Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-08-17
FULL AND AUTHENTIC PARTICU-
LARS OF THE LATE DISASTER
AT PLUM CREEK.
Desperate Encounters and Es-
ctpts.
Horrible death and Mu,iiation
OF the Section Man


PLrM CREEK STATION, Aug. 10. 1867.
Editor Omoha Daity Heraia:
Dear S": Having noticed paragra ph in
your Paper of the 9tn inst, in regard 10 tht
late Indian troubles hear ,h,s S'aton, anc
noticing several err",s, we propose giving
y0n a correct statement of the affair
Ga the evening of the Gth, a, $50 o'clv Ok
telegraph communication was .topped ives,
Of this Station. 1t consequently becamt
necessary for an operator TO 60 and ascer,
tain the trouble, and, if possible, to repair
it. Accordingly, at 8 o'clock, Mr.. Samuel
d, Wallace, the night operator, started with
proceeded about six miles west, when they
| noticed II small fire short distance aheat
but not supposing i; to be any Mi z to indi-
cate trouble, they kept on. 1hAy had gooe
but a shot distance when the hand car was
suddenly thrown from the track by piece
OF wood, throwing Mr. Wallace and his no en-
into the ditch, losing most of their ammu
milton, but not inluring them in the least
As soon as they had regaincd their feet, and
before they had time t. learn the cause OF
the accident, abou, twen:y FIVE Indians
sprang from ambush on their ponies and ~ur.
rounded the party Tie men, finding their
only escape was to fight their way to Sec
ZION house about three ,lles distant, III Y
accordingly started for it. out the Indians
circling around them, they turned aud ran
toward the bluffs. the lni;ans keeping up an
incessant fire all the whi,e. At.er the m en-
had ran about two miles, the Indians made 4
desperate charge, cutting three men off from,
the party, they sepa, a'ing in different direc.
tons Mr. Wallace then fred three shots
from his r~vrlver, killing enc Indian and
woundng ano'bors pony. The Indians then
scattered for the purpose of saving the body
Of the Indian Killed. which gave Mr. " I
lace and the TWO men WITH him an o;1ortu
nifty to try and gain he section house, " h,c h
was still about three miles distant, and f..
which they started, followed by about fifteen
Indians, whooping and yelling like demons
When they were within about two miles OF
the section bouse one Of The men was wour,l-
ed through the hips from shot by the In
dams, but not disabled. The Indians follow.
ed about a mile further, VIXEN the men turn.
ed and fired three rounds, the Indians
retreated, leaving the men to get to the sec
ton house without any further trouble -
They arrived there about half past | | o'cl'k
and proceeded with the section mems hand
car to Willow Island, where they arrived
about the time the train was thrown from
the track, which was near o'clock, a. m
An extra train started from North Platte fol
approaching the section house above men.
toned, a man came out from the hou Sc
| with nothing but shist on, and Jagged th,
train, which stopped, aud some of the mer
getting off found it to be one of the six tina
was on the hand car, al covered with blood
aud his scalp gone. 1t was the most horri
bic sight we ever locked upon, and we nevel
| wish to look at another such. His head wa.
| covered with blood, which was dried by tn,
sun and prevented the blood from h,wing -
After taking him on board the train, it lher
proceeded to the wreck. A parry started on
to reconnoter when they found the man >,
scalp.
When The men were separated ore of then
| succeeded in escaping aud reachng this sta
train. The body Of the man that was kllet
was found two days after the accident, ant
was horribly mu,i'a,ed and seal ped.