The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-10-08
Terrible Sufierings on the Plains..Two
Men Subsisting Oh GIassloppers and Buffa.
IL uOnss.
From the Manha,ten tKansas) Express


From the Manhatten (Kansas) Express.
News recently reached Fort Riley by
two soldiers who came in on Express du-
ty from Prairie Dog Creek, that two men
who had started for Pixies Peak were
lying in a starving condition at cue Of
the distant unoccupied stations of the
late express company of Jones 4 Russell.
The soldiers reported that if adequate
means were sent to their relief, it was still
possible that they might be found alive.
although they were left in dclirious and
feeble condition lst It, Chas Griffin
and two others were Immediately dis
patched with what limited means the
Quartermaster at the post could furnish.
The philanthropic mission reached its
destination on the third day. But faith
er and son We're found even in worse
condition than represented. They had
been at the station eight days before they
were relieved by the small quantity Of
tea, bacon and bread that the sergeant,
who first discovered them, could spare,
who gave strict injunetions to eat very
sparingy else death would ensue-they
being so weak that they could scarcely
stand up without holding on to the door.
1t appears that they had lived on grass
hoppers and mildewed corn, picked up
from among the excrements left by the
animals which had fed at the station
Providentially, few young shoots of
corn were found to be springing up about
the station, and dried skull OF a Buffalo
had been thrown aside. They caught
from twenty to thirty grasshoppcrs every
morning while the dew was still on the
grass, until they became too faint to pro-
cure this scanty supply of food, which
they had to husband, in order to make a
stew of grasshopper, buffalo hide and
young corn stalks, in a small tin cup, to
eat at night, to promote sleep and prevent
delirium.
Thus they sustained life until they OBJ
tanned the cupful of tea(about quarter of
apound,) two loaves of bread and pound
or two Of bacon, left by the sergeant
When found by Mr. Griffin, they were
too debilitated to be Immediately moved.
He accordingly left private Machler to
take care of them, and went on another
days ride TO repair his wagon, which he
had broken at the camp at Prairie Dog
Creek.
The father states that his name is Mr..
w. Frost, that be is fifty years old, End
that his son Thomas Frost, who was with
him, is seventeen years old, the eldest of
six children--the FIVE others being left
behind at Pottsville, Pa. He is a shoe
maker by trade. He started with 800,
having left $50 with his wife; he paid
rs fare to LeaT TonNogth City, from
whence he started on foot.
High Bridge from England to France.
This magnifcen, project is being sc.
riously entertained among engineers and
men Of science. There have been equally
as uonderful things effected in our day
The English papers have published some
Of the details Of the plans for uniting
England to France by gigantic tubular
bridge across the channel between Dover
and Cape Grinez. In order to afford {
passage to vessels of the largest slzc, tn,
| bridge on one side would rest on the cliff.
Of Dover, and on the other side on thu
cliffs of Cape Grinez, tho French abut
ments being raised one hundred aud fifty
three feet higher than the English, Il
com peSsate for the difference Of elevation
of the cliffs The bridge would be sup
: ported BY one hundred nd ninety towers
at distance Of firc hundred te,t arar'