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creek,anti one five miles south of Pigeon Roat, at the home of Zebulon Collings, another aon of William.On September 3, 1812. the same day that the hostilities began at Ft. Harrison, a war party of twelve Shawnees crossed White river at the present town of Sparkesville, and stealthily made their way to the unsuspecting settlement. They first came to the cabin of Elias Payne north of Vienna. He was absent and his wife and seven children were speedily killed and scalped. Keeping away from the Vienna block-house, they passed on to the south, but on the way they tried to kill some eows belonging to Jeremiah Payne, and when the animals ran home bellowing, with arrows sticking in their sides, he realized the danger and hastily took his wife and child to the blockhouse. He then hurried away to warn his brother's family, but found the cabin in flames, while scattered household goods and strips of human flesh hung on trees showed that the Indians had accomplished their mission here.The next victims found by the Indians were Eliaa Payne and Isaac Coffman, who were hunting bee trees in theIndian was gaining on him when hi father caught sight of them, and a the crack of his rifle the pursuer fell while John reached safely the shelte: of the cabin.Collinga took the other rifle and as hi looked through the cabin loophole sav a big warrior at the door of Henrj Collings’ home. It was a hundred yardi away but that was easy shooting for t frontier marksman end Collings was t good one as the Indians knew for h« had often beaten them in shooting matches. He fired and the Indiar dropped dead. The Indians now realized that they had trouble on theii hands and one of them tried the stratagem of putting on the dress anc shawl of Mrs. Henry Collings and approaching in that disguise. But the keen eye of Collings detected the deception and his deadly rifle ended the life of one more redskin. After that the enemy kept carefully under cover, and apparently divided their forces, part going westward in search of easier prey and part remaining to watch the Collings house. But the occupant* of this were alert and vigilant and gave
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Jeffersonville Daily Reflector
Jeffersonville, Indiana, US
Thu, Sep 30, 1909
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