, 1866-04-06

knled tnem' see thfm with my eyes, the day
before start see Mrs. Whitman dead In.
dams got all women and children prisoners.
take letter to Vancouver for the COMPANY tc
come quick and sstln American women and
children. before irdilh he kill them Mr.. Hin.
mar said; 'Why Aid you not tell me at home
Vow the Indians have probably come down and
killed my family n Very bad man, Mr.. Hinmau
pat tae priest teii - not to tell ron and Amer
lcans at Dalles. II tell you they no pardon
my sins, but have to tell you, too much terror
here'-putting his hand to his breast. Mr..
Hinman knew not whether 10 turn back to save
his family, or to push ahead to give the Gonna.
ny the news and the opportunity to seud up the
sooner but he p1sheG on reached Vancouver.
went into Mr.. Ogdens Office and delivered the
letters and reported the awful news. Just what
expected, said Mr.. Ogden, when those eight
priests went up few weeks ago. The letters
being directed to Mr.: Douglas, they all walked
into his Office and throwing down the letters.
Ar. Ogden said: "Tiere, sec what war in rcli-
gion has done The good Doctor is dead. |
knew there would be troIbe when those priests
went up "Hut, tut, Mr.. Ogden, don't be too
hasty,' said N-. Douglas and opened the let
ters and read. doctor Whitman IS killed. Mrs.
Whitman is killed. Indians are after Spalding.
&c, 6c., and moreover parties are fitting out,
one 70 90 70 the MILL one to 20 TO the Spokane
Mission 10 kill all NJ those stations and to 20 to
Clear Water and one to G my God Human
why are you here to the Dalles.' "Surc
enough" said Mr.. Hinman, "why was that
Frenchmln forbid TO tell me and l only heard Of
it just up here at Cape Horn. The tables were
now turued upon Mr.. Douglas, who replied
Yea must remember that man was in trying
c!rcBmstucrs.' Nr. Douglas transcribed thar
ie!tcrtO Governor Abernethr for the Oregon
Spectator bnt that sentence was left out, and
bat for Mr.. Hnman' s proyidcutial presence, the
world would not have known that.the man who
was bearing letter Oy the Daiies, containing a
declaration that party of the savage murder
ers, was TO start to kill the families at that
place, was forbidden to warn them Of their
danger on pain Of not having his sins pardonod.
and when asked by Nr. Hiuman about the Doc
tor, 7aid he did not believe he was dead. But
he was the nan, sent out to look for horses, At
tractcd by a crowd about the Doctor who rode
there On Tuesday, and saw tae dead bodies "
ing about; saw the Doctors body and Mrs
Whitmau's and retained to Walla Walla that
evening and started the next morning for VAN
Couvcr with the letters. p. B. Whitman. says.
in his deposition before Esq. Purdy of Salem:
9 About twenty minutes after Mr.. Hnman and
tie freedman had left for Vancouver. crowd
Of Indians came into the room and sat down ST.
lent for sometime, and then exclaimed, "Why
are y0u not uryiHgih Why? Because your
father and noher arc dead. all the Americans
are dead; the CNyu5e have killed them" Vow
10 you ssao,>i- y The Frenchn,an so!d ms thatLeJ
saw them living dead about the Doctors house
just before he started. and he has gone to Hus-
ushuihai lWhi,1 heads Vancouver for them to
send up men and goods to purchase the many
captive wcmcn AMI chill lren." That cannot be.
| replied; the tgcUchmau told US that he had
not seen q Doctor, my Uncle. for two weeks
and did not believe he was dead: but that all
the men at aEc Fort cvccrt himself aud Mr.. Nc.
Bean were dead. that he was going TO yancop-
yer Tor more mcu to mau the Post. Besides. we
have received no letters from Waia NaUa. But
it my Uncle and the Americans AZ his place had
beer killed, we surely would have received let
t,rs from Nr. Mclean or tie Priests" There
were six Americans ~ the Dales, viz: Mr.. and
Mrs. Hinman. ,Inissionarie>) Mr. and Mrs..
Mckinney. lEmigrautsl 2. q. Whitman. and
Doctor irons As they had received no inti-