Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-04-22
Latest from the Scene of Action.
Death Of Lieutenant !SAeruood.

Death Of Lieutenant .Sherwood.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 15-Genoral Scho-
field has received dispatches from General
Gillem. dated at Yreka to-day, announcing
the death of Lieutenant Sherwood, who was
wounded in the attack on Col Mason's camp,
on the llth inst, while the lieutenant was
holding an interview with an Indian boy, who
had approached the picket line under white
flag.
The Picket Fight
LAVA BED CAMP, April lion the
evening following the murder of General
Candy and Peace Commissioner Thomas, the
Modocs attacked Col. Mason's pickets one and
half milo east of tho Mo'loc camp. The
pickets were quickly rein forced and drove the
savages back, killing enc Motiuc aud capturing
ten horses.
Donald McKinna arrived here yesterday
with seventy two Warm Spring Indians
AS soon ns MIR. Meacham is pronounced out
of danger Mr.. Dyer will return to the reser>
walton to attend to the Mo9oc aud Klamath
Indians there.
The Snake and Pirt River Indians are still
quiet, but watching the events Of the con-
hict with great interest.
Funeral of Ger. Canly and Dr. Thomas
The funeral of General Canbv and Cons
missioner Thomas tnok place on the 9th inst.
The ceremonies in the camp were very i'm
pressive. The troops we're drawn up and re-
ceived the remains in the customary manner,
with salutcs and muf1led drums
GiNem's {6htY.
SAN FRANCISCO, April ia dispatch
from General GiIlem to General SchotieId, re-
ceived in this city to- ieht, says that ne will
use every endeavor to prevent the escape Of
the Moducs, and that if possible not an In
dian shall be left to boast IF the murder of
General Candy.
SAN FRANcIsco. April 1.-THE following
additional particulars of the massacre of the
peace commissioners have been received =
Captain Anderson was at Mason's camp when
the attack was made on the peace cou,mis-
sioners and party. He says Lieutenants Sher-
wood and Doyle were allured out from the
camp by white flag. They went four or Eve
hundred yards, whore they met what they sup
posed were only two Indians, who sail they
wanted to talk to Little Tyce (Gol. Mason
They were told that they, the officers, did
not want to talk, aud for the Indians to 90
back to their camp and they wonld return to
theirs. AS the officers turned around the In-
dans, four in number fred upon them. woun-
ding Lieutenant Sherwood in the arm and
thigh
Captain Anderson. who was on duty ut the
signal station on Hospital Rock. saw plainly
the attack upon Colonel Nasons front, and
teegraphed General Gillem to notify the
peace commission Immediately.
Col. Biddle, who was at the signal station
at Gen. Giems headquarters when news of
this massacre was received, at once placed his
field glass on Gen. Cavity as the party sat to-
gether about one mile distant, and very soon
afterwards be perceived the whole party scat
tered. The Colonel followed the Generals
course with his glass while he ran about fiftv
yards, when no threw up his arms and fell
backwards dead. Two of tho Indians who
were following him jumped on him and one,
believed to he Captain Jack; stabbed him in
the neck. His body was afterwards complete
ly stripped.
DR.. Thomas was also entirely stripped, his
purse, containing about $50. was found under
the body, the Indians having dropped it.
Meacham was shot in three places. one ball
entering at the inner corner of his right eve,
another inside his head and third passing
through his right forearm. The first two balls
are both believed to have lodged within his
Uranium. He also received cut in the left
arm and scalp wound about five inches long.
He was found about fifty yards from the spot
where the slaughter began; in direction OPP
posite to that taken by Gen Canby. He
was also entirely stripped, and when found
was bewildered in mind.
Captain Anderson spent an hour with him
yesterday morning. when he was conscious
and in no pain. Meacham says he thinks he
shot Schonchin 10 the abdomen, and blood
=! wss found which indicated that one of the
/ Indians had been wounded
The soldiers who were ready started on a
double>quick Immediately upon the firing OF
f, the shots. They met Dyer and Riddle and