The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-07
Indian Attacks Upon Emigrauts.
MURDER AND NO Pro
LECTION.
Attack ON a Train from Iowa.

Correspondence of the n. Y. Tribune. I
Salt Lake City, Sept. 10, 1862.
A company from Warren county, Iowa,
left there sometime about the middle of
May. finally left the Missouri River on
the Goth OF May, and was composed of
the following persons: John Adams
Smith, Jonathan Smith, Lewis Smith
Joseph Jones, Hiram Baker. James Lynch.
Taylor Warehouse, Elias Shaw, Charles
BlaDdus, Frederick Heyman, Thomas Ball
and Henry Ball.
Two other persons were In tie train,
but their names | could not learn, and
| with the company were twelve women
| and about the same number of children.
Nothing occurred in their journey till
they reached, on the 26th of August,
Sublett's Cutoff, little to the southeast
of Fort Hall. The Indians attacked them
there early in the morning. and after .
tight Of an hour and half, succeeded in
driving away from the immigrants forty
five oxen, seven horses and four mules,
leaving only six oxen for twelve wagons
The company filled one wagon with pro-
visions, and fastened away from the
camping ground. as they dreaded the re-
turn Of the Indians to pillage the wagons.
They travelled in fear, and before sundown
the Indians, greatly increased in numbers,
came upon them and renewed the attack
The immigrants attempted to reach some
willow bushes, in hopes of finding pro-
lection, but seeing their intention, the
savages reached it first, and encircled the
company, leaving men, women and child.
rem without other shelter than the stunt.
ed sage bushes, that we're no barriers to
the flight Of the rifle ball.
The immigrants fought with the DIES.
peration of despair, till darkness conceal.
ed them, and the Indians left them thor.
oughly despoiled of everything but fort,
pounds Of -four, which some in fleeing
from the wagon, had the prudence to re
tain. Several OF the Indians were killec
or wounded, and of the immigrants were
killed John Ball, who left wife anc
two children; Thomas Ball, whose wife
and children are in Warren county, Iowa
Thomas Heyman, from Minnesota, and
] Taylor Warehouse, who disappeared and
was never found again. Capt. Jonathan
Smith was shot through both legs, above
the knees and shot through the right arm
| His father was shot through the righ
hand and his brother through the left
hand A ball traversed the body of hi
wife, entering her right side and coming
out at her left side. His daughter, fou
years Of age, was shot through the body
and died the third day after. The life q
Capt Smith is despaired Of, but the 9th
4 ers are recovering.
4 They placed the bodies Of the dead sid,
by side and left them unbufied, us the
were destitute OF the means OF buryinE
them, and were uncertain of the position
of the Indians. The wounded were car
ried by the men who were unhurt, xne
the children were carried in the arms O
the others. In this way they travelled til.
FIRST night. and afraid to venture out il
daylight, they rested in the bushes until
the return of darkness The second nigh
and second day they travelled anothe
i path in the direction Of the settlements OF
Bear River. Three Of the men left In ad
vance in hopes Of procuring aid. and trav
eled three more days till they reached