New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-03
FROM ETIH
IRON UTAH


Wshavepa-vss iron, ses lake CITY ~ October 5.
A. Wilson, eco, u. s. Attorney for Utah, hid ,ef
o. Tarti,cry for his former home in Pennsylvania
ssesaat OF iI-beath. Lord Groevenor, after spending
. slort tine at Salt Lake City, departed September
I3<b fof China via San FIancisco. TIE Mounsataeer
ssys that Mr. Haytnet, Secretary Of the Territory lett
esrt<nber 20 for the States without paving hs
sheriff was sent after him but be let OF on pro-
uisipg that has agent would settle the claim TIE
ho~sf0ireer begs the Preeident send decent Sec
sesaTs beXt time man who viii pay his honest
etts ard not impose Rpcn honest men,. The same
eaper makes cOpcns extracts from Mr.. tireeiey kt-
sefs describing what be saw and heard among the
heTmons. Col. stambaugh, L. ;. Surveyor~rcnerh
for Utah, and suite, consstng Of MessFs' /" entz M
sor, joiner Green and Miller, had arrived III the Ter
skory.
IxbIas M.ssAcRg.-We find in the papers the de-
eniis of another Indian massacre, which occurred
g miles west Of Fort Hail. on Landers cutoff, on the
rirlt OF the Cd Of September on party consisting OF
yis men three women, and ten children, part from
Met ssan ard part from Buchanan County, Iowa.
The 4assacre must have been most horrible one.
Tht migrants were surrounded lnst "a they were
about e. rnIng and sbot down before they had time 20
nr..a,e Tor defense. Some who escaped fell in
zgfer y lib u company Of dragons, under command Of
Lest. Livingston. who sent detachment, 10 ts
tie massacre. The following is the description OF
ttiey found;
aiier Informing the command OF our dislresy,
4. Livingston sent detachment OF nine men,
,Ih one Of our company PROT them to the place Of
llfesnassdcre. Tn their ARRIVAL tbey iOund the cfan
bodies of five persons the ground out of the eight
that were missing. The dead were horribly mangied
and scalped. One little girl, FIVE years old, had both
her legs cut off at the knees; her carr were also
cut off and her eyes dug out from their sockets;
and TO all appearance, the gr after having her legs
cut off, had been compelled to walk on the sumps, for
the sole purpose of gratifying the helsh propensity o.
savage barbarity.
plundered, according 10 the usual mode Of Indian
spohation. 80 ,,..
more SEN. James MiltimOre, jr, William MiltimOre,
Mary Ellen Mtmore and Myron Cline
" Missing-Mrs. Mmore and child, and Albert
Hiltimore.
"Eseaped-Miton j. Harrington, wife and child,
A. Hell, wife and child, Geo. AIonzo, Nelson Milti-
more, Frank Hubbard, Nathan Ttus, and William
March,"
Another account says:
"On the evening OF the attack the main body OF the
train had advanced ahead of Mr.. Mmore and family,
and settled down campDg-pace for the night.
The savages took advantage Of this separation OF the
company, and first attacked 1r. Mlltlmore detich-
ment killing him, his wife, six children, and Mr.. Cline.
Mr. Mtmore 4 two oldest sons were absent from the
party, al the onset hunting ducks. Had il not been
for this circumstances there probably would not be
single member of the family left to tell the mournfu
story of the renandeTs fate. Upon hearing the firing
and whoopng in the direction of their fathers team,
the sons hurried TO render Arriving near the
scene, and seeing from the number OF Indians that an
attempt of resistance their part would result IN the
loss OF their ves without rescung those of their
friends they beat hasty and covert retreat for the
parties ahead.
"After the Indians had completed their work Of muir
der and plumber with the Mimore party, they pressed
ahead and attacked the remainder of the train Here
they met a reception, and were kept at bay by
the incensed and determined emgranis, until well
coined darkness closed upon the scene, when the
assailed finding further resistance futile made their
escape leaving the Indians possessors of their stock
and goods. They travelled on foot two days without
nytbing TO eat, and finally reached military post.
Mr. Harrington discovered an Indian pursuing them
during their retreat and shot at him. lie thinks he
killed the red skim The survivors are now at Camp
FLOYD in a destitute condition.