The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-06-07
KIDNAPEDB INDIANS
THRILLING STORY OF A WOMAN'S
CAPTURE AND ESCAPE.
Piucky Mrs. Lnrimer Was the Hero
inc of an Exciting Adventure with
the Bioodthirsty sioux In Wyoming
Territory In ISUI.

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inc of an Exciting Adventure with
the Bioodthirsty sioux In Wyoming
Territory In IS1i.
While in Washington one day l saw
come ont CT the department of justicea
woman of attractive appearance As
she paused moment ON the step and
looked with bright observant eyes over
at the White House and along Pennsyl-
vania avenue, she presented picture
of comfortable, placid middle age One
of the attorneys from the Indian depre-
dation claims department accompanied
her TO the door, and after she babe him
goodby he said:
THAT woman is Mrs. Sarah l.. Lari-
mer of Nebraska. and she is making her
yearly visit to Washington. When Mt
the capital, she always calls on her
| friends in the department of justice
The files of Indian depreciation claims
contain no more romantic and thrilling
| incidents than those which relate the
early life of Mrs. Larimer Those who
meet her now as a woman of the present
day. quite abreast of the times in which
tions and full Of kindly sympathies, can
scarcely realize that in her youth she
was the heroine of a regular dime
novel story of tho plains.
an 1864 Lieutenant Larimer, who
had just been honorably discharged
from the Union army, left his home in
Kansas, accompanied by his young wife
and little child, TO cross the plains for
the restoration of his health, which had
| given out through hard service in tho
war They were In company with sew
eral other travellers and had with them
valuable personal belongings, consist
| ing of several wagons and horses, OK
pensiye clothing, family jewels COM
plete Photographic outfit and nearly
ST. 600 in money When in Wyoming
territory, they were surprised by Il band
Of Sioux Indians, who murdered three
of the party, wounded two, Lieutenant
Larimer being one of tho wounded, and
captured Mrs. Larimer and her child.
The Indians took tho woman and child
to their camp, about 20 miles from
the spot where they had attacked the
travellers
"a day or two after the attack news
came to the Eleventh cavalry, stationed
ut Fort Laramie. Wy, that the Sioux
had attacked travellers ON the emigrant
road and had carried Mrs. Larimer and
her child into captivity Lieutenant
Larimer had been found, nearly dead
from arrow wounds and distracted at
tho fate which had befallen his wife
and baby. The officers of the Eleventh
Immediately moved part of their COM
mand up the Platte river and obtained
further information as to where tho
raid had taken place. They were about
to move against the Indians with
force of two companies when Mrs
Larimer camo crawling into camp, car
rying her child in her arms. Their con
dition was deplorablo. She and tho child
were nearly furnished Az soon as Mrs.
Larimer was able she gave detailed
account Of the position of the Indians,
their plans and movements their de-
signs against the command which they
knew wonld DO moving against them,
their numbers and the ambuscades
which they had prepared. Her informa-
ton was 30 valuable that the officers
were able to thwart the designs Of the
Indians, not only against the pursuing
troops, but against exposed points and
trains that were ON the emigrnnt road
"The officers found the information
Mira. Larimer gave AZ to the position
and movements Of the Indians to be ex-
acty IN she had said and marveled at
the powers of observation and clearness
Of memory which had endured through
the hours of torture she had gone
through Tho accuracy OF her state
ments was particularly verified by the
fact that ono Of the lientenants and n
few Of his men. who had disobeyed or
ders and followed trail apart from the
command, fell into an ambuscado de-
scribed by Mrs Lnrimer and were
killed.
"Mrs. Larimer was never quite clear
as to how many hours she had passed
with the Indians. From the moment Of
captivity. when they had started off
with her child and herself in their train
she had concentrated every faculty ON
watching for an opportunity Of escape |
She had seen her husband struck down
by arrows. killed. as she supposed; had |
seen the wagons fired and her friends |
killed and wounded She had read Of |
tho torturos inflicted hy Indians upon
women captiyes never imagining that |
one day she would be their wretched
victim She was determined il posi-
bic, to get herself and child away from
their clutches and die in some other
way than by their tortures. She had
always been girl Of fearless dsposi-
ton, quick in her movements and very
obseryaDt She pretended TO be bodily
in languid and almost immovable
state After hours Of waiting and
watching their dances and listening to
their plans for further depredations
when they had ceased to observe her,
she found chance TO slip away beyond
the fires into the dark bush For hours
and hours, through two days and |
nights. she struggled ON. faint. nearly |
dead, until she fell exhausted in the |
camp Of tho cavalry
ut was happy time. Of course.
when she found her young husband
alive All they had in the world was
gone, but after the horrors Of their ex-
perience had passed away little and
health was in measure restored they
started out afresh Mrs Lnrmor has
always been the business manager Of
the firm. Her husband never had his
health completely restored. "-Philadel.
phia Times
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