The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-08-22
MASSACRE OF WYOMING.

MASSACRE OF WYOMING.
Mr. EDIroR I'm your selected articles Of the issu
OF the l6th ult, ind one the Massacre of wyo
ming In this, discredit is cast upon the tomahawk
ing Of certain number of prisoners BY Queen Esther
of Delavsres- That such an event really occurred
can give you convincing proof
Chsmung County. New York, was largely settled
by old Revolutionary soldiers and among them, many
formerly residing in the Wyoming valley-the Bald
vins, Tyiers, Hammonds &c. When little boy some
| thirty years ago, distinctly remember old Col
Hammond Visiting my father every Saturday after.
noon, for whole season. The latter with nearly
romantic interest in the history Of our country had
engaged to write the old ColoneIs biography Col.
Hammond was at that time nearly ninety years old.
but strzight a. Indian, six feet i'm height and
comparatively active. He was Revolutionary sol
der. He was ut home on fnrlough, at the time of
the Wyoming massacre. The morning after the mas-
sacre he found himself with many Others prisoner
In the preceding lighting Queen Esther had lost her
only son. She demanded twelve prisoners, young
like her son. who should be given her to sacrifice
to his names. Col. Hammond and eleven others were
selected Bound hand and foot they werc seated in
circle, on largo circular rock, nov known As Sac
rifcial Rock. Tho Queen of the Delawares took her
place in the centre, with silver tomahawk in her
hand. Commencing at the left hand victim, next to
Hammond, she raised the bright but murderous in
staument, and buried it deep in his BRAIN So ON
around the circle all submitting the fearful ordeal
without word or o groan. Hammond realizing that
certain death was rapidly nearing him, tried his
bonds To his surprise he found them loose lax enough
to allow him, by sudden wrench, to free himself.
Whether the laxity of his bonds was intentional or
accidental he knew, but probably the former,
for some years before, Hammond had been prisoner
at Onondaga, and saved from the gauntlet" by
being adopted by an old chief. After many months,
he escaped. He noted rs the swiftest runner in
the Continental army. Once free of his bonds, he
could at least die fighting for his life At last the
Queen stood before him, all his comrades stretched
around him. bloody corpses. As she rased the hatehe
he made sudden spring, grabbed the tomshavk,
Knocked the old nag over, and rushing at the circle
Of several hundred Indians, they, completely taken
by surprise, opened the wide ring, and he bounded
through A few rods away, the tomahawks came
whining by his head, sticking into tree in front
of him but fortunately be rushed without even q
scratch.
will not occupy your space with any further de-
tails but suffice it to say, Hammond outstrpped all
of his pursuers but two. These he managed by STRAIT
agem to kill He escaped the settlements, and
among the first to carry the dismal tidings of the
massacre. -.
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