Not an Indian was in sight.
By the time our men were just abreast of the militia--I had just looked back to try to see where Jed Dunham was--the thing happened.

I heard Major Higbee cry out in a loud voice, "Do your duty!" All the rifles of the militia seemed to go off at once, and our men were falling over and sinking down.

All the Demdike women went down at one time.

I turned quickly to see how mother was, and she was down.

Right alongside of us, out of the bushes, came hundreds of Indians, all shooting.