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ANSAS, FRIDAY, MAB(=vth of i in (he j iir wide r** liieo-lanthro- j omcli-1. We | lor eag-ro«n the tomiii*.;• whP'ej undrci- 1thrive., (hat S*l •h men lt;• iheir | le uev or* alone lt;*T him-r. how-e devil iidicuio ruth, as il it is d. Anstarted for Colorado. The family consisted of the following, aged as given below: Father and mother—John Germain and Lydia G. Germain. The daughter—fiebec-ca, Sfl; Stephen, 19: Johanna, 15; Catherine, 17; Sophia, 11; Julia 7; and Nancy, 5. TLi* wan tha party that started ons - tvnrtl. the Llo?k» ^art:r MootedioirnuuiluniS.'*e writ-ib tOlieh uns and hilc we t «alt i» ’he one er mor-uinor is •videnc-lies be-aociety. □d oih-cat u res. Harper**AUI^. f flietui : i atai. JotTtmnr t« « idorado. Thay had an ordi nary covered wagon, some provision?* ami an o\ team. When they arrived at Smoky Hill river, about 11 miles south of the track of the Kansas I'fudltr. and within 30 inllcft of Ft. U riHiu*. they t-m-amp cii. They spent lblt;? night there, and on the morning of Friday, September 11, 1*74, were- np early and preparing to resume their journey.From this j»oint forward it will be more interesting to hear the story irora Catherine's own lips.bcinii irarcK*uce^u#«* iUer noilteiv asked of tSenv thereportsparticulars of the attack on them at Smoky Hill anti the murder of their family. Catenae spoke os follows, the language being here, with few changes:“Just as the sun was rii:ig, and while engaged in driving the cattle up the river bank towards the wagon, I heard shots and yells, and. running closer, saw my lather fall, shot through the back by an Indian. I was terribly frightened, but 1 can never forget the spectacle that there ensued.MY DBOTUKU STEPHEN was a half a mile away hunting up some stock, and he had a gun with him. A9 poor father fell mother rushed towards him only to receive a shot from another Indian who fired at her head, killing hern I m Act i ncf n n( li* \f i- flt; t li n h m«a
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Emporia News
Emporia, Kansas, US
Fri, Mar 26, 1875
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