Nebraska advertiser., 1867-08-15

other bcrrible m~assacree perpetrated on
The line Of the U. P. R. RI, al Plumb
Creek, some 2s5 niles west Of Omaha.
We take ihe blowing account from
the Daily Omaha Republican Of the Ssh
inst.
Early this morning arumor Was abroad
10 the effect that several men were killed.
and ) train burned west Of Plumb Greek
on the u. p. r.. r. Some Of the reports.
appeared so incredible thai we hesiiated
whether to place any reliance in The ru-
NOR. We made d way 10 he Office Of
The General Superindent Webster Sny
der, Esq. who was kind enough 70 furn-
ish Us with the following facts, which
our readers viii find accurate and relia-
Die.
4 A. VI. a freighl train left the
Omaha depot as usual for The west. Il
arrived at Plum Greek, which is 235
miles west Of here in good time, 1925
am. ,yesterday. Il left the station about
Ten minutes after with conductor, engin-
eer, fremen and two brakesmen aboard
They had not proceeded six miles west
ward when the whole train Of seventeen
cars was precipitaled Of he track. The
cars were Utterly famed INTO a mass, while
their contents were crashed and scatter
ed about in great confusion. No sooner
we're The cars off than about 100 Indians
leaped out Of lhe darkness. surrounding
the entire train. making il almost impos-
sible for COY enc to escape. The engin-
Ger, fireman and the two brakesrnen we're
Immediately shot and scaiped. aud then
fire was taken from the engine and set to
The wreck. The conductor who was Ia
he caboose, ran oh 10 a respectable dis
lance to see what would turn up, as be
very maturity entertained suspicious thai
the lndsans were some how concerned 10
the affair.
Their yells which ~resounded through
the darkness warned him of, and as he
saw the train coming behind, he ran with
all haste Ia meet Ii land prevent q repeti-
uon Of TOO horrible scene. As the roin
approached be stood in The center Of The
track so as to allow the light to redsct
upon bis person. The engineer Aappi-
ly saw him, and seeing a man energeli-
caiy waFipg a flag, Immediately whistsl
ed for down brskes. The conductor
stepped aboard. a few words passed be
tween ID lem and the train returned 20
Plumb Greek. The flames from the
wreck now darted upwards, lighting the
prairie for q considerable distance around
The dark forms Of the sayaees were
plainly seen dancing triumphansly around
the scene Of their atrocIous work. while
their fierce yalls were borne ~savageiY
back 10 the rapidly retreating train. which
bad narrowly escaped sharing The same
fate.
The Indians have now leaned the
secret Of o~bsirueHng the track, il short
time we may hear Of the Destruction Of.
some one Of The crowded passenger trains.
going over the onion Pacific Railroad,
and of the massacree and seaIping Of
every sole on board, scarcely a day has
passed for the last two or three months
bat what We have heard Of some new
oulFag being perpelrated, on tie from
.'erby these incaruaie red fisnds; our
Governmental policy has been such as to
encourage rather than stop the inhumane
cruality. and bloody deeds Of lhese brutal
lied end uprelenting saFages, and it is
now high time that the people Of Ne
braska and Kansas, shauld take earnest
and determined measures for the protec-
ton os the lives Of their citizens, and The
preservation Of property, Unless the
men of the frontier organize themselves
INTO military companies, and take to
their lurking places The savage fends
who have inaugeraIhe .his carnival of
blond and slaughter, q otherwise pros
porous and rapidly improving border
will become a scene of ~desolation. fright
full to be contemplated, it seems 10 Us
and a vast Of much valuable time
o wall the slow and lardy movements of
he Government bin the border men
should at once genize and prosecute
vigorous var upon our more than vandal
'oe.