Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-18
Farther Far'''n'as. :. er'ns 1IoAoe 'I.''"'

SAN FRANCIsCO, April, 13.-The remains OF |
General Candy and DIR. Thomas reached
Yroka tonight, and were met BY q process /
sion Of citizens. Flags were placed at half |
mast and Delano was hanged In efhgy. Gen. |
that Of DR.. Thomas will be sent here.
The following additional particulars Of the
massacre of the Peace Commissioners has
been received. Captain Anderson was at
C0lenel Mas0n's camp after the attack was
made ON the Peace Commission and party. He
says Lieuts. Sherwood and DOyloWere allured
out from the camp by white flag. They
went 400 to coo yards where they met what
they supposed were only two Indians, wh0
said they would like to talk to " Little Tyce "
(COl. MasOn). They were told that they
Indians 70 60 back to their camp and they
would return 70 theirs. As the officers turned
around the Indians fired upon them, wound
ing Lieut.. Sherwood In the arm and thigh.
Captain Anderson was ON duty at the Sig
nal station on Hospital Rock, and saw plain.
| ly the attack upon Colonel Mason's front, and
| autographed General Gillem to notify the
Peace Commission Immediately. Col Blddle,
[ who was at the Signal Station st Gen. GilIem' 5
headquarters when the message was received,
at once placed his field glass upon Gen. Uanby,
as NE party sat toHetaaf about mile of, and
very soon afterwards perceived the whole
party scattered. The Colonel followed the
General's course with his glass while he ran
Il ahout nifty yards, when he threw up his arms
and fell backwards dead. Two Of the Indians
who were following him, and one believed tC
be Captain Jack, stabbed him in the neck
and his body afterwards was completely
stripped.
DR. Thomas was also completely stripped
His purse, containing about $50, was fOunC
4 under his body, the Indians having dropped
1t. Meacham was shot in three places, Ont
q ball entering at the iuner corner Of his righ
i eye, another inside his head, and third pos
Il sing through his right forearm. The first tw
2 balls are both believed to have lodged in hi
I Uranium. He also received q cut on the Ief
y arm, and scalp wound about Eve inche
{ long. lie was found about fifty yards froU
I the spot where the slaughter began in an or
|, pOslte direction from that taken BY Canby.-
4 lie was also entirely stripped and Whe
found was beWildered In mind. ,Capt. AndaI
4 son bpeht an hour With him Yesterday. Whe
I he was conscious and in no pain.
! Meacham says he thinks he shot Schonchi
] In the abdomen, and blood was found whiC
a indicated that one Indian had been wounded
A The sOldeTs who wera ready started on
\ double quick Immediately on the firing Of n
n Ishots. They met Dyer and Riddle and b
fs wife before they were halfway from camp.
j The Indians retired and kept up their retire
n about six hundred yards from the soldier
| who followed them half a mile beVOnd tI
murder ground, when they were withdraw
q as they were not provided with supplies.
all To-day was 70 be spent In chasing the saw
g ges, and u . general assault was not mat
q to-day e certainly WIN be tomorrow.
b- SAN FRANCISCO, April the 1A.-NO cOufit
y have arrived from the front up to this no
T. q p. n. }, but they are hourly expected.
10 There Is nothing later from the Modcc cou
DO try than was contained In last nights (
W spatches.