Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-13
|s10yTIER SKETCHES.
!, white Men while Going to
Fpp u, saba Mills Surprised
By the Redskins.
unfortunates Shot Several
: '..,..,..--Hair-Breadth Escape
OF the Others.


US y .,,ae that nature begins to put
i me n fall aud winter, and that
=, V Iss.snts OF earth look forward 70
- coats and to prepare fuel for
fpesY, n an Indian and frontier coun-
sn. ,,rnre provisions necessary for
y P,os winter and spring. IL was
'n', ,,,ns that Col. William Stone, an
=, .sn and frontiersman, 90. ready
i ',oo and teams and started them TO
~. mills, in San Saba county, to
y Me provisions for the coming
" rsere we're three men and three
The men were Frank Brown,
/ mach and Larkin Stone, a brother
, Nm. stone, who died not long
comanche county. The other
,,.,,sn are still residents of Comanche
\. and have both held positions of
I. mi trust during their citizenship
lohn Roach is now a well-to-do
Y md Frank Brown Is prominent
~ man OF DeLeon, in Comanche
4, The road leading from Comanche
\, ssba passed through noted In
rp or pass-way of the Indians.
gxteen miles from the town Of
..,he. southwest, at what is known
|Su Gap, is a water hole or pool of
|. The only water on the road
[omanche to the mills. The boys
n there to water and Craze
tnnles and horses, and stay their
In BY eating their lunches. Dur
4 time they were eating their din
|,a thinking about the renewal Of
|burney, they were charged upon by
';of Indian warriors, painted in the
.adeous colors. They came down
HI1cle Sans reservation (so-calledD,
I, inspecting tour, looking at the
M, and intending on carrying back
ssifhomes few white scalps, and a
4 Al horses, to show their neighbors
tssads that the whites were not all
| yst. They still held possession
teIr once happy hunting-ground.
!. we're sixteen of them, all well
y with the latest improved guns aud
4. aud riding the best horses they
\ And in the settlement. On seeing
The boys had good teams, they
rs. that II would be an easy matter
ounce down upon them, kill and
them, carry off the valuables and
& trophies back to their chief three
L :c4lps; but they met with deter
u resistance by Stone, Brown and
a. who were all cool and determined
snd who were also armed with guns
pistols Instead Of giving up and
.ang themselves to be murdered in
blood, the boys answered the lndi-
Yoley Of shot with missives of pow
nd lead that carried death and de-
.iion with them. Three Indians
4 10 their saddles, and showed the
nry Of their craftsmanship. The
having by this time gotto close quar-
ihe boys, finding themselves sur
Ned and overpowered by overwhelm-
iHmbers, began to look for some ave-
h escape. They concluded to make
tak for their freedom. They cut
mules loose from the wagons and
4, and made the attempt. Brown
Stone made their escape without any
y except a few scratches. They had
se ride aud bad scare. Poor Roach
not so fortunate. There he was thou
sol miles from his native home, the
MD island, surrounded by body OF
lls who we're maddened beyond rea-
" the escape of the other two men,
who were intent upon having his
and Of knowing that one of the
braves was numbered among the
The Indians were too close to him
low him to get good start, and after
ng to his mule and mounting 1t, II
ne unruly. 1t was shot with an ar
ild commenced pitching and threw
%, He had already received one or
shots through the body, and after
( he was shot time and again but he
IBIS way of, and by the hand OF God
succeeded in getting out of the
soi their guns and escaped to the
enent by crawling and drawing him
iong on the ground. He was found
lover aud bloody and sick and
slor water. Brown and Stone hav-
'ached the settlement of old Capt.
birmingham, Sr., who lived about
tflse miles from the battlefield,
ne alarm OF Indians in the neigh
0od and related the tragic death, as
supposed, OF their comrade Roach.
~ secured several men, mounted
hned, they started back to strike
na OF the Indians and to get the
y their friend. When about three
sn OF mile from the wagons they
poor Roach, more dead than alive,
sunering hundred deaths from
Acruciating pains OF his
y aud his awful thirst
ler. The wagons were still there,
'as totally demolished and broken
W all the horses and mules were
Tue red-handed murderers had left
,ler scenes. The trail was quickly
ana followed up by the Texans, re-
,pomlng in from all quarters; but
,Illans, being well-mouuted and
w The country and having some
Y nree hours start, succeeded in
" Their followers and made good
,',cape to the reservation. Poor
Say Tor weeks and months between
y heath, but having strong desire
n anl TO have revenge upon his as
y, he hually recovered and was
/ -SIe ahle To arm and equip himself
y y asip his country In following mp
''ailng the devils who had used him
sslnercifully. The mill trip was
.r .,. aud the provisions were post
S s.u more convenient season. Col.
i, stlll lives in Comanche aud
q up an intelligent family and
~ N iest Of our forefathers, he will
= numbered with the dead. The
= vi many ugurg h.s-, .T,s.ulAV Yn4nA