The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-05
MORE FIGHTING ON TIE wASHITA
Unfriendly Savages Converted Into
Cringing Captives.
TWO BRILLIANT CHARGES.
Surrender Of Arms and Horses to
General Davidson.
tfe-A Big TIL rrvRs IN THE FIELD


The even.,RY COURT HOUSE, S. U.::,st OF August
and the warlike tistsa other counties orrt % the
nostle klowas and Noe over tho excitemLp this
correspondence up to midnar the election Of osd
cary on yae morning OF the 2.r-tr., r.-lA ,ptiolf
from thaill bsq'ering end booathil, Il. ~
pron. sc sntn caa e4s-sl ausgao ugee equaw, and
nrst 49, '"oNs r-.Aiey, trader at this post.
This announcement was to the effect that the war.
Tiors, having sent on Tor reinorcements, would
appear At early dawn in full force and proceed to
''clean out this agency, and then go Tor the
Caddoes," who were supposed to have helped the
United States forces in saving the commits
sary which had been fred by Lone VOLTS
own hand, the flames having been ex-
tinguished by the timely arrival or Cap
tatn Carpenters company, who CALAMITY
drove out the Indians, advancing on them at q
''double quick, as dismounted skirmisners Not
excepting many very good sklrmishes witnessed
during the late war, your correspondent never
saw anything done more neatly and promptly than
was this charge Surely enough the infuriated
redskins appeared on the hill in the morning, ad-
vancing steadily in close ranks to the number OF
about five hundred, on our extreme right,
alter some slight yelling and commotion
covered with war paint, and their horses
taiis plated and sides streaked with
divers war colors. simultaneously they fred the
prairie along our centre front. The DANES rolled
mp from the prairie bottom with wonderful rap
tdlty, enveloptng our camp with binding smoke
and stinng heat, while the wind was blowing
gale just in the right direction to second their
purposes. The situation Tor the time being looked
squaly in the extreme. The announcement of
Sne appearance OF the Indians was made at the
same time, while General Davidson was slipping a
cup OF coffee In his tent, and the men were getting
the hrst they had had to eat or drink in twenty
n ha M
ut once ordered Captain Carpenter to proceed to
the central point o; attack and Captain Vieie to
the right, with Littles company to support the
centre. Colonel Lawson was ordered mean time to
proceed with a small detail Of dismounted cavalry
and infantry to check
The COURSE OF THE FIRE
that was stridlng down upon us at great rate and
which he accomplished with an almost herculean
enort working himself along with his men and
starting another tire to fight its counterpart and
beating 1t out at the same time. The welcome
news was shortly brought that he mad succeeded
IL staying its onward course toward us and direct
ing 1t to the left and westward Of our encampment
where. however, the saving OF the sawmill was
despalred OF. though fortunately it was not con.
sumed, az there was a considerable area about It
stamped Gown which kept the flames at q harm
less a,stSMce II was magnificent though annoy.
ing signt to witness that
LEAPING OCEAN OF FLAME
surge upward over fifty feet nigh, shooting It's
seeming and dev0uring pillows through and over
the woods bordering our camp and the dry corn
Held, on which We alone relied for forage, the cat
field on the opposite bank of the washita being
held by the Indians, who were in the woods TO the
right OF Black Beavers house. While this was 60
ing on Carpenter with his company dashed up
the steep hillside at gallop, and reaching the
crest was just In the nick OF time, with nothing
TO spare, in meeting large body OF Indians
evidently detached from their column on the
right, with the intention OF swOoping down upon
us when our attention should be attracted by
that demonstration. A few moments more and
the situation would have been critical, the Indians
would have temporarily pierced our centre and,
covered by the underbrush, would have been
enabled by a right aud left obliaue fire to rake
our line
BRILLIANT CHARGE.
carpenter charged the Indian column with I'M
petuous force, delv ering well directed and gen.
eral fire in vOlleys that made the woods ring and
the Indians fly IN the most precipitate confusion.
Their discontinue was evidenced by the disorder
in which they fed, leaving behind on the field
among other things, a magnificent and
costly war bonnet which has been the
admired cynosure OF all the Indians who
have been enabled to don it and criticlsingly
examined With kind OF homage, awe and rev.
erence. 1t was worn by whoever Is acting as
the leading chief OF the band, supposed to be either
Lone Wolf or Big Red Food Carpenter, then DIS
mounting the larger part OF his company, de-
ployed them as skirmisners, and, giving the COM
mand to double quick" delivered voney after
volley upon the scamperng indians as they took
TO the distant prairie and cover OF the woods out
OF rife shot. They had evidently caught Tartar
In Carpenter with MS company, and were, no
doubt, taken very much by surprise. The move |
ment was most opportune, and 1t Is not saying too
much to assert that untold disaster to the women !
children and bindings OF the agency was averted |
by the judgment OF General Davidson and the |
timely action under his orders of Captain Car
peDter.
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL DASH.
At the same time captain Vieie sprung up the !
steep and almost mountainous sides OF the de-
clIvty our right leading to Shirlcy's trading
store, where the Indians were driving in the few
pickets who had been placed there the night be-
lore in the rIne pit accompanied by few OF the /
citizens. slap-dash went viele and the swarthy
men under him up through the de1le, cut out OF "A
brown sandstone; then mp one ridge higher, where
they depOyed into line Bang went from their
rides such dose as the Indians did not expect
At that particular moment. Pell-mell, too, they
whiried, several OF their number dropping out OF
Juei- saGNeS, Dut tney were as rap1uly caught up
and carried on by their unframed comrades,
thus exhibiting religious observance Of the rule
never to lave their dead or wounded on the held.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
In these two very handsomely executed dashes,
as near III can CLEAN the facts rom every source,
some hftaen or twenty Indians are believed to
have becl killed, with the proportion OF wounded,
WINE among the troops but one man was
wounded through the wrist This soldier says
that ne aw the Indian VINO fred on him "orop
under his bead.'
sharp picket firing from the direction OF the
washita. and occasionally Oh our left and rear.
was head, which was intended as a diversion,
and, In fsr. when you take into consideration the
made by the Indians in this
and yesterdays nghting it Win be readily per.
ceived tint they started into the fight with some
laidn raa ln M ctr