The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-18
THE MODOC WAR.
Particulars of the Mass.
acre.


Additional Particulars Of the Mass.
acre. ....
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1.-THE remains
oI Gen. Candy and DR.. Thomas reached
Yreka this evening. A procession OF cit.
liens went to receive them. Flags at
half mast. Delano was hanged in eHegy
at Yreka Gen: Csnby's body Is in charge
Of the Masons, and the body oiDr. Thom'
as will be sent 10 this city.
The following additional particulars OF
the massacre Of the Peace Commissioners
was received, Capt. Anderson was at
Col. Masons camp when the attack was
made on the Peace Commissioners party.
Lieut.. Sherwood end Doyle were al
lurred out from camp by white flag.
They went four or five hundred yards
where they met what they supposed were
only two indians, who said want talk"
Little Tyee" Col Mason They were
told they did not want TO talk and
for tne Indians to go back to their camp
and they would return 0rtheirs. AS they
turned around, the Indians, four in num-
ber, fred upon them, wOunding Lieut.
Sherwood in the arm and thighp the lat
ter being very serious wound, the bone
having been shattered by bullet. Capt.
Anderson, who was on duty at the signal
station, on hospital rock, saw plainly the
attack upon Col. Mason's front aud tele-
graphed to Gen. Gillem 10 notify the
Peace Commissioners Immediately. Col.
Biddle, who was at the signal station,
Gillem's headquarters, when this message
was received at once placed his field.
glass upon Gen. Candy as the party sat to-
gether about one mile distant. Very soon
the whole party scattered. He followed the
Generals course with his glass while he
ran about fifty yards, when he threw up
his arms and fell backwards dead. Two
OF the Indians who were following him
jumped upon him, (onG believed to be
Capt. jack and stabbed himin the neck,
Ho was completely stripped. DR.. Thomas
was also entirely stripped. His purse,
containing about 500, was found under
his body, The Indians having dropped 1t.
Mr.. MeaCham was shot In. three places,
one ball entering at the inner corner Of
his right eye, aud another on the side OF
hts head. Both arc believed 10 have lodged
within his Uranium, the third passing
through his right forearm; he also receiv.
cd a cut In his lett arm and q scalp
wound five inches in length. Ho was
found about 90 yards from the spot
where the slaughter began in direction
opposite to that taken, by General Can
by, He was entirely stripped and bewil.
dered IN mind. The captain spent an
hour with him yesterday morning. He
was conscious aud had no PAIN. Mea'
cham says he thinks he shot ShonChin
in the abdomen, and blood was found
which indicated that one of the Indians
had been wounded. The soldiers who
wcre ready, started upon double quick,
and Immediately upon the firing OF PhOts
met Dyer and Riddle and his vile. Be-
fore they were halt way from camp the
Indians retired. Their retreat was about
six hundred yards in advance Of the SOL
diers, who followed them half a mile be-
yond the murder ground, there remained
ill dark and were Withdrawn as they
were not provided with supplies. To.
day will be spent In closing upon tho red
devils and If q general assault Is not made
to-day it certainly will be tomorrow.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 17.-General
Schofield sends the following dispatch to
General Gillem:
"PIease inform me fully Of the situation
so may send more troops, IL necessary.
Or ii the Indians escape from the Lava
Beds, may send troops to operate against
them from another direction. Let me
know fully whatyOu wish. l suppose you
have force enough to destroy the outlaws
unless they succeed in Guiding you.
Nothing short OF their prompt and sure
destruction will satisfy the ends Of justice
or meet the expectation Of the govern
ment. ..n.
(Signed) "JouN NJ SoHoFIEID."
The remains of Gen. Candy and DR..
Thomas have been lying in state at the
Yreka Masonic hall today. They, were
visited by nearly the whole population.
Over /, 900 persons have passed In. At IL
o'clock the children of the public schools
passed in in procession. The coftlnS were
drapped with the national colors and
strewn with flowers. Expression Of
great sorrow is visible on every counte'
nance. The horrible massacre seems To be
a terrible thing. Gen. Canby's remains
will be forwarded to Portland
this afternoon by strage IN the care ot
the Generals aide. Capt, R. 81. Anderson
will be met at Rose6urg, Wednesday
evening by special train from Portland.
Dr.. Thomas remains will leave for Read.
ing by private conveyance at T. n, and
viii arrive there Wednesday evening,
they cannot go by stage owing TO the cpl.
zootic on the southern end ofthe road.
A special messenger returned To Yreka
tonight. There Is nothing definite from
tho seat oil war. There had been no
fighting up to tho time heleit. Sup.
plies and ammunition have been crowded
forward. A dispatch says the surgeon
extracted four bullets from Meacham's
wounds. There Is little hope Of his re-
covery. There were various rumors
as TO when the attack would bs made
some said to-day, some tomorrow. They
are waiting for the arrival OF the
Warm sprlng Indian scouts, to DO used
between the lines Of Gen. Gillem and Col.
Mason's commands. They, with the cav,
airy, making tho third line, advancing
together from tho north, southeast and
Lake West. It Is believed the battle will
bc hard one. No quarters will be shown
the Modocs. The Pit River Indians re-
main quiet and peaceful, but the ModOc
Cscape will be dangerous.