The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-30

ueachefy and cunning, II may NOT Do
amiss to state that portions Of batteries
A and K, 4th artillery, and company E,
12th infantry, finding themselves in dan
ger ot being Outasnked, took shelter in a
hollow spot afording partial cover.
twenty had no sooner done so than the
Indians, who knew and commanded every
egress from the cavity at that point, and
numbered twenty.one warriors, detached
seven Of their number on one side, four
teen remaining on the other, opened q
Cross fire on the poor fellows, who could
not show head or hand without certain.
ly being struck. Very few escaped. The
rest were either killed or wounded. It Is
now impossible 10 ascertain the number
killed and wounded yesterday.
Captain Mckay reported that his Warm
Springs Indians had taken four scalps.
This may DO the whole and may be only
portion of the killed, the Modocs being
very careful to destroy as far as possible
all traces Of their casualties, burying the
dead In caves and burning their bodies
Their wounded are supposed 10 be hidden
in the caves, but few Of them have been
seen so far.
Justice 10 the memory Of tho gallant
dead compels Us to record the following
we'll authenticated facts: When Captain
Thomas found himself and his men sur
rounded by vindlctiVe foe, true to his
nature as a soldier, he sought to cheer the
soldiers on to the bitter end, TO obtain, II
possible, life for lie and sell their lives
dearly, saying "Men we are surrounded.
We must fight and die like men and sol.
diers" In his noble efforts to sustain the
courage oil his small command he was
ably seconded by Lieut.. Howe; and Lieut..
Wright, who after receiving mortal
wound, buried his gold watch and chain
among the rocks and then enpliGd his
revolver among the enemy before dying.
If living he would also write in terms Of
we'll deserved praise ol Lieut.. Harris, who
was similarly situated. Capt. Thomas,
with portion olbsttery K 4th artillery set
an example OF bravery aud determination
to his men, utterlng somesuch sentiments
as those already quoted. Not that 1t re-
quired such expressions ot sentiment 10
inspire deeds Of bravery where men
would willingly have followed either olH'
Ger where chance led yet they show the
mutual confidence existing between them.
Since they were to fill it Is a pity they
had not been opposed by wOrthier foe.
Yet 1t Is mournful consolation 10 the
friends OF each Captain Thomas, Lieut..
Howe, and Lieut.. Wright, that they met
a soldiers death in defence of the govern.
ment and laws Of their country. Of the
men killed or wounded, 1t Is perhaps
sufficient to soy that they showed their
bravery; the former with their lives, tho
latter In total or partial disability.
MONDAY, s:S0P.M.
The relulorcements sent out under Col.
Green together with the killed and wound
ed, arc expected momentarily. The rain
now falling Is beneficial to the poor wound
ed men, alleViatlng their suffering and
levered limbs. Their arrival Is anXiouBly
looked for by their more fortunate CON-
rades In camp, and every preparation has
been made for their proper reception.
When the news OF the massacre reached
camp old soldiers, who had grown gray
in the service, wept like babies at the
fate OF their officers and comrades.
MONDAY, @ A. N, April 29.
The troops with the killed and wound
ed arc returning. In addition to the
list given, we have to add Sergeant
Robert s. Romer, Of Battery A, and prl.
vate Jas. Rose, Of Battery Z, 4th Artil- |
lery, who died yesterday. Sergeant Buck,
oil Battery A, came in wounded, not pre-
Vlously mentioned. In many instances
It was difficult to recognize the dead, but
for some article Of dress known to have
belonged to them, Indian barbarity had
80 deiaced the llneaments Of those killed.
A complete list Of tho killed and wound.
ed Is now in camp: Killed-Csptain
Evan Thomas, 4th artillery, battery A;
Lieut.. Albion Howe, 4th artillery, battery
A; Private R. 8. Romer, 4th artillery, bat.
terry A; Private Parker, 4th artillery, bat.
terry A; Private John Lynch, 4!h artillery,
battery K; Private James Rose, 4th artil-
lery, battery K; Private Michael Wallace,
4th infantry, Company E; Private Green,
18th infantry, Company E. A citizen
named Lewis Weber, Of slSkiyou county. |
In addition to the foregoing, eight men,
were buried on the field. Lieut.. Arthur
Cranston and four men Of battery A are
still missing. Wounded-Private Joseph |
Broderick, battery A, 4th artillery, left
thigh; Private Matthew Murphy, CompS.
E, 18th infantry, In finger; PsiEate Jas,
McMillen, battery A, 4th artillery, palm
Of right hand; Private John d. Clifford,
battery Z, 4th artillery, back thigh Cor.
poral James Noble, battery K, 4th |
artillery, In the neck; Private Charles
Cuff, Company E, 18th infantry, hand;
Sergeant NJ. Kennedy, Company E, 18th
infantry, right elbow and breaSti private
James T. Butler, Company 3, 18th in
iantry, both temples private John Big. |
gins, battery K, 4Lh artillery, through the
hand and shoulder; private Frank Ralle,
battery K, 9th artillery, left leg; private
George Van DewAter, Company E, 18th
infantry, right hip; private William
Mccoy, battery K, 4th artillery. right
buttocki private Mclaughlin, battery K,
4th artillery, both feOt and right shoulder;
Sergeant Angbeck, battery X, 4th arIil.
lery, right arm; First Sergeant Clayton,
Company E, 18th infantry, left Leg private
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