The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-10-16

determined to hold out, if it takes month for
succor to reach us. But we are confident
that Gen. Merritt, whose name is upon the lips
of every one, is on the road to rescue us.
THE KILLED.
The names of the killed and wounded are as
follows:
Maj. Thornburgh, Fourth infantry.
First Sergeant John Dolan Company 2, Fifth
cavalry.
Private John Burns, Company F, Fifth cav
airy.
Michael E:rerton. Company F, Fifth cavalry.
Samuel Mckee, Company +. Fifth cavaIry.
Amos D. Miller, Company F, Fifth cavalry.
Thomas Mooney, Company D, Fifth cavalry.
Michael Lynch, Company D, Fifth cavalry.
Charles Wright, Company D, Fifth cavalry.
Dominick Cuff, Company E, Third cavalry.
Wsgonmaster McKinstry.
Taamster Mcclure.
THE WOUNDED.
Capt. PINE, Firth cavalry; slightly in the
arm and Size
Lieut.. Paddock, Fifth cavalry; flesh wound
10 the hip.
Dr. Grimes; flesh wound in the shoulder.
Company T, Fifth cavalry-Sergt. John Nor
rill, Trumpeter Fred Sutcliffe, Trumpeter John
Mcdonald, Privates James T. Gibbs, John
HoaXey Emil Kursman, Eugene Patterson,
Frank Simmons, Eugene Schickedouz, William
Essirs Gottlieb Steiger.
las Heeney, Thomas Lynch, Fred Bernhard,
e. Mullen
Company E, Third cavalry-Sergt. James
Montgomery, Sergt Allen Lupton, Corporals
c. F. Eichwurzel, Frank Hunter; Privates JAS
Conway, John Crowley, W. Fl Clark, OrIand
Dursnd, Thomas Ferguson, Thomas Lewis,
Edward Lavelle, Willard Mitchell, John Maho-
ney, James Patterson, William Schubert, Thos.
Mcnamara, Marcus Hensen, Joseph Budka,
John Donovan.
Teamsters Thomas Cain, - Nelson.
Guide Lowery.
With the exception of the wound of Guide
Lowery, the wounds of the above named men
are not serious. His is probably mortal
Total killed, IL; total wounded, 43.
Oct. 4-S p. 1n.-No courier could be gotten
off last night, owing to the constant firing of
the Indians Into the camp. The moon came up
an hour after dark, and volley was poured in
at once. Our party who went after water was
unmolested, and we had our little stockade all
cleared for action before the firing was re-
sumed. AS write this dispatch the bullets are
whistllng over the top of the trench They
often strike the grain sacks, few inches above
our heads but we are deep enough to be COM
paratively safe.
soldier of Gen. Merritt's command sends a
later report, in which he says: son, what q
happy crowd Payne's command was when Mer-
rift reached them! The sight of the Fifth caval-
ry entering under Gen. Merritt and Col Compton
was a grand one The poor fellows in the in
trenchments at first probably thought we were
Indians. We were Immediately challenged by
sentinel, and in reply answered that we
were friends. Gen. Merritt caused the trum-
pet to sound the officers call, and at it's end
three big cheers rent the air. They were re-
lieved at last. The sight was one of the most
affecting I have ever seen, and brave men shed
tears. There is a horrible stencil all around
Wounded men are hobbling in every direction
One hundred and fifty dead horses, lying thir-
ty feet from the intrenchments, present hor-
rible spectacle
report comes from White River Agency t.
the effect that Agent Meeker and all the men a
the agency were murdered, while the wome1
and children were spared, and were under the
protection of Chief Douglass.