New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-06
FEARFUL MASSACRE BIZ INDIANS.
GIN. CUSTER KILLED.

HE Gr,rGrs \ L.EGE CAMP o. INDIANS WIN
COMPANIES o. CAVAiiY-IvfW MAN kILLFD
80 ~ NUr:BvE-aErErT ~ RTSp.
SIT LAKE. U.ah. July The special correspond
cnt of The fcena .rondaa He-dH writes from sill
water Montana, uaJcr oaio 4 JAY ., ~ follows ::
"Muggin, Taylor. scout for Gen. Gbbou, arrived
here last night direct lrou Little Horn River
and reports that CEN Custer found the ludian
camp of . 900 lodges on the Li.tc HON. and Lam'
dlatcy attacked IL. II cha. gcd Jle tAickc't p"r-
ton OF tiic camp vita five con paSics nothing "a
known Ga the operations 81 this detachment except
ther coui~e ~ trilccd by the dead. Major Reno
co,umaad d tic other seven companies. ana
attacked the lower portion Of the camp
The Inlia1s pparcl murlcrous fire from
I'll directions. Gen. Custer. his two broth
cr,. his NEPHEW, and brothcr-u-iaw. were all
killed, and Mt one Of ms detachment escaped. Two
buudi,d and seven men were buried Il. one place.
Tn. number OF hiil.d IS estimated 10 800, and E.
wounded 40 ~. TIC lid aus surrounded Maio. Re-
no., com. and and held them one day ~ ti' hills
cut Of from water until Gibbons command came
i'm sight, when they broke camp IN the II sht
and left. The 7ih fought Ike tigers and
v.re oycr. ONE BY mere brat. force
The Indian loss cannot bc estimated. they bor,
Of and oIcidd most ol their killed. III" remnant Of
the 18th Cavalry and 'iiblouh command are RETURNING
to the month Of the Little Horn, whrrc -tcaui"at
lies. The Indians Ct all tie arms Of the HI. ed
soitlcr.. There were scvcltrcns commissioned
officer, Killed The whole Custer family died 10 thc
head If Their coluun. The exact loss j. not known
- boih Adjutants and the SergcantNldj0r were
Killed.
The Indian camp was from three to four miles
long and Was twenty miles mp the Little Horn from
Il, IN ~. TIN IadIans actually pulled .'rI oil
their horse, ~ ouc instances. Til, report j, given
a. i.yo. ;od IT, ~ lac was over the field a'trr tt'
lat,lc. fhc above il confirmed by 0thu letters
which ,,v Gen. Custer has mt with fearful dis
ast,r.
ne Ti,acg publishes q dispatch from Bos"man
u ntana e. tory, dated Juiy ,, : y. H., sA'in-
that Nr. Taylor. nc.rcr OF III patches from Little
ualn - Fo.t Ellis. arrive this evening aud reports
thc following: The battle was fought on the 18th
Of .juuc. 80 oI 20 miles below the Little Horn.
Gen. Custer attacked an ludian village OF from
2 800 TO 900 warrior, ca one side AID Col. R'lo
was 10 attac!, IL o. the Other side. Three companies
were placed on q hill as reserve. Gen.
Custer and H. officers and every nal,
belonging TO Tire ii,e companies were killed. Reno
retrea'c under the prot. ton Of The rc7'rv'. Ih"
whole numb ,.ill.d was 80. Con- GiJjon joined
Rcao
When the Indians left the battlefield looked
Ike a slauvitcr-p'n, as it really was, beng
in narrow rdyhe. 1Ic dead wcI, much
nutIlaicd Tie situation now looks serious.
Gen. Terry arrived al Gibbon's camp on
a steamboat, and crossed The command over and
accompanied il {, join Custer who know n Was
coming b,forc tie fight occurred. Lieut.. Nritten-
den, of Gen. Critienhcn. was among the BILLED