New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-27
NARROW ESCAPE FROM THE SAVAGES.
A REMARKABLE NARRATIVE.

Mr.. WilIism Bailey, formerly of Lynnvile, Ogle
c. uDfy in this State, called upon US and related Inc
following thrilling and remarkable narrative From
bis description OF places ana things ~nltn nc saw %
eveiy nspect. A gentleman from this city, who has
travelled over the country he describes, assured u that
no person who had not visited these places and WIT
n. II what he decrbes could ever have related what
be rested He converses in several different Indian
spgusges and appears to have paid close attention 10
what he saw passing around him, during his sojourn
smopg the savages. He looked well and hearty, and
with The exception OF his hands Deing Torn oy so@e
wounds from tomahawk, he seems to have suffered
70 camsge. He left on the cars last evening Tor Logan
County, shere his mother resides. -,
Mr.. Bsy left here some eighteen months ago with
party Of nine persons to engage ia driving teams IRON
at lrdiarols and bred to man by the name OF Roes
TO drive team for him. They drove to Nuces river,
and csmped there. While asleep their mules were
stolen by the Indians. They prepared the next day TO
saw six Indians fred at and killed them all, when
they were attacked by about three hundred who were
81 creted In the WOODS, and who immediately fired on
the white men, killing all but Mr.: Bsily, whom they
took prioner They then took him back to me wagons
in them. They took two boxes Of Government Colts
reviewers and twenty kegs Of powder. The prisoner
was stripped of all his clothing, and bound hand and
foot upon pony They then started for their encamp
ment in the Witchataw mountains, " hich place they
reached after eleven days hard riding.
They remained in camp about . week, and then
started on q rObbng expedition to attack Q train On
the Santa Fe road. They remained about five days
waiting when a merchant. train came along. They
proceeded to surprise the train, and killed every
per.cn with IT, took the goods and mules belonging to
the train and started for the Kicknpoo settlement
traded off the mules for ponies and returned to the
Witchstsw Mountains.
The prisoner was kept strictly confined during the
day snd was tied up every night with pieces of raw
hide by the hands, to limb Of tree as high up as
be could reach and stand on the ground. During the
day he was allowed to lie down and sleep q few
hou,s. During the time Mr.. Bsily was with them
they went on five robbing expeditions taking him
always along with them. The last merchant train
brsyey defended themselves till their wespsns were
all discharged, and who had killed twelve Of the red
skins These two were then taken and tied TO Q
stake and skinned alive. Mr. Baiy was placed
close to them and compelled to witness this horri
bic fcene. Every time he would close his eyes,
they would punch HIM with spears and bsyonets un.
til be would open them and look on this picture of
revolving horror; They then took the akin reekiug
with warm blood, and slapped him around the face
With it, covering bin with blood and telling him Il he
tried to efcape this should be his fate.
One Of their executions against the United States
mail wagons. They killed the five men with them,
tore open the letters got out the money and after cut
ting out the pictures from the bank bi, threw them
away. They Kept ali the newspapers that had any
pictures 10 them, throwing everything away that was
Lot tmbellished.
For three nights after this they did not tie him up,
but kept guard over him. The third night they had
rig war dance and In the excitement forgot Mr. Bay.
While dancing around their fire In front OF the tent he
crswkd out under the back Of the tent seized Of
the ponies and escaped He was soon missed and was
followed for five days At the expiration Of that tiAs
they came 90 close BIN that they fired at bim which
obliged BIN to leave his horse and take 10 the noun.
tains. Fortunately, he found email cave just la ge
enough to crawl into, in which place he remained for
dsy and half the Indians being 90 near him that he
could hear thar footsteps they searched for him
He remained IN this position until be was assured biz
punuers had left, when he emerged from his conceal
nept and made Rtrssht shoot tor the Kickspoo ses
tlemenf about 600 miles distant In about me nth he
reached the longed for point, where he hoped 70 find
this. BE was kindly furnished food and ciothiug BY
the kichspooe He had subssted for the whole month
previous 70 this on birch roots which he dug with his
ar Dc on nn lonely march. While with the Canaan
sesss ~ wa ~ ~ raw horse fs4h. Not . very