The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-04
General Harvey after the Mountain Meadow
Massacre

When we heard about the massacre
he sent out scouts to find out who the
murderers were, and when they report
ed to him that they were Mormons, off
he went with his entire command for
Salt Lake City, swearing every rod of
the way that he would hang the muir
derers if he had to hang every Mormon
in Utah. He intended to give Brigham
Young twenty-four hours to surrender
up the murderers, and unless this was
done Latter Day Saints would be mighty
scarce around there. Before he reach
ed Salt Lake City messenger overlook
us with orders from the war department
for Harvey to return to camp; that the
civil authorities would attend to the
massacre business. Then you ought to
have heard the old man swear. He
damned the government enough to sink
it. / never met a man who could swear
more violently than Harvey. He
thought the matter over for a little
while, and then declared that he had
started for Salt Lake City, and he would
go there if he-was court-martialled and
shot for it. And he went, too and if the
war department ever heard of it, no ac-
ton was taken. We camped short
distance outside the city, and stayed
few days to give the animals rest; and
they needed it sadly, for we had travel
ed fast.
The morning that we started back to
Yuma young girl about seventeen or
eighteen years old came out to camp
and applied to Brady, the train-master,
to help her escape. Her parents were
English, who had joined the Mormons
not long before, and one of the elders
wanted to marry her. Her parents were
trying to force her to this polygamous
marriage, and she could only avoid it by
running away. She had an uncle and
an aunt in San Francisco, and to them
she wanted to go. Brady wasn't the
man to say mo- under such circum-
stances, and he slowed her away in the
-four wagon by piling the barrels around
her in such a way that she couldn't be
seen from either end. We hadn't got
far before a dozen Mormons overlook
Us, the girls father being along with
them, and they went through that train
until they found the girl. After they
had got her out, she turned to Brady
and babe him goed-by, at the same time
thanking him for trying to help her.
As soon as Harvey was informed of
what had occurred, he ordered the train
to halt and stay there until he got back,
and, swearing worse than before, away
ne anu all his troops Went LOT the Nor
mons. They had got a long start on
him, however, and reached the city first.
Do you suppose Harvey stopped when
he reached the city? Not bit of it.
Right up the main street he went at a
gallop, and when he jumped from his
horse and eried ..Haltr' it was right in
front of Brigham's Office There was e
guard on duty there with a nnsket and
| fixed bayonet. but as he brought his
weapon to charge Harvey gave it a
kick that turned the guard half round.
| and the next instant he was disarmed.
Harvey strobe into the office with half
dozen soldiers at his heels. and two
minutes later Brigham was astraddle Of
horse, and galloping down the street
| in the centre of a troop of cavalry. 1t
was fun to see the Mormons start as
| they saw the old man in such company;
but before they could have time to act
| they were out of the city. About five
| miles out Harvey ordered halt, and it
| wasn't long before lot Of Mormons
came riding up as fast as their horses