The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-10-16

the wagon train, which was then coming
up slowly, guarded BY 1t. Paddock, Co. u,
9Th Cavalry. Orders we're sent to pack the
wsgons and coTer them, with the company
guarding them. The two companies IN adj
vance were Capt. Payne, Co. F, 9th Cavalry,
and Capt. Lawson, Co. +, 3rd Cavalry,
which were dismounted and deployed
a. skiruishers, Capt. Payne on the left and
Capt. Lawson on the right. From Cherry's
position he could see that the Indians were
trying to cut him of from the wagons and
at once sent word to Maj. Thornburgh, who
then withdrew the line slowly keeping the
Indians in check until opposite the point
which his men had, when seeing that the
Indians were concentrating to cut Of his
retreat. Capt. Payne with company +,
oh cavalry, was ordered to charge the hill
which he did in gallant style, his horse be.
ing shot under him, and several
of his men wounded. The Indians
having been driven from the
point the company was rallied or the
wagon train. Maj. Thornburgh then gave
orders to Cherry to hold his position and
cover Capt. Lavson's retreat, who was or
dered to fall back slowly with the lead
horses Of his company. Cherry called tor
volunteers of twenty men who responded
promptly and fought with desperation.
Their names will be given in later dis
patches, as nearly every man was wounded
before be reached camp and two men
killed. Cherry brought every wounded
man with him.
Capt. Lawson, brave old veteran, dis
played the greatest coo'ness and cour rage dur
ing this retreat, sending up ammunition to
Cherry's men when once they were nearly
without it. Maj. Thornbursh started back
to the wagon train after giving his final
orders to Capt. Payne TO charge the hill
and to Capt. Lawson and Lieut.. Cherry 10
cover the retreat He must have been shot
dead when barely half way there a. hi:
body was seen by one of Capt. Lawson't
men, life extinct, and lying on his face
| Capt. Payne then in command at once eel
about having the wounded horses shot fol
breastworks dismounting the wagons Of
| boxes, bundles Of tedding, corn and houl
sacks, which were quickly piled up for forti
| 6caiions. Picks and shOvels were used vigor
ously for digging intrenchments. Meantime
8 CALLING FIRE was concentrated upon thu
command from all the surrounding bluff
which command the position. Not an In
| disn could be seen but the Incessant cracks
| OF the Sharp's and Winchester rifles deal
fearful destruction among horses and mel
/ The groans of the dying and the agonizing
cries of the wounded told what fearful
havoc was being made amorg the deter
mined and desperate command; every
man bound to sell his life Is dearly a. POS
sible
About this time great danger was sp
prosching at irigntiul rapid
pace. The red devils at the beginning OF
the light had set fire to the dry grass snt
sage brush to the windward Of our position
and it now came sweeping down toward us
the flames leaping high into the air and i'm
mense volcanoes Of smoke rolling on to en-
gulf US. 1t was sight TO mske the stoutes
heart quail, and the fends were waiting
ready TO give Us a volley az soon "a w
were driven from our shelter. Soon i
reached the Il apk, and blankets, blouses ant
empty sacks were freely used to extinyuish
the flames. Some OF the wagon
were set on FIRE. which required
all the force possible TO smother it. n,
water can be obtained and the smoke is sui
locating, but the FIRE passes and We will hol,
our position. Meantime q constant wolfe,
is poured upon us, Capt. Payne beinl
wounded for the second time, and LIST Ser.
geant Dolau, of Company +, killed instantly
McKinsley and Mckee were killed, AM
many others wounded. Our greatest dan
ger now il past the men have now mostl.
covered themselves, but the poor horses an
mules are constantly falling about US.
| Just about shutdown a charge was at
tempted but repulsed, the Indians trying t
drive off some of our horses whicl
had broken loose. The attack ceased a
dark and soon every man was at work en-
larging the trench, hauling ont the des,
horses, caring for the wounded and bury
ing the dead.
| Atdsyiight the attack was resumed An
the firing of the sharp shooters has bee1
kept up every day since and occasionally
at night, sending us 10 our pits in scram
BILE. This ia the fifth day of our siege, bu
we are determined to hold, il it takes
month. for succor to reach us; but We ar
confident that General Merritt, whose nam
is upon the lip OF every one, Is on the roa'
to rescue us.
The names OF the killed and wounde'
are as follows:
KILLED.
Major Thornburgh, 18th Infantry.
First Sergeant John Dolan, company +
5th Cavalry.
Private John Burns, company T, 81
| Cavalry.
Nicholas FIreston, company F, 5.h Cav
airy.
Samuel Mckee, company +, 9Th Cav
airy.
Amos D. Miller, company f, 9Th Cav
airy.
Thomas Murray, company D, 5:h Cav
| airy.
Michael Lynch, company D, 9Th Cavalry
Charles Wright, company ID, 5,h Cavalry
Dominick Cupp, company E, 3rd Cav
airy.
Wagon Master Mckinley.
Tesmster McGinnis.
WOUNDED.
Captain Payne, oh Cavalry, slightly
| wounded in arm and side.
Lieutenant Payne, 9TH Cavalry, sligh,
| wounds ia arm and side.
Lieutenant Paddock, ilh Cavalry. flesh
wound in hip.
Dr. Germs, flesh wound in shoulder.
Sergeant Joe Morrill,, Trumpeter Fred
Sutlef, Trumpeter J no. MeDorsld, Privaters
Il 'ibD-, JuO 4 dASl, Eull huOttSi
Eugene Patterson, Frank Simons, Eugene
Shiekedonz, Vim. Esser, Gotlieb Steiger
company ID, 5th cavalsry; Privates Mich.
oias, Heery, Thos. Lynch, Fred. Bernhard
Muller, company Z, 3rd cavalry Sergeant
james Montgomery, Sergeant Allen Lump
ton, COrporsls c. F. Eichwurzel, Frank
Hunter, Privstes James Conway, Jno.
Crsmbv, W. II. Clark, Orland Durand,
Thos. Ferguson, Thos. Lewis, Eiward Law
Gle, Willard Mitchell, Jno. Ma
honey, Jss. Patterson. WIN. Schuberthy,
Thos. Mcnamara, Marcus Hanson, James
BudkA John Donovan, teams.er; Thos.
Carr and Nelson, ard guide Lowery.
With the exception of the wound of the
guide Lowery, the wounds Of the above
named men are not serious. His il proba.
bly, mortal.
Total killed, Il; total wounded, Is.
LArER-Oct 4tb,-4 MO courier
could be gotten of last night, owing TO the
constant firing Of the Indians into the
camp. The men came up an hour after
dsrk and . volley was poured in at once
Ooe party which went after water was un-
molested, and we had our little stock ade
cleared for action before the firing was re-
sumed.
AZ write this dispatch, the bullets are
whistling over the top Of the trench. They
often strike the grain sacks few inches
above our heads, but We are deep enough
to be comparatively safe.
LATER-OcI 5th-6 A. M-Hurrah |.
Hurrah, Merit has come, and the sur
rounding hills resonnd with the cheers Of
welcome. A courier gees out Ut once.
WHO ARE DOING II.
Los PISos A0ESCY, Col. Oct. 5.-An
Indian runner, through in eighteen hours
from White River, arrived at midnight,