Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-09-08
CARRlNGTON'S CAROUSE.
How Whisky Caused the Mas.
sacre Of Fearless Fetter-
man and His Brave
Band.
fCheycnne I.eader,1

= Il d Cloud, and were very troublesom
J. For the protection Of the Bozemsu rout
y Forts Peno. Phil Kearney and c. F. Smt
were built, and it was 1T Fort Phil Ke,l
8 ney. long since dismantird and destroyed
& that there occurred in that year 1866
, massacre. the record Of which was tn
lb:Oodiest page of frontier history unit
the slaughter Of Custer and his little arm
shocked the world In the Leader OF Ju
!, 10Th we published frli and graphic az
count Of the Kearney massacre, 1fon
which We quote:
- On the Gay of the massacre the In
dams had attacked the wood tram. TIL
|assaulting force was not apparently large
than 80 Or 40 warriors. These were driver
OH by the troops, and Captain Fettermar
sitter routing them followed the fleeing
Sioux ov. the bluffs and out of sight o1
the post. This is what the Indians ex.
Ipec'ed and desired. They seemed to le
treat before Fetter,nan. and that officer
Isuspecting nothing OF the trap that had
been set for HIM and his troops. Dressed
them 10 . point where the sayagcs wer.
able to hold him. Oace in the nelshbor.
hood OF ln'iian Hill they rushed in be
tween him and the tort lie saw the plan
tor the fi'st time. His men. who mum
bered nearly ninety, tOuna their chances
for escape few. Fctterman tired to force
q passage through the Indians, who nun
bered about 5000, back over the bluffs. IL
the posi-. but found it impossible. The
Etu found their ammunition
giving ont. All hope was gone. They
gathered around their conn. .aDder and
fought 10 kill, not to survive. The In
dams wait until every ounce Of lead
and powder was xxi ended. Then, secipe
heir white t. e virtually disarmed, they
rushed in and butchered the trave fellows
who remained"
CAKhINvlUN . CAKUUsE.
A new chapter has just been added to|
he terrible tale Of this ma -sacre, and a.
f. n,rrat0r is believed by u to he man OF
We cannot but believe tina; his
tory is tru- one. He began by saying
IL don't lake much stock in I'LL. and
'uch things as that. but if there is rot
,-lI should thi k there ought to be one
or old Col. Carriust0n, who was IN com
Maud of Fort Kearney at the time of the
After the detachment If apt.
Fetterman had gone out of sight, mum
,er of us who remained ~ the fort be- |
anne anxious for his safety. and but few
elapsed b. fore our fears were
,rOvrn to be only too well founded, asl
leavy firing was heard and We knew our
were being slaughtered. Col.
hid been drinking for several
lays, and on that morning was so drunk
hat he was totally unfit to perform his
luties.
There were Oumbers of us IN the fort
Who knew Of the perilous situation in
vhich the poor d, wills we're placed; we
new very well that We could save them,
nd sent committee of ihr. to zee Oar
ingt0n, WHO was commanding. He told
$ he would give us an answer afterwards
nd thus put us off. In short time We
aw the works mour ted with cannon, and
,ere told If man of Us attempted to go
D the relief OF our comrades we woulh be
red upon. o. course we could not move.
he n. It day We went out and brought in
Ighty four of ihem-dead. Not q man
f the whole pursuing party had escaped
, relate the story. The Indians, d-n
rem, made their escap, and oil because
Id Darlington was drunk" j.
The etery was briefly told. but WILL;
nd perhaps it serves to throw new light
u this bit of the nation history.
At q school. q teachsr s.ked q ncWlYI'