George McChain a young man about 19 years of age, was overtaken soon after he got on the ice and cut to pieces while on his knees begging for quarter. Williams (who did not get off his horse) after running about 1/4 mile on the ice, his horse gave out, finding he should be taken, dismounted. Col. Holmes & Capt. Totten came up with him; Williams told them he was their prisoner & gave them his sword, when they left him & pursued after John Odell. The rest of the party were coming on crying out "Kill the d--d rebel &c," when Williams, (having given up his sword, had nothing to defend himself with, & was sure of being cut to pieces) mounted his horse & ran off another quarter as fast as the first; finding it impossible to escape he turned his horse's head toward the channel of the river, determined to run in & drown himself, rather than be cut to pieces; two of the refugee horse (one on each side) came almost near enough to strike him, he gave his horse a sudden check, & being sharp shod he stuck on the ice & his pursuers passed by him, he then turned his horse and got off safe to Tellers point when the firing commenced at the house. John Odell's horse broke loose & ran off. One of the party named Acker ran off leaving his horse which Odell mounted & ran off before Williams. Acker's horse that Odell mounted had no shoes on his hind feet. Holmes & Totten left Williams & pursued Odell who was riding with his sword over his head to protect himself. They came up one on each side, Totten nearer than Holmes