Leah never had a sister and but one brother who on the night of the attack fled for safety half naked to the roof of Van Tassel's house and held on by the chimney from which when the fire began to reach him he jumped to the ground. He escaped that night, but caught a cold of which he never recovered and died of consumption. (Buckhout) Katrina Buckhout, a young girl, was killed in by a Yeager rifleman belonging to a party under Emmerick who were patrolling on the West side of Saw Mill river.

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[margin: 1845] 142. She imprudently appeared at the house door with a man's hat on her when two hostile parties were near each other and was killed by mistake for an enemy. The Yeager fired without orders and Emmerick made apology, being much mortified at the occurrence. The house where this occurred was near to and a little above the Saw Mill River Church. When the seven with André stopped on their return at our house some one cautioned my father mother not to blow out against the English as the person outside was a British officer. She was a very strong Whig. "Take care what you say there is a British outside."

The Yeager fired without orders and Emmerick made apology, being much mortified at the occurrence. The house where this occurred was near to and a little above the Saw Mill River Church. When the seven with André stopped on their return at our house some one cautioned my father mother not to blow out against the English as the person outside was a British officer. She was a very strong Whig. "Take care what you say there is a British outside."