Marion County OR Archives Obituaries.....Canfield, William D. March 31, 1893
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The Daily Independent April 1,1893
Pioneer Dead
Petamula, Cal.,March 31- William D. Canfield, a well known pioneer, died at 
his home in Blucher Valley Wednesday. He arrived in Oregon in 1847, and was 
present at the terrible massacre of Dr.Whitman.
Mr. Canfield was living in the blacksmith shop at the time the massacre 
occurred. Joseph Stanfield had brought an ox in from the plains and it had 
been shot Francis Sager, and Kimball, Canfield and Hoffman were dressing it 
between the two houses when several Indians came into the kitchen, when 
Tamaskey, an Indian called "The Murderer" dealt the doctor a blow on the back 
of the head with a pipe tomahawk which he had concealed beneath his blanket. 
The first blow stunned him and a second sent Dr.Whitman unconscious to the 
floor. John Sager, who attempted to interfere,was shot down. His throat was 
cut and a wooden tippet was stuffed into it. While the slaughter was going on 
in and around Dr.Whitman's house the three men at the beef found themselves 
surrounded and in the midst of a volley of balls from pistols and guns pointed 
at them. All were wounded, but none fell. They fled as best they could, 
Mr.Canfield making his way to the blacksmith shop and thence to the mansion, 
where he remained until night. He then fled and reached Lapwai before Mr. 
Spaulding did.

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