Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-12-26

must depend solely upon the knife anc
| tomahawk. He was to begin the slauebte,
on the right, Gray on the left and Beyino otor
in the centre, and Biggs should secure the
enemy's arms.
The difficult and hazardous approach be.
gan. They arrived within hundred wards
Oh the savages and then lay down to Green
serpent.like into their deadful circle. Just
within It Biggs cracked twig and huge
savage, less asleep than his brethren, who
lay within reach of Gray's tomahawk, slow.
sat up as if startled into this posture by
the sound. After rolling his eyes he again
laiG down and all was still.
Full fifteen minutes passed ere Bigps
moved, then he slowly went on. When he
reached his place, a very slow, Kissing
sound indicated that he was ready. Brady.
IN turn reiterated the sound as a signal to
Gray aud Bevington to begin. This they
did IN the most deliberate manner. No ner.
vousness was permissible then. They slow
~ felt for the heart of each savage they
were TO stab, and then plunged tho knife.
Inc tomahawk was not to be used unless
the knife proved inefficient. Not q sound
oroke the stiffness of the night as they eau.
tiously felt and stabbed, unless it might be
tnat one who was feeling would hear the
s.roke OF the others knife and the groan of
.re victim whom the other had slain, One
Vi tnem had not been killed outright by the
stap Vi Sray. He sprang to his feet, but as
se;ru so iDse 70 shout the war cry, the tomahawk
nnisheo "hat the knife had begun. lie
staggered and fell heavily forward on one
VINO had NOT yet been reached. He started
up put braay was too quick, his knife
reached his heart and the tomahowk hi.
brain almost at tLo same instant.
All were slain by the inrna c,,;as nxa..I -
He started to flee, but a rifle shot by Biggs
rang merrily out upon the night air and
closed his career. The women aud children
alarmed by the contest, fed wildly to the
woods; but when all had grown still and
they were called they returned, recognizing
amid their fright tue tones of their own
people. The whole party took up their
march for Mcintosh at once. About sunrise
next morning the scntries of the fort were
surprised to see the cavacade of horses
men, women, and children, approaching the
fort. When they recognized Brady they a;
once admitted him and the whole party.
In the relation of the circumstances after.
wards, Bevington claimed to have Killed
three, and Gray three Thus Brady, who
claimed nothing, must havo slain at least
six, whilst the other two slew as many. The
thirteenth, Biggs shot.
From that hour to this, the spring is
called the "Bloody Spring." and the small
run is called "Brady's Run" Few, even of
the most curious of the people living in the
neighborhood, knew aught of the circum-
stances which conferred these names
names which will be preserved by tradition
forever. Thus ended one of the most bloody
hand to hand fights which the great spy
had with the Savages. His history is fuller
of daring incident, sanguninary, close, hard
contests, perilous explorations and adventu-
rous escapes, than that of either Wetzels, or
Boone or Kenton. He saw more service
than either Of theW, and his name was
known as a bye-word of terror among the
Indian tribes from the Susquehanna to Lake
Michigan.