The Green Forest tribune., 1893-10-26
THEY UA8T $2I6,000.
SURVIVORS or THE acu@TAlN mEApoWs
MASSACRE haFsA. TO CONGRESS.
Fhs Tribune Visitod BY capt, Gas. lyHoh Who Ia
Working Untrlnaly ia Taeir aohslf.

Lynch OF Washington, d. O., who is IN
this country visiting the survivors OF
the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
Capt Lynch is alone responsible for
the manner in which these children
were rescued from the Mormons, amt
he is now trying to recover money from.
the Mormon Church fer the great wrong-
perpetrated upon these people by
them.
The story Of this horrible slaughter
of human beings has hardly been
dimmed by the lapse Of thirty-six long
years. 70 the people of this country
twill not only be an interesting piece,
of history, but.will remain tradition
for ages to come,
1t was in September, 1867, when 8,
caravan of 120 people, mostly from
Northwest Arkansas, were maseacrad
at q point in the Territory of Utah
known as Mountaia Meadows. The
history of the awful crime is too we'll
known to our readers to need repc-
tition at lenth hero.
There were l20 Of our people mpr.
dered outright, and between So, 900 aud
$40, 900 ia money taken from them, be-
sides Is wagons and carriages, and $50
head of cattle.
At the time of the outrage, Capt
Lynch was an employe of the United
States in that Territory, but was several
hundred miles from the scene. About.
two years later he was at Mountain
Meadows. He at once resigned hia
position in the Z. s. Army, and at his
own expense, organized and equipped
company Of 81 men TO try to recover
these ehildreo.
In this effort he was ass sted by G.
F. Smith, q prominent Colonel in tha
US. Army at that timo. After COM
pletlng the organization OF his company,
Capt Lynch proceeded to Monntain.
Meadows and St. Clara. On the way
he met DR.. Forney, the Indian Com
missioner who also rendered him yalu-
able service.
At St. Clara, the II surviving child
rem were surrendered to the army CT
Capt, Lynch. The children were all
quite young, the most OF them being
scarcely above suclslings. The Captain
was their nurse and presided over them
with his fatherly care for several
months. They were cared for in the
iaA h
but men who We're brave and noble and
would have perished for them. The
children were delivered to the authori-
ties Of the United States at Salt Lake
City, since which separation Mr.. Lynch
has seen none Of them until recently.
But none of his great attachment for
them has been erased.
He says no father could enjoy visit
with bis children more heartily, Some
of the older ones have a remembrance
Of the Captains kindness, and all Of
them fully appreciate it. 1t is needless
to say that more welcome visitor to
them has never arrived.
AS we have stated before, the Cap
tain is trying to recover $4,000 from
the Mormon Church through Congress.
He is very determined in his efforts to
DO so, and it is only justice that a larger
amount should be recovered.
Mr.. Lynch is circulating petition
asking the Congress Of the United
States, in behalf of the surviving child
rem of the victims Of the Mountain
Meadows Massacre, to aid in the res
toration of the property stolen after
said massacre in 1857, which was ap-
propriate3 to the Mormon Church.
Mr.. Lynch appeals to the press and
people OF this State to aid him in this
great undertaking That he is in earn
est about it, and honest in the behalf
Of these wronge,i people there can be
no question, for he bears recommends.
tions from the highest officials in
Washington. and has some Of the best
legal talent in that city at work in the
matrer. The records ia the Attorney
Generals Office in Washington show
Capt. Lynch's service in Camp FLOYD,
where the children were cared for.
Capt Lynch is now verging into his
18th year They have arranged fer the
celebration of his birthday, at Harri-
son in December, by reunion OF tue
silrvivnrs