The Lincoln County herald., 1869-06-24
A vlelin,s Account Of Bejus Ssalped.

A Vielin's Account Of Beins Ssalped.
The Detroit Press .sf the 18th inst,
contains she followiug;. n f
A victim Of 1ndiss' vsngsascs 10 The
prssest ttssggls alose she borders aad 10
the Territories, and one that will forever
have eauss 70 remember Il, arrived 10 this
city Saturday night, departing yestsrday
for bic home Ii New York; near Rudsld,
Monroe sssasy. HE ssns 10 Dslos G..
sandbsrton, and he lost bic scalp at the
battls Of 'Washita. He hes bsen, an Ia.
mate Of Laramie Hospital since that
event, and vas discharged about ten days
ago by reason OF the expiration Of Bic
term Of service. He allowed tho curious
10 examine his poll, and look at the
still red and tender spot from which his
scalp was jefksd sway, was not calculated
to prJsdise i6y psfson in favor Of chair
lining. "HoAS ut fsw persons have ever
lived 70 asdjISs 'the process, psrhsps the
sensations sxpsfieneed By Mr. Ssndbert.
sou will interest and enlighten. Says he |:
I was in the infantry. Custsr had
command Of the troops. There was
quite force Of cavalry with us, but they
we're about milo In the rear when We
Arst discovered the reds. Some Of the
troops had been sent around 80 % to at.
tack from the other side. The reds we're
camped In spot Of valley, and We we're
within eighty rods Of them for half an
hour before dsybresk. Just in the gray
Of morning, tho firing commenced on both
sides, and .we had it oil our own way for
q few minutes, the snakes being much
confused, and not knowing what was up.
Al length they rallied, aud we could hear
Black Kettle shouting and ordering.
Tho vermin got into holes and behind
rocks-snywhere they could find place,
and began to fight back with will.
We fred whenever ws could see top.
not, and shot squaws-there were lots Of
them--iust - qaick as Indians. We
just went in for wiping out the whole
gang. When il was fully daylight, We
an gave . big yell aud charged right
down into camp. Tho lodges were al
standing yet, and lots Of Indians in them.
As we run through the alleys, big red
jumped out at me from behind tent, aud
before I could shorten up enough to run
him through with my bsysuet, . squsw
grabbed me sreuud the legs and twisted
me down. The camp vas then full Of
men fighting, and everybody seemed yel.
ling % loud % he could. When I fell, I
went over backward, dropped my gun, and
l had just got part way up again, the
squsw yankiDg me BY the hair, when the
Indian dubbed my gun and struck me
aoross the neck. He might just as we'll
have run me through, but be wasn't used
to the bayonet, or didn't think The
blow stunned me +; it didn't hurt me
in the least. but gave me numb feeling
al over. l eouldn't have got to my feel
then if oil alone, while the squaw kept
screeehing and pulling my hair out By
handsfull.
I heard some of GU, boys shouting
close BY, and the squaw started and rar
-one Of the boys killing her not three
rods of. The Indian stepped one foo
on my chest, and with his hand gathered
up the hair near the crown Of my head
He wasn't very tender about 1t, bu
jsrked my head this way and that, sn'
pinshed Ike Satan. Ny eyes were pas-
tiaAy open, and I could see the bead
work and trimming on his leggiss' Sud
denly, felt the svfulsst biting, cuttint
fash go round my head, and then {
seemed to me just a. If my whole heat
had been jerksd clean Of. never fel
such pain 10 my life; Why, IL was lik
pulling your brains right out. didn..
know any more for two or three days, an'
then came to, to End that I had th'
sorest head Of any human that ever lived
fthe boys killed the viper they didn'
get back my scalp; perhaps II got lost !
the snow. I was shipped down to Las
annie after . bit, aud oil the nursing
gos hain't made the hair grow out on th
spot yet. ...'