The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-10-16
THE SAVAGES.
CoURIERs FROM MERRITT's COM
MAND.
The Worst Fears for the White River Agency
COnHrmed-All the Buildings Burned, and
Not q Living Thing in SIght--Fsther
Meeksr aud His Employees Murdered
aud Horribly Mutllated.

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Rawllns, W.T., October 49, Emil Albber and
George Fuhr, two couriers, have Just arrived from
what was few days ago White River Agency.
From them learn the following particulars:
General Merritt advanced upon the Agency on
the 11th inst. On his way he found many dead
bodies, among others the bodies Of Carl Gold
stein, an kraelite, who left here with government
ment supplies with the Utes at White River Agen.
cy. He was found In gulch six miles this side
Of the Agency shot twice through the shoulder
He was about two miles from his wagons.
teamster named Julius Moore, formerly from
Bainbridga, Mass, who was with him when he
left here, was found about hundred yards from
GOldstein with two bullet holes in his breast, aud
the body hacked and mutilated with knife or
hatohet.
AS the command advanced through the canon,
they came to an old coal mine. Iu 1t was found
the dead body Of an Agency employe named
Dresser. He had evidently been wounded and
crawled Into the mine to die. His coat was folded
up and placed under his head for a pillow. Be
side him lay Winchester rife containing eight
cartridges. In one Of his pockets letter was
found, which, as near as the courier can Iemem.
ber, was as follows
"White River Agency, Sept. 29-1 p. m.-Msjor
ThOrnburgh: | will come with Chief Douglas
and another chief and meet you tomorrow. Ev'
erything qniet here, and Douglas is flying the
United States flag, We have been on guard three
nights. and will be tO'nght-n0t that we expect
any trouble, but because there might be- Did
you have any trouble cowing through the oanonY
N, q MEERER,
"United States Indian Agent"
Nm tha anFo on{a
lation presented itself. All the buildings except
one were burned to the ground, and not living
thing was in sight except the command. The
Indians had taken everything except.the aour
and decanped. The women and children were
missing, and nothing whatever could be found
to indicate what became Of them. They either
| have been murdered and buried or taken away
as hostages. Their dreadful and unmentionable
fate calls forth the most profound sympathy,
The dead body of Father Meeker was found
about hundred yards from his house, lying on
his back shot through the head. The left side of
his head was mashed in with some blunt instru.
ment piece Of barrel.stave driven into the
mouth and one Of his hands and arms badly
burned. The dead body Of W. Il. Post, Father
Meeker's assistant, was found between the build.
ing and the river, bullet hole through the left
ear and one under the ear he and Father Meek.
er were stripped entirely naked. Another EN-.
| ployes named Eaton was found dead, stripped
Naked and bundle Of paper bags in his arms,
his face badly eaten by wolves and bullethole
10 his left breast. Frank Dresser, brother to the
man found in the coal mine, was found badly
burned. de had without doubt heen killed in.
stantly, as bullet had passed right through his
heart.
The bodies Of Eaton, Thompson, Prince, Esk
ridge and all the other employees not named are
also found. Eskridge was found two mil,s thil
side the Agency naked, and a bullet-hole through
his head, In the position occupied by the In
d ans during Thursdays battle, In q breastwork
made OF stone, was found the dead body of an
unknown white man, dressed In buckEkins, sit.
tirg on his knees his gun III position to fire. He
was shot through the forehead. From this 1t ap.
pears the Indians are not alone In their hellsh
work. The suppositiOn ia that the Indians have
gone south to Join the Southern Utes, aud the i'm.
preston among the officers Of Merritt command
is that the Indians who fought Thornburgh mur.
dered al least seven hundred.
Denver, Col, October l3 The following was
received by Gov. Pitkin to day:
Lake Pitkln, Col October 1O.- Gov. Pltkin
The following is reliable news from Los PinOs
Agency sapay vanerio, one Of the most reliable
sub chiefs, who was sent by 0uray to White Riv.
er Agency after news Of the fight had been re.
ceived by 0uray, returned from Milk River yes
terday at II o'clock. He reparts that he saw the
white men and children at White River Agency
in charge Of Chief Douglas, also one Of the EN-.
ployes who was present when the Indians made
an alta h upon the Agency. This man killed
one Indian and wounded another sapavanerlo
thinks that three or four more employees are also
alive, as their tracks were Seen around the Agen.
cy buildings, and they may have fed to the
woods. Father Meeker was killed. The report as
given in the papers that Sapaveneira and shava.
no took part in the fight is untrue, and 1t is also
not sure that Chief Douglas led the White River
Utes. ouray thiHks that Jack, a White River
Ute, commanded the Indians in the charge on
Thornburgh's command. LINDEN.