 The Indians stood guard around the house and torched the Hochstetler home, so the family could not escape without risking their lives.As the fire worsened, the family escaped out the cellar window, but the wounded Jacob Jr. (he had been shot during the initial attack) and Jacob Sr.'s wife, Anna (Lorentz) Hochstetler, slowed them down.She became stuck in the window during her escape, and was later stabbed in the back and scalped.