, 1877-10-13

AIpts f1HSlaU. tjhH IHSk lsNuAIHAHt hAo
young DiadIc: Gotlf1cs's First Lieutenant was
Eckcrsur. At tho time when Miles rave tho
or.1cr 10 charge these COMPANIES were mounted.
md thcv rushed forward with Curious shout.
MAI. HALE's so1DiEnLY DEATH.
Their way seemed clear, but Ruddcnly their
hnrscs halted liz the midst Of railop. At the
cdgc u a steep hank Overlooking lae raylne, At
rcrecs, tho officers Of the three coopanicscailetl
| to their men to tllstlount. They flung their
lsl'ilcs ani lariata 70 the winds, and, p!ucki1s
charged them 4 The it,lee. hei.w: Tltei! volicy
was then aounicd 'Cfarge. boyst'' The siaior
Mt tho snfne instant revGiycd his first wound.
the e,nbankmcnt down atnonc lie tepccs: As
he alcht,l on his feet bullet pierced him
n,ortaEy In The throat. {te stoppcd, staggered,
and 5a!sps 9' n!s seH lan t. II n's sa asaa .
sSIaS ward Spo" 'ti' Ill face, dsa 's" liz 'e' '''
/ pIupLx FALLS.
| His Lieutenant, l,tdc, mortal1y hnrs At
alnlost :hc sn1nc inornttit. reclcd backward aud
psrs6ed pr in M tIlo @si Of viii o"tefcs ifo,n tber
comrades. who. were firing Into and sucking tho
Nee pcrces' lodges.
rEmlL or THE CAVALRY.
| For few minutes There was wild exhibition
| Ecktrsot,, raising himself from the gully after
his leap, called out to tfs men: !" Fire ~llcr-
ever yntt sec a head" Then: filing htt pipe
/ WlkH l0QaCCUt HE Al1l uSi1E' lIiR III = HALnnGu
inc camp where you cannot hmt ! frc u get q
light to s1uulc b." Meant,,uc the bullets
ian. aNctttonascly kuown as "MIekcy," Mos'an,
were wounded. The firing frnm slle Indians IN
their lrst rertvcry after The rctrcat Is escritcd
as terrific. ucn. Miles speaks Of Il AZ lle must
desperate dlaehargo Of magazine guns he had
ever heard.
oAtLAnrnr or rHR FIFTH tKrAxrar.
Tue nlen nj tho stvrnth were cut down like
slraws. Many Of tt,Gm fell Int lcyond lllr
1,xlges anil werc left dying and wo!ln.ietl wticn
thrtr comrades wcre fotc1 to fall back. so
critical during . few momcnts was the position
ot the ttlrce companies of the Seventh Tint
thry wcrn probailY ontY tarcl1 from wholesale
slaughter br dciartmtnt Of tho Fifth lnfan-
Try: wh"1c o's,aers ,s!a ,a mn,ne 4sths. q tc
suA to have brought hts sncn UP 10 tile verge Of
tic hank on their ponies. 10 have dfsnountcd
tilrn, In ltr, atd to have ordered most cffctt-
fvr voltcv troln oil their picccs vt tho Indians,
lust tcore they fcapc,l. will, swelling Try, In
10 The tottota. Then. roolly rrtoatting their
rifles. they received valley. frofn the Ncx
rercce. Their cotutnahder yelled to the cavalry
10 rome t,ati:. md in the ncxt instant his men
care the 1ndt3ns u salute which csauscu t4em to
letrcat prccinftntctv 10 their hn!eK.
nEN. stlI.Es' BRAVERY.
During this contest Zen. Miles, continually
rt'l!n. to and fro. gave orders to nsary everv-
body. lie exposed himself nt all points To the
cavalry which assaulted and to tic infantry
Which eunportct' lie was 9 Constant ~, mentor.-
| Il InEn%UT Ul u pEEuSsAt klAtas uthE NtE Y
few samples 0f his orders, aa quoted hy tho
scouts. aul beg pardon OF The uenernl, II they
uu.lerratc l!is farnltY Of eo'nman'l. "Go fot.
tlcn loysI" There. lisht on ihnEc rs, Sous .;
nne ofpSs t"to s t1eu 1. ef e ess,
ete. :. 1t was complete wonder" says one oi
.e ssnt TINT thf I'D an A. da not Ea
dcsil ever snw at thc head Of such q eolnur
on The field in Rn Indian scrinlmaRc. He Tii1
everywl,er., mud eyery ono of tue Geys sesmea
ey snHw s s xs 'Ss Ts Se 5 sf f
troops lid Jump 50 tlcrceY Into the
blno'iy nreach tnat moro than hn5
tho assault. The lnuians aghtinv there
alter from thcri ntrenr;ncnts tired moro wari
Is nj their foes, for Gen. Miles. having killri
nearly thirty Of them and discovered their ,p',sl
: t!on, made an Immediate surround Of their ell
| cutnpmcnt. liz posted hta co,npantcF. of IL
fnutry an.l cavalry so as TO command them OF
ali sides, aua compel them to stick 10 ttclr bur
III the deepest pits, out Of slRht and range o
TEMPORARY TnuCE.
, Gen. Miles withdrew hts wagon train sonIt
nIEitfall, although II was mt outside Of rang
: OF tile Nez Pcrces rifles. Their rifles did no
: prevent tho tealnstere from sleenanE, nor die
tho soldiers attcr n'Fhtfall resist the tempting
1
. hetwcci tho nicn md tho savascs, hut Gen
Miles occupied himself uutil nearly o'clock Il
the mori,lug In placing two cannon Il
p1s0n at to ays Hsfs ;s Go ." va. fs tnsxs t"s
8 pound Napoleon, the other u brccch:loa.1nl
;; stccl piece, purchased By the Ordinance Dcpart
: ment, and sent out for trlai III Indian warfare
Il Tho night Of tho Both, Intensely sold. wa
t l,ar.i for the soldiers to bear, and must l'av
- been bitter to some of the Jnlans who staye'
g IN their holes without blankets.
i NERo1sM or TIE WouNpEn aot.plERs-
q THIS llproism qf tlIe soldiers anl tllentn4nan
v Unity Of savagcs were never more eonspcsousl
!, {lttpluyel t!an during that terrible night I.
q slcet aud snow: There e'aa bccn great dtspal
ity Of casualties: ~ sronhs suffering n,os .'s
6 tho whulo night In tho bottom Of Tho crerl
q There were mcn who wero shut through tho icc
y and wounded in the body, Ono nun. pierre
i turcd l!s pain for an hour or two in si!eues
u then calling out through the frosty night y
< said, "if some OF .yoa fef'ow1 don't take u
!. blankets oil them dead hnrscs, ~! be damned
tiicrs wcre IN doubt III tho hours of tllat nigI
whether they would be allowed by the savage
J. to llye through II or not. The cold was sever
q enough. but the expectation that they would
j. acapCtl and Mutilatctl was alnEMln1 us they Ia
O. there prostratca By woslnds, with the SNOW ~
tho hlast overcoming them, They dreaded, vii
10 terror which can hardly BE- conceived by peop
Is who dwell In Eastern cities. thu spptoach
II aid whom thoY supposed TO he aosolutc
4 !ncrcfless.
H. UNEXPECTED MAoNANiM1Tr or TIE nj
d When tho 1utlEaus aross ,t, from their burrov
|, and approached them In the darkness q Se
ii gcanl, who was shot through thu thigh, Lrc
u from hs holsteF : rcvolyes Tug !ndian "
ID bst EXT him ;a,ed ont Nc qo rel, ktil you; Z !.
10 can't shoot. Plenty n,au eau shoot. Mo Y.
d. YOU try shoot III iae." Tho Sergeant. III