Rowlandson News
Michael Hofmann 2/11/75
ATTACK BY THE NATIVES
On the tenth of February, there was an attack on Lancaster by the Native Americans. The town was slother by the natives. They killed or captured everyone in the town. Furthermore going onto burning down the village. There were 12 and 24 taken alive. We spoke with one of the survivors of the attack. She spoke of what she could remember from this horrible time in life. She spoke of when the natives moved them which is what she remembers most vividly. "she would be often asking the Indians to let her go home; they not being willing to that, and yet vexed with her importunity, gathered a great company together about her and stripped her naked, and set her in the midst of them, and when they had sung and danced about her (in their hellish manner) as long as they pleased they knocked her on head, and the child in her arms with her. When they had done that they made a fire and put them both into it, and told the other children that were with them that if they attempted to go home, they would serve them in like manner." this is just of the many horrible stories from her "travels". She was lucky to escape from the madness. This was all i was able to get before she broke down and could not go on anymore. I ask that you keep the people of Lancaster in you prayers and thoughts.
Advice Column
I got captured by a bunch of Native Americans. What do I do?
-Mary Bob
Dear Bob,
If I was in your shoes Mary Bob I would have to say your in quite a struggle. The first thing you need to do is look for a opening where the Natives are not looking and run. You will not be able to escape as a group these " people" are ruthless and deadly. Once you get out you must move as fast and as swiftly as possible to escape the grasp and move to the nearest town. Then write a story about it.