Son of Aaron Nathan Deming and Julia Ann Noble Deming (buried in Wichita, KS at Highland Cemetery)
Killed by Cheyenne Indians on Cimarron River, Indian Territory, March 19, 1873.
Erected in memory of deceased comrads of US Surveying Corps.
No Dates
Arkansas City Daily Traveler
Arkansas City, Kansas
Friday, March 22, 1929
page 9
Recalls Indian Massacre Near Here 6 years ago.
Just 5 years ago yesterday recalls, Thomas Baird, an old timer here, occurred one of the most bloody Indian massacres recent inhered by persons now living in this vicinity.
The tale of horror was brought back to this city by the one lone survivor of the band of five surveyors, four of whom were brutally scalped and murdered by a band of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians on the bank of the Cimmaron river near whree the Cherokee, Okla., is now located.
The surveyors, employed by the government to survey and lay out the territory into townships, had their headquarters in this city. This particular band of five was led by Ed Deming of this city. On tis morning more than a half a century ago, Mr. Baird says, this surveyor had stayed in camp because he did not feel well, while the remaining four went out to work.
When this man arrived here with the news of the massacre, a band of 26 men was organized with Mr. Baird as leader to go to the scene of the incident and bring home the body of Mr. Deming.
Because it was necessary to send to Topeka for guns and enough ammunition, to make the trip, the party from here did not get started until March 29, and on April 2, they reached the place where the massacre took place and buried all of the dead except Mr. Deming, whose body they put into the long box in which the ammunition had come, and brought it here for burial in Riverview cemetery. Today, a monument, erected at the head of the grave of this man still may be seen there.
At this time Mr. Baird was a carpenter and builder, and his shop joined the surveyors headquarters in the 100 block North Summit street. When this occured, it was Mr. Baird's duty to break the news to the parents of Mr. Demming, who then conducted the dity hotel in the place where Stone and Long's clothing store is now situated. Mr. Baird also located and wrote to relatives of two of the other three murdered men. The third he found, was a bachelor and lived alone. He saved locks of their hair from the heads of the dead men and gave them to relatives who desired them. He sitll has a piece of the scalp of Deming.
(transcribed by Judy Mayfield)
Killed by Cheyenne Indians on Cimarron River, Indian Territory, March 19, 1873.
Erected in memory of deceased comrads of US Surveying Corps.
No Dates
Arkansas City Daily Traveler
Arkansas City, Kansas
Friday, March 22, 1929
page 9
Recalls Indian Massacre Near Here 6 years ago.
Just 5 years ago yesterday recalls, Thomas Baird, an old timer here, occurred one of the most bloody Indian massacres recent inhered by persons now living in this vicinity.
The tale of horror was brought back to this city by the one lone survivor of the band of five surveyors, four of whom were brutally scalped and murdered by a band of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians on the bank of the Cimmaron river near whree the Cherokee, Okla., is now located.
The surveyors, employed by the government to survey and lay out the territory into townships, had their headquarters in this city. This particular band of five was led by Ed Deming of this city. On tis morning more than a half a century ago, Mr. Baird says, this surveyor had stayed in camp because he did not feel well, while the remaining four went out to work.
When this man arrived here with the news of the massacre, a band of 26 men was organized with Mr. Baird as leader to go to the scene of the incident and bring home the body of Mr. Deming.
Because it was necessary to send to Topeka for guns and enough ammunition, to make the trip, the party from here did not get started until March 29, and on April 2, they reached the place where the massacre took place and buried all of the dead except Mr. Deming, whose body they put into the long box in which the ammunition had come, and brought it here for burial in Riverview cemetery. Today, a monument, erected at the head of the grave of this man still may be seen there.
At this time Mr. Baird was a carpenter and builder, and his shop joined the surveyors headquarters in the 100 block North Summit street. When this occured, it was Mr. Baird's duty to break the news to the parents of Mr. Demming, who then conducted the dity hotel in the place where Stone and Long's clothing store is now situated. Mr. Baird also located and wrote to relatives of two of the other three murdered men. The third he found, was a bachelor and lived alone. He saved locks of their hair from the heads of the dead men and gave them to relatives who desired them. He sitll has a piece of the scalp of Deming.
(transcribed by Judy Mayfield)
Son of Aaron Nathan Deming and Julia Ann Noble Deming (buried in Wichita, KS at Highland Cemetery)
Killed by Cheyenne Indians on Cimarron River, Indian Territory, March 19, 1873.
Erected in memory of deceased comrads of US Surveying Corps.
No Dates
Arkansas City Daily Traveler
Arkansas City, Kansas
Friday, March 22, 1929
page 9
Recalls Indian Massacre Near Here 6 years ago.
Just 5 years ago yesterday recalls, Thomas Baird, an old timer here, occurred one of the most bloody Indian massacres recent inhered by persons now living in this vicinity.
The tale of horror was brought back to this city by the one lone survivor of the band of five surveyors, four of whom were brutally scalped and murdered by a band of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians on the bank of the Cimmaron river near whree the Cherokee, Okla., is now located.
The surveyors, employed by the government to survey and lay out the territory into townships, had their headquarters in this city. This particular band of five was led by Ed Deming of this city. On tis morning more than a half a century ago, Mr. Baird says, this surveyor had stayed in camp because he did not feel well, while the remaining four went out to work.
When this man arrived here with the news of the massacre, a band of 26 men was organized with Mr. Baird as leader to go to the scene of the incident and bring home the body of Mr. Deming.
Because it was necessary to send to Topeka for guns and enough ammunition, to make the trip, the party from here did not get started until March 29, and on April 2, they reached the place where the massacre took place and buried all of the dead except Mr. Deming, whose body they put into the long box in which the ammunition had come, and brought it here for burial in Riverview cemetery. Today, a monument, erected at the head of the grave of this man still may be seen there.
At this time Mr. Baird was a carpenter and builder, and his shop joined the surveyors headquarters in the 100 block North Summit street. When this occured, it was Mr. Baird's duty to break the news to the parents of Mr. Demming, who then conducted the dity hotel in the place where Stone and Long's clothing store is now situated. Mr. Baird also located and wrote to relatives of two of the other three murdered men. The third he found, was a bachelor and lived alone. He saved locks of their hair from the heads of the dead men and gave them to relatives who desired them. He sitll has a piece of the scalp of Deming.
(transcribed by Judy Mayfield)
Killed by Cheyenne Indians on Cimarron River, Indian Territory, March 19, 1873.
Erected in memory of deceased comrads of US Surveying Corps.
No Dates
Arkansas City Daily Traveler
Arkansas City, Kansas
Friday, March 22, 1929
page 9
Recalls Indian Massacre Near Here 6 years ago.
Just 5 years ago yesterday recalls, Thomas Baird, an old timer here, occurred one of the most bloody Indian massacres recent inhered by persons now living in this vicinity.
The tale of horror was brought back to this city by the one lone survivor of the band of five surveyors, four of whom were brutally scalped and murdered by a band of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians on the bank of the Cimmaron river near whree the Cherokee, Okla., is now located.
The surveyors, employed by the government to survey and lay out the territory into townships, had their headquarters in this city. This particular band of five was led by Ed Deming of this city. On tis morning more than a half a century ago, Mr. Baird says, this surveyor had stayed in camp because he did not feel well, while the remaining four went out to work.
When this man arrived here with the news of the massacre, a band of 26 men was organized with Mr. Baird as leader to go to the scene of the incident and bring home the body of Mr. Deming.
Because it was necessary to send to Topeka for guns and enough ammunition, to make the trip, the party from here did not get started until March 29, and on April 2, they reached the place where the massacre took place and buried all of the dead except Mr. Deming, whose body they put into the long box in which the ammunition had come, and brought it here for burial in Riverview cemetery. Today, a monument, erected at the head of the grave of this man still may be seen there.
At this time Mr. Baird was a carpenter and builder, and his shop joined the surveyors headquarters in the 100 block North Summit street. When this occured, it was Mr. Baird's duty to break the news to the parents of Mr. Demming, who then conducted the dity hotel in the place where Stone and Long's clothing store is now situated. Mr. Baird also located and wrote to relatives of two of the other three murdered men. The third he found, was a bachelor and lived alone. He saved locks of their hair from the heads of the dead men and gave them to relatives who desired them. He sitll has a piece of the scalp of Deming.
(transcribed by Judy Mayfield)
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