Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-15

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and Mrs. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Brennan
Mr.. Cooper and ono unknown. Jot
Lake was shot in the shoulder, and Mr.
Porter saved himself by a night s.arn.
pede through the jungle. One of til,
ringieaders in this dendisa deed, Chisl
Nelson. still lives in this county, and i.
quite rnuldoon among mis- people. His
mind took religious turn, and be i
new an official dignitary in his church
Just prior To this event, fOct. 4thl ii,
United States sloop-of-war Decatur
sixteen guns. sailed into the port und-,
command of Can't. Isaac 5. Sterrett. Az
the time of the battle. the ship was il
command of Capt. Guert Ganseyoort
the officers roster comprising Lieut.
Thos. b. Phelps, tnov Commodore, il
command of the U. b. Navy Yard a,
Mare lsland) Lieuts. Rdvard Middle
ton, Andrew J.. Drake and Aaroz X
Hughes; Midshipmen, Francis G.. Dial
las and Geo. N. Morris fvho command
ed the frigate Cumberland and ven
down With her in the famous battle OF
the Monitor and Merrimae); Surgeons
Drs. Richard w. Jeareys and John n,
Taylor; Punser, John I. Jones; Gunner
ko64. j. Stocking; CaYpentsg, Joseph
Mulef; SailmAker. Augustus A. Warren
CIerk, James b. Starrett, With q crew >oi
70 marines, gunners. sailors, etc., some
OF the number being among our we'll
known citizens today. Quite Q romantic
story il connected with the rescae and
escape to the Decatur of the King chill
dren, two boys aged and 2, and CIR
aged I years, from the loaassore.
The citizens built rude block house
ON a little hill that used TO be on the
site Of the old DAILY fxrK1xIoExcKz
building, Front street, furnished with
portfolios, bastions and the paraphsr.
MALTA of defense, whittier all the citizens
gathered for safety by night during the
winter. They also organized a company
of homo Ruards-Com2any H, LIST regi-
ment, w. I. voluntesrs-in which all
the able bodied men in the country,
about 30 in all-were enrolled. This
company was commanded by Capt. G.
@. Hewitt, (afterward Chief Justice OF
Washington Territory; A. A. Denny
Denny and d. A Medley were lieuten.
ants. They went out toward the noun
tains and built forts as outposts Of dc.
fense. While cooperating in White
River valley early in December with q
force OF United States regulars, LOT the
Sd United States artillery under Lieu.
tenant w. A. Slaughter, they were sud
denly attacked by Indians from am
bush, and Lieutenant Slaughter. Cor
poral Berry. of the regulars, and Cor.
p0ral Langdon, of the volunteers. killed
besides a number of the regular soldiers
killed and wounded. A yht also oc-
Cured between the troops and Indians
at C0unor's Prairie, with no great re-
suits.
On the morning of January %, 1856
at about z a. H., as the forces of the De-
catur were marching from their stations
on shore, where they had stood on guard
all night. to the ship for breakfast, an
alarm was given to the officer Of the van,
Commodore Phelps, that the skirts OF
the town we're full of "Klickitats"-hos-
tile savages. The officer at once COM
municated the word to the captain, who
had the men re-embark for their sta
lions without food or sleep. He opened
the ball by sending a feeler into q So
burban house which they had taken pos
session of, in the shape Of shot from
a boat howitzer stationed ON shore. This
was instantly followed by a booming
shot from enc Of the heevy guns of the
ship, and terrific yell from moro than
q thousand Indians, whose program
had been somewhat anticipated. A ire
mendous IRE WAS at once opened on
both sides, and the Inferno continued
without intermission until nearly mid
night. The ship kept sending in her
laundering broadsides from her huge
Columbiads as rapidly AZ possible until
the last sound in tho forest died away
II became evident that tie hostiles had
Folded thsir tents like the Arab,
And Al silently stole away"
And Seattle vas saved. When the at
tack began the citizens were at home,
having left their beds in the fort to pre-
pare breakfast, mt on the breaking out
Of the battle they hurried pell-meli,
under fire, TO the refuge Of the fort,
many Of them as unluoky as Uncle
Same gallant tars in having to run be-
fore breakfast. The local volunteers
did their full part in the defense,
though less than 100 in number and
confronted by q hostile force variously
reported At from 100 70 1000. The only
citizens killed we're young man named
Robert Wilson and boy Is years old,
Milton g. Holgats, a brother of Mrs. A.
J. Hanford, who was shot through the
head ut the door Of the fort early in the
day. while taking part with the volun.
tesrs in the 6Rht. The Indian loss
could not DO asoortAined, bus wss re-
ported by seme of themselves at l06
killed and wounded.
Among the army officers who took
part In the campaigns Of this war in
Our Territory we're Gen. Grant, Gen.
Sheridan, Gen. /. I. Stevens (wh0 v as
killed st Chantilly, Va. Gems. Ksyes
and Casey, Division Commanders with
Mcclellan, kautx. the cavalry general,
Gems. Rama, Pickett and Garrett, dis
tinguisLed In the war on the Confeder-
ate side. and others.
BnRAxINo onouHp Yoa THE Q. WV. r n.
One Of the greatest events in the his
tory 0f Seattle was the Inauguration of
1879. Il Was the chief stepping stone Ut
Seattle IN her advance 70 the throne q
empire. When, In 1879, the exi0encios
Of speculation, or both oombined. tn
duced the mansRement OF the Northern
Pacific Rshroad 10 ignore the claims Of
terminus Of the road, the uncunqusra-
U1c 0tbI0SUS ~ "a toU tn0hkk4Wmt u1ik0t
Of the faith that was % shem and re-
solved 10 build an independent road,
and orRanised the seattle q Walla
Walia Rniirosd Company and suhsi-
dixed IL by their own free offerings. On
the isl of May. 1874, the people. without
distinution ct ssx. 400, 0e pcovtous CON-
dition Of sssvttuds. turned o0t ~ sasss
with their luAch baskets and all the
picks and shovels they could beg, Dor
row OF ssoAl, and ~ oQiy broke Ground
for ths road. bat RsN4ed marty mile
Of Il before nightfAli. Not only that,
bue thsy svinoo1 sAsir faith And deter
mination 70 hevs b baik By t1fning on
again ia the came Way on the lab of
May and Qsodfng anotAof mile Of II
AK ro1lsea - ths complstion and $40
cssfui operation q over twenty miles
Of the ruad, built b local msans and
enterprise aluons ItWaa 0oso. u 10
ths sSaxsiu9 q ~ Coosads division 81
Shs Northesn PMsine, and y w1s IN Inn.
porsant factor In the conditions thaslcd
TO Mr.. Wizards hsadship Of shs North
srn Paci6c and Of the Commercial sys-
tenn Of tho Northwest.
soMR on THE YfAsrs.
The first oonnty officers we're: "Sher-
IN. C. d. Bsren; Auditor. h. L. Yesleri