The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-08-13
Indian Warfare.
rom the Ncw'York Sun.

From the Ncw'Yorl Sun.
The sad fate OF young Gay, OF Kan
sas, makes the eyes moisten and the
pulses thrill at the same time. He
was a boy OF seventeen, brave and
.evel-headed, and was one of.a hunt
ing party on the Cimarson river dur
ing an outbreak. One day, in riding
after Buffalo, he became separated
from his companions, and his horse
tell into q hole and broke a leg. Gay
had a Winchester and u revolver, and
he could easily have found his way
to camp if he had not been inter-
tered with. AS was afterward related
by an lnd.ant to an army officer, a band
of thirty redskins were lurking in a ra.
vine, IN hopes OF pouncing on some OF
the hunters. Their first move was to
get between Gay and the camp, and
scouts were then posted to prevent a
surprise by a rescuing party. Thepre.
caution was unnecessary, as during the
excitement OF the afternoon he was not
missed, and no search Sas made for
him until the morrow. 1t was known
that the boy was well armed, and the
Indians did not dare to charge him,
great as were the odds in their favor
They resorted to the circling dodge to
waste his ammunition, and at the same
time kept up a hot fire On him. At
the first appearance OF the savages
Gay shot his horse dead that he
might use the body for breastwork
While he was only partly protected,
the bullets of the Indians failed to hit
him. On the other hand he fired cody
and deliberately, killing one redskin
abandoned that dodge for another.
He was then invited to parley, but
he fired on the savages who advanced,
realizing that nothing but his death
would satisfy the wretches.
How the boy prayed and looked for
rescue by his companions, how his
heart sank as time went by and the
human wolves began to close in on
him, how at last he made up his mind
that death must come, and that he
would face it bravely are things which
make the heart throb with pity. The
Indians dismounted out OF range,
formed a three quarter circle about
him, and then advanced on foot, or
rather wound themselves along the
ground. Unfortunately for the poor
boy, the ground was broken,
and a partof the Indians had cover to
within easy rifle range. Gay kept up a
steady fire with his Winchester, seri-
ously wounding two OF them, but his
fate was soon sealed. He was hit in
three places almost at once, and there
were no further reports from his rife.
A single report was heard in an inter
val OF firing, but it came from his re-
volver, and when a rush was made lie
was found dead, with the weapon
tightly cluched in his hand. The red
demons had shot him in the right foot,
in the left shoulder, and in the left side,
the latter wound being mortal one
The boy realized this, but knowing
that torture would be added to the
| wounds to increase his dying agonies,
ne had put bullet into his own
brains.
| These facts came from thelips ofone
who helped encircle the boy, and he
added with great relish, Others still
more horrible. Theinturiated Indians
pulled off the scalp lock, cut off hands
and feet, and so mutilated the face
that it could not be recognized. The
wolves and the buzzardsF were more
merciful than thesavages. They spar
ed the remains, which were found and
buried the next day.