Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-09-28
hem. Lieu.s. Mcdonald, Wilder and Wood

hem. Lieuts. Mcdonald, Wilder and Wood
seemed to be the only cool officers present,
prepared to charge the Indians, upon which
the Indians made charge but were hand
-omely repul-ed By the noble troopers. The
we're completely hemmed in on all sides and
ISOLATED from water, and seemed to be sub
Jet every momeut to a general massacre.
II ad the n ,op. shown but one weak point
ia their liner, il lie very evident that not one
msn would have been left TO tell the tale
Tins Charging and couDter-chargiug Tor 81
hours, without water, had tendency IL
make the troops desperate. They de-, ruin :
ed on the morning of the 18th TO break
through the rnemy's lines. They formed
advance and fanking columns, and with one
last effort charged the liner OF the eremy,
M 10 their own surprise found the In
disns give way. Thus liberated The
tro, ps made rapid msrch for water GLOW
oy tie Indians, and ekirmished with them
ior a dis ance OF four miles
Mhen once out OF range and water secur-
ed, owing to a scarcity Of ammunition and
ra,ion-, Capt. R-Dderbrook marched his
command Tor this post, where he arrived on
he mOrning OF the l6.h inst, with his used
up command.
Inc following are the names Of the killed
am wounded /:
Capt. Gunt,r, commanding Co II, wound
ed in report; Corp Lynde Co u, killed; Pvt
Barrows Go u, wounded; Pvt Leonard,
Co u, wounded; Pvt Snead, Co II, killed |;
PvG Barton, Co II, killed; Scout Chack, Sc
ve9eiey wounded.
The cavalry had 9 horses killed and quite
a number wounded. The Indl,n loss a. n. ar
can he a-certained wa Is killed and aboui
30 wounded and some 20 odd ponies killed.
A scout came in this morning (Spt III
fon the CImairon crossing On the Dod,e
rvad, some 80 miles NORTH OF this Post, witn
news that ,Le IadIrn. had arrived at that
crossing yesterday evening, and had killed 3
cs,tle men, and were killing and driving Oh
cattle aud committing Olber depredstions.
The scout sl-o reported that Capt Hemphil.
with his command Was a few mile, north OF
the Cimarron making for that crossing; #
this pport be true, NO doubt the Captsin
has engaged the enemy ere thi.; aud should
l Troop show their teeth We ex. eel an ex.
cal enI account OF their deed. on the 6elu o
nauie, MS 1t Is we'll known this c, mp,ny is
made up Of experienced soldiers who have
never ye, turned their backs 10 the ens my,
water or No water.
Upon the arrival of the scout this morn
ing with the news OF the Indian movements,
tie commanding officer ordered out de-
lachm.nt of 40 men properly utfc.reh from
the two companies Of cavalry in IRON the
held. They lett this pot al 10 NJ. ana
should arrive at Cimarrun crossing Al 5PM
The Indians on the l6h inst. killed boy
and wounded another near Red Hole ranch.
These boys were recently from Reno, AID
had only each an old worn cut pOney tha'
VAS likely 10 attract the attention OF The H.
dams, and for these, probably were they
killed and wounded. Cspt. Hastings from
post passed the point where the boys w.re
-noi but about two hours previous. The
Cip,ain had charge Of a wagon loaded with
forage and provisloDs Tor Capt Hemphills
command.
A wagon has ju-t come into this post from
Reno The par les with il report tina, all the
Northern Cheyennes have lett the reserva-
ton, and that a party iolJwed them durii z
tn first day out and one Iadian followed
them to sitfin a few miles OF this Post.
Lee & Reynolds gardener reports thai
some ten or Twelve Indians passed between
their garden aud the Post yesterday. The
garden is some six or eight miles east Of posi-.
Harry Coans, a scout from Capt Hemp
hills comm4nd, was on his way from Biufi
creek to this post with di-pstcnss vssterda,
when he eapied the Indians near Red Hole
Harry made for a gulch and concerted him.
s.lf and horee in d tch until nIghs, wheL
lie took circuuous route and arrived It this
pos; this morning at $50. o. Z.
Mr.. Reynolds, the mail carrier, arrived
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