The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-10-23
THE WHITE RIVER MASSACRE.

Gen. NTerritt,s Arrival at the White River
Agency-A Scene of Horror-Finding OF
the Dead and Mutilated Bodies OF Agent
Meeker and His Companions-co traces
OF the Women and Children.
RAwLINs, WYo., October 13.-Emil Was
Der and George Fuhr, two couriers, have just
arrived from what was, some days ago, White
River Agency. From them learn the follow
ing particulars:
Gen. Merritt advanced upon the Agency on
tne lItn INST On his way he Iounu
MANY DEAD BODIES,
among others the body Of Carl Goldstein, an
Israellte, who left here with Government sup
ples Tor the Utes at the W hIte RIVER Agency:
he was found in gulch SIX mics TINS sue OF
the Agency shot twice through the shoulder.
de was about two miles from MS wagons:
teamster named Julius Moore, formerly nom
cambridge, Mass, who was with nm
when he left here, was ABOUT nun
dred yards from Goldstein, two bull
let holes in his breast, and his BODY
hacked and mutilated with knife or hatchet
yon they came to an old coal mime In II was
found the dead body of an Agency employee,
named Dresser. He had evidently been
wounded and crawled in the mime 10 ne his
coat was folded up and placed under his head
tor pillow. Beside him lay winchester
rifle containing eight cartridges. In one OF
his pockets letter was found, which, as near
as the courier can remember, was as follows:
WHITE RIVER, Sept. %, / O'Clock.
MAJ. THoRNBURGH: will come with Chief
Douglas and another CHEF and meet you to-
morrow Every thing quiet here, and Doug
las flying the United states flag. We have
been on guard three nights, and will be to-
night, not that we expect any trouble, but be-
cause there might be. Did you have any
| trouble coming through the canyon.
[Signedl n. c. MEEKER, Indian Agt
ON ENTERING THE AGENCY
a scene Of great desolation presented itself
All the buildings excepting one were burned
to the ground, and not living thing was in
sight except the command. The Indians had
taken every thing except -four and decamped.
The women and children were missing, and
nothing whatever could be found to indicate
what became of them. They either have been
murdered and burned or else taken away as
hostages. Their dreadful and unmentionable
fate calls forth most profound sympathy. The
dead body of Father Meelxer was found about
100 yards from his house, lying on his back,
shot through the head, the left side OF his
head mashed in with some blunt instrument,
piece of the barrel stave driven into his
mouth, and one of his hands and arms badly
burned The dead body OF W. II. Post, Father
A1eeker's assistant, was found between the
building and the river, a bullet hole through
the left ear and one under the ear. He and
Father Meeker were stripped entirely naked.
Another employee, named Eaton, was
found dead, stripped naked, and a bun
die of paper-bags in his arms, his face
badly eaten by wolves, bullet hole in his left
breast. Frank Dresser, brother to the man
found in the coal-mine, was found badly
burned He had, without doubt, been killed
instantly, as bullet had passed through his
heart The bodies of Eaton, Thompson,
Price, Eskridge, and all other employees not
named, were also found. Eskridge was found
two miles this side of the Agency, naked and
bullet hole through his head. In the posi-
ton occupied by the Indians during Thorn
burgh's battle, in abreastwork made OF stone,
was found the dead body of an unknown
white man, dressed in bucksl1in, sitting on his
knees, his gun in position to fire. He was shot
through the forehead. From this il appears
the Indians are not alone in their hellish
work.
The supposition is the Indians have gone
south to Join the Southern Utes, and the i'm
preston among the officers OF Merritt's COM
mand is the Indians who fought Thornburgh
numbered at least 200.