Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-10

them we discovered a few Csddb H.
Oians by the cut OF lheiT hair wnO had
always previously been friendly to
Americans. Their number beirg 40
far greater than cure, l6i 10 eleven, II
was agreed that | should he sent out
TO talk TO them and endeavor 70 com
promise rather than sttempt To hgHt
/ accordingly started, with David
Buchanan la company, aud @Rlked 10
within spput for yards Of where
they had halted hnd requested them
In their own tongue to send forward
their chief as / wanted to ak to him
Their answer Was, How de dO2 how
de dO2n In English, at the same time
firing volley of hucBshOt at Us, one
Of which broke Bunhsnan's leg.
promptly returned their sslutgtinn
with the contents Of double
baTreled shotgun and a pistol. AZ
ter several efforts finally
succeeded in getting Buchsna
upon my shoulder aud hastily letreat-
I'd toward the enchnipm-nt They
then opened a heavy fire upon us,
which wounded Buchanan IN two
more plRces rlighlly and piereil s my
undershirt In several places hut dOlng
me no harm When they found thtir
shot failed to bring me down. eight 81
| the red devils came after me on foo,
| with their tUmHhaWks. When
| they were clnee upon us our
friends rushed forward with
| th.ir rifles aud gave them - Volley that
| killed four of their number and sent
| the other four bowling back TO the
main body We had pow r, ached our
! position and all Was still FIR about Ave
! aHAas.NFaFlA "A Agtlt
TO the northeast st the distance of
tixty yards red with Indians, who
Nth loud yell, opened heavy fire
upon us Their chief on horseback
Was uIgihg them In a loud voice
TO The charge, walking hlr
horse ptrreclly composed. When We
flrst discovered him our guns we're all
empty with the exception Of Mr.
Hsmmis. James Bowie cried out,
"Who Is loaded?" Mr. Hnmm OBJ
served, al ann He was thtn told I
sheet the Indian on horseback He did
so, breaking his leg aud killing biz
horse. We now discovered hini hop
ping around his hone on one leg win
his shield on his arm to wafd of tn.
balls. By this time four OF 0ul
party, being reloaded. fred ct .h'
same instant, all he balls taking tfirci
through The shield. he fell aud wa
Immediately surrounded by eight 81
I ten OF his faithful warriors who pic kef
him up and bore him off; several o
these were shot by our party. Tn
whole body then Teirr2ted b-hind th'
hill out Of sight, with the xeephoD %
8 few Indians who were running iron
Tree TO tree out Of tue reach Of on
> rifles They now covered thi
hiil the second time, and bringing ~
. their b0Wmen who bad not beei
r IN action before. they commenced
heavy fire With balls aud arrows
, Will. h We returned by well-direelet
{ aim with our rifles. At this instan
{ another chief appeared on horsebacl
: near the spot where the ] II one fell
The ssme question ~ vho WIS l0adr'
. Wss ehktd; the answer was nobody
when LITTLE Charles. he mu'attn seTy
ant. came running up with Buchanan
4 rife, hich he'd noi been fifed since b
was wounded, and handed II TO Jane
2 Bowie, VINO Instantly fired. bTlneiol
e the chief from his horse b. WAS sur
Y rounded by six or eight OF bis brave
j "a Was the ilfht one and was borne 81
!. under our destructive i've, WINE W
= were busily engaged 10 defending our
O selves from the attacks 81 me lualap
i Oh The hill, party 81 some fifteen
. twenty Caddos bad by creeping alop
a under the bank 81 the sirsar
e succeeded IN getting within fTt
/. ards Of ", pouring = wolfe
o from their rifles. which seytfei
e wounded Mathew j. j. II, the ball -
h ieripg ia the left bFeast sid c1min
q out Of the back A. sf'on a. he efis
out that he vas wounded, Thoma 81
: CaaIin ha-tened % The spot gbere .
/ fell, shouting, "Where Il the India