The New York herald., 1873-10-04
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and anticipation of the morrow. Old Soon
emotion, but his children cried bitterly, and
the squaws yelled as if the world was coming
to an end. The chief did not betray any
outward signs of agitation. He kissed his
little son repeatedly, and when just before re-
treat they were taken away, he laid down in
his cell and rolled himself like ball in his
blankets. During the afternoon of yesterday
q number of soldiers and citizens went out to
see
MR. FIELDS PATENT DROP.
tested and it worked like charm, letting
down the trap every time without fail. Some
thirty or forty citizens were standing around
the scaffold and they appeared highly inter-
'ested with the device of Mr. Fields plan to
lower the drop. The scouts were also loaf
ing around there and in the evening one
of them came to me and asked me
if l had anything I could give him to do.
a walk out to the scaffold, and found a num-
Der of Indians, Klamths and Others scattered
among the unwielding machine, with rather
curious eyes.
THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE EXECUTION
were as follows
HEADQUARTERS, FoRr KLAMATH,
Oct. 3. 1873 Order 13. (
Frst-The execution of Captain Jack and
the others condemned Modoc Indian prisoners,
now in confinement at this post will take
place at Fort Klamath on Friday, the third day
of October, 1873 between ten A. NJ and three
p. NJ. in accordance with the Presidents
ORDER as promulgated in General Court Mar
tial Orders No 80, War Department, Adjutant
Generals Office, Washington, August 90, 1873,
and Special Orders, No. 1913, Headquarters
Department of the Columbia of September 10,
1873.
Second-Under instructions he will receive
from the undersigned, the officer of the day,
Captain George II. Hoge, Twelfth infantry,
charged with the execution, which will take
place at ten o'clock A. NJ, or as soon after as
possible, on the date of the day ordered.
1hird-At nine A. NJ. on the 3Oth inst. the
troops on duty at tins post will be formed
for the general parade in the following or
er:-Light Battery B, Fourth artillery, Cap
tain II. G. Hasbrouck, Lieutenants W. Taylor,
II. Randolph; Fourth artillery, Company E.;
Twelfth Infantry, Lieutenant George W.
Kingsbury; Twelfth infantry, Company F;
Thirty-frst infantry, Lieutenant S. H. Joce-
leyn; Thirty-frst infantry, Company G.;
Twelfth infantry, Captain George H. Hoge;
Twelfth infantry, Company H; First cavalry;
Captain James jackson; First cavalry.
Eo,rth.-At fifteen minutes past nine A. NJ,
under direction of Captain A. c. Hasbrouck, of
the Fourth artillery the senior officer, the men
will be formed into line and overlook the
scaffold erected for the execution of the
Modoc prisoners. Upon reaching the guard
house the column will be halted, and receive
the direction of the officers of the day.
The wagon containing Captain Jack and the
condemned Modocs will be placed in the
, centre of the column-Company F. Thirty
first infantry-which is hereby detailed
as a guard for the condemned, and
will furnish any details required by
the officer of the day from the Post guard
house. The column will be marched to the
grounds selected for the execution, passing
west Of the scaffold, and then be formed in
the following order:-
Light battery b.
Fourth artillery, Company E.
Twelfth infantry in line, on the right of
the scaf'old, facing west
Company +, Twenty-frst infantry, in the
rear of the scaffold, facing north.
scaffold, facing east.
Tfh--First Lieutenant J. o. Adams. First
Cavalry, Acting Assistant Adjutant General,
District of the Lakes; Assistant Surgeon
Henry McEldery, United States Army, and
Drs. Coboniss and of al! medical officers Mt
this post, and Second Lieutenant George W.
Kingsbury, Twelfth Infantry.
The Post-Adjutant will report to the CON-
manding officer for detailed instructions at 9
"A. M.
Sirth-The Extraordinarily will receive at
the scafold further detailed instrucsions, and