The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-01-05
Fight Between "a Party of Ind k:sIE
and an Overland Stage SiuaICk.


The following -letter from W. j. HnL,
ierrymnn at Owhyhee, Oregon, 10 tlrt.
Owhyhee Aealdache, and published In that
paper of the 18th ult.. gives an Interesting
account oi a light between a PARTY of
indians and AN overland stage guard, which
took place ON the Sth Of November be-
tween Humboldt, Utah, apI the Ferry
'On the Sth inst, about ten O'clock A. NJ,
the Humboldt stage on its way to Virginia.
when within four miles of the Owhyhec
ferry, was attacked by Indians There
were six persons on board--Wash. Walter
lnirc. driver, James McRea. guard. and
| four passengers, named j Holland, T.. Casey
-. Harrington and j. Wilcox. They did
not suspect danger near, when they were
| lircd into by party of Indians, who lay
concealed among the rocks, and behind Il
tortiiication which they had erected so as
to completely screen themselves from the
| sight of those in the stage.
Wash. put his fayOrite mustangs down to
| their greatest speed, and would have sue
ceeded in reaching the ferry without more
injury than what was caused by the first
JYOllcy, but there was another party of In
dians on horseback, further along, who
kept shooting at theIn and striving TO head
them of and surround them, while the
party that trst fired at them We're coming
|
his horses while McRae fought the red
devils, and keeping them at bay for dis
tancc of two miles, until one of the wheel
horses was shot d ead and two others badly
wounded. This. of course, stopped the
stage. When the first Volley was fired,
Wilcox, who WAS sitting ON the front seat
inside the coach, received his death wound
by bullet which entered his breast near
the right nipple, aud passing out Mt his
back. also striking WASH. iu the side. in-
ilicted slight though rather painful
wound. Wilcox exclaimed, "Oh. my God
I'm Killed" and his head sank over and
rested on iiarrin gton's knee, whore he
breathed his last.
Harrington was shot in the left hip. the
bullet ranging uIl and passing out ut his
side, going throug h some six inches OF mus
Gle, producing b AL hesh wound, but Il Is
not considered dangerous. When the horse
Tell dead, the boys unhitched the other
three oneof them, getting away from them
They then started for the ferry. about twO
miles distant, leaving Wilcox dead Ia thn
stage, together with the mail, baggage, 80
The lndians seemed determined to prevent
their escape and co onunued shooting at
them but Harrington with great difficulty
hobbled along, and they reached the fort
about ~ o'clock, C, completely tired out
n Four of ms from the tation, with Sergeant
Brown and eleven men, who are stationed
here, Immediately ha ltened 70 the scene OF
action, but the red de Vils had already com
I pleted their work and ESCAPED. They
!, dragged Wilcox from the stage, stripped
scalped him, and cut his heart out; also
taking with them the blankets, etc, belong
ing 70 the passengers, and cutting the mail
sack and scattering the letters, etc. among
the brush. We took the body of Wilcox
down 10 the Jerry, " here II was decently
inferred BY the river side. Harrington 4
: here and his wound Is, doing well. His fell
low passenger Holland is here also, taking
care OF him.