The Washington times., 1902-08-24
Historic and Ancient Tribe
Is Now Extinct.
CHEFS STORY OF PEOPLE
Tale of the Gradual Defamation Of
Once Mighty Banda Typical Ez-
ample of the Past and Future CT the
American Aborigihe.

ware Indians is no more. WIN MIS- pass
/ ing has disappeared the last yestige OF
/ what was once the greatest tribe OF
Americas aborigiHes. Kiankia. de-
scendant Of long line-only he knew
how long-of distinguished Indian chiefs,
died about week ago in little hut in
a secluded spot near the shores OF the
Raritan River. about half a score Of
miles from Flemington, n. ].
Mr.. Arthur Tenbroeck. Of New York,
who has spent many summers in the
neighborhood of Flemington. and who
made the acquaintance of the aged chief
OF an extinct tribe about three years
ago, superintended his burial and says
that his wishes-thnt he should be laid
away under the shadow of an ancient
elm where once his forefathera sat in
solemn council-were carried out. Mr.
Tenbroeck says that Kianka informed
him some time before his death that he
was ninety-fiye years old.
1T was generally supposed. said Mr..
Tenbroeck in discussing the death OF
the last OF the DelawaTes, that old In
dian Anne, who died in Mount Holly in
1884. was the last of the famous tribe.
but il was not known then that her
DIO hlIllhial was sum dllft.
Pathetic Story of a Chief.
Mr. Tenbroeck said that the old chief
without a tribe told him a pathetic
story of himself and tribe, that he had
noted down the old mans words, which
were in substance as follows:
Il am now going ON ninety-two, and
it is not likely that those who are so
close 20 the grave should speak with
false tongue. / am direct descendant
of the once great tribe LenaDe. whose
wigwans countless numbers OF moons
ago stretched from the snow-clad for
csts 20 the sunny waters west OF the
big River Mississippi So powerful were
the Lenape in the early days that no
tribe dared to arouse their wrath for
fear of determination.
Then came a day when two sons
were born to the great chief Winkapula.
These succeeded their father as chiefs
in their own right They divided the
tribe into two parts. one going toward
the setting sun and the other toward the
cradle OF the morning.
THAT part of the tribe which wen;
westward divided. split up. and inter-
married with other tribes until finally
its identity %as lost altogether Not Sc
with the east going tribe; it Travelled
toward what then was known as the de-
vouring great water. now called the
Delaware River. Ny forefathers called
this river the Lenapewhittuck. The
tribe then called itself the Schayich-
bans, and by that name it vas known /
until the coming OF The whites.
In those long goneA days no man. !
white or red. knew the soil OF that tract /
Il -al,.
ichbians established many collections of |
Y igwams along the banks OF the various |
beautiful creeks and rivers which veined /
the land. The Lenapes and later the /
were known among other !
red men es the grandfather tribe. and /
well did ,hey deserve the name, for in .
all things were they superior to other .
Indians.
IToquois and Schayichbians War.
Soon the days Of peace we're ended
with the coming OF the Six Nations-the
Iroquois. a fierce and bloody war was
wagcd between the Iroquois and the
schayichbians. and many brave warriors
fell on both sides. Peace was hardly
brought about by the counsel of women
men considered II beneath them to have
aught to do with arranging terms OF
leace-when the white man came. Lord
De Ia Ware changed the rame OF the
-enapewh.ttUck to Delaware. and ever
since then has the Schayichbian been
inown 10 white men as the Delaware IN
Han. Then came the Dutch, but they
we're so few and so pcaceable that the
ed man smoked with them he long pipe
md clasped HANDS in a. strong grasp OF
friendship. l.
As time wore on the Delawares al
'ided into many smaller traes-the
Raritaus the Navesinks the 4lngos.
he Ass31pinks. the Assicunks. the
Sancocas the Beverlys. the Communi-
JaEs, and many others. These small
lands left she banks of the Raritan and
,etticd in Other parts OF the land now
,nown as New Jersey. The rest of the
)elawares, still! keeping that name.
'aised their wigwams along the shores I
ii the Raritan End Delaware Rivers.
md the many little creeks and estuaries :
lowing icto these rivers.
When the English white man came
nd wanted all the iand, tho Hellwares ;
nd lit'le tribes sprung from the Della !
wares did not make their bodies horrid q
With war paint aud sharpen their /
omahawIs. hut called n council OF the
I'D men OF wisdom, who told them not {
o resist lle NnlLc man. bLt 10 sell 10 4
lin the land which had been the red G
mans soil. Tho white man bought all .
he land east OF the Rarital and Della r
ware Rivers and reserved 30 the DclI- y
'ares a portion OF The land where tha
uniting and fishing were good. This 5
vas known as the Delaware Reserva IL,
ion. and was situated in Burlington :
'oUnty. y j.
Among the Dclawares when the p
'hte mon bought their soil from them a
'ere many young bucks who lcuged for
he white mems sCalpS. Cf these NAM =
'ent uorth. ~est and south where f,
hey joined warlike tribes and spent =
hei- lives in taking scalps Tor their ;,
elts.
Belts Hung With Scalps. =
Some few came back to the Della
ares and exhibited their belts hung c
18th many acalps =
"On one beautiful spring day in 1891 r
yo red men OF once famous tribe also Ii
ecoming oztirct-the Moilicans-camc
, the wigwam of the chief OF tlo II
elawares bearing an invitation to the c
elawares to coIho and live with them 8
he invitation read: Pack " your ma II
nd come and eat OF our dish j.
THE Delawares left New jersey for Ii
yer and went and ate out of the same
sh with the last CT the Mohicans 4 [
W years later | was born. and my [
other. = daughter oil the chief, passed &