his  body,  and 
that  of  Glanton,  and  burned  alive  with  them. 
A large  quantity  of  meat  was  thrown  into  the 
fire  at  the  same  time.  The  houses  were  burned 
down,  and  the  bodies  of  the  other  three  Ameri- 
cans, named  John  A.  Johnson,  Wm.  Pewit  and 
John  Dorsey  consumed  with  them.

It  seems  that  the  attack  was  made  first  on

those  who  crossed  the  river  in  the  boat.  The 
Indians  met  them  on  the  opposite  bank  in  a 
friendly  manner,  and  while  the  Americans  were 
suspecting  nothing  wrong,  they  were  suddenly 
put  to  death  before  they  could  make  any  re- 
sistance. The  names  of  the  five  others  killed 
in  the  boat  were  Thomas  Harlin,  of  Texas;  Hen- 
derson Smith,  of  Missouri;  Thos.  Wilson,  of 
Philadelphia;  James  M.  Miller,  of  New  Jersey, 
and  John  Jackson,  a colored  man.  The  names 
of  the  parties  killed  at  the  houses  have  been 
given.  Dr.  Lincoln  was  of  St.  Louis,  John  J. 
Glanton,  of  San  Antonio;  John  J.  Jackson,  of 
New  York;  William  Pewit,  of  Texas,  and  John 
Dorsey,  of  Missouri.  At  the  time  of  the  massacre 
Dr.  Lincoln  had  in  his  possession  $50,000  in 
silver,  and  between  $20,000  and  $30,000  in  gold, 
belonging  to  the  ferry  company,  which  it  ap- 
pears has  fallen  into  the  hands  of  the  Indians.