Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-01

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In front Of toe bal was q eoi1mn OF
lava. in the toy Of which vas . crater.
Tie Isdians seFs hidden 81 tbs easf eoo
AID 10 thls crater.
wien ThosDss moved be nszlsS.sd 70
have his Il n king parties eXiel6 far
ea@nqn on ettfsg end. especially "a tie
riubt, bot moved along Bni be reached
| d ans near the crater. Wright, vno
I VAS on the lefs, seps tzo Den TO hls .
point ou the biil. aud when they bid
resehsd -. aud ths resI of the perty
E.ss abons 60 IgReh. the Indians nrsd
90 tasfa. Ia q uomsnt The RreGtsss
confusion prsvsil.a. The Indians on
top u tie crater opened Ere. Fonrtssn
OF them EsFe sse1 20 run from the east
Oh q tO The Wrst, and took tee ledses on
Tk0rn ass riskt, thus doing ghst be
sh,yuld have dine ss the b+ElnuinR.
sack and 5sarfSee Charley, with =
nut, bss " others, got into toe rear o.
Thomas By his i-tt- The men sere shot
doEn ia Gll directions, Shiie ttey we're
unable - zee 81 enemy.
Wright, wno vas on the extrens left
ans ksew ~hAtto do, crossed she ground
bstsesn his position aud the right and
srssd 10 take the rocks; but before be
reached the point the fourteen Modoes
had anticipated Tim, and, hrinR on hin,
killed several Of hss men. he Eas
vcan led 10 the band aud thixh. and,
waite leaning az 4 1st = rOsk, WAS shot
IN The heart By sn Iudisn Who wss ont
fnE yards from hlm. Before be vas
MORALLY voaaded be hid h.. wate bot
Il Ess never found by any ons who
would F=stofe it.
Near " right Was Q soldier named Al
man, who was IN the army 81 Gen. Lee,
and accustomed to danger. DE SAID
shat De ssw an Indian pllinR stones 90
the top ~ large rocks from which be
eoakd shoot with safety.
Altman shot a. his hand and another
6rsd 81 him. Ths bali befsiy missed
Airnan; the lead Was adhsung to the
rocks near where he sat. Altman ran
and uas sast AZ oy four or i've indians,
All Of sho1 missed him. Donald Me
knv, vho had followed Thomas Eith
some of his men, hsld bis position IN
TIE rear, and the soldier escaped to Don
AIDA fierce. L. Is said that tie Warm
Springs could not nearer because ths
men misiook them for Modoes and
would shoot at them.
Benkam, 3 private in Lieut.. Wrl9hts
eoa,p say, wa, near that officer when he
wa shat aud all others had left him,
wiIli Ave or siX dead men near BY also.
Befihain lay behind SINE Gnsbes. Az
indian, thiukIng that no one a I'VE ",
near, eonslu led to rob tos dead. ne
| called TO the soldiers 10 eDme out sno
hsbt like men, and denounced them -
o0xards. lie then said: Boys, come
out and go home; " don't want To XIII
any nsUTs Of you" No response being
made, this savage, dressed in d cheek
sulrt gaily decorated with ribbon, ana n
yeiloN handkerchief on his head, cams
In toll view of Benham, who had hls
gun cooked. he fired, and with yell
aud bound the warrior measured DIS
lensih On the groand, dead. benhaD
Was iulmed lately shot through both arms
and ia one hte 81. he came into eamp Ia
that coHditiOn and died of bis woHnds,
or rathes, think. from drinking eIoes-
siveay Of citri5 aJtd, woieh caused III
| liau.mation Of his stoupach.
the wounds were f1Se Ineoes In lehetn
and presented the appearance of having
been no tds With kHite Insts4d OF bal
let's. 1hts effect of guHsh q wounds at
Gloss, range aud With nAEd saOotin guns
vas seen Ia the Franco Prussian war
Is wis thought that she Ere Son had used
explosive bullets. bus such waa proven
uot To 10 the Case, as was shown by ex-
psIiDsnts.
r.is was the only Indian killed on the
DAY Of raomlss's massacre; and IS one
had his hand wounded, 1t - fair to pre-
sunni Altman shot bin.
Sergeant Clinton, of Wri9ht's compa
ny. Was shot In the thigh and died IN
camp after undergoing anputati0n.
fk.s fighting continued bstween other
parses from | p IN. until night. lite
tinng c1uld be heard as ghe beginning
aad the smoke could be seen from thr
camp.
At2p.an. several men came 10 and re
ported 50 Gen Cullen that Thomas bad
os en- defeated. Major j phn Green S'ent
20 tue and Of Thomas. having SIth him
Jackson's and MIller's Commands.
Night had sprsad her 50 ie folds over
the Eeid of slaughter when they reached
tue aIuund. BONE men then cauo intt'
Gresn's camp, aud all were compelled 10
remaln idle iii next morning. Thomas,
Howe and Wright we're found dead
OrAuHt0n could not be- found, and Dr..
semhs and Licat. Harris we're discovered
wounded. ScmiR vas shot through the
ankle aud shoulder. HIS leg was ampu
tatod. de VAS gwen u % mmlssisu IN
the army a. q remuneration for his loss;
y remarkable instance Of justice by the
Government.
Harria Was shot through luDg and
died. hts rnother reaened hits from
Pniladelphia before his death, and ~ v
her san lying In tent in that Wild aud
rocky region. Ii was great comfort 70
her % knos that he died in hopes of
iomeEtssl bliss.
The surgeon having told him that he
would die. his mother asked him II be
put his trust 10 lhe SAVIOR. He said he
did. He then asked the cha plain to pray
for him, then he said Coed by, every
BODY and expired. Thus persisted u
young man wiIp had laft West Point bat
few months before 90 peril his life for
hia eouniry, and. though be- Was shot by
an iudian. he is entitled to a. much
praise AZ II be had died 10 . different
neld o. warfare.
Craassoa could not be found, aud
much speculation vas indnlged IN rela-
ton TO his absence. But u week lateI
Donald Mckay and bis Indians found
Cransson's body and the bodies Of foor
men who were killed near hsfn.
The party which vent TO the rescue
did NOT return to camp ill the morning
OF the 18th, having been travelling ovel
Tue Lava Beds from DARK tilf daylight,
defiance OF str miles Sae up dur
log thai night with Gen. Giliem, whc
had signal hrsa saraing 10 guide then
10 csulp. Snow aud raiH we're falling
and oe,sSatsd the iiant some shat. The
General wss mueh excited and anxioas
about tbs parry.