Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-18
More Ahout tine Modoc Massacre

THE MANNER OF GENERAL CANBY's DEATH.
The following additional particulars OF tie
massacre Of the peace commissioners have been
received:
Captain Anderson was at Colonel Mason's
camp when the attack was made on the peace
commissioners and party. He says that Lleuts
Sherwood and Doyle were
LURED OUT PROM THE CANT
ey white nag. They went four hundred or
five hundred yards, where they met what they
supposed were only two Indians, who said they
wanted to talk to "Little Tyce"-Colonel NJ ason
They were told that they (the ofiicers) did not
want TO talk, and for the Indians to 90 back to
their camps, and they the officers) would return
TO theirs. As the officers turned around the
Indians, four in number, fired upon them,
thigh.
Captain Anderson, who was on duty at the
signal station on Hospital Rock, saw plainly the
attack upon Colonel MasOn's front. and tele-
craphed to General Gillem to notify the peace
commissioners immediately.
Colonel Biddle, who was AT the signal station
at General Giilem's headquarters when the
news OF this massacre was received, at once
placed his field glass upon General Candy a. the
party sat together about a mile distant, and
very soon afterward he perceived the whole
party scattered. The Colonel followed the
Generals course with his glass while he ran
about nifty yards, when he threw up his arms
and
FELL BACKWARDS DEAD.
Two OF the Indians who were following him
jumped on lim, and one, believed to be CAPTAIN
Jack, stabbed him in the neck. His Eodv was
III.
was also entirely stripped. His purse contain
ing about $50, was found under his BODY the
Indians having dropped il. Meacham was shot
IN three places, one bali entering at the inner
corner OF the right eve, another on the side of
his head, and third passing through his right
forearm. The first two balls are both believed
to have lod ged within his Uranium. He also
received a cut in the left arm, and a scalp
wound about five inches long. He was found
about nifty yards from the spot where the
slaughter began, in a direction opposite 70 that
taken by General Candy. He was also
ENTIRELY STRIPPED,
and when found was bewildered. Capt Ander-
son spent an hour with him SUNDAY morning
when ne was conscious and in no pain. Mr..
Meacham says he thinks he shot Schonchin i'm
the abdomC N; and blood was found which indi-
Gated that one of the Indians had been wound
ed. The soldiers, who were ready, started on a
the shots. They met DYER and his wife and
hlcdle ana his wife before they were half way
from camp, The Indians retired, and kept up
their retreat about six hundred yards in al vance
of the soldiers, who followed them half a mile
beyond the murder ground. The soldiers re-
NAMED there till dark, when they were with
drawn, as they were not provided with sup
plies.
The remains Of Gen. Candy and DIR. Thomas
reached Yreka Sunday evening and laid in
state all day Monday. They were forwarded to
Portland Monday afternoon by stage in charge
OF the generals aid, Capt. r. H. Anderson.
GEN. scHoRIKLD
has sent the following dispatch to Gen Gillem:
tiease inform me fully Of the situation, 50
the Indians escape from the lava beds i NAV
send troops to operate against them from An,
other direction. Let me know fully What vou
wish. l suppose you have force enough to de-
ing you Nothing short of their prompt and
sure destruction win satisfy the ends or Justice
or meet the expectations Of the government.
1880 "JoHN n. ScHoFIELD."
A WOMAN WITH HER HEAD TuRHED-A