The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-10
the DsV.l's DESIGNS.
The Chsysnnss to all Appearances
CaFT:eC Them Out in Their
March Through Kansas.
A Trail Of B!oodshed. Slaughter,
Crime and M dnight Horrors.
The Particulars of The Fight in Which
Colonel Lewis Lost His life.2
THE FIGHT ON PRAIRIE DOG CREEK

Colonel Lewis Lost His Life.
THE FIGHT ON PRAIRIE DOG CRsEK.
The following are the particulars col
cerning the late fight with the Indians O
Prairie Dog creek, in Decatur county, i
this State. The depredations were eve
worse and more sickening than At first n
ported. The following ae the names of
part of the
KILLED, RAvIsHED AND WOUNDED:
Mr. Humphrey, of Illinois, and two son
killed, while another son will die froI
wounds.
Mr.. Long and three sons were killed
while
| THE MOST SHAMEFUL GRIMES
were committed upon the persons of Mr.
Long and her three daughters
after which the three ladies were placed il
one corner of the room and straw piled up
on the dead bodies of the father and broth
ers and in front Of the ladies and
sET FIsE To.
In this smoke and darkness the ladies mad.
their escsrs, running eight miles without
a stitch Of clothing on them.
MIR. Felt, Mr. hudson, Mr.. Smith, Mr.
Absrnathy, Mr.. Lull, Mr.. Evans and Mr.
Westfali and two IONS were all killed.
Mrs. Westfall is dangerously wounded, but
will recover. Mr. Kelley was
killed. Mr.. Young died of wounds.
Fred Walters, of New York, and Mr..
Wright, of Illinois, are missing, supposed
To be killed. Two young ladies were
stripped of their clothing and ravished in
the most brutal manner by thirteen Of the
red devils. The ladies' name is Evans, lac
of Illinois They will recover.
Mr.. kiefer was wounded, bnt will re-
cover.
The dead bodies Of
EIGHT CHILDREN
were found Mondsy, on the prairie by
scouts.
DIR. Gochenauer was sent for to 20 to
Beaver creek, twenty miles north, but be-
fore starting a courier arrived and reported
thirteen dead in that region, but
NOT A WOUNDED MAN.
Every victims head was mashed with
tomahawk or an axe.
Settlers, with their families, have been
rallying into lays from their claims
since Friday last.
Ellis, fourteen miles west Of Fort Hays,
is full of women and children.
MAJ. DALLAS COMMAND
Maj Dallas, of the 23d Infantry, with
his command Of seventy five men, arrived
at. Ogallala, Neb, Saturday night at $3.50,
and crossed the South Platte river on
Sunday morning. He went forward on the
trail to the vicinity of Camp Sheridan.
The officers, men, and horses on Monday
we're all very tired after their hard march
Of three hundred miles
INDIAN RIFLE-PITs.
The following details of the battle of the
18th with the escaped Cheyennes at Punish
ID WOman's fork. forts five miles from Ft |
Wallace, Is furnished by participant:
The Indians, after crossing the railroad, |
raveled rapidly to the point where the |
ight occurred, and there upon the sides of |
canon threw up rile-pits. This plan was |
aid to draw the soldiers to a point in the |
anon where there could be
NO RETREAT,
md open fire upon them from all sides.
The location chosen was perfectly adapted
o their purpose, and knowing the troops
Eere upon the track they let blind trail
eyond the proposed point of attack. The
fooPs' susiTc'ihS nothihg' entered the can
n, and but for glimpse of the danger by
he scouts would have fallen
INTO THE TRAP.
eeing the failure Of their plans, the Indi-
rs opened fire upon the head Of the column
he troops soon took possession of the ad-
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indians from several of the pits, who, run
ing from pit to pit, were shot by the col
iers, hut their bodies were In every in
lance dragged in by their friends.
COL. W. II. LEWIS
i.plaxsd rare ccuraee. and r.ms;,,d unon
il horse ,ha f;nssr roa,t on ,bs f;sId mil
Iuns, dr.y,cJ oft hv Pawnss -,
fte- dismGnuting he moved about on the
NJ, directing the fire OF the troops, until
Spvr,r, rur NAVY ,p,rrv
-,
NJ o'ousn. nun 70 IIe ground. Saddle
iins was 'isu "'ouIiu 'he ,inho t@poSe tne
, ~ u
.vsr,I ,;m.s hafora he w.s ,I.c.d in ,ba
,nhuI.ncs ion, r G,rdn.r ND ,wan,r
va troon. conveyed him 10 Fort WsII,cs
Iis d.a,b occnrred from, loss Of hlnod ON
10 Wv
CAD, v,rcr Il
Il. A.,
the 1,n caVa.ry' assumed comma ana and
oops captured forty five ponie, and nine
en We're found dead upon the field. Sew
raj soldiers We're Killed and wounded,