, 1874-12-01
A Man, Ills Wife, and Three Gill
dron Killed and NIutilatc4.
-Four Other Children, Alt Girls, Carried
Off by The Redskins.
gutForings Of the Oaptives--:Tho Two
Older Ones Outraged By tho
savpges.
Rescue Of the Two Younger Girls, apd
Probable Speedy Rescue Of
tl,e others.

Speefaf Dftpqtth 10 The chicago Tribune.
LEAvEswon1u, Kan, Nov. 3o.-To-dny I met
q ascrgcant OF tho Fifth Infantry, who belonged
to tho detachment Of soldiers Tint rescued tho
two Gorrnan girls from captivity; and from him
got fulor tidlugp Of
THE RryolTINq MASSACRE
of tho family, md tho harashlps borno by tho
cartivcs.
The Arst news Of tho massacre aprcarcd in
TIE OuIoAao TRIBUNE about two months ngo.
1t simply consisted Of statement that tho
bodies OF four white porsonB, and tho clnrrcd
wreck Of IN enigrapt:wagon. had heep found
on tho Smoky Hill, 10 mica from Sheridan Sta
tion, on the Kapaqs racilo Hallway. The bodies
wero
HORRIBLY arur1tATrD,
and tho only thing left 10 identity tho family was
rmn1l Biblo, upon tho fly-teaf Of which vas
written " Gor1nain, Bluo Ridge, da."
At first tho report was not believed; but
within wook after the dispatch to which refer
was printed, party sent to iuyestigatp tho etory
Of tho maesacro returned and corroboratoa Ill
thas had been published, and exproszcd tho be-
lct that tho ladies Of tho family Lad boen,
CARN1Eo 1;jTo CAPTIVITY.
Ny informant, the Sergeant nentionol who
hes just arrived from tho 'front.' obtaiued his
version Of tho massacre from tho older girl Of
the two rccaptured. Flo says tho family-con-
sisting of futher and mother, ono son grown,
lvo daughters, aud MI infant-woro surprised
by o band Of Indians rhilq encampcd on tho
Smoky HILL The father. mother, Bou, and tle
oldest daughtcr-an invalid-wero
nqRl'1p1Y nuTouERFp AND ecAtTEED
boforo tho oycs Of tho younger girls. Tho four
aud forced to endure orory Hardship Of travel
known. Tho aayagca, finding tho iufnnt bur-
don, Drained i with j. tolnata!7ls, antl tLen cop
tinuod their flight southwarll With tho four girls
and Tho latter 10-wcre compelled, III tho most
brutal and shameful manucr. to
eun'111 70 THE 1usTEuh EMBRACES
pf, tho savage devils These two girls pro yet
ennes, numbering 120 warriors although there is
hardly doubt Of thoir recapture, Us the troops
aEo closing In on tho war-party, aud, being
mounted On freah horses. will cortaiu1y ovsrtaho
tho snyages, whoao ponios arc gun down, and
hardly TT for aG.iyo warfare.
THE nEcAr7UaED GIRLS
Gro egcd respectively 7and years. The Young
er boro tho hardshjps Of captivity mich better
than her eister. Tho elder would not haSo lived
more than q week longer under the eayage troat-
nent Both wero almost naked, c1naciated and,
ut The time Of their rcscno, presented spectacle
Of human wretche(ness aud despair almost With
out a parallel in tho history Of savage barbarlsn.
Tue soldiers of tue 'toscl1ing dctachn,ent made
covering for tho bodies Of tho l1alf-l,aked chill
dreu frpln their own clothing aud, in every other
way possible, ministered TO tho comfort Of
TIE LITTLE HuEFEpEAs
The younger Gir} duoA not soem to realize tho
terrible tato Of tue family: Whom retaken. aho
curiosity. what tribe they belQngea to. The
rescued girls. now at Camp Supply, will be sent
strength aunitipnt to traTel,
From what can learu,
- 4uE eoRs1a1E FAMILY