Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-27
a NIGHTS EAg1ERrENcg.

"en ~ me early Spring 81 HRGa
isoth as'nuies in Virginia, Gsauseo.,rus,.
ano I adeisal. were Ia naation. as,e -
kea buoy Nsaehing ahe army a mr.
s7etotnse IL IL 'ian 70 Isletrmas,6 = ana
IL various deiaehans.ras thrssss,,s,,v
eliAes and railroads tass a1ss.s. a. s..s,s
aud pi'oaeeied A. all hazards.
~ thls time Cenesaa Har-e~ a.
Federal General IN eo.n,11sszs a VIA
chester. tad anarrhas ayrn H. ss,,~-
aa,cosh VALLEY and R'as sasxanems.x
l5irlshonrg sena The Soataas1s.s rsalsn,.s
TIE sHsaA Drznser ~ preserve gasr,as
tlatlo'ssd fhere Eas A.IsEae 10 ssueas4
tns city Lee w2s forced 70 s-a.s re-
ersoToeasesas frpun Aas esge1aaaass .. de
danes river aesr EsaeAazans-
Hansonfs h-sg1se q pSeEeasfs 6fvs-
sAcn, - skss ne besosyaa. taen In /
camp - ChssGris sarns. : rnfs~s below
ne city. WA the Erss s,ss nader n.saees.-
lag ofaers- As sooe oae dag Is n4s or
deres = kssak camp &s1 saaI1e q sosras
i1areh 80 Nsnehesser. . ltrsBe seru,ss
fes rlE9r fsV1 RieAssox1. where a
iszAs sac is ssssing 70 take Is 10
IsgneAbzrg. II zl5as d6s.snt 20 the
sgess. TIE tsSgase asxssssess q IJasg
srms-asararg roes. ssesSSes earznrEssdos.-
ed ssse sor-eo@z=s&sa.ossezso es.1ss's. ass5szs
zas'e ~ tods he tszsn Has n.ase 90
q ~ ssgK SD 1Ss1se cara Esskg-s q Elm
&c coSeA o. easaoss On soEs1Eesss
ss1la q rossBessF szs sssszss ats@zas-
age wheseSer fAere sns oee ke 70.
natssS ~ he fruz1 sssA sbs exzfzser
as1 srsr2a1- TIE rssEr ear s4s aszzlIy
- sp4Fz s0r og6ln&Eoe ssores- This
Sftsne ~ she skes. saeaI ard cartridges
for ibs t<4gecs as5 sasserY sssackea
E~se IL the rear e1s.
is ksa6sng GAs sr1ie. sEe Een were
crowded IL Ike eAsfie. 20 tklcE % lie
dOmr. aaS s5ss &arso-s - EzaEY % tke
sop 81 ssch ear a. Wese 90 fke irsfGe-
A tsrsbor 81 tbs srlser's oozn4ss
s1s 6EsAsIss % guard the Orssinsnee
stores He taok = Eea % sse Irass2e
sith ki= ssd plseas eegshSe sks nsz.sssr
lee sop. The srasa psltes oct froEa
t6aneAesser $ 5 o'clock >. n Is sza
DAMP. ckfiIy. rainy ssseFpoSe ard
fhs righf grozisea 10 be srrozsOrss-
ls,e 10 ths extrrSne-
Te1 Ezsiss CD fruzz 1aaebesseT Was
. bsagy grade ia ihs rad. Green F1ns
sod "a Ssed sor fssl asd Is wAs srya.
bs.ss<zse 70 keep W steam - ne af,
!. trnaehss the grace tie eszise gsFe
, slgnals a dEssrszss ard II baking. TIE
lrons u ikse tFESk weFs Het, the train
was besvy. The fSsl fsoov and sse dFiss
wheels refused - ~. The eogtre pr
Z "a. pussa AID rstsed. ttse drive whesii
o weat round ss1a FuanS sad rOac8 With
9 out goinx forward. ard she soldier
]. tasntsd the engiSeer sirpoe. beynat
. endurance about his halking '-nsule.
Ege wns ., she posnf ~ ahite heat vifs
. rage. He wosid ran the tFaln back
half . mile o. more aad Thea 20 f0r
gard pith a rusb only 20 haik aisOl
he sane piaoe again. This Sss r.
! peases over and oves until an hosr'
time hsA bees lost.
AZ last. tlring 81 their sport ~ %
esgineer's expense sad chatting % -
q delay, nurntl.zr d soldiers lespeS fror
o she cars and bryan tresking up fenc
q rails from the zig.zAg fences ftinrln
ia uarsilel with the road. These wer
y az and w0sl8 barn freely. The ietde
% wns siIed AID steam was soon raise
tbs. would pull the train over 10
4. Ain. when We reached the top Z
! The grade the engineer acted unSsr o
!. aers. .sI,..s her 20. Gallagher. and 2
4, yaa running q mile minute. N
!. track vas IN poor condition and y
\, boxes swsyed 70 and fro like cFaal
rocked IN the waves Of the deep ~
soldIers checred the engineer 20 g
.. echo. and IN his Response be added
OF bls sraed. He feIt be vas 10 charge
u che train and be would make his 6
3. zinc redeem itsclf 10 the sight OF
% fighting brigade.
~ The night had groNn ~ dark
'e, Egyptian darkness and nothing con
70 s. seen but the great shower Of spsrI
X rolling from the smoke stack. y
men on the top Of the boxes che't'
en- themselves boarse. After We had r
80 about ten miles Al this speed The m y
70 an the top Of the ordinance car Z, y
Ire covered that the sides we're sprea =.
be ana The top wac sinking 10. ~
". gave the alarm and ! ordered my .
ae - ,he inside 20 use their guns o. Iro
IN ana hold them up. 10 moment =
ay af,een men stood with the bu''s
,boIr muskets on their shoulders H. =
,he muzzlcs against the Top. 4.
moyemcut kept US from inrtan. aea'
Had tho top. with the weigh, o y.
+. men fallen upon rs, We should 81 ~
,.. ,,.,,shed and possibly some VI