Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-06-03
Inalan. on tie War I,aIh.
WEAEHFRFoRn, fFNss,
a. shHsh H-n

F.ras E-hrs fTr Isar-, iirraia
ana an uniP6luent nrNs iei
correspondent, hal being herein lh'
midst OF the excitement arising
from one OF the most terrible In
dian tragedies which has occurred
(amons many lesser for q length
al time, 10 arouse the citizens 81
oar irORIierto a sense 0I their per
perpetual danger, and the utter
hopelesshess Of protection irom oa'
corrupt government, hasten q
give YOU a brief account Of u, oI
thursday tho 18TH inst, about q
miles West FROM Jaeksboro, ; miles
East Of Salt Creek and 80 from ihi'
place, on tho main road leading
irorn Weatheriord In Fort Grliiln
a train of wagons, loaded with corr
for Fort Griflin. the property ol
I Capts. Warren aud Dnli0sc, govern
.ment contractors and citizens oIthi'
place, was attacked by l50'or sOU
well mounted Comanche Indians
each carrying n Spencer earbin'
and revolver. There we're with
tho train IL well armed men-a
wagon.masior, ten teamstcrs and
one night. watchman. The traln was
about camping, as usual. at about
3 o'clock T.. ~, whom the Indians
wcrc discovered about halt q mllC
distant, and rapidly approaching
from behind rising ground, which
hnd before scrcencd thom iron
tiew. They approached as If drill
ch by good leader. Tho trair
was Immediately corrcllcd by driv,
Ing all 10 one common centre, ano
Under the directions of wagon-mas'
tes y. s. Long, immediate prepara
tlGns wcro made for desperate de
tehtc; the teams,ers, however, were
soon interrupted in their prepara
ti6hs by tic approach ard fire OF the
Indians, who divided and passed
the camp in two lines, pouring in q
terrible and deadly fire upon tho
nen, then wheeling and repeating
Five teamsters were Immediately
killed and three or four Indians
Just then tho Indians dismounted
for attack, and the temainding sev
en- men endeavorcd to escape by
abandoning the correll. la the ef
fort two more men were killed anC
three wounded, but the wounded
and two others succeeded in reach
/ ing the timber, two miles distant
by keeping up arunning fight, ,whe'
the Indians returned TO plumber th'
wagons ofcverything movable. Ih'
five men arriving at Jackboro a
daylight hcXt morning, where, Tor
tunatelr; they met General Sher
man; wllo had just arrived from
San Ahtenio on his way to For
Sill, hating passed the point II
which the massacre occurred, few
hours previously. lie imnodiatel,
ordered Col. McKctizie, 4th cavalry
in pursuit, with four companies
with authority to pursue the trai
whcresovor it might lead-evel
should it be to Fort Sill, the head
quarters OF the reserve. "A part.
was sent out from Fort Richardson
to bury the dead, who were fearful
" mutildted-the body of one maj
having been chained to Il whee
and burned. These poor men mad
n short but desperate fight, feclin!
that q horrible death was imr1inent
None attempted to leave TIL al
hope of resistance was at dn enc
Capts. Warren and DuBose inten
erecting u suitable monument t
their meinery.
Every attention was givef tn
unfortunate survivors by beth cit
zens md Military. The natttes c
the killed are N. s. Long, JAMES S
and Samuel II. Elliott, N. J. Baxter
James and Thomas Williams ant
JESSE BoM Mman. The escaped ar
Thomas Btagelc, Hobbs Keefy, /
A. Day, Richard Morton and Cha'
Brady.
II is hoped by the people Of thi
part of the country that this occur
renee happening Just at the time c
Gonefal Shernisins visits to ou
frortier posts, inlay have some benz
fetal effect toward procuring al
teftion from the Federal Govern
ment, by bringing some pr5tectio
hither in augmented military force
or by removal of the reserve I
sotie point less convenient for thei
savage depredations. | think, how
ever, that nothing will resch ou
G0tbrnment While the "lndia
Ring" is the port of entry TO Coz
sress upon all Indian affairs.
/ should have mentioned tbs
some of the arrows used By the Ii
xdians in the fight related, have bee
brought here. They are of thre
different kinds, those used by XII
was, Cbmanches, and Others.
Many of your friends-Gay, ii
Mes and others, send you greetin:
In haste. Your Friend.
.tl- ROY B. SCOTT.