Dr. A. L. Lincoln Killed by Yuma Indians, April 1850
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Lincoln, a doctor and member of the ferry company, was killed by the Yuma Indians during an attack on April 21, 1850 [1][2].
During the attack, Lincoln was asleep in a house when the chief of the Yumas entered and struck him on the head with a stone [1][2]. He rose to his feet but was immediately killed with a club [1][2]. His body, along with those of Glanton and five other Americans, was brought to the Mexican side and burned [1][2]. Lincoln's dog was tied to his body and burned alive with him [1][2].
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- Glanton and Dr… (1891)Glanton and Dr. A. L. Lincoln were asleep, each in one of the houses. A Mexican woman saw the chief of the Yumas enter the house in which the doctor lay and hit him on the head with a stone, whereupon he …
- Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-06-19 (1891)t on the 24th and at daylight on the morning of the 25th they reached the Mexican camp that was at the ferry when the Indians’ attack commenced, having been without food since noon of the 23d. From the …