New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-22
FORT PITT FALLEN.
IN THE HANDS OF THE CRERs.
THE GARRISON PROBABLY MAssAcRFD-BATILh-
FORD THREATENED.

THE GARRISON PROBABLY MAssACRFD-BATILh-
FORD THREATENED
ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 21.-The ST. fd"'
Globes Winnipeg dispatch says: " There Is intense
excitement to-day the situation Of the Fort Pt anu
Batleford people No further word has been received
OF the Pitt refugees and little hope is entertained Oh
their getting safely through TO Battleford lhey
have had a good deal more than time enough 10
reach Battleford by boat The latter place is itseh III
great danger attack by Indians may be maze ~
any time The details OF the Fort PITT AFFAIR are ho'
vet known but tho favore theory here is that the peo
pie abandoned the Hudson Bay houses and took 10 the
York boats the river, and that the two policemen
were killed by Indians while guarding the rear"
The following n corrected list of those who were IN
Fort Pitt: Factor Mclean, OF the Hudson Bay Com-
pany with wifo aud family OF eight; Alfred herson'
teamster; James HALEY, storekeeper and family; tne
Rev Charles Quincy EpscOpaD, with VIE ana anly
Abraham MontOur, st0reReeper with iallvi JONI fI.
patrcF farm n.re'or ana %mi Joan holic Mn"
try; The Rev. Mr.. Mercr Roman Catholic missionary
aud family; Frederick Keller OF Hudson Bay COMPANY.
ana family; Peter Boudrcau. farm Instructor, ana
Anerican trader Frederick s. simpson of Hudson Bay
Company and iami s; james simpson, STANLEY linpson
W. b. Cameron, and one Dunern. Hudson Bay en,
ployes Mr. aud Mrs Mann and three children; Alfred
Quinn. Inspector DeEens aud twenty-five police u Is
districts were in the fort. Probably forty women ana
children we're there.
Mr. Mcintosh, Of Mcintosh settlement. arrived at
Clarke's Crossing this morning. He has frequently
visited Riers camp BatOucnes Crossing and was able
give SOME information regarding the rebel forces lie
that not than 200 fbrerds here
and only few Indians but small bands or redskins are
scattered through the country Provisions are running
short and the rebels eating the cattle obtained from
the settlers near Prince Albert band of twelve Sioux
Indians from the Moose Jaw raided Cope
lands store at saskatche yesterday morning They
demanded the and ammunition In the store and on
his refusing TO deliver them. they drew thr knives ana
threatened TO kill him Word was brought In 10 General
Middleton who ordered his scouts to bring them In oui
subsequently cnuntermanded the order as he does not
wish any IN ore prisoners In the camp at present
CLARK's CRoSsING, n. w. t., April 21.-A
dispatch from Battlcfod says that messenger has just
returned from Fort Pitt who reports that the fort has
fallen into the hands OF the Cree Indians who have been
besieging since the Frog Lake massacre. Two
policemen are known TO have been killed. and II Is
feared that the whole garrison has been msssacred An
Indian told the messenger that the Crees had gone
down the river but this IL not credited The commander
Fort Pitt Police Inspector James Jcnery Dickens
third Of Charles Dickens. tho novelist.
WfNsIPEG, April 2l-A Battleford dispatch says that
scouts from Fort Pitt report finding It abandoned and
badly wrecked An Indian told them that nght had
occurred the police and ohors In the fort had
taken boats in the hope Of reaching Batteford.
They have been out days and should have beeu here
long ago IL looks II the whole party had been cap
tured aud killed from the river banks.