They were sleeping in fancied security when the murderous assault commenced.
"The noise of muskets," writes Brodhead, "mingled with the shrieks of the terrified Indians.

Neither age nor sex were spared.

Warrior and squaw, sachem and child, mother and babe, were alike massacred.

Daybreak scarcely ended the furious slaughter.

Mangled victims, seeking safety in the thickets, were driven into the river.