St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-22
FATE OF FORT PITT.
Scouts Report the Structure Dismantled
and the People Missing From
the Same.
An Indian Told the Scouts They Had
Fled Down the River to Bat
tleford.
They are Overdue and the Theory il
That They Were Overtaken
and Massacred.
Battleford in Great atPeril--News From
Reil's Camp Indicates Weakness
in Force and Equipment.
The Fleeing Settlers.

The Fleeing Settlers.
| Special to the Globe
WINNIPEG. April 21.-There is intense ex-
citement to-day over the situation Of the Fort
Pitt and BattlefOrd people. No further
| word has been received of the Pitt refugees
and little hope is entertained Of their getting
safely through to Battleford. They have
had a good deal more than time enough to
reach Battleford by boat. The latter place
| is itself in great danger, as an attack by the
Indians may be made at any time. The
exact details of the Fort Pitt affair are, not
yet known, but the favorite theory here is
| that the people abandoned the Hudson bay
houses and took to the boats on the
| river and that the policemen were killed by
the Indians while guarding the rear. Fol-
| lowing is the list of
THOSE WHO WE'RE IN FORT PITT.
DR.. Mclean of the Hudson Bay company,
wife and family; Alfred Hewson, teamster;
James Haley, stOrekeeper, and family;
Rev. Charles Quincy (EpiscopaD, wife
and family; John Fitzpatrick. farm in
structor, and family; John Pritchard, store
keeper, and family; Rev. Father Legoff
Roman Catholic missionary; Rev. Father
Merer, Roman Catholic missionary; Alex
ander Gouin, half-breed; l.. c. Baker,
storekeeper, and family; Frederick
Keller of the Hudson Bay
company and family, Peter Bandreau,
farm instructor and family, Michael Jeddis,
half-breed, j. H. Caldwell, American
trader, Fred S. Sampson of the Hudson
Bay company and family, James Simpson;
Stanley Simpson, w. B. Cameron, : Du-
fresne of the Huuson Bay companys en-
ployes, Mr.. and Mrs. Mann and three chill
dren, Alfred Quinn, Inspector Dickins and
twenty-five police, Corporal w. P. McCOn-
nell, second ia command. 1t is also sup
posed that families from Onion and Cold
Lake districts were in the fort. Probably
forty women and children were there. The
following is the
! ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR
received by the operator at Clarke's Cross
ing from Battleford: ga messenger has
| just returned from Fort Pitt with news
that Pitt has fallen. The messenger saw
two police bodies lying outside of the fort.
1 He found the whole party gone. An In
dian told the messenger that they had gone
down the river in boats to Battleford a few
days ago. 1t should Onlytake two days to
reach here. Advices from Swift Current
say that Otter's division is still making
progress, though the trail is heavy and for
| dSC dllu SuppllCo UCllllu' lo WIZ OWL
! reach higher ground with better roads.
The Latest From the Front.
I Special to the Globe.
WINNIPEG, April %, a. m.-The gov
ernment telegraph line is down between
| Humboldt and Clark's Crossing and moth
Fling can be heard from Gen. Middleton's
camp or Battleford tonight. 1t is believed
here, however, that Middleton will not be
able to move before the end of the week-on
account of lack Of supplies and forage.
Word from Swift Current says Otter Is
camped tonight sixty miles north of the
Saskatchewan, and about one hundred and
twenty from Battleford. 1t will probably
take him one week to do the rest of the
journey, even if supplies and forage keep
up with him. Dispatches from Gleichen
say some disquietude has been caused
there by the Cree Indians passing there
from the north in bands Of two or three.
CrowfoOt expresses loyalty, but says he is
afraid of the Crees. His warriors are busy
making arrows to fight the Crees, rifles and
ammunition being scarce.