. L'histoire de Springfield dans le Massachusetts, pour les jeunes ; d'être aussi dans une partie de l'histoire de d'autres villages et villes dans le comté de Hampden. De nouvelles terres, il wasevidently faut compter un digne citoyen. C'est vrai qu'avec la venue du matin de l'événement-ful, les gens sont rentrés dans leurs foyers. Ofthem plus, bien sûr, étaient des femmes et des enfants et l'distressand l'anxiété doit avoir été grand. Les défenseurs patronage du eut disparu, et, bien qu'envoyée pour, ils pourraient être unableto retour. Il peut y avoir eu des rapports sur l'Indiansseen fort étrange, et avec une nuit de mort et de

• Contributeur: The Reading Room / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: 2AFW0EC
• Taille du fichier: 7,1 MB (459,1 KB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 1876 x 1331 px | 31,8 x 22,5 cm | 12,5 x 8,9 inches | 150dpi

Informations supplémentaires

Cette image appartient au domaine public, ce qui signifie que le droit d’auteur a expiré ou que le titulaire du droit d’auteur a renoncé à ses droits. Les frais facturés par Alamy couvrent l’accès à la copie haute résolution de l’image.

Cette image peut avoir des imperfections car il s’agit d’une image historique ou de reportage.

. The history of Springfield in Massachusetts, for the young; being also in some part the history of other towns and cities in the county of Hampden. new lands, he wasevidently reckoned a worthy citizen. It is true that with the coming of the morning of the event-ful day the people had returned to their homes. Most ofthem, of course, were women and children and the distressand anxiety must have been great. The defenders of thetown had gone, and, although sent for, they might be unableto return. There may have been reports of strange Indiansseen about the fort, and with another night death and destruc-tion might be upon the village. At some hazard LieutenantCooper determined to resolve these doubts. Taking Thomas KING PHILIPS WAR 77 Miller with him, both mounted, they rode down the street inthe direction of the fort. Arrived at some point not far fromthe bridge at Mill river, north of the stream and where theroad passes alongside the natural bank at the foot of LongHill, a shot was heard and then another. Miller was in-stantly killed. Cooper fell from his horse, but remounting, started up the street. Another shot made a mortal wound.. The Ambush of Lieutenant Cooper and Constable Miller. He reached the nearest garrisoned house and gave the alarm, but immediately died. Much as Thomas Cooper had done for the town in his life, in his death he really saved it from a great slaughter, for thealarm was none too soon. The people had no sooner got into 78 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD the fortified houses than the Indians, whooping and yelHng, broke from the fort and were upon the town, Alas, that direful yellSo loud, so wild, so shrill, so clear.As if the very fiends of hell, Burst from the wild wood depths, were here. As compared with an Indian warhoop, the howling of a wolfor the cry of a panther had no terrors to the forefathers. Atthe head of the savage band were Philips chosen braves, closely followed by the more timid Agawams, armed with fire-arms and bows and arrows. Some carried

Recherche dans la banque de photos par tags

• bookcentury1900
• bookdecade1920
• bookidhistoryofspr
• bookyear1921