The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-11
stock Quotations by TeIegraph-s p. M.
GlendInning, DAVIS Co. report through theIr New
THE SAVAGES.

The Latest Rnid-Massacre on the Upper
Salina - Horrible Atrocities - Revolving
Scenes.
creek, Lincoln county, Kansas, dated June Sd,
which gives in detail the circumstances OF recent
Indian massacre. 1t reads as follows-
The Indian SwOOP.
Last Sabbath opened quietly on the settlement OF
the Upper Salina. Rumors had indeed reached
these border settlements OF Indian depredatons on
the Blue and Republican Rivers, and near Fort Hays
few days before but they were not generally be-
lleved. Many fields Of corn had been planted. Some
wheat and other grain was looking fine. New emf
grants were pouring in, and many heads Of families
had left their women and children to attend to bust
ness at the Land ONCE, or procure provisions at
Sana miles distant 1t was late in the after
noon when two men named Alyerson and Zegler
valley Of spiiman creek, some eight
miles from its mouth when they saw a body of
armed men riding by fours in regular order behind
them At first they thought them soldiers. They
were about fifty in number, and as they approached
bore OF towards the hills in passing the wagon,
keeping half mile distant until they had got below
them on the valley when they broke and charged on
the two men and the wagon. Then there was race
for life. The Indians wheeled and circled round the
lying wagoners. One of them held the rens and
urged the horses TO the gaop, While the other held
"a rifle ready for any that might approach too
After several miles race they reached the timber,
and abandoning the team, escaped through the
brush with their rifles where the Indians did not
care TO follow them
The First Murders.
A short distance down the creek SWede and his
wife, in Sunday dress were walking out. They were
surrounded and killed on the prairie Their little
boy had been quarter OF mile behind them. He
ran back to dug-out, or adobe house, and reported
that the Indians were killing his father and
mother Several families clustered into the
abode and closed the door, and the Indians
were unable to effect an entrance. A Swedish
slversmith from Chicago, named Peterson, had
gone some distance down the creek and
the beseged inmates OF the adobe hoped he was ino
search OF help. About sundOwn the Indians ap-
preached the adobe, and one who could speak Eng
lish threw the Swede's boots against the door, and
called out with oath that the mans body would be
found down the road He was nearly cut in pieces
At about the same hour in the afternoon party of
10 surrounded a settlers house at the mouth of
Splman creek ION the Salina). An old Swede
and his two them coming and
took refuge with the two families In the
house. He drove on the Indians with shotgun.
Massacre of Germans.
About the same hour OF the day similar party,
evidently part OF those who had chased Alverson
hour earlier, emerged from the hills between Spill
man and Bull Foot creeks, chasing two Germans on
horseback AS they reached the valley OF the Salna
the Germans were oyertaken, riddled with arrows,
and beaten TO death with war clubs These two men
were but recently from Lunenburg, Hanover. One
OF them was named Wishe and his wife, a beautiful
young woman was carried or and is now in the
the hands OF the Indians.
Women Attempt TO Esc ape.
In full view Of the scene OF slaughter OF the un-
happy Germans were several houses At one OF