The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-30
For the State Rights Democrat.
LECTURES BY REV. \. H. SPAULDING
Early Oregon MissiOns.--TheEr IrHa.
pOrfance In Securing the COums
try tO AanerciAms.
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tor'sattention, Tamahos stepped behind him,
drsw n pipe tomahawk from under his bnp.
ket and buried ii in the Doctors headl He
fell partly forward, and second blow on
the back Of tho head brought him to the
floor The Indian had TO put his foot on the
Doctdr's head 10 tear tho t0lnahawk out, and
said; Il have killed my father.o With
the first blow upon the Doctors hcad, the
terrible work commenced on all sides ut tho
same time. John Sager, lying sick in the
same room, made some defense, but was
shot in several places and his thf0at cut, and
the body thrown partly apross DR.. Whitman.
Mrs. Osborne says, Immediately after the
Doctor went into the kitchen, mn Indian
opened the door, spoke in native to Mrs. W.,
who had only time to raiae her hands and
cxcaim "Oh, my God ~ when the guns
fired, and the crash Of weapons and the yells
commenced. We can describe the scene at
but one puint ut once Four Indians stood
around Mr.. Gill, the tailor, in the large
house, weapons concealed, awaiting the sig.
nal. Three shots were fired at him, but one
took effect, breaking bis back The sufferer
fingered in great agony, begging the women
10 shoot him in tho head, and expired about
IL o'clock. The women naturally ran ~
the Doctors house, meeting sayages naked,
painted, yelling, laughing, frantic, hewing,
cutting down their victims everywhere. As
they came into the kitchen, Mrs. w. was at.
tempting to move her husband. John was
gasping. The Bridges girl was covered
with blood and seemed dead, but IL was the
blood from DIR. W. Next day she was found
alive. Sails and BewIey, who lay sick in
next door, were gr0aping terribly. but next
day were found unwounded. Mrs. Hall,
who stopped 10 assist Mrs. Whitman, says
the Doctors ribs were smashed. They drag.
ged him into the sitting room and applied
bag of hot ashes TO stop the blood. Mrs. w,
kneeling over her Gaping husband, eaid,
- Doctor, do you know me?' The dying
missionary was tn speak no more, he only
moved bis lips. The dear wife saw her ter.
rble fate. She raised herself aud exclaim.
ed. "Oh, God, thy will be done! am left
widow. oh, may my parents never know
this ~ The Indians seemed to have left the
house. The terrible scene withoLt-the
rnar of guns. the crash Of war clubs and
tomahawks, the groans Of the dying, the
screams Of women, the bowling of dogs, the
yells Of tho savage demons, naked, painted
with black and white, naturally attracted
the attention Ut Mrs. Whitman, and she
stepped to a south window. but instantly
raised her hands and exclaimed. a. Joe. il
this you doing ali this ?' and the glass rat
tied. She fell, the bu let having passed
through her right breast. She lay some
time apparently dfad, when she revived 50
IN to speak and her FIRST words were, be.
fore ahe could raise her head, her hearts
blood fast running away and mingling with
the blood of her gasping husband aud two
others who had been brought in wounded,
were prayer : ''Oh, my Saviour, take care
Of my children, now to DO left second time
orphans and among Indians" Joe Lewis
wns undoubtedly the one who shot Irs.
Whitman, and who took the lead in this
bloody tragedy and but fur him, his teas
ing the Indians, and his false representa-
tions. the Indians would never have killed
their best friends and butchered the Ameri-
cans lie told the writer he was born IN
Canada and educated in Maine. lie was n
good scholar and good mechanic, and had
the appearance Of an Eastern hall. breed i,
spoke The English as bis native tongue, and
was devoted Catholic, wearing bis cross
and counting his beads often The emf
grants Of that year saw him fiTst 1T Fort
Hall. and Mrs. Ire se-tifics that he was sew
eral times heard 10 sny, There will be d
change in that country iWaIla Nallal when
the Fathers get down" lie told the In
Americans had stolen him when "a child.
lie had grown up in America knew the
Americans hated the Iulians, and intended
10 cxterminntc them would ses,d u.issiona-
ries first. and then the multitude would
come and take the country. They had bet;
ter kill DIR. Whitman and the missionaries,
and what Americans there we're they could
do 1t. and he would help them. They would
receive plenty Of ammunition from below.
After the hatchery he was protected ~ new
or an American was went III with must Of
the money and yaluables plundered from the
helpless widows and orphans, and has been
seen ut the north. east. stations.
Mr.. Garfield one of the three dressing the
beef, who escaped, finally reached my sta
ton, in the country of the Ncz Perce Indians.
| says: I'VE saW mnltitudes Of indians col.
lecting on foot and horse, but thought it Was
on account of the beef. The first notice was
shock like terrific peala of thunder, accom-
panied by an unearthly yell of the savages.
sprang mp, but saw ourselves perfectly en-.
yelopod By naked Indians, whose guns seem.
Ell blazing in our faces. | turnedtwice be-
fore saw nm opening; saw MIR. kimhall
fall sprang fnr the opening. and through
the thick smoke, dashing the guns aside
with my hands. At little distance look
ed back, and saw an Indian taking aim at
me, and afterwards found that n ball had
entered my back and passed around between
the skin and ribs, wherc il remains. Ipass-
Cd my family in the shop, and catching up
child, ran into the large buildings up
stairs, and into the garrett, where ] looked
down from the window upon the whole scene.
eSaw the naked savages painted black and
white, yelling and leaping like flying de-
mons, caps of eagle feathers streaming, guns
roaring, tomahawks. war clubs and knives
brandshing over the heads of their victims,
white women running and screaming, and
the Indian women singing and dancing
Saw kimbaH run around the north end of
the Doctors house, covered with blood and
one arm swinging, pursued by Indians.
Saw Hoffman fall several times, hut would
rise amid the flying tomahawks, till he was
backed up in the corner of the Doctor s
house, when two Indians came up on horses
with long handled tomahawks, oyer.reached,
cut him down, and he rose no more. Saw
some Indians apparently trying to protect
our women and children. Saw Mr.. Rogers
run into the house from the river, with one
arm swinging and pursued by four Indians;
also saw Mrs Saunders, led by two Indians,
go into Findley's lodge. Saw Joe Lewis
and whole crowd Of Indians and Indian
women driving our school children from the
school door into the kitchen, with toma-
hawks, guns and knives brandishing over
their little heads and in their faces. My
heart tainted for them, but could do moth
ing. Paid Joe Stanfeld watch to bring
me horse to given point of brush after
dark. Went there and waited all night,
but no horse came. ~ $500
Four Indians attacked Mr.. Hall, lying on