The New York herald., 1878-10-21
IHE FLEEING CHEYENNlS.
Experiences Of Major Rendle.
brock in Pursuit.
DESPERATE FIGHTS With The SAVAGES.
Brilliant Conduct and Heroic Death OF
Colonel Lewis. sq
HOW THE REDSKINS ESCAPED

HOW THE REDSKINS ESCAPED
OMAHA, Oct. l6 1873.
In a corner Of a Pullman coach in the overland
train from the West last evening seated Q
swarthy German. sunburued 70 b alpaSst htack
wearing soiled cavalry uniform, with nothing about
him 10 suggest thas he moro than private but
pair Of worn shoulder straps bearing the bars OF
captain He was evidently averse to publicity. and
manifested hts desire still more plainly whom tho
Pullman conductor stepped up to him, with your cor.
respondent, and said
"Majsr RendIebrock, here is a reporter who wants
to ind out about your pursuit OF the CheyeDnes" /"
The Majsr stretched outa big hand. and aaid, with
strong German accent,--- ,a'o sis passp $3.50
.vslI, can't toll you nothings you wants TO PRINT"
..rardon me, think you can. Why are you trav.
ciling in this directiopf Have you given up ,ha
chaso?"
Major RESDLEBRocK accent omtted)-Given up the
chaseI Do you think was going to catch the Chey.
ennos aloncf Pm going back to Fort Reno, sick and
worn out. haven't had my clothos eG until went
bed last night since started from Fort
Reno September TO-
CoRREsPoNDgsT-Thero has been account of your
long pursuit and fights with tho Choyenles other
than short teegrams that have Scent
Major RgNDLEBaocK-Well you want to know why
cause the pcrndy Of the interpreter, and they
would not have gone but for his tatons.
Then Colonel Mizusr. OF Fort Reno, could have pro-
vented the stampede If hc had complsd with my wish
and me two twelve pound Napoleon guns when
the Indians wsro but short distance irsm the lori.
THE FIGHT
MISREPRESENTATION your first fight with shemf
Major RENpLEBRooK-l was ordered out from Fort
Reno with compsnics g and Of the Fourth cavalry,
ivnlv ortv aud
men each, to over,ake tho Indians and bring them
back They twelve hours tho start OF US, and In
order TO ovcrtake them Lrailod by day and moon.
light both. The third day out from Fort Rono we
overlook them This was September Is. Whom We
discovered they drawn In limo ready tor
battle at Turkey springs, ton miles north Of Dry
Cimarron River and about thlrtyhve miles east OF
tho ROAD from Dodge Camp supply. One oilosr
counted lao warriors Wo attacked them, but they
fought desperately, and having nearly twice my
bsr, nothing decisive was gained by me. Three Of
my men were killed aud three wounded. Ten horses
were killed. in the engagement ana many wounaed.
We tell back At night ana vent into camp lying on
our arms all night. Tho next morning We starteu IN
quest OF water, having had none Tor twenty-iour
hours.
"rhe Indiaus atlacksd Vi, The lighting lasting for
about lhros hours We threc separate charges
them, ana the last time drove thom back into
hills rne wounded into Camp Supply.oa
l5th. Captain Hemphiii OF the Sixteenl nlh Intan.
v.
Greek few days before detailed Lieutenant Wood,
OF tho Fourth cavalry, with orty mon tIom c0npa.
nes aud n, and Instructed hini 10 open commune
| callon with this force. He arrived at Cimarron
Station the l7th anu learned tnat Captain Aorhp
hill had engagoo the Indians that morning and vas
| badly beaten having ono man killed, ono wounded
| ami two horses killed.. Orders camo froni
| headquarters to unite tho three companies and
IRON the 17ln 70 the 2lst were engaged IN dong
SO, untng tho morning vi the 2lst a. SAND Crock.
learned from Captain Hempnili .ha. large ooqes Of
haa thrown up iortiGcations Lieutenant Wood WA
| sen. out with Company q 20 reconnoitre, and Com.
pany was sent out with Company g. The two
panics with lot oi COW boys. attacked the lndans
and drove lncn into their rio pits aud Kept them
until dark, which closed tue first days hsnt.
ins Sand Greek. Al ten 0'ciocs the nsxt nornina
| our entire command attacked inc Indians IN tneir
rifle pits aud lought them untii i've O'Clock IN tna
evening. wnen moved by Inc rlgnt flank and went
into camp under nse OF he enemy Inc Ipdans
/ fought ike asviis, ana with as much system As
| they had boen drilled
COLONEL LEwIs DEATH.
"Betore daylight We found they lad disappeared
the Ka.i leading III nortneriy direction. lad the
| command IN nst pursuit u them ~ four A. N. Two
| miles apovs Cimarron station. We werc Joined DN
| Lieutenant Colonei LOWS, with companies and r,
Fourth cavalry and Company g, Nineteenth iniautry
the latter company iu wagons. Colonel Lewis, the
senior officer. look command and the combiped force
Indians nve aays, and the evening The 2Th,
| NJ about i've o'clock, We ovornaulcd them
in The canyoa VI Punished Woman's Fork.
| We wero IN the canyon when wc wcro
attacked and the red aovs expected TO make another
1us,sr business oi IL, but thsy didnt know Cooucl
| Lewis. Ho ralod ls men aud held the gr0uLd, and
drove tho indiana back % their iorthcatons tho
edge Of the canyon. Colonel Lewis rode IN front
OF his cavalry skirmish line AMI urged his meu
| When within Que nundred and nty yards OF. the
| Indian lorthcatlons-- The tram ~ going. You
| yet The IRON somebody olse."
| CoRREsPoSDESr-Ncver mind. will cross the river.
| What about CooDel Lswisr
MAJOR RKSDLEBRoCK--Hs horse was shot IN Abe
| thigh, and two old soldiers OF Company almost
| dragged him from u and begged MIN not
| To expose himself unnecessarily. Ho jumped
to hi. i.st, grabbed . carblno and isi, inla
nnc with the usk ishers. The skirmisners rusbeds
the suomy he. Of all tho ros was s,rulk BY ball.
severed the leporal artery o tho eit leg and ieed
man could, anu sa,a 10 Lisulenau. xars,n. OF COM
pany B, who with him, IL guess ips all over With
me-" rnen he took the oacksxin strap from nis ro-
ting The strap around bis leg above the wocnd and
using his revolver for lever to t,ghtenit he was
picked up, carried back and put IN amouanos AMI
carried 70 tho rcar But nothing could save nim=-hs
| died In about iour hours.
EscAPg oy TnE INDIANS.
eve usod our time TO GOOD advantage aud had the
| Cheyennss compcleIy surrounded al snndown, vnn
a. Bu. prospects a,dn's count Il was dars
as p,.cn mat night ana the WIND biey
the Indians escaped, getting through ANAL rsvins
running through the brow VI tne niil which tney
had iorlinod themselves when had NOS -ois.
covered. lu the morning. 20 our amaxemcnt. rod
devils wore gone leaving behind them eighty.ious
| live pon,cs and seventeen dead ones. They got
good start tnal n,gni sul we pushed on silsr .aom
| When tnsy rsacned soomon's Fork they commenced
| slroying iarm machinery, bul they took no Mvss
THE MAssAcREs CoMMRNcE.
"on tho evenin. vi The 29th thoy entered colony ol
Russian Mennoniies and about forty mon.
but aidut hurt tns women aud children Most Of the
kliiug was done on ,he two sappas Prsirls Dog aud
| Beaver creeks We saw great many pittfuI sightS
at night three small children asleep
tho prairie IN their night oolnes. ionr miles from
any house We led them aud turned them over
gooi farmer. We arrived AT tho Platte October
naming there several days white fresh men took up
| the cnass
"You can say my command caught up with the
Choyennes several Lines, tnoush .ns Indians wero
fresn aud had many hours tho start Of IA Give us
credit Tor Lha.n
AT the Council Buns transfer Major Rendlcbrock
took the Kansas uity and -. Joseph train tor the
south.
CHARGES AGAINST A CLERGYMAN.