The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-03
THE INDIANS.
More OF Major 4 hornburgh's Fight
with the Redskins.
Roinforcsments Hurrying to the As
sistance of tho Troops Gen.
Merritt to Command
the Expedition.

OMAHA, Oct. LIT Ii believed here that
Major Thornburgf, who liz IN experienced ana
cautious officer, fell into an ambuscade
r,fanued by the enemy. The military authori-
tirs ttae unanimous In the belief that the worst
mas now been told, for Lieut.. Payne - strong
tv antrenched near water, Ia well provisioned
aud will further fortify himself BY. throwing
ttp saithworks, which, with the wagon train,
will enabin him To hold his own until rein-
furcements appear which wlll % so 'sf'i can
Crook. who IL In Chicago ordering mat
Glen. Merritt. NJ Fort D. ". Russell.
Cheyenne, was telegraphed W and ordered 70
sage was carried BY the operator, who received
II at the lntter place, TO the General, at ~
Headquarters, On horseback. Gen. Merritt
Immediately began preparing Tor the expedi-
ton. Att Camp Douglass and salt Lake O.. ne
time was lost, but everything was perfected
sAt Forts Mcpherson and Sanders the same
4etivity prevailed. Tho Union Pacific Rail-
wuy worked In harmony with the military,
I and The troouH arc all now en- route Tor kaw-
Hns, from which point succor will be sent out.
A special train OF four cars OF troops from
Camp Douglass loft Ogden at p. %. to-day
fur the scene OF the outbreak. The train was
under orders 10 make fast time. Lnree nun ,n1.
xlrad men and ak hundred korSeS 1917
Cheyenne to-day Tor Knwlifls.
Ole company loft Fort Sanders and two
companies nj cavalry left Fort Mcpherson
to-day for Fort Steele. The latter had their
horses, bagKage, etc, with them. rroops
nlan and Robinson, and will leave for The seat
pf war aH soon as they can reach the railroad.
Cen. Merritt 10 whom command Oh the expa-
dition Ia given. ID one Of the best Indian fight
This forenoon ile photographed Gen. williams
hYs would hts ready to start tomorrow mDrli-
tug with q force Of nearly five hundred men.
As animate and provisions are plenty the
march will be forced and relief soon reach
THESES In peril. Major Thornburgh'S body has
not been recovered, but lies In front Of hts
command and cannot be procured. He was d
very powerful man. fully six feet two Inches
tin height, active and muscular. good shot
md daring horseman. Ha leaves wife and
two children, who are ut Fort Steele.
THE INTENTIONS or THE INDIANS.
CHEYENNE, wi. IT,, Oct. 1.-TWO freightars
recently engaged In hauling Capt. Dodges
company baggage to. Steamboat Springs,
from Middle Park, arrived here from North
signs ef Indians through the park and meet
fnR young Arrapaho who told them that
the Aftapalloes had joined the Utes for the
purpose of driving the colored soldiers Capt
Dudges company out Of the park. They
think that the Indians were about to proceed
tn 6teamboat Springs 10 attack Dodge. when
ThornburRtl's approach attracted their atten-
tion, and they attacked him instead.
ANXIETY ABOUT uEN. TYNrR.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.--Telegraphic inquiry
in references TO Assistant Postmaster General
Tyner and party. whose presence near the
scene VI Thornburgh's massacre caused much "
they are thought to b. 150 miles east of Mill
river, and therefore not LII danger, unless tht
outbreak extends very widely.