Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-02-27
IRASBURGH, VERMONT, FRIDAY. FEB

He then told them that be would attack /
them. Tt was impossible to use fire arms.
They must depend solely upon the knife |
and tomakaack. The knife must be |
placed in the left hand and the tomahawk |
in the right. To Biggs he assigned the
duty Of securing their arms. He was to
begin the work of slaughter upon the
right, Gray upon the leff, and BevingtOn
in the centre.
After each fairly understood the duty
assigned him, the slow, difficult, hazard
GUS approach began. They continued
upon their feet until they had gotten
within one hundred yards d the foe, and
then lay down upon tff5ir bellies and be-
gan the work of writhing themselves for
ward like a serpent approaching a vic
tim. They at last reached the very
verge of the line, each man was at his
post, save Biggs, who had the farthest to
90. Just as he passed Brady's position,
twig cracked roughly under the weight
of his body, and huge savage, who lay
within the reach of Gray's tomahawk,
slowly sat up as if startled into this pos
ture by the sound. After rolling his
eyes, he again lay down and all was
still.
Full fifteen minutes passed ere Biggs
moved; then he slowly went on. When
he reached his place, very low kissing
sound indicated that he was ready, Brady
in turn reiterated the sound as signal
to Gray and Bevington to begin. This
they did in the most deliberate manner,
No nervousness was permissible them
They slowly felt the heart of each saw
age they were to stab, and then plunged
the knife. The tomahawk was not to be
used unless the knife proved inefficient
Not sound broke the stiffness of the
night as they cautiously felt and stabbed
, unless it might be that one who was feel
ing would hear the stroke of the other
knife and the groan of the victim whom
the other had slain. Thus the worl
proceeded. Six of the savages wer
slain. One of them had not been killet
outright by the stab of Gray. He spran.
to his feet, but as he arose TO shout hi
war cry, the tomahawk finished what tn
] knife had begun. He staggered and fe
heavily forward, over one who had nc
, yet been reached. He in turn started NJ
q but Brady was too quick, his knife reach
! ed his heart and the tomahawk his brai
almost at the same instant.
0 All were slain by the three spies, ez
S cept one. He started to fee, but riff
e shot by Biggs rang merrily out upon th
night air and closed his career. Th
e women and children, alarmed by the col
= test, fed wildly to the woods but whe
d all had grown still and they were calle
a they returned, recognising amid the
= fright the tones of their own people,
4 The whole party took up their march Fl
= Mcintosh at once. About sunrise ne.
' morning the sentries Of the fort we
surprised to see the cayalcade of horse
men, women, and children, approachir
" the fort. When they recognised Brad
they at once admitted him and the who
y party.
In the relation of the circumstanc
afterward, Bevington claimed to ha
killed three and Gray three. Thus Br
" dy, who claimed nothing, must have sla
i at least six, whilst the other two slew
- many. The thirteenth Biggs shot.
: From that hour to this, the spring
= called the. +" Bloody Spring. and /
:. - small run is called, Brady's Run +"
~ Few, even-of the most curious of t
ad people living in the neighborhood, knr
aught of the circumstances which cC
ferred these names; names which will
I preserved by tradition forever. I'll
ended one of the very many hand
l. hand fights which the great spy had "
= the savages. His history is fuller
daring incident, sanguinary, close, hi
is contests, perilous explorations and
,ot. venturous escapes, than that Of either
re the Hetzels, of Boone or Kenton.
rec saw more service than any Of them, 6
ow his name was known as a bye-word
ree terror among the Indian tribes, from
~ Susquehanna to Lake Michigan.
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ess G. A little explained, little end
ley ed, little passed over as foible, I
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