The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-11-24
Horrible Indian Massacre.


of party Of emigrants, by the Indians
on the Plains, on the night Of the Sd Of
September, 25 miles west Of Fort Hall.
The party consisted Of six men, three
women and ten children, part from Mich.
igan and part from Buchanan county,
Iowa. The massacre must have been q
nost horrible one. The emigrants were
surrounded just as they were about en-
camping, and shot down before they
had time to prepare for defence. Some
who escaped fell in soon after with
a company Of dragons. under COM
mand of Lieut. Livingston, who
sent detachment to the scene Of the
massacre. The following is the descrip.
ton Of what they found
After informing the command Of our
distress. Lieut.. Livingston sent a detach
ment OF nine men with one Of cur com
pany to pilot them the place Of the mas
sacre. On their arrival they found the
dead bodies Of five persons on the ground
out Of the eight that we're missing. Tae
dead were horribly mansled and scalpcd.
One lite girl. FIVE years old, had both
her legs cut off at the knees, her ear.
were cut of, and her eye. dug out from
toe sockets: and TO all appearance, the
girl, after having her legs cut off, had
been compelled ia walk On the s'umas
fer the sole purpose Of gratifying the
helish propensity Of savage barbarity.
Their animals were taken and their wac-
ons plundered according to the usual
mode OF Indian spolia.ion.
The names Of the murdered arc-Ed
ward M;ltimore, Sen, James Militmorc,
Jr., Nn. Mitimore, Mary L. Ml,i,nore
and Myron Cline.
Missing Mrs. Miltimorc ard child,
(thrce months old. and Albert Milti-
more.
Escaped Milton j Harrington, vile
and child, A. Hill, wife Al child, Geo
Aonzo, Nelson Mil,imore, Frank Hub
bard, Nathan Titus and Wm. Marsh.
Another account says:
The il. fased train was composed of
seventeen persons from Buchanan Co.,
Iowa. We can only give their sarnames:
Mr.. Miltimore aud family, (rife and
eight children,) MIR. Hill, wife, and
Messrs. Cline and Marsh, passengers ::
Mr.. Harrington, wife, and employee. H.
the evening Of the attack the main body
Of the train had advanced ahead Of Mr.
Mitimorc and family, and settled down
on camping place for the night. The
savages took advantage Of this sepcra-
ton Of the company, and first attacked
| Mr. Miltimorc's detachment, killing him
his wife, six children, and Mr.. Cline
Mr.. Miltimore's two Oldest sons were
absent from the family, at the onset,
hunting ducks. Had it not been for this
circumstance, there probably would not
have been single member of the fami
! ~ left to tell the mournful story of the
remainder's fate. Upon hearing the
] firing and whooping in the direction Of
their fathers teams, the sons hurried to
render succor. Arriving near the scene
and seeing from the number Of Indians
that an attempt at resistance on their
part would result in the loss oftheir own
lives, without res:uing those of their
friends, they beat hasty and covert re-
treat for the parties ahead.
| After the Indians had completed their
wark Of murder and plunder with the
Miltinore party, they pressed ahead and
attacked tho remainder Of the train, Here
they met . warm reception, and were
kept at bay by the inccnsed and deter.
mined emigrants, until welcome dark.
neess closed upon the scene, when the
assailed finding further resistance futile
made their escape, leaving the indians
2ossessors Of their stock and goods
They travelled on foot two days without
anything to eat, and finally reached !
military post. Mr.. Harrington discov
ed an Indian pursuing them during tbei'
3 retreat, and shot at him. He thinks ht
killed the rcd skin. The survivors ar.
4 nov ~ C.mn Elovd IN = destitute con