, 1876-07-09
SOME DETAILS.


Lieutenant General
SOME DETAILS. +.
RESo's NARROW ESCAPE.
New YORK, July S.-A special dispatch iron
the Little Horn, via Bismarck, says
cusTER's BODY MAS hoT s1UT1LATED
Then found, although the others were. He la1
as though asleep, his face calm, smile upor
, his lips. -
: Reno and his remnant Of the Seventh
Cavalry must also have fallen had not Gfbbou
appeared to rescue them. Nothing is known q
the battle in which Custer and bis comrade.
persisted, except what can be surmfsed from the
| appearances Of the field. Maj. Reno says he ad
vanccd upon thc Indian village with his com
mand, and encountered but little resistance
I Hc dsployel on plain between the bluff mi
the river. The first intimation OF danger wa.
the appearance Of masses Of Indians on the
bluff on the left flank vi Reno's command Tht
Indians opened heavy fire from the bluff, and
behind gallantly driving the Indians back, bai
the hEe from the bluff was so severe that Reno'i
men were forced to ford tho river. He ordered
them into the timber, where they dfsmounted
to light on foot. The Indians tried sereral
times to dislodgc them, but Intellectually. They
charged both on ponies and OH foot. They tried
to work round to the rear, but Reno charged
them through the timber. The Indians pressed 50
hard and were SO numerous that Reno ordered
bis men to mount and cut their way through
| 4 wild scramble for life followed. It was eyPrv
man for himself. Their wounded dug rife pits
and prepared for the battle. The indians
charged On foot and made d tremendous effort
~ T9us the splalgrs' m! me nSht vas aesperatt
The fighting continued Ut intervals, and atnight
daylight on the 18th the battle waa
re1sxed GHa Tho Indians numbered 1900 70
men were without water thirty.siI honr. nv
aud were desperate, the horses and wounded
ta1S Gn & pcrsnlnss Win tn1rst, and the water only
~ Jalus OF, put INC ground Was ,tuu Of
t1h Rana snarpSaoosess on noth sides Of t1e river
1t was hand-to-hand fight, one soldier having
sometimes as mnny as live Indians upon him.
The rGops 9oEsd9 used their reyolvsEs at short
river and asrendad fha hig, han1e o1osf* ~ ~
rndian. 1san~hi1a s1n a;Eta;ua unnA opposMe' a e
Tisn u4auS .nIann n4e MAINTAINING deaoly n!es
aAe s4angntcr AZ the foE1 was terrible
Horses and men were shot and ROLLED
down the bank into the river. Tho Indians
They then began to draw oil, Il was eyidenf
that the large mass Of Indians were somcwhert
d; Else; Reno enc t then became more anxious about
jarsr hnslv f 4,,1;ane 1; d @ soon oscup.eu ~
atraci IN, - r. 11n1. mancn mas p1cpaf1ng
As...N !'4n, 1uS !!1eu wetc snelIereu- lie Slgea
eIdphlc description OF the fight between tht
indians and Reno. Part OF the desperate fight
ing at the tortl1 however, he did not see HI
Trunks some OF the troops have been Il
Scores Of souaws and old gray-haired In1tau'
were roamiug over the field after tie light. iit
inp and roRhintr tha n.onn.1ad S;rse,,,o.ts 80
wsre Eti1ei hr IL Paez @ f1o5ane ,,;a, & s49amt
tims+.s tba y i3d;n 1; t nnn ~ tallest He es
frst -, .sis aG.sis ~ o 1ney 1ought Kene
nlsS, tnen unlsned custer, then came back N
nnlsh Keno, PIT were frightened Of by Gibbon'f
The Chiefs carried flags. He does not believe
one of Custer's men escnned Thcv: 9cera enr..
rounded by at LEAST j. 5O1 Indians "sA' '0
N '~ ..-.-
THE WAR DEP PTATNNT
sRCREraRr cAMxHor roors uu r,,r ,,co,r.
w.aur~croy - 80. ~, ..
OF War to-day addressed the following 1ctter IN
the pres;dent.
'' .e1.e~n
HAn sIa DtrAHraESr, WAsHlNaToy, D. c., July
o, Lo.o:-lo ne tTsSsd<7!: To enable ron to sa-
sWer inclosed resolution Of the Senate Of Juy7