Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-17
NUMBER 16.



The Rescue On the Plains.
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experiences "l the small lorcc oil the Ihiteu
States cavalry surrounded by the Utes on
the plains Of Colorado are full Of ,brilline
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ii'''i'S'' ih' Sio' "neic theS "'ie iieiiii''eo
IN was il seems, commanded by bluffs on
| each side sonc e0O ,-,rds distant from,
,,.1.iat a., III, .,.a;.,.;...r LII. f.,
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during the hours Of daylight. For five days
Capt. Payne and his command were thus
bosio,roJ
NOT a head could appear above The has
tily-thrown-up intrcnchmcnts that was not
made n ,or,,e, for an Ind;,, buIlet The
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horSeS ana hl'iies were Sh't uowh' colllpei
ling the men 10 spend the night in drag
ring the dead bodies outside the trenches.
tn ovoiJ srroo,,io, fr.,,, tho s,oroh of
H. - ,'''''''' ''''D'' i'''', 'Ae
tiieii ue''y ing carcasseS' wafer was ABOUT
200 yards away, and supplies were obtain
| Gu ohly by Sililes alter nlSht-lall. AT one
time inc ltes set lire 10 the grass on the
windward side, and nearly drove the troops
from their works by a terrible c0nflagra-
| ton. On Wednesday, the lst, says a letter
from one of the officers, something Oc-
| Cured which lifted the camp out of its
| gloom, although it had a dark origin. Sud
denly heavy and responsive firing was heard
away from and approaching our position.
What could it mean, Sharper and nearer
came the ralIlins, dcsuliory discharges, and
soon afterward, dismonnted and leading
| Their horses, which fell fast under the
| tie rifles, we saw colored troop of caval-
~ approach anu Iorce IT'S way int2 where
comnany nmberin@ fortv.tivr men of fbe
Ninth (colored) cavalry. If there was a
negro hater IN camp at the moment, he did
hrsvcr him d@nn ,,an ti,is rns,, W was o,,r q
assistance bv the company of gallant color
5u I'i ilien, lii'li aPiioacn iiau oeeh most
ed witbont LaIt;no, anJ yr;,hn,, foor ~,
can ir,ooino bo,,- no ,,-oIco,,oJ ,bon, D,r
inc tba enSninS, da,-s anJ ,;,,hts thor- haro
shared onr n,isorai,Ie nor;Is a1J l;.cc,,for,s
with nat;onc,. Tho, c,,,,at b., - h;a,bi,,
nra;sad
H"EElbLE SITUATION.
Our lot gradually became sickenng from
the stencil arising from the putrd animals,
800 of whose bodies were at length stretched
within few wards of our Notifications.
Our wounded who could hobble about were
maadorous to their own nostrils, for there
was hardly water enough to wash their
wounds. Every night a sally would be
made from camp for water, and these sallies
were always at great risk. The Utes who
knew the path which must be taken to the
water, ALWAYS had their RIFLES ready to bear
on it, Rough as the gauntlet was. only one
soldier was shot dead while running it,
On tbc eth they wore rcIioved hv the or-
rVal ol Ten Merrltt, VINO nal made an eN-
traordinary forced march from Rawlins. Ills |
command marched IN miles tbe first 9t
hours' marching day ana hish', ana over
80 miles the second day. |
Ihh kES'' T.
The following account of Merritt's arrival |
at Payne's camp is given by one of the com |
mand: 1t was about half-past five O'Clock in |
the morning when the seniinels were startled |
by the appearance OF McrrIts advance
guard The men of the advance approached |
so silently and confidently that the seniintls |
were at a loss what to make of them in the |
dusk of the morning. The sudden thought |
was that these daybreak spectres must be In
dlanS, yet such au,laclty seemed Incredible
The scnilnels challenged them. The answer
came, "frlends- General Merritt perceIy-
ing The hesitation ol our men, ordered ms
trumpeter To sound the officers call No
such buglc note ever raised the hearts OF eX
hausted yet not despairing men to hope and
touching enthusiasm. Our hedraggled, dirty,
unkempt remainder oi what had been con,
hdent column less than week before, Iited
ITS diminished head from behind It's hideous
barrlcade ami gazed ut iIrst win astonish-
ment next win growing wonder, ana al
htsl WIN perfect iehIy ni JOY III thc au-
VanclhS pEitoohS "i inc lilh SVairy Wllcn,
Win MERRITT Ill thelr hell anu trumpet SUN
sounding ni'd hetWten the WAGONS INTO our
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