On 10 December 1993, Icyang took his tribe north, departing the Hualien-Taitung area early in the morning bound for Taipei. Unfortunately, their train broke down halfway to the capital, and they missed the protest march.
1993 年 12 月 10 日，夷將集結族人北上，清晨從花東出發到台北進行抗爭，火車開到一半還「碰巧」故障，讓抗議的族人趕不上遊行時間。