The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-30

terminus of the IOislidO Railway north
of Toxic. A detachment of 219 troops.
under command III Major Yamaguchi,
set OUT from their garrison mt Hirosaki
for q winter march over the mountains
to TOshikimura on an expedition WI
dertaken to demonstrate measures
necessary to transport military bag
gage through the snow The detach,
ment was caughr IN snowstorm. and
MS further progress was impossible they
hivouacked. With the exception OF
Captain Kalninari Major Yamasuchi.
Captain Karaishi, Lieutenant Ito and
two n0n-commissioned officers and four
privates. the troop was lost, some being
frozen to death and others buried i'll
the deep snow.
They left the garrison on January
2a3, and as not man returned next
day an inquiry was instituted. and on
the 9th the terrible fate of the detach-
ment was learned. The entire Fifth
Regiment, of which the missing detach-
ment was the second battalion, and the
townspeOple of Hirosaki organized n
searching party. and on the morning
OF the 18th Captain kaminari and two
sergeants We're found in precarious
condition lying in the snow three miles
from the town of Aomori. where they
had struggled to carry the news Of the
disaster and been pr0strated
When revived they told how the de-
tachment bad been overtaken by the
storm soon after starting They had
reached Tomokino with difficulty. and
it WAS found impossible TO proceed fur
ther. III was decided to camp but the
men were short OF fuel. for fires and
rationS were carried for two days only
1t was found Impossible for the Whole
force to move i'll one Dody and Major
Ianla Guchi ordered his men TO break
up into small parties. which was done
Th" snow had fallen so deep that the
troops could not use their sieiGnS. and
had to carry their outfits and goods in
packs through the SHOW.
on the 24th torty-one men were miss
Ing from the main body and scouting
parties sent to seek them Were also
lost The snow was very deep. and
the thermometer registered twenty de-
greeS below zero. AT night the dctach-
ment bivouacled i'll two bodies. and
next morning when the march was re
the men fell exhausted in the snow.
which was y grave to many. Others
fell out and made fires of their haver-
sacks. the stocks of their rifles and ex-
trn clothing in the attempt TO keep
alive. The terrible march kept taking
it's victims until ali were down in the
snow
a sergeant and three privateS were
found in Il charcoal burners hut where
they were lying on the floor exhausted.
Captain Kaminari was found where he
and two others had tried TO make :: fire
while struggling toward Aomori for AS
sistance. Captain karaish was discov-
cred standing ill snow 10 his breast.
He told resruers that Major Nama .
sucli and others wer" somewhere in
the neigllbnrhoUd. and he ordered +nc
reScuers 70 leave him and search Gor
them. While some Of the soldiers r;tr-
ried the captain away others FOUND tn"
mGjor and Lieurnnauf ITO near II rock
Il LITTLE below where rhc captain had
been caught i'll the STOW.
Ma i0r Tafta%uciti wa} sittin" atuid
seven dcad soldiers ana Lieutenant Ito
lay unconscious near by. The major
WAS "e'r'1'S '"' "41Hi>f'@ "Fef ms
shohlnef anu ahother strapped Abou'
ms waist having evidently been put
there by the tacu who were eager to
save their commander
The men wore ri first unable to lift
their commander, as his body WAS 70.
zen to the ground. A Ratchet WAS used
to cut off the blankets and Ovcrroat>
before he could u" taken TO IN amhU
lance. FhH ma! oE. WI" was IN a weak