The New York herald., 1874-08-30
List Of the Soldiers Sc
riousy Wounded.
FOUR CIVILIANS BUTCHERED.
The clustering NOcOnees, KiowaS and TO-
manches Flee Westward.
HEADQUARTERS IN THE FIELD,
WICHITA Agency, Via CADDo, /. T.,
August 20, 1874.

klowaS ana Noconees ana companies =, Il, II
and H, of the Tenth United States cavalry,
which opened here in the unauthorized squatter
camp of the latter tribe on Saturday last, as
stated in these dispatches, continued, after
the first complete scattering of all the Indians,
in series Of attacks upon the line which
General Davidson had established about the
agency on the bluffs in the rear and on the
line of the Washita below, varying
in their frequency and strength at
intervals until daylight this morning.
The main object in the vigorous
language of the Kiowas and Noconees was to
wipe out the buildings and settlement of the
agency, which would have resulted in great
destruction of government property. At
tempts were made to effect this by setting fire
to the prnirie grass at different points, which
well nigh accomplished the purpose, the
flames rising to the height Of the tree tops
and burning with great ferceness. But
through the tireless activity of General David
son, Colonel Gaines Lawson and L. Fl. Car
penter, with Major Montgomery, acting under
his command, the fire was defeated by the
well directed efforts of the enlisted men, and
the buildings were with difficulty saved.
INDIAN soRTIEs.
Frequent sorties were made by Indians in
numbers ranging from fifty to Eve hun
dred along the lines; but they were
CALAMITY repulsed and driven back in
great disorder by the cavalry dismount-
ed, who took position on the crest of
the back hills One charge made by the COM
pany under the command of Captain L. H.
Carpenter is deserving of especial mention, as
it occurred just in time to prevent an impor-
tant position from being taken up in tho rear
of the centre of our position by the
Indians, and which, if secured, must
have resulted to the troops and the agency in
great loss and embarrassment But Captain
Carpenters company arrived in the ''nick" Of
time, and massed column of over $50 In
dams were sent flying back in the most pre-
cipitate haste. So sudden and handsome was
this movement 10y General Davidson's direc-
tion) that magnificent war bonnet, worn by
the commanding genius of the Indian band,
was left on the field, together with other of
their accoutrements, and seized by our troops
amid the yells of the reds. The greatest con-
fusion prevailed among the Indians Their
killed and wounded were taken off, as usual,
but with great risk, by the scampering
wretches.
THE WOUNDED SOLDIERS
Thus far our loss has been only four
wounded, viz:
Sergeant Joseph A. Blackburn Company l.,
Tenth cavalry; shot through the right arm.
Louis Mack, Company II, Tenth cavalry;
slight gunshot wound in the right foot.
Private Frederick Robinson, Company l.
Twenty fifth infantry; shot through the left
wrist joint wound severe.
Adam Cooke Company L, Tenth cavalry;
shot behind right shoulder; severe.
All the above are doing well.
INDIAN LOSSES.
The number of Indians killed by the fire of
our troops, which was very rapid and effective,
cannot be obtained owing to their artful GUS
tom of snatching their men from the field,
but it is known to have been quite large.
Many more of the hostile Indians would
have been killed but for their being mixed up
with friendly Indians at the first opening OF
the engagement, which caused many of the
men heroically to withhold their fire until
the latter could be gotten out of the fray
by their veteran chief, Toshaway
INDIAN BuTcHERms.
The Kiowa and Noconee Indians murdered
several white men found on the prairie, foul
of whom were brought in the following day
for burial. Your correspondent proceeded
out some two miles from camp with th'
column, under Captain Little's command
for their recovery. The horrible mn
tlation of their bodies forbids de
J scription. Besides The cutting off of nose
and ears aud other Disagreement their bodie
: we're pierced through and through by arrows
promiuent smooo those hutchered was a MI