Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-29
rBE rsDIAs wAR Of isss.
A Few Reaaahse Exsnaess fF"E t''s
xaas ef Gen. r. D. ksJe.-

80 rsms ~ here on the old steamer
csiiSoruia- Captain W. l.. Dan, az
living of the bar about ! o CLOCK %. /
a Noyember afternoon, and We lis'
him tell il in his 1wn words AZ
though a fierce Wind had cofe.sh
The whole bar from sisors 70 shoie
with a white foam, Il N'iAs deciaed 70
sy, .sp Al once. There Was piiol on
haard and he and the eApiaia slooa
together on the bridge. The mead 81
sfesm was increased 20 secure stefr-
age va 10 the billews, and we NOV
ed up against strung eo1 ude' a. :
fair rate Of speed, until we resShsa
abo9t midway in the passage, Nhen
fiua collapsed, which drove al ths
h0rninx Goals from under 0ns oil Toe
boilers and set fire 10 the ship, when
Immediately l0st Roadway - MUCH
that she ceased for moment 10 obey
her rudder. The idiot lost courage.
enchanting. "She'B a goner, ana
IeaDed down from the bridge zap
tain Dali instantly Fssamed command,
called out % the fireman 10 teea the
Remaining fires with lard and fsli0H,
and after a few seconds the ship De-,
gan 10 move forward, and al TIE en9
81 an hour we anchored on AstOrla-
When the steamer lost Roadway the
lead showed a draft OF water eGActiY
corresponding with thst Of The Vessei'
hui fortunately she did not ground.
Had abe struck, not a soul on board
could by any possibility have been
savad some OF the soldiers came u
me In terror, as they saS The Fiiot
quitting bis post, aud asked Shat
thew should do. replied Take hold
of that hose and ltt US put the hre
out in the hold carried the END
of the hose down the steps as lar ~
could breathe, the Iaen pumped. ana
In short time the flames we're extin-
guiahed. Gen. Wool was perfectly
calm. as were the other officers, but IL
h certain none Of us ever escaped u
greater danger than on that OCCASION
and such was the opinion OF the eignl
or ten ship.mAsters who were among
the passengers. Captain Dali's in
trepidity was the admiration OF every
man In the ship. Ges, Wool sent
Keyes' company over TO Steilacooni
during the following week, where be
found the inhabitants In q wild state
of alarm, as many families had been
murdered by the Indians. ia the
4th OF December Lieut.. Slaughter was
killed by the Klickitat Indians, mead
ed by the famous chief kanaseat.
DEATH or R.lSAsEAT,
On the morning OF the 18th Of Feb
ruary, 1856, at Lemons prairie, about
nine miles above Tacoma, on ths
Puyallup, Sergeant Newton posted a
private named Kehl and two others
as a picket guard Of keyes company.
The cooks had already lighted the
fires. and the watchful soldier saw
CLEAN Of light reflected FROM a rifle
barrel about hundred yards
up the trail beyond the bend. Then
be saw fiee Indians in single iile
creeping stealthily down the bill, the
one In front waving his hand back
ward to caution his followers. hehl
waited I'LL the leader was nearly
abreast OF him, and then fired, when
the great chief Kaaaskat fell, shot
through the spine, which paralyzed
his legs, but his voice and arms were
not affected. AT tho report Of kehls
shot, writes General Reyes, :" ran
out TO the bridge. where | heard Ser
geant Newton crying out We've got
an Indian" II took two soldiers to
hold him as be tried 10 draw knife,
and as they dragged him across the
bridge he continued to call out In 4
language did not understand. Some
one came who recognized the round
cd Indian, and exclaimed "kanas-
kat" Nawi;kaf' said he with tire
mendous energy. his voice rising TO
u scream" Kanaskat--Tyee-m nam
eloose nika mlka maIueloose 3ostons.
He added, My heart Is wicked to
the whites, and always will be, 20 you
had better kill me. Then he began
10 call cut In his native tongue which
none OF US could understand. lie
appeared TO be yelling for his con-
rades, and two shots were fired from
the piekets on the bill when Corporal
O'Shaughnessy. who was standing
by, placed his rife close 10 the chiefs
temple and blew hole through his
head, scattering tho brains about
After death the countenance of Kan
askat wore the expression natural 10
Il la life, save that the internal fires
that glowed Ia the depth OF bis eyes
had gone ont with The vital spark.
There was a diabolietl fascination in
the fixed scowl, the massive Jaw and
brouKed skin Of the monsters visage
that drew me 10 cross the field sever
al times To gaze ON Ii where it lay,
face up and eyes wide open. There
was no line that pily or tenderness.
or holy meditation had ever traced
upon t. II presented a scene Of alb
sOlute moral GesolatiOn more awful
than the Dead Sea or the crater -Etna,
Regarding the carcass of the dead
chief as that Of an anelean animal
which men hunt for the love OF havoc,
We left Il 10 the field uaburied and
went on our way TO fight his people
The death Of their most waFiike chief
and the decisive victory We achieved
dismayed the redskins, and thereafter
their energies were exer,ed to avoid
battles with the regulars. though
they afterwards fought with the vol
unteers. We hunted th.itn almost
nlght and day, over hlll and dale,
and through the deusest ,hickets. Il
rained more than half the time, and
the lRliuence of Noun, Rainier and
its wash covering OF essrnalsRow upon
tho temperature made the nights ex.
eeSslveiy cold Such was our liahili.
~ 10 surprise that We we're Obliged to
be- ready 10 fight Al 81 times. The
hardships Of that campaign, In which
the pluck Of kau.x, AlendeIl. Sukely
aud others was tested. caused US later
10 regard the Wilderness battles As
recreation.
sTKrroE's CAMPAIGN,
CsptAln Keyes was thanked for his
energetic coadgict In the payallnp
battles, but JEFF Davis was Secretary
of War and could see no merit In any
northern bern etflcer Heaee letter
from keyes' superior officer, Col. 81.
las Casey, exialling his good Igag
a. M a