New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-05-14

highest opinion Of Loring and has paid him deserved
tribute In his report
,"Here wore three men, he writes. "who had msstered
all the tolls and hardships OF severe Winter Campaign
who started homeward pleased with the thought dan
gers escaped spd duties well performed Who after pass
ing what was supposed TO be unsafe ground, fe Victims
10 an Indian aIDbusoade One OF these, young man
entering upon hs career with years OF promise Ne
lOrc nun, one drop OF whose blood the whole Apache
race could not expiae. parted with bis life; and for
getting an ess ~ the records Of humanity this life ss
VOL as thAt OF Others should be charged 70 the Indiana
MORMON ROMANCE.
This strange country, with ts inaccessible mountains
and terrific canons rendered still dangerous By tho
presence OF hostile Indiana and near neishborhood OF
the fanatea hormons, Ia the fitting theater for lawlcs
deeds Of violence Another story an adventure Of our
explorers TO associated in my mind with that
OF LOrings DEATH from the fact that heard them mar
rated at the time. In the Expedition OF 1871 when
in South Nevada small detachment OF the main party
as they approached rude house standing on desoato
site high up on the mountain they traversng.
observed that woman hastily from the door and
gave the alarm, 70 which number OF men responded,
hurryng up from huts in the neighborhood With arms
I'm their hands, and the evident intention Of driving OF
the intruders. On learning that the strangers were
Gentes, however the mon went of peaceaby. and
the women received them with hospitality. In
this house lived Philip Klingham YOuhg, FORM
ery a Mormon bishop, and Of the Mormons
plicated I'm tho Mountain Meadow which, 40
years ago. sent thrill OF horror through the country.
a party of Mormons disguised Indians and men,
women aud children savagcly slaughtered Smith, after
taking part In this horrible onslaught suffered such
agonies OF that he made full confession and fed
The Mormons pursued him, resolved 10 take his life for
betrayng Them and have since pursued him with
relentless malignant hatred. From place 20 place the
wretched has wandered until at last in the desDer
alton Of utter WEAKNESS he settled down upon this
mountain in Southern Nevada Even In this lonely ~
accessible spot he does not feel lie seldom
mains at home but spends his time lurking about tho
mountains, Ostensibly on prospecting trips, while his
neighbors have undertaken to defend his house from the
attacks constantly 10 DO approhended, Of the hostile
Mormons. This Smith has wife and children, the wife
very beautiful and possessing unusual sweetness and
dignity She proof that exceptional Sorrows when
they do utterly degrade, sometimes develop the I'm
est traits. She very mid at first nut finding that
her guests gentle wen Gentiles and In need
refreshment and repOse, she forgot her fears and
entertained them with the best the house Afforded.
Smith returned at nighta An old man, with haggard
face, aud Wild. piercing eyes, be came stalking IN IKE
the visible embodiment OF the Wandering jew or Ancient
Mariner, and ike the Ancient Mariner, II seemed his
doom lay burden OF his frghttul story upOH the
passing stranger For hours he held his guests with his
glittenng eye with his shiyerng hand while dis
closing the ornents of his guilty conscience the agones
he had endured before making his confession and wac
still enduring. 10 strange scene; that lonely
dwelling the awful grandeur Of the surrounding scenery
OyershadOwed by the gloom Of night; tho sOutTagedy
poured forth by the haunted murderer In imprisoned.
heart broken uterance the group OF awe-sruck young
men. careless, happy coming from the dlherent WCrd
this dismal abode; would It have been complete
without the OF the VIE and cnlldren-ht sym
bOs OF the Divine love which casts some CLEAN or .gh
over the appalling tragedieS-thls p3le-faced
woman who had learned 20 listen without trembling 70
this story at which strong shuddercd, because OF
her infinite love and compassion for the guilty man.