Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-11
DAILY DEMOCRAT.
Indian Dcprcdutiogs on the
Esintns-<u merOus Assacks p
or. v.n~o., Trains -kserSlosss kA-

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From lie Missouri Republican, oct. 81
For tie following we ars indebted II
John L. swearineen, WOO aecoinp4nlec
Brsyet Major General x b. Marcy ou hls
Tour al iaspec,ion through NeS Mex.s5
ON their return down The Arkansas rivsr
en- Tie morning 6 the 9sh oi September,
ahoul nina clock, tEey weTo ATTACKED By
abo4t taree hundred Indians. About lty
ii Ia. savaees, finely uouatcd on bcrses,
painted and dressed IN their iuii war Cos.
tune, sIrang from their hiding place, lev
hundred yards from the road, aud dashed
down at full speed, whcoping and yelling
ike so many devils, try ing to cut oil Lieu
tepan. Williams who vas riding some fur
or five hundred yards in front Of the train.
They came very near him before Le discoy-
cred them, whom he started back. They
fred not less than fifty shots at him, one Of
which struck him in the thigh, shastering
the bone for several inches. lie, however,
remained on his horse until he reached the
train, and was taken from his saddle and
in an ambulance, under charge Of DR.. Du>
bois, . most ski.iul surgeon. Immediately
ON the appeara c. OF the Indians, and when
they commenced firing on the Lieutenant,
the soldiers in the four front VA
CONS (nine in each). sprang out
aud commenced firing on their assailants,
which checked them and saved the Lieu>
tenant, no doubt. from falling into their
hands. One 0! them, whom be thought
was white man, was quite close to him, and
fired several shots at him but as soon a.
the firing from the train commenced, the
indians changed their course aud gailopcd
OF. AS the savsges hid themselves or the
sides Of their horses, it was almost i;npos>
stole TO bit one Of them yet it is thought
two or three of them were either killed or
badly wounded.
Immediately following the firing from the
train, hundred or mere Indians raised
from their hiding places, on the points Of
tic bluffs, and commenced firing on the
party. Gen. Marcy had ordered the train.
cons sting OF twentyNoae wagons aud sour
ambu.anoes, to be packed. Major Brother
ton, as an escort with his company o. IS
Old and wei, drillei veteran troops, return
ing from New Mexico, were in wagons,
equally divided in front and rear OF the
train. Cen Carleton, formerly in command
u the District Of New Mexico, and Col. n.
II. Davis, returning TO the States on leave,
both veterans in Indian warfare, were along
with the train, besides eight or ten citizens,
all well armed. Finding the balls falling
pretty thickly, the General ordered tho
wagons to move three abreast directly to-
wards some so or 60 Indians collected on
the bank OF the river, and further away
fom the FIRE Of those on the bluff. After
moving few hundred yards. the Indians
| on the river crossed over, the stream being
quite low.
Afer coming down the river about Is
miles to Cimmeron crossing, where there 10
. stage ranch, always guarded BY 10 to 20
soliiers, Geo. Marcy found Major Rodney
Smith. Psymaster, on his way up the Arr
kansas TO pay oH the troops. He had been
attacked BY the same party Of Indians the
evening before, and kept corraled for sew.
eral hours within mile Of the ranch. he
had 30 men ~ an escort, with DR.. Shift
man and two or three citizens. They think
they killed two Indians and wounded sey>
erel The Indians left one horse killed near
their corral with finc silver plated saddle
and bride on tho same The Major had
,ent back to the tort for % more men, Gen.
Marcy's party met them abou. II o'clock at
night within 10 miles OF Mai. Smith. Fort
DODGE was reached about daylight, where
here were about zoo soldiers, and about
The same number Of employees as mechanics
aud laborers. Gen. Marcy and Gen. Carries
ION had an interview with Major Doug
ass, who was in command, and soon after
sixty cayalrymen, We'll mounted, were on
their way 10 the relief CT the train and men
lett behind, which the Indians were
so DESTROYS OF getting, knowing il contains
ed about one hundred thousand dollars
wcr,h Of valuable goods. The principal in,n
with this train stated that man had visit.
ed them day or two before and made many
inquiries about their LOADING, etc, etc., and
when he lett, he crossed the river, and they
supposed. from the description given them
afterwards, ii wes Chas. Bent, one of the
leaders Of the Dog warriors, as they are call.
ed. The brother Of Chas Bent had sent
word few days before TO Fort Larned that
over a thousand young men - Kiowas,
Che ennes and Arrspahoes- had lel, on the
war path, and TO rob, murder, etc. 1t was
supposed the same parties had taken three
government wagons loaded with arms and
ammunition. They had also captured part
Of train belonging TO Mr. Iluenipg, of New
Mexico, just below Fort Zsrsh, killed Mrs.
Huening, an old lady about G5 years Of age,
and cut her body open. They bad also kill
ed her con aud then put the bodies into the
wagon and sc. fire to l., burning their re
mains TO crisp. While sitting in Major
Douglass Office at For, Dodge The morning
Of the 24th Of September, General Marcy
and others distinctly heard three shots A
scout being sent out to learn the cause soon
reported that the Indians rad, abou, mile
from the fort, and in full view Of it, shot
and scalped one Of TIE men herding the
beetcattie. Tha Other, haviag better horse.
made his escape.
General Marcys party left Fort Dodge IN
the afternoon, and, travelling all night. ar,
rived y. Fort Larned about dwight next
morning, Kitchens train keeping up with
them. Twice during the nigh: ! few Il.
dams made their appearance, hut made no
att1ck. Soon after .heY reached the fort.
messenger arrived irom Mr. MURPHY, IN
llan -igen. a The point wherc the Iadians
ere how assembling, 70 meet The Comm s
sioners, asking the Qlartermaster to send
him t" en., vsgra LEADS more oe .stioas, as
their lives depended On it. Not having tie
TRANSFORMATION a. the fc-., sIr. Kitchens
train, having b en- robbed o. the mules of
the vialainous rsd skins two DAYS before.
being empty, WAS taken to comply with tie
request:
Arrived at Fort Harker, it was learned
from Lieut.. Hunter that he had come down
from Fort Wallace on the Smoky Hill route
few days before, with government train,
Of thirty wagons, and was alta ked by
about fifty Indians. lie had but tn, &c men
With hun. He was quite unwell himself.
and was riding in wagon or ambulance
when attacked. The train being in single
line when attacked. some of the wagons
we're cut of BY the Indians, ard one Of them
had the wife Of the Drum Major and two
children in 1t. They had driven the wagon
. mile or more from the train when Lieut..
Hunter was informed Of the circumstance.
lie Immediately had some men mounted on
saddle mulss, followed an1 captured the
wagon with several others which were being
driven in opposite directions. The lady
had the presence Of mind to keep qniet,and
covered herself and children With some bed
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