Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-10-21

his wife, grown up son ana daughter
by former wife. aud three young chill
dren by his present one, q young clerk
who acted as his assistant, AID three
man-servants, two OF whom were mar
ried, and their five children. Thus the
number OF souls in the siockades At the
time was, all told, eighteen.
In those days one OF the English ships
that came out londed with provisions,
clothing, guns and ammunition used co
land the particular portion Of her cargo
destined for the trade OF Hanna Bay on
her way to Moose Factory, and thus
save two landings and transshipping
back by schooner from the factory.
The Indians that traded their furs AZ
Hanna Bay, after several secret coun-
ellis held amongst themselves In the in-
terror. conceived the plot TO kill the
employees Of the posi- pillage the place,
await the arrival Of the ship, take her
I by surprise, aud sail away aud take Eng
land, the place from which sll be&uti-
full goods were obtained. A bold plan
certainly, and 10 took the brain OF 3
savage TO think such thing possible.
At New Years time the Indians were
| in the habit of visiting the post for the
purpose OF trading their iurs aud get
ting regalement from the company, and
they chose that time for the uprising.
In the days Of which write the com
pany had not as vet excluded rum from
its territory. and IL was the custom 10
give each hunter, after the feast within
the post, one-half pint TO carry away 10
his wigwam. To portion out this rum
Mr.. Corrigal and his assistant had TO 90
to the trade shop The clerk would 20
down the trap door in the floor TO the
cellar and begin to draw of the grog.
| And from the clerks hands the chief
trader handed the portion TO each mao
| as he held out his tin pan To receive II.
| This mad been the custom for years.
This ceremony OF the closing Of their
annual feast was well known 10 the In
dams, and this was the occasion chosen
for the assault.
As the clerk was handing up the first
measure to Mr.. Corrlgal, and his head
was slightly above the level OF the
floor, his brains were dashed out with a
concealed Ratchet brought by one OF
the ssvages under his capote for that
purpose. At the same moment three
or four OF the others threw themselves
bodily on Mr.. Corrigal and bore him TO
the floor, and never relaxed their grip
on his throat until lie was extinct, and
his body was tumbled brutally into the
cellar and the trap closed.
All this had taken place without the
least SQUAD having reached the servants
quarters OF the double murder that had
| been perpetrated so close TO them.
The men saw the heretofore friendly
! Indians approaching their house with
out Suspecting them Of any bad intent.
Bya preconcerted arrsngemet, the
souaws, while the men were In the trade
shop, had gone outside the gates and
secured the guns OF the party. These
they hid in the folds OF their blankets
aud, returning, they ranged themselves
near the mems house. As each ones
| husband passed on his way to the SER
wants quarters, his sQuaw handed out
his gun, and in less time than II takes
I 10 wrlts ii the bowling band made a
rush for the building and its doomed In
mates. When the attack was made the
single man Of the servants, George
Wright by name, was lying In an upper
bunk, but not asleep. He sprang
down to help his companions defend
themselves. But he saw at \ glance IL
was even then too late to be OF any use,
as men, women and children were a.
most all killed by the first voley, and
he himself escaped almost by miracle
as he dashed for the door, and, crossing
the open space, made his escape through
the gate. But as he ran he was fired