his bed He lost several OF hia
toes and IL otherwise permanently injured but, through
the assistance Of some generous gentlemen Of 81.
JOSEPH, be will be enabled TO reach his home.
His companiots have never been heard Of. The
place where they perished Mr. Gorman ascertaned to
be abe ut Thirty miles from where the steamer White
Cloud lies; but the snow still deep in the gulches
when be left there. He gave their names but regret
that they have escaped my memory. Yours, &c., T.