Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-17
NEW HAVEN. CONN.,. THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH IT, 1892

their lives. There were nine passenger in his coach, seven men and two ladies
 Although exceedingly dangerous, he of
 fered to drive to Liberty Farm, where hii
 brother Charles lived. The morning oi
 August 9, 1884, was beautiful. The sky
 was clear, and a cool, refreshing breez,
 came up from the northwest. The coach
 left the station of Big Sandy with its freight of human lives drawn by tour large and mettled steed, in which the dri. yer had unbounded confidence and over them perfect control. The journey WAS without accident or unusual incident until about eleven o'clock, up to which time no signs of Indians had been seen. But, just as the lead horses had passed over the hill and were on a spur that lead into the bot tom land or valley-this WAS narrow and bordered on either side by deep ravines, worn by the water-and before the coach had commenced the descent the driver dis covered @ band of Indians about thirty rods in advance. He wheeled the horses in an instant-two rods further cn he could not have accomplished the turn and, laying the whip to their backs, com menced an impetuous retreat. The pas sengers were terrified and were at once on 
 your lives, for Gods sake keep your seats, or we are lost"
 The Indians, about fifty in number, gave chase with their terrifying yell. and for about three miles, which were accomplished in about twelve minutes, pursued and pur- suers made the most desperate efforts at speed. The savage yells of those blood thirsty villains and the walls of despair of the men and women in the coach are past the power of pen to describe. But to the glory of the driver be it said that he was the only steady-nerved and unexcited per son in this memorable chase. The coach bristled with arrows, "like quills upon the fretful porcupine." They grazed young Emery on every side and cut the tarett of the head of the wheel horse, but the young man needed nothing but his driving.
 There were two points at which all would have been lost but for the drivers wonderful presence of mind. There were two abrupt turns in the road where the coach would have been thrown over had he not brought the team to halt and turned with care. This he did to the dis may of some of the passengers, who saw escape only in speed, but their subsequent praise of his conduct was as great as his courage was cool and calculating. George Constable, who was conducting an OK train over the route, saw the coach about mile ahead, and at once corralled his twenty five wagons. The brave driver drove his nine passengers into this shelter and safe ty. Words could not express the gratitude felt for their hero and deliverer. In the delirium of delight they embraced and kissed him, and thanked God that he had held the lines, and that they were in a po- sition where they could not interfere. The noble steeds were not forgotten. The passengers petted them and cast their arms about their necks with feelings of grateful emotion.
 This memorable drive would never be forgotten, though not recorded here, for the story would be handed down to poster ity by the successive generations of the saved. The hero of that days chase won not his best laurels in that hour, for wher- ever he was known his gentle manner and kind deeds won for him welcome in eve " heart Devoid of boastful prstence, he wore meekly his welldeserved honors, and silently carried hero's heart. His health was frail, and in about year he was prostrated with fever, and, while upon his deathbed, yet still conscious, Mrs. Randolph, one of the number he saved from a horrible heath. placed upon his finger beautiful gold ring, in which was engraved the following: ''E- Um- phrey, O. c. Randolph and Hattie P. Randolph to Robert Emery, in acknowl- edgment of what we owe to his cool COZ duct and good driving Tuesday, August 9, 1864" Soon after this he passed away from these scenes of warfare to the silent and peaceful realm ot the dead. The doe tor who attended him in his last hours eulogized him as silent hero and one of the noblest of mankind