The New York herald., 1878-09-30
FIGHT WITH THE CHEYENNES.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL LEWIS KILLED-GTNE-
RAJ DAVIS IN COMMAND OF TROOPS.
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LIEUTENANT COLONEL LEWIS KILLED--or Me-
RAJ DAVIS IN COMMAND OF TROOPS.
[DY TELEGRAPH To THE Herald.
KANSAS CRY, NO., Sept. 30, 1878.
News was received here today OF severe fight be.
tween the troops and the Cheyenne Indians, about
sixty miles south OF Monumcnt on last Friday, tho
line of the Kansas Pacific road. The fight severe
one, and Major Dunn oiGeneral Popes sta telesraphs
from Fort Leavenworth that he is to start for Fort
Wallace the morning for the remains OF Lieutenant
Colonel Lewis, OF tho Nineeepth infantry killed In
the nght and that it thought General Je C. Davis
VIII 1nish the Indians to-day. General DAVIS took
charge OF the troops in person on Friday morning.
ARRIVAL OF COLONEL LEWIS BODY AT
FORT wALLAcE-ANoTHER ACCOUNT or THE
FIGHT.
[BY TELEGRAPH 10 THE HERALD
FORT WALLACE, Kan, Sept. 90, 1878.
lieutenant q. Gardiner, Nineteenth infantry, adju
tant oil tho troops pursuing the Indians, has Just
rived here with the body OF Lieutenant Colonel
W. II. Lewis, Nineteenth infantry, his COM
mandng officer. Tho troops struck tho Indians
in the cations OF Famished woSnan's Fork at about
four p NJ yesterday and fought them till dark The
Indians lost many killed. The troops captured fifty
four ponies aud killed nineteen
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE Ff0HT-DETAILs OF
COLONIAL LEWIS DEArH-PRooREss OF THE
PURSUIT OF THE INDIANS.
CHICAGO, Sept. 20. 1873.
The following dispatches have been receivod at
Army Headquarters hcre:-
10 Lieutenant General p. II. SHRRIDAx:-
The following dispatches have just been received
from Fort Wallace. JOHN POPE
Brevet Major General
CAMP CHALK CREEK, Sept. 49, 1875
VIA FoRr WALLACE, Sept 20, 1878.
We found the Indians waiting for us about hvc
O'clock in the evening inhe canyons OF the Famished
Woman's Fork Lieutenant Colonel w. II. Lewis,
Nineteenth Infantry, and three men werc wounded.
We got dead Indian, seventeen dead saddle
ponies ana sxty-two head OF stock. We wero pre-
vented by darkness from following up success.
l followed the trail this morning 10 this point
from which / detach L,cutenant Gardner ana
Surgeon Davis with twenty-five cavalrymen TO
escort Lewis ana two wounded men 10 Wallace.
l think the Indians will cross the railroad aoout
Sheridan Station. viii be on the line oil railroad
their trail some time to morrow, unless they again
gether and will probably cross tho rail.
road tonight. II possible, psase send DR..
Colonel Lewis to Wallace. pull out on trail i'm
mediately. CLARENCE MONCK,
Captain Fourth Cavalry.
THE DEATH OF COLONEL LEWIS
FORT WALLACE, Sept. 20, 1873.
TO the Assistant Adjutant General Fort Leavenworth,
udNc JVst now uTrIVcu ueEe uuu IepOFteu 10 Gen-
erai DAVIS. Lieutenant Colonel Lewis died on the
route about eight O'Clock. Z. GARDNER
Lieutenant Nineteenth infantry,
PROSPECTS FOR cAPTcRISG THE INDIANS.
FoRr WALLACE, Sept. %, 1878.
Lieutenant Gardiner, OF the Nineteenth infantry,
arrived here with escort and The remains OF
Colonel Lewis ana Two wounded mon at O'Clock
THIS A. n. Captain Moncks despatch sent to you by
Lieutenant Gardner describes his fight now know
where the Indians are and can begin to operate intc
ligently. Prospect good Tor capturing the lndians
Colonel Dodge's command must be close proximity
TO He will move at daylight for them. DAllis'
command Is thrtyhve miles south Of this place. but
has been ordered back.
JEFF. C. DAVIS, Commanding