Utter Party Massacre

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Utter Party Massacre - Wikipedia

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Utter Party Massacre
The boy (front, center) was said to be Reuben Van Ornum after being rescued from captivity.
Date	September 9, 1860 (1860-09-09)
Location	Fork of the Oregon Trail, Washington Territory (modern day Idaho), United States
Also known as	Van Ornum party massacre, Myers massacre, Utter train massacre, Salmon Falls Massacre, Sinker Creek Tragedy
Type	Attack
Target	Emigrant group
Participants	44 emigrants
Outcome	29 killed or captured; 10 survivors found in a dire state

The Utter Party Massacre was an attack by Native Americans on September 9 or 13,^[1] 1860, that killed or captured 29 of a group of 44 emigrants on a fork of the Oregon Trail in Washington Territory (modern day Idaho), United States. 10 survivors were found on October 24, 1860, emaciated and eating the disinterred remains of a party member.^[2] Historian Charles Henry Carey described the attack as "more atrocious than any that had preceded it".^[1] It was noted as a "rare [occasion] when Indians not only attempted but sustained a prolonged assault on encircled emigrant wagons".^[3]

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The incident has been referred to by many names. Some have referred to it by family names of party members, including the Van Ornum party massacre, the Myers massacre, the Utter train massacre, and other variations.^[4]

It has also been referred to by its location, including Salmon Falls Massacre (referring to Salmon Falls on the Snake River)^[5] and the Sinker Creek Tragedy.^[4]

The Interstate 84 road sign lists it as the Van Ornum Battle site.

Citations

^ ^a ^b Carey, p. 661
^ Schlicke, p. 5
^ Site of Utter Party Massacre, p. 1
^ ^a ^b McArthur, p. 97.
^ Site of Utter Party Massacre, p. 3

Bibliography

Carey, Charles Henry (1922). History of Oregon. Vol. 1. Pioneer Historical Publishing Company.
McArthur, Scott (2012). The Enemy Never Came: The Civil War in the Pacific Northwest. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 9780870045707.
Schlicke, Carl P. (Spring 1987). "Massacre on the Oregon Trail: A Tale of Horror, Cannibalism & Three Remarkable Children" (PDF). Columbia Magazine. 1 (1): 33–43.
"Site of Utter Party Massacre" (PDF), Reference Series: Number 233, Idaho State Historical Society, History.Idaho.gov, June 1993

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