, 1879-03-17
THE +" NOBLE" SAVAGE.
Horrors Of 1nt1fnn Wnrfhrc-.A Narrative for
j., SenttnntMtRtfAts.

Horrors Of 1ndfnn Wnrfnrc-A Narrative for
g. SrntftrMtRtists.
thrresnontience Cincinnati Commercial.
In CANT ON THE =. ". KANSAS CATTLE RANGE.
-9crtng In s.vcrAl Eastern papers articles bear
[ng upon the ao.cntcl "Atassncro Of tho ChcY-
enncs " at Fort Npbinso,, ard knowing tho splrlt
Of falr n'ay always evncctl in your journal,
though have no. bcen abls 10 lcnrn your views
on the case IN point, appeal to you to glso tie
otllcr side hearing.
In the New York IlSra'd Of Jan. 20 appears IN
nrticlc headed IAN indian Therrnopyln,n which
starts out With the question, "Arc there twenty
ilvc white met anywhere III the world who can
10 what wns done by the i,asldful uf Choycnncs
recently hunted down and killed by four compatl-
les Of tinted States lruopsl' II VIC take tntuc con-
sllcrakiou ali this rohIe ~ bantl hus uone | will
say with tho Herald, " Probably not" For even
ttle nnlsals' OF tInu,aH ,wars" can produce no
moro shocking crimcs ihau were pcrpetrated BY
these ncn III tltir rccen. rall through this
section Vi thu country nnl still further north.
Dcfora the blood Ct their murdered Victims Is
scarce washed from tho Erlss; willie still tho
wall OF outraged wotnanhood rlngs In our ears,
Eastern peop!c, IN their peaceful homes, sNr-
rounled.by frlculs no .trlter tham tlloeo ne 1arc
lost, With wives ard children not onc whit moro
pure nnl yrtuous tbant those d,slouoyed on the
prafrics OF t!1c West; add insult to injury by de,
nouncIng the punishIhcnt Of the pernetrators Of
,lrse hcllsh dcnls, ind. worse still, uppIaudEng
ts,elr bravery, which was only desperation cl.-
gcntlercd by fear of Just punishmcnt.
They pnly "jumpel but Of tho frying pa,,," nnl
huppcucd, luckily foE women and children ind
unarMea men Oh thtsYrontter, to "1u'np Into
1t il no. nv purpose to attempt to Justify the
troops III this a1Ialr4 'Iiere, wiIrre people sur
fcrcl, their artun: !s!!applaudel. We know
Chevcnnes auctueutI III tl,cr attempted esrape,
aud ~ they arc glodt Indians 'tusr, we have n0
moro to fear from thath. 80 wall only try to
tel you, WHO live in1tcacctn security, ah, can
MI Insl!an, luHs h0ts this nou!o band. that has
stirred the bowels ofe1lnEnsson OF editors md
uoets tGol Bave tlM ]tnarkl conducted tilem-
selves in country wi|src wo hayc not distance
| to .'lend cnclIantncHt ts thu rcw.n
Toward thu lnstur pnst Of September Inst these
lndnns left their Agency nnd reservation; .scro
followed by q few tavupsi ovcrtaken OIL Sand
Creek, near the CImst,on River, l. r.; refused
,ne IL troups af,et hlssod,css battle, aroyn S ssm
Iic @ fired thc grass ap3 ioit item. After t,,o H.
dlans left the soldlcrseturncd 70 their post, not
sonans a. w,rn sYtt'srs st. ,ht uas Ill., hs
that occurred here. 'She people werc anc!patug
no trouble. hit fen. i[1cn were armed. md even
ot these who lad araae tl!e majority were With
BY surprise. Their irst work G'aa t'le killing Of
| Reuben Brfstow an4, Fred Clark, Of Rancho
tiraIdo (Col. ". II. GSlcosi} Brlstpw was shot
Guu. CIark was shot through with arrows, one
penetrating lilo learts 1rlstow, was g young
innn from kcpsucky, ind q nephew Of Col. Col
cord. Clark was d VirgInian. 81 toll, alc'1dcr
build, lar yornple9tou, wei! educated, mud a
gcntaa, wilncsoulssl eonlraIr. Ills mother re-
saIcs somewhere in Virginla, mud Is unaware of
| The death Of her soil. Ttiese nlen wero their
| first victims; boib killed together III q wagon.
siustane" 70 Maj. TKirk's ranch. Hero they
ktlicl Funk Dow, another noble. c.hcarted fellow,
: who hus nlado friends Of oil who knew him.
There Is not enuugl, Ut honor ur anything else
in the whole tribe ot Chcyenncs to put lii the
brllyc, but lll.Iated Frank Dow. lilo was shot
through tllu heud fron, behind, and when found
tits lltidsoine, Iiatlly faco Wire peesallt stnle,
Us though by lad bsen INSTANTLY KILLED whlo
When | read the praises Of hs Fllurdcrcrs. and
think OF the trcachcry by which hn nlut hia
death, my anger clIokes l1lc. lle was troul
Massachusetts, md thero fu leaves mother,
brullefs, anl sisters to mourn l0r thu onu wAC
lics cola In hts grave Oh thu prairie.
Is tho white motlmr's grief Of no moncnt
tlat such II fuss must ba mudo over the deatl
o. ,l lae n'nfuurefs I: VI oer , soht D.uua,. .o.
ma tnuans me1t netacsGu Iaynes 5nnu.
piayea tF!ehaly. allG at ,ast snot "aIeg tayiit
through ttn neeK' Ghasles Fayile thsoaEh tl!t
!eE, ana Snos quo o. nls taunlns on then snol
o.. ittiait eiri oaoy, the nail eicrlns one nippe
crossing aiiact Luz sRtn, a1!u ssSapslsg g. IN
o.he1t tsaI,lE away W. eh1lto nleast OF ~
noof httle thtlig' alrs iay!s atscaptea 10 fasss
.!e alhl,.Hies o. ehot9aM Illat "a ta!l hnuaget
u ieae'', ~ t'e o'9t'a lfoh ILL., hanele1 hAli.
causea ,lls nolu 10 sup ala tl'e cun ~as pfe
nat4tc!y atsSllarRed' ~ tie noise tnls brave
pallt'' lhcse oflF9 s!ayefs VI friendly, uhafliel
.nen1 fHnnihtea tl'tir hursea ailu sahosuu IN
sa!le''. natteT AAshe MaVlnE coilo 70. tae t"t
.neh aNa ATS. fayllo, VIII her Mnunueu pabo u
nsf aflns. atnrleu 70 Walk 70 Ne'eaha fanSil
aoout % s1h n,ates olstaht. W l'ie way ChAFieI
fap1e sank ifoln cxlsallstlot nt'a loss VI piotn
~ 1ntusa III oass IL ~ sASH @ % ni sceK 1eit
,9r tiifsa aliL Tor us rtla. !Ao iittle th!llg va
nlertill aauiy. uild At every lfcnth Olooay tr1ti
eseaped from ia los. Tue ranch w9s IcaclcA =
!t' !ast' Wy itap fStufncn 20 ule one !cit oehl1io
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