Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-29

sa1saents or the Assassination .r CO.
saaey aad Dr. Thema.

80 souucctis0 WltQ what ha
ieaoy MiSy oeen written of she msmorabI,
Aodoc campaign.
my last communication Was an ac
ooon. OF q visit to the camp of the No
ooc chief on the 10Th day of Apru. 1s7s
sne one preceding the assasslnation q,
oen' Canoy and DIR. Thomas. The AZ
count which now write of thai affaI
- merely to mention a circun sts mo,
shien. II fate or folly had net ruled IN,
Gay, would have led to the safety OF IN,
.svneral and DIR. Thomas, and aIso NJ,
Aeacham. The hitter does moi aIInd,
70 Wis III his book, though his recital =,
Tue subsequent scenes are graphic snf
snrlihngiy Interesting.
Events and incidents connected with
the engagements and scouts. altar ~,
commissioners we're killed, and vhioh
make history interesting, have neys,
oeen written, mainly on nv pa.t for IN,
reason that | was a parI,cipant AM
could not relste them without be,n,
considered eeotistical, and therefor,
distasteful. Bot, had the same infiu.
ence operated with other men who ha
iived on the frontiers and o Anticipated
Ia the evontiul scenes peculiar n
Them, nucn OF the hiatery of early lif,
IN new countries woald have been los,
70 as. ''
The day will come when the scenes
enacted ln California and Ote,ou will
De read with as much interest As those
which occurred IN King Philips var ia
Nes Eagiand, the capture of Capt. john
Smith and his rescue by Pocshontas, or
Daniel Boomers oombats with Indians.
'imnortalized by large paintine now in
the capital az Washington, and many
others familiar 10 the reader Of history
OF this couutry.
lt was the fortune Of the writer to en-
JOY the most friendly relations with the
ofncers OF the army in the Modoc CAM
paiRn, and among them the Iameuted
Gen. Candy. ALI who knew the General
had a hiRh regard for bim personally,
and few there were who would not have
rlsked their lives for him. de had asked
the writer, few days before he was
killed, IL he (the writer would act an a
medium of communication betw, on him
and ths Indians, shoald he desire is.
de was assured that such would be the
Case. Before he left camp he told Gen.
Gillem that if anything happened to
confirm h,m IN bis suspicion, of the
treacherous designs of she Modocs, that
he must send me TO notify bim. On the
llth Of April the officer who was sta
toned on the hill above camp, with sew
eral others, watched the tent at which
the meeting was to DO held with much
and antleip tied that which followed. Il
should DO mentioned that what passed
between the Indians and commissioners
WAS only known to few.
Gen. Candy and DIR. Thomas led the
party on foot, and Dyar and Meaeham
followed on horseback, though the ma
ture of the ground was such that one
could make better time on foot oser the
rocks than on horse. The distance
from Gen. Canby's tent 70 the council
tent was about 500 yards, and'the latter
was hidden from rs (except the signal
officer by fall-off in the lava bed.
The General was about fifty yards from
tina place where 1t stood, fat the end of
our camp next to the Indians) and DIR.
Thomas behind. shall never forget
these two men a. they looked that day,
marching iRto the jaws of death--Can-
by with his tall figure, dressed in new
military coat, and Thomas IN suit of
scotch gray.
At this momept Meacham turned his
horse from the trail and rode up to me.
Said he:
"Dr. Cabaniss. do you think that there
is danger under the arrangement which
We have nader"
"What is the arraneement5" asked
"There are TO be Ave unarmed indians
and 1--we of rs"
"Under that arrangement" replied.
"there is no danger; but. Meschsm, il
you are suspicious of these Indisns, re-
main here and LEI me go and SEQ them
He turned in his ,ddie and, seeing
that Gen. Candy and DIR. Thomas had
got some distance In advance. without
replying followed them.
Subsequent events proved that the
Modocs intended to kill Col. Mason as
we'll as Candy, GiIlen and others.
After the commissioners had been with
them some time, and at the moment tna,
CANDY was making them laugh, whilst
smoking cigars. an Indian came la sight
Of Mason's camp. a mile and q half
from Jacks headqu rtrrs, and more
than two and a half from the council
tent, and waved u white flag. General
Candy had told them TO do this II they
wanted 10 see the whites. Lieut.. Sher-
wood was officer Of the day and went to
meet this Indian, acco mp snied by Lieut.
BOYLE. When WITHIN few yards Of this
man. Sherwood a ked him what he
wanted.> Nothing" WAS the answer.
As the officer turned, several Indians
arose from the rocks and commenced
firing at him aud Boyle. The hrst shot
was through his thigh, breaking the
bone, from which wound be died sew
eral days afterward. Boyle escaped.
Sherwood took shelter behind rock.
and the man who vas on picket, several
hundred yards away, opened fire on the
Indians and kept them from advanc
ing on Sherwood. The troops turned
out and the Modocs retreated 10 their
camp.
Almost Immediately after this occur
renee Lieut.. Moore, the signal officer in
Mason's camp. telegrapbed TO General
Gillem:
The Indians have fired ON this camp.
killing Sherwood and Boylev'
Upon the receipt Of this message Gen.
Gillem sent his adjutant, Lieut.. Rock
wall, for me and desired my presence.
On reaching his tent Gillem said:
aDr. Cabauiss. will you take mes
t1R6 W oCAA Soa0yt
"Yes. SIR"
81 have selected You out Of this entire
command, but do not want you to 90
under any misapprehension."
1 answered that would go to the res
cue Of Gen. Candy IL he was IN danger
from the Mod %,
81 will write the message" said he,
"a because IL you carry verbal messaee
BOGUS viii tell the other IndiAnsr
- he handed mo the message, telling
Of the death Of Sherwood, the officer at
the signal station called eut: .
They sre firing nc the council tentr'
The men tarned out immediately. and
easne Of them, under Sergeant wosten,
Al ex. Confes1erate soldier Of X Company
of Cavalry, started without ssaittnR the
orders Of the offcers.
Neacham has told What followed, aud
I will merely correct q fec mista akes
vhioh he makes. Dr. Thomas was Not
with a pistol near the right nippie. BY
Boston, and then through the front part
Of the head with ball from q csroine.
Gen. Oanby bad . wound from q pistol
ball under the LETT eye. sus FROM pistol
hall m the side VI the head, above the
Iefs ear, without passing through. and q
s,sb with q narrow- -bladed knife under
she right ear. CANDY wss IS yards from
the sros where he sAs when shot and
~ .h>ws N q a xda in an "A hNF