New-York tribune., 1901-11-10
PART II.
TWELVE PAGES.
NEWBURG LEGENDS.
an INDIAN MASsACRE-AN EARLY
rHTRCH FIGHT AND ITS RESULT
A STORY OF WASHINGTON.

-. autumn afternoon more than two hun
= ,-as-s ago an Indian hurried through the
-. forest which spread over the hills along
es- hank Of the Hudson He was tall
x--afght and very red His face was paint
-,s-e were bright feathers in his hair. and he
sas the weapons Of a warrior, all Of which
Ia have told a pioneer that trouble was
80 His name was Naoman, and he was
.,s ot the chiefs Of the Waornecks, or some
such tribe
>otselessly he lowered himself down the side
Itch At the bottom OF which ran noisy
-, F7A followed q dim path along the bank
= he creek and his face was turned toward
- un6son. Presently he came 10 clearing
-. centre Of which was log cabin occupied
- o,e Tracy q pioneer, who had come there
~ after Patrick McGregory. the first settler
: o-a,ga County. Of which the chief town TO-
5av is Newburg-
- -7s clearing with a glance which
- satisfied him, the Indian strode into
30, and soon stood in the doorway Of tie
woman. beautiful in spite OF her
.uh Garments of homespun. was working in
-.o~nar Of the big living room.
aC--esring 10 you NaOman." she cried, as his
- <sr across the floor and attracted her
attention
r. 1,5an chief grunted. but his face broke
s-7f1e as the two Tracy youngsters rushed
-oss the room and threw their arms around
-hs legs clad IN Ceersk!n-
%, are welcome. Naouan." continued Mrs
-.or IT has been long since We have seen
ron We thought you north for the hunting"
>-oo17an sat down on the floor with his back
.rsinst me logs which formed the wall The
efildren played with the beads which hung in
3 long string around his neck
ARE YOU hungry asked the good housewife
xapx tines she had fed the chief when game
VAS scarce and his own people starving. In
-bo.ssn6 ways she had been kind 10 him. and
he had shown appreciation in many ways
'Naoman not hungry" he muttered, finally.
-,1aonan vii tel you something. First you
r-oTrjse TIA: You viii tell no one. not even yoar
trsbaud Il IS a secret Of the tribe, and no
Naorneck has ever betrayed his people be-
fore"
and promised 20 keep the secret as she would
her life
II xii ycu all was the startling information
which fell from his lips. They Will burn down
the house, kill the children before your eyes,
torture your husband and carry You away with
them. Naoman has spoken. and nothing but
The truth. Go down the river
Then he arose. pushed the children aside
gently and strode across the clearing Inc
woods hid him IN z moment. and the woman
vas alone with her children and her fears.
Without telling her husband, she persuaded
him 10 start down the river the next afternoon
She told him that she was frightened. They
were actually in their canoe when the Indians
swoopeG down upon them NaOuan was in the
crowd which surrounded the poor wretches, but
he knew them not
The Indians demanded 10 know why they
were leaving their clearing in such hurry
They insisted roughly on knowing the name OF
the one who had betrayed their plans The
husband did nor know. and the wife would not
tel. They bound her TO a tree and tortured
her for time. and when she recovered from
a fafntirE spell they offered 10 set her free
and 70 spare the children II she would tell
them.
y have nothing 70 say" she replied. and
then set her teeth 70 witness the execution OF
her loved ones.
Then spoke Nao-nan. the Indian
This woman IS as true as the gold that gilt
tiers in the sun She knows who betrayed Us.
but because Of her promise she Will not tell
VIII speak / Naoman. chief Of the Waor-
necks. tod this woman that We were coming
70 kill them Let the woman go and do with
ne as you Will"
They did with Naonaan without delay. No
Waorneck could beIray the tribe and live He
died as al Indian should. and the worst torture
they could devise did not move a muscle IN
his face The family OF Tracy was wiped out
the same night. So the chiefs sacrifice aValled
nothing.
This is The story which has been handed