Heroes and Heroines of Early America: (Book; Part I)

Thomas Quick was born in Milford Pa.

Frank Elias Georgalis

Tom Quick, the Indian Slayer

old milford square pike house

Thomas Quick, the Indian Slayer A man named Thomas Quick emigrated from Ulster   Thomas Quick, The Indian Slayer County about the year 1733, and was the descendant of respectable and affluent ancestors, who came over from Holland previous to 1689.  He located some choice lands at Milford, Pennsylvania, where he built a log cabin, and settled down with none but Indians around him.  He depended for his living largely on hunting and fishing, which was the same as the Indians around the area. It was not long before other settlers were attracted into the area. A few white ladies venture into that part of the woods looking for a partner and a better life. He was attracted to one of those fair ladies and she agreed eventually to become his sharer of troubles and cares for the rest of their life. The day of their union was a purely delightful event. Though the bride’s wedding dress may not have come from any European city of fashion, and guests in silks and rich brocades may not have graced the occasion, but hearts of the two young lovers beat as fondly as though surrounded by the demands and restraints of fashionable life; The tables at the wedding day were laden fruits and local vegetables, cornbread, venison wild turkey and other game meats. In time, several children were born to them; among the number was Tom Quick, the subject of this chapter.  The Quick had wisely chosen the location of their home.  The family prospered, became the owners of milk cows, and the possessors of much valuable real estate. It is correct to guess that the wealth and social position of the Quick would assure Tom a welcome to the best society of those border settlements, but he being beating a different drum, his tastes led him in another direction-a wild life in the forest and the companionship of the savages by whom he was surrounded proving much more to his liking.

 

Thomas Quick lived around Indian camps until they made the mistake

At this time the various tribes of natives held undisputed sway along the banks of the Delaware and its tributaries, except the settlement at Peen pack, on the Never sink; and they frequented the house of Quick, who had early won their confidence, and who, from the first, had treated them with generous hospitality.  They took quite a fancy to young “Tom,” and “made him presents of plumes of feathers and other articles.”  He frequently participated with the young Indians in their sports, became their companion in their hunting expeditions, and learned to speak the Delaware tongue with as much fluency as the Indians themselves.  So much did he incline to a hunter’s life that he could rarely be induced to follow any other vocation.  His associations developed in him all those characteristics of the natives which inclined them to a life of wild abandonment, and he grew to be totally unlike his brothers and sisters; while he ranged the woods, they attended a Dutch school that had been established to meet the demands of the neighborhood.  During this period, however, he was familiarizing himself with the country at the headwaters of the Delaware And its tributaries; most of these streams he had traced to their sources, and thus acquired a knowledge that As I have mentioned before, the Indians were on very intimate terms with the Quick’s, “many of them almost living with the family.”  But these friendly relations were not to last for long. Even though, the Quick’s studiously avoided giving any offense to their savage neighbors, and invariably treated them with open-hearted hospitality, there were other influences at work which induced the Indians to forget the kind offices of their benefactors; and while the latter felt their past favors merited some consideration, the natives were plotting for the total extinction of the white settlement. While the Indians were looking to extinguish the white race in that area, the Quick family remained friendly and hospitable until suddenly the Indians killed one of young Tom’s brothers. Tom Quick with  a heart now full of hate and a made up mind to revenge his  brother’s death, broke away from the town and family and lived in surrounding wildness alone, trapping animals and killing Indians, living in promise before he die he will kill hundred Indians . After of many years of doing of the hunting and killing and trapping, Tom Quick felt sick and went back to join two of his brothers. Thomas Quick, laying in bed and knowing he was dying, told his brothers that he had counted 99 Indians he had killed after then but he said his wish was before he crossed over to the next world, to fulfill the promise he had made to himself to kill one more Indian to make it 100. A little time later, Tom ordered an old Indian who lived around the house performing the duties of a servant, to load his rifle and bring it to him. As the Indian brought the rifle and he turned to walk away heading for the entrance door, Tom fired and hit the Indian and the old Indian went down at the foot of the door. The brothers rushed to the Indian and confirmed the fact that the Indian was dead then Tom smiled closed his eyes and crossed to the other world, which we cannot tell whether he thought it would be a better world.

 

The old Indian servant is handing the rifle to his master, Tom Quick

The Indian servant did not die, he was doctored back to life by Tom Quick’s brothers; in fact the Indian attended Tom Quick’s burrier. Not too long after the burrier, the Indian servant, knowing Tom Quick had great amount of hate in his heart for the Indians, following the traditional Indian ritual, dug up Tom cut him into pieces sent a piece to all the Indians tribes around to eat the flash of the one who hated them so much. This was done by a celebrating ritual but a lot of the Indians who ate Tom’s flesh closed their eyes shortly thereafter they too crossed over to the next world from the same cause as Tom had died, which was discovered later on that he suffered from Small Pox. That is the man who killed more Indians when he was dead then when he was alive. For many years the statue of Tom Quick stood tall and proud as one of the fighting fathers of Milford Pennsylvania but as the all saying goes “Bad deed does not stop,” the Indian advocates fought and won the case against Tom Quick and his statue has been taking down, so Tom Quick is gone, his voice has heard no more on his earth. His face is not seen, but his love for justice and revenge tilted the scale in favor of whom? It wasn’t in favor of the Indians. It wasn’t in favor of Tom Quick; It tilted in favor of SILENCE which silence is the first to leave before disaster comes and the last to return at the scene. Silence always wins. Heroes and heroines of Early America

 

 

Andrew Carnegie and JP Morgan

 

By:

Frank Elias Georgalis

Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland, November 25, 1835 and immigrated with his parents to America at the young age, His first job was a bill collector in bobbin factory then he became a telegrapher and eventually he became an industrialists and one of the wealthiest man in the world. The other wealthy man was JP Morgan who started as a bank clerk; was born in Connecticut April 17

 

(25 November 1835 – 11 August 1919)

John Pierpont Morgan, Sr.

(April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913)

Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland, November 25, 1835 and immigrated with his parents to America at the young age, His first job was a bill collector in bobbin factory then he became a telegrapher and eventually he became an industrialists and one of the wealthiest man in the world. The other wealthy man was JP Morgan born in Connecticut April 17, 1837. Started as a bank teller and became one of the worlds strongest financier.

In 1900 Andrew Carnegie and JP Morgan were the wealthiest man in the world and they always in competition with each other. Andrew Carnegie the industrialist and JP Morgan the financier, it has been said, that the two have many arguments and one was criticizing the other. In fact Andrew Carnegie made a statement one time saying to JP Morgan that:

“Those who can do and  those who can’t criticize those who do.”

In 1901 Andrew Carnegie spoke to JP Morgan of selling The Carnegie Steel Company  and several other steel and iron businesses to form the United States Steel Corporation. JP Morgan accepted to buy the company at an unbelievable of 600 million dollars in cash.

Andrew Carnegie arrived to JP Morgan’s house, which was a walking distance from his residence, to pick up the check. JP Morgan handed the check to Andrew Carnegie, who glanced at it briefly, JP Morgan asked him a question

“ Carnegie, I handed you over the check which now makes you the wealthiest man in the world; how does it feel to be the wealthiest man in the world at this point?”

“Well, JP Morgan, before I answer that question, I’m going to asked one question” said Carnegie.. “If I would have asked for 700 million dollars would you have given it to me?”

“Well, Carnegie, I think I would,” responded JP Morgan with a smile.

“Now, JP Morgan” said Carnegie. “How would you feel if you would have lost $100 million dollars in 0ne day?

:”Like shit,” returned JP Morgan, abandoning his smile