Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-13
THE CHEYENNE CHASE


The Main Body too Strongly Intrenched
For Successful Attack. and Artillery
Sent For-Forty Savages Killed and Fiji
teen Wounded-Three Soldiers Killed and
Two Wounded.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
Fort ROBINSON, Neb., Jan. 12.-Reports are
received concerning the chase of the Cheyennes.
Toe troops that followed smaller trails were
successful in capturing many savages, and
killing such as rendered it necessary for self
protection. detachment consisting of six
men of company H., Third cavalry, having dis
covered party of savages in washout, Pri-
vate Everett, one of their number, dismounted
and advanced, calling upon the savaees to
surrender by signs, etc., signifying to them
their desire to capture rather than kill them.
The savages in response opened fire, Everett
falling mortally wounded. The remainder of
the troop gained the nearest shelter, and opened
fire on the savayes. killing and capturing the
entire party, numbering ten.
The troops that followed the main trail sue
ceeded in trailing the savages to where the lat
ter had intrenched themselves in ravine.
whose natural defenses rendered it almost in
accessible. The place was we'll known to the
savages and which in the years past was used
for their camping ground The troops finding
it impossible to dislodge he savages without
exposing themselves within easy ran ge of the
savages' fire, determined to surround them in
hopes Of getting them to surrender. This de-
termination being acted upon, the troops re-
manned in position all night. The following
morning the troops discovered that the In
dams had thrown up additional breastworks
during the night, with view to resist any at
tempt of the troops to dislodge them. The
com handing officer seeing any attempt to dis
lodge the savages from such position could
not be accomplished without sacrificing
the lives of number of his men, as the
greater portion of the savag, were known to be
armed conceived the idea of sending to Fort
Robinson for artillery by which he could more
easily dislodge the savages. At o'clock in the
evening l2-pound Napoleon gun left the post
for the scene of hostilities.
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The following are the names of the men
killed or wounded since the outbreak of tn
savages: Killed-Private Smith, Co. A. Third
cavalry; Private Good, Co. A, Third cavalry;
Private Everett, Go. H. Third cavalry.
Wounded-corporal H9lyer, Go: A, Third
all Of VIII IN expected to recover.
Forty savages were killed, fifteen wounded
and about fifty captured Among the wounded
was the sister Of Red Bear, chief of Red Clouds
band, who was present. having arrived from
Pine Ridge agency the day previous. rela-
tive of Red Cloud was killed. Serious trouble
is unprecedented from Red Clouds and Spotted
Tails Warriors.
THE INDIANS EscAPE-MoRE FIGHTING.
Fort ROBINSON, Neb., Jan. l2.-Fifty Chey-
enno savages are still at large, having escaped
from their stronghold among the bluffs last
night, where the troops had corralled them.
Their trail was followed this morning, going
northwest. The advance guard of troops were
fred upon by a party of savages at noon to-
day, who were doubtless covering the re-
treat of the main band, and succeeded in
killing Corporal Ore, company A, Third caval-
ry. Other members of the guard, seeing their
! leader falling dead from his horse shot through
the heart charged on the Indians, who were
concealed in rifle pit near the top of ridge.
In the charge the guard killed one Indian and
wounded another. The remaining Indians es-
capped through the heavy timber. At 4 o'clock
| this evening the troops had got up with the
savages, who surprised the troops by firing a
volley into their midst, wounding Private Hun.
ter, Co. G, Third cavalry, in the right shoulder
The savages were entrenched in the bed of q
small stream. The troops kept up a continuous
fire in the direction where the savages were
supposed to be until dark, when the firing was
discontinued until morning. Two more com
panies of the Third cavalry, commanded b,
Major Vroom, left here at dark this evenins
for the scene of hostilities carrying two twelv,
pound Napoleon guns with them.