The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-08-22
The Massacre ON the Pacific Rail
road.


The Massacre ON the Pacific Rail
road.
Early this morning rumor was
abroad to the effect that severrl men
were killed and train burned west
of Plum Creek, on the Union Pacific
Railroad. Some of the reports ap-
peared so incredible that we hesita-
ted whether to placsany reliance on
the rumor. We made our way to the
office of the General Superintendent,
Webster Snyder, Esq, who was kind
enough to furnish us with the folio
wing facts, which our readers will
find accurate and reliable:
At s A. NJ. freight train left the
Omaha Depot as usual for the West.
Itarrived at Plumb Greek, which is
232 miles west Of here, in godd time
1926 A. NJ, yesterday. It left the
station about ten minutes after, with
conductor engineer, fireman and
two brakemen on board They had
proceeded six miles westward when
the whole train Of sixteen cars
were:precipitated off the tratk They
were literally jammed into mass,
while in great, cofusion. No sooner
were the cars off the track than-about
one hundred Indians leaped out of
the darkness, surrounding the entire
train, making it almost impossible
for any one to escape. The engin-
eer, fireman and the two brakemen
were Immediately shot and scalped,
and then fire was taken from the en-
CINE and set to the wreck. The
conductor, who was in the caboose,
ran off to respectable distance to
see what would turn up, as he very
naturally entertained suspicious that
the Indians were somehow concer-
ned in the affair.
Their yells, which resounded
through the darkness, warned him
off, and, as he saw the train coming
behind, he ran with all hast to meet
it and prevent a repetition Of the
horrible scene. AS the train approa-
ched he stood in the center of the
track so as to allow the light to be
reflected upon his person. The eng
gineer happily saw him, and seeing
man energetically waving a flag,
Immediately whistled down brakes.
The conductor stepped aboard, a
few words passed between them, and
the train returned to Plum Greek.
The flames from the wreck now
darted upward, lighting the prairie
for considerable distance around.
The dark forms of the savages were
plainly seen dancing triumphsntly
around the scene Of their atroeious
work, while their fierce yeils we're
borne savagely back to the rapidly
retreating train, which had narrowly
escaped sharing the same fate.
The telegraph had been cut beyond
Plum Creek, about nine o'clock the
previous evening, and six men, we'll
armed, had gone to repair it. On
at the place where it had been cut,
which was six miles west of the sta
ton, they were attacked by the In
dians. Three of them were instant
| ly killed, while the other three re-
treated to the sand bluffs, where
they remained until this morning.
They were prevented from reaching
home by the large force of Indians
constantly moving and galloping
about, otherwise this latter slaugh-
ter would>have been prevented.
| Loss estimated at S2q0,00
It is now time for the Govern.
ment to take hold of this Indian
question; if not, then we may short.
| ly have to chronicle q massacre of
passengers. Having once learned
the secret Of obstructing the track,
and witnessed the successful results,
they will not be slow to profit by
the lesson. Something more ener-
getic more forcible than a peace pol.
icy is required to deal with them.-
The Western people demand retalia-
ton for the blood already she'd.
We have kept pretty accurate
account of the mortally list generally
termed :'Indian- MURDERS" and we
| find that no less than 1872 men have
been killed in a country 500 miles
square, inhabited by a population
not exceeding 5000 permanent set
tiers. Added to this wholesale
slaughter of Western people, the
Government has heaped insult and
| the East abuse. Our cries have been
disregrded, and now when the cri-
sis mas come, 10 there comes dis
patch from Washington, announcing
that t~o superanuated politicians,
one young shyster, with three great
tGenerals have been selected as fit
and proper persons to represent the
United States in the forthcoming
treaties, shortly to be made with the
Indians. The Indian cries aloud,
"Wagh! Wagh r'--the red warrior
shakes his breech, and waves it aloft
in derision, saving, 1.-The pale faces
have become squaws. Our Great
Father has sent squaws with forked
tongues to us who will talk sweet,
while they have bad hearts, The
Indian, not to be outdone in diplo-
macy, will sign any treaty, and then
kill.
Let us have done done with this
tis a farce. Let us equip ourselves
like men, and fight them.- Omaha
Republican.
Professor Agassiz has been quo