The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-11


STATEMENT OF GENERAL Crook.
Your correspondent conversed with General Crook
this afternoon the matter. but the General stated
that the information received was so meagre
stated that the Indians were in such
condition when captured two months ago by Colonel
Carleton that they would have returned to Indian
Territory. for they considered themselves van
pushed, and expected it,. Being allowed to stay so
long. they looked it settled that they not
to be taken away. An order to remove them. in ac-
cordancc with the decision Of Department of the
Interior, came about week ago. When the Indians
were told they would be taken back to Fort
Leavenworth they greatly surprised,
their present temper any attempt to remove
them by force certain result only in the death
Of some soldiers and the killing of the Cheycnncs
Therefore it decided stated in the HERALD Of
January T. to freeze and starye them out offer be-
ing made and peremptorily refused. feed the small
children. the Indians had decided to die together
and then began singing the death song Captain
Vessels with Eve companies of the Third cavalry.
waiting escort the Indians, awaited the issue up to
yesterday and part of the Indians had surrendered
and decided to co. the remainder were ss desper
ate as ever.
THE OUTBREAK.
Things were in this condition when they broke
from the room last night The Cheyennes were con-
fned in one set Of company quarters which form
part Of the rectangle into which the fort laid
total number bucks was forty. and it, believed.
the parties killed were bucks this nearly extermi-
mated them. No one doubts that the Indians could
been taken back peaceably and easily when cap
tured.
LATER REPORT or THE AFFAIR.
The following special has just been received here
from Camp Robinson
tally stabbed Private Ferguson, Company A. Third
cavalry. The remaining savages began chanting tho
song and stubbornly refused to emerge from the
prison room. and proceeded TO barricade the win
selves therein. and improvised war clubs from the
josts Of tho aoor. The stoves were also broken
in fragments. Soon after midnight the Chey-
ennes darted through the prison windows. and
fred on the guard with revolvers which
they had succeeded in couceaIng. and all
for the open prairies. The guard opened fire on
the fleeing savages shooting them down by dozens in
the frozen The troops in pursuit of the
rctreating Indians. killing them without mercy.
Four soldiers of the Third cavalry were wounded
Dull Knife is numbered among the dead having been
shot through the head One hundred and fifty cav
alrymen in pursuit. while others employed
in carrying in the dead and wounded savages.
CONTINUANCE OF THE PURsUIT-sURRENpER OF
THE TROOPS.
Fonr ROBINSON, Neb., Jan. 10. 1879.
The troops arc still in pursuit OF the escaped
Indians. Thirty-seven. nearly all of whom
squaws and children. have either SURRENDERED
been captured and under guard here.
thirtyfour still Q. large. including about fifteen
warriors. among whom is Chief Dull Knife. crron-
eously reported dead last night. Wild Hog Old Crow
and Left Hand. head men of the tribe,
are among the recaptufed. Tho dead bodies
Of Indians brought into the post for bural
number twenty warriors, eight squaws cpd two
children. Five soldiers were wounded. Two Of
them, Privates Smith and Everctts have since died;
the others not dangerously injured Private
Ferguson, who was stabbed by Wild Hog. will re-
cover.
INDIANS ALMOST NAKED DURING THE INTENSE
coLp-pIscoxrENT AT FORT srLL,-sTABvED
AT THE AGENCY.
CHICAGO, Jan. 10. 1879.
The only sdvces received by General sheridan
from Fort Robinson dated previous to the
outbreak of last night They indicate that
the military have been waiting TO
cute the orders of the Indian Bureau
that the fugitive Indians there should not be taken
back TO Indian Territory until proper clothing
provided for the savages, they being at present
almost naked and suffering intensely, in their
sheltered quarters. Clothing had been promised.
but was not expected for two weeks.
prscoxrESr AT FoRr SILL.
Aiviccs from Fort Sill state that the Indians there
have been greatly Disconnected for two months, and
that recently 1000 Of them started southwark and
were soon heard from AZ deprcdating upon the
ranchmen. Their excuse was that they have
been starved at the agency and proposed
to kin such cattle as they need for sustenauce.
The military were sent after them and they were
overtaken on the boundary between the Indian Terri
h.. .lo,y