, 1866-04-06
LECTURES BY REV. II H. SPAULDING.
The Whitman Massacre.
TNUMBER NINE. ~

lNUABkh MIMI
The fever and the pains that followed were
terrific and yet the fearful forebodings for the
future would make me forget these for mo-
ment. told one Of the young priests what
| Brouilette had ordered and begged him to pro-
tect me. He said the Bishop did not like to
have women abOuthis house, but if the Indian
came for me would have 70 go. asked Il
they would let me come back in the morning.
He told me to come. When the Indian came in
the evening, tried to keep ont of his way by
| going from one room to another into the Bish-
! ops room, then into the kitchen among the
men, he followed me and tried to crowd me out
Of the door. He put my bonnet and shawl on.
! When his head was turned, threw these under
the bed and be did not find them, but be finally
dragged me away without them.
But thanks, everlasting thanks be to God my
deliyerance came most unexpectedly. On the
2Sth of Dec, in the morning, while was yet at
the Five Crows lodge, an Indian rode up lead
ing horse and handed me a note from lIr. or
den, stating the joyful news that he had finally
succeeded in redeeming all the unfortunate
captiyes, that he had redeemed me. | had
nothing to fear and nothing to do but to accom-
pany the Indian as fast as / could, comfortably,
to Malla Nal!a. | could hardly believe my eyes.
bowed upon my knees with a grateful heart
and thanked my Savior for his great mercy to
me. The Five Crows prepared tea and Il good
breakfast for me and put a new blanket aud
buffalo robe upon the saddle to make it comfort
able for to ride and for sleepinC at night.
and thick shawl around me and assisted me
on my horse ard bade me good bye kindly. and
with much feeling and gave me food for the
journey. Again | riding with lone In
dian over the prairies, but with very different
feelings from those of three weeks before In
deed l cannot describe my feelings. Ny joy was
unspeakable Gud yet might he seized by the
hands that had deceived me in the hour Of great
est peril. Although | was more iit for the sick
bed than journey on horseback of J5 miles in
the winter, yet found myself urging the horse
sometimes upon the lOpe. It was gentle aud
easy going horse. The night was cold with a
thick fog. The Indian found good camping
place on the Walla Walla and soon had a good
Are and replenished it several times throrgh
the night seemingly for my benefit. Although
had bedding enough and the good FIRE to keep
me comfortable, my joy kept me from sleep
At dawn the Indian was up, built rousing fire
and brought in the horses which he had hohblgl
out and took great pains 10 prepare my break
fast, with tea in q cup he had with him, and
then after he wOrshiped, in which Joined most
heartily, although l understood but few Of his
words, he saddled my horse and arranged my
robe and blanket and helped me on, and we
rode off, and when we came in sight of the Fort
'ne lndjan pointed it-oas 70 me>aaI seil:--
House. "suyapu alat'-AmercAn woman. l
thought my heart would jump out of my bosom.
As we rode up, Gov. Ogden and Mr.. Mclean,
with several Catholic priests and balt-breed wo-
men came out. Mr.. Ogden took me gently from
the horse. as father, and said, ''tIank God |
have got YOU safe at last. had to pay the In
dams more for you than for all the other cap
tiycs, and feared they would never give you
up" Mr.. Mclean provided a good bed for me
and treated me very kindly. They took ire into
Mr.. ns6orne's room, where found Mrs. OSBORNE
very sick and her hip bones cut through the
skin on the floor. All the captivcs from Wal
leiptu were brought in that night. Two days
after, Mr.. Spalding and family, and Nr. Craig
and Garfield, were brought in by the Ncz
Perces
The Deposition of Mr. Kinzie, before Judge
Lenox, 0. Washington County Oregon:
Mr.. kjnzie was brother to Mr. kinzie of
Polk County, Oregon. He says ''I went by
Doctor Whitmans station to obtain supplies of
food and to change my poor oxen for horses; but
the Doctor had no horses to change. weut on
to Fort Walla Walla and effected a swap with
Mr.. Mclean, and as | was about to start, he
(Mr McBean,) said: "There will be trouble with
the Indians, but if they attempt to molest YOU,
show them the brand on the horses. They will
know it is the Hudson Bay brand and Will let
yoT pass. And let me tell you Spalding and
Whitman had better leave the country; if they
do not the Indians will kill them, for the faith
ers will have these stations. They offered Doc
tor Whitman everything that was reasonable, !
and in silver dollars, and he would not take il
and now ne had better leave, for they will have
the station" The above is as nearly correct as /
can recollect. The Deposition is in the lower
country. Mr.. Wilcox, before the same judge. /
tesufes: "Mr. kinzie overlook our tram in tue
evening, after We had camped at the mouth of
the Umatilla, aud without getting off from his |
horse inquired with much agitation, if we had /
heard anything from the Doctor. told him |
had heard that be was looking out an Emigrant !
road to leave the Umati!la high up, and cross /
the country and the John Day well up, and not |
strike the Columbia until reaching the Des- !
chutes, the pI esent Well Springs and Rock creek
route. He said, Il have a mind to start for him !
tonight for fear the Indians will kill him, and
gave as a reason that the officer in charge al
Fort WaHa Walla had assured him that the In |
dians would kill Spalding and Whitman if they |
did not leave the country soon for the fathers |
would have those stations"
These men moved on with the emigration Of
that Fall, but before they reached the Wallam-
ette the news of the Walleiptu tragedy overlook
them.
Mr. Marsh, son of the Mr.. Marsh who was
killed, testifes as follows as well as l can re-
collect: "I left my father and little sister at
Doctor Whtman's Mission two weeks before
the massacre and went down to Walla Walla
and got work. and while there heard Mr.. Nc
Whitman and Mr.. Spalding had better leave or
the Indians will kill them, for the fathers will
have those stations.
Mr.. Hinman who had charge of our Mission
Station at the Dalles, with PERI Whitman,
nephew of Doctor Whitman, as interpreter, tes-
tifes, "On the Sd of December l847, after
breakfast, the Indians came in and said a
Frenchman was down at the river, told them
to call him up. He came and sat down to break
fast. l asked, what news from aboveP 'All
the men are dead at Walla Walla except Mr..
Mclean and myself, and I am in great hurry
to get to Vancouver to have other come up.
Can you help me to canoe and Indians? Mr..
Mclean wished you would What killed them
sThe measles Have you heard from Doctor
Whitman yes; heard he was dead 'WhenF
-Four weeks ago, but don't believe it, Well
have to go down to Vancouver, and will go
down now, and as soon as could get ready, we
started in my canoe with Indians. But on
reaching Cape Horn the wind stopped us and
made a camp and lay down. But noticed the