Dodge City times., 1877-11-24
THE ADOBE WALLS FIGHT.

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One of the Most Memorable Indian
Battles on Record. Twenty-Five
Against Five Hundred...A Brave
Resistance.
The following description Of the Adobe
Walls fight is from the pencil of Mr.. John
Coulter. Of the Leavenworth Times, who
visited this city recently:
DODGE CITY, November l2
EKIToR TIAEs:-The details of that
memorable and wonderful fight at Adobe
Walls, in the Pan Handle of Texas on
June 18th 1874. between q party of twen-
ty-nine white men and some five hundred
Indians, has never yet found it's way into
pTiHt. 1t was O thrilling episode. more
wonderful than any ever pictured IN .
dime novel, and has the advantage over
the average Indian story Of being true,
as several Of the leading men OF Dodge
City, who were present in the fight and
among them the Sheriff elect of this coun-
~. MIR. w. b. Masterson can sestify.
ADOBE WALLS
Is situated in the Texas Psn Handle. in a
little bot tom just between the two forks
Of Adobe Creek which emp;ies into the Ca
madam river. the Walls lying in the trian-
gle described by the forks of the creek
and the Canadian. and consisting of two
stores. a blacksmith shop and q saloon,
the town if it could be so called. having
been iounded in the Spring. Tie stores
were those Of Chas Rath 4 Co.. and
Leonard and Myers; the blacksmith shop
belonged 10 Tom Kief. snd the saloon was
kept BY James Hanrahan. On the 5th of
june Hanrahan's party left Dodge for
A0dobe Walls. and on the 7th. at Sharp's
Creek. seventy five miles below Dodge
were.
arracvrn nv a u.wD IN r.uvvvvxr.
who run off all their stock. Just after
train. which accompanied them to the
Walls. arriving there but short time be-
fore the fight took place. On the morn
ing Of the 9Th. about 3 o'clock. the day of
the battle. the party sleeping In the saloon
building. consisting of James Hanrahan,
William Dixon, formerly General Miles
chief Of scouts. and now chief of scouts at
Fort Elliott. Texas. W. B. Masterson.
now Sheriff elect Of Ford County, Kan,
Michael Welsh. Oscar Shepherd. John
son-McK y-Bermuds-McCabe and
William Ogg, were startled by the falling
way. The men. awakened by the crash,
jumped up. apprehending that they had
been
ATTACKED BY INDIANS.
but discovering the real state of the case
Proceeded TO make the needed repairs.
One of their number. Billy Ogg, went out
70 get the horses. which were picketed q
short distance from the building. but dis
covering the Indians charging down from
the hills he was forced to leave the stock
and run for the house. The Indians, as
nearly as could be estimated. were nearly
five hundred in number, and comprised
braves from the Kiowas, Coruanches,
Cheyennes. and Southern Apacbes. The
Indians, tor wee ks previous to tho attack
upon the Adobe Walls. had been
NUMBERING EVERY WHITE NAN
they came across. and it was their inten-
tion to clean out the Walls as q part Of
the programme. The store of Leonard a.
Meyers had . stoekade built around it
and the party holding it were Fred Leon
ard. n nor nsS. one Of IT.. the PROMINENT business
lam Tyler. who was killed during the
fight. Hiram Watson. Samuel Smith,
Charles Armita9e. an old man named
Keelsr. Henry Vert and Aoccasin Jim.
In Rath 4 Co's store were Jas. Langt0n,
now in the Satlers store at Fort Dodge,
ally shot himself the CAV after the fight.
Andy johnson and Thomas Kief. The
Indians charged down upon the little
garrison in
A SOLID MASS,
every man having time to ret under |
shelter with the exception Of the two
Schaddler brotherss. who were sleeping by |
their wagons Q short distance from the |
Walls Both were killed and their bOdiee |
mutilated. Tho Schaddlers were lust
about to start with q load of hides tor
Dodge City, when they were killed. The |
red devils charged down right to the very
doors and windows of the houses, and the I,
gate OF the stOckadc, but wero met by |
such CALLING fire that Ihey Were forcod
to retire. So close were they that as the |
brave defenders OF the Walls shot out of |
the doors and windows they planted the |
muzzles of their guns in the very faces
and bressis of the savages, who rained q |
perfect storm Of bullets down upon the |
houses For