The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-11-11
Horrible Indian
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Eight Persons Butehered By :hs Safe of W

Eight Persons Butehered by :hs Safe of Wi
The Salt Lake papers of the 15fGnI ' a. :
contain the particulars of the massacre OF
party of emigrants, by the Indians on
the plains, on the night of the Sd of Sep
TENDER, twenty-five miles west of Fort Hall.
The party consisted Of six men, three VIC.
men and ten children, part from Michigan
and part from Buchanan County, Iowa =
The massacre must have been a mtSt hex
rible one. The emigrants were surr6u be
ed just as they were about encamping, ana
shot down before they had time to prepare
for defence. Some who escaped, fell in
soon after with company of Dragons,
under command of Lieut.. Livingston, who
sent detachment to the scenes of the
massacre. The following is the descrip
ton of what they found:
CATER informing the command of our
distress, Lieut. Livingston sent detachment
Of nine men with one Of our company to
pilot them to the place Of the massacre.-
On their arrival they found the dead bodies
Of persons on the ground out of the eight
that were missing. The dead were horri
bly, man led and scalped. One little girl
five years old, had both her legs cut off at
the knees; her ears were also cut off and
her eyes were dug out from their sockets ;
and to all appearance the girl after having
her legs cut off, had been compelled to
walk on the stumps for the sole purpose of
gratifying the hellish propensity OF savage
1arbarity.
"Their animals were taken and their
wagons plundered according to the usual
mode of Indian spoilation.
The names of the murdered are--Ed-
ward Miltimore, Sen, James Miltimore, Jr.,
William Miltimore Mary Ellen Miltimore
and Myron Cline.
Mssing-Mrs. Nltimore and child,
(three months ODD and Albert Mitimore
Escaped-Milton j. Harrington, wife
and child, Geo. Alonzo, Nelson Miltimore,
Frank Hobbard, Nathan Titus and VIM.
Marsh.
Another account says:
The i'll -fated train was composed of sew
enteen persons from Buchanan Co., Iowa
We can only give their sirnames A Mr..
Miltimore and family, (wife and eight
chidren,) a Mr.. Hill, wife, and Messrs
Cline and Marsh, passengers Mr.. lIar-
rington, wife and employee. In the even.
ing of the attack, the main body of the
train had advanced ahead Of Mr.. Miltimorc
and familyand settled down on a camping
place for the night The savages took adj
and first attacked Mr.. Miltimore's detach
ment, killing him, his wife, six children,
and Mr. Cline. Mr.. Miitimore's two Oldest
| sons were absent from the family, at the
onset, hunting ducks. Had it not been
for this circumstance, there would not have
been a single member of the family left to
tell the mournful story of the remander's
fate. Upon hearing the firing and whoop-
ING in the direction Of their iather's teams,
the sons hurried to render snccor. Arriv
ing near the scene, and seeing from the
number Of Indians that an attempt Of re-
sistance on their part would result in the
loss of their own lives, without rescuing
those oftheir friends they beat hasty and
covert retreat for the parties ahead.
After the Indians Lad completed their
work of murder and plumber with the Mil
timore party, they pressed ahead and at
tackled the remainder Of the train. Iere
they met warm reception, and were kept
at bay by the incensed and determined
emigrants, until welcome 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 anything to eat, and
finally reached a military post. Mr. liar
rington discovered an Indian pursuing
them during their retreat and shot at him.
He thinks he killed the red skin. The sur
vivors are now at Camp Floyd, in destitute
condition.