Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-08-06
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The sad tate ot y Dung t, Ga III & an
sats, make the eyes. mo stem and The
pulses thrill at the same time. He
MAS q boy Of seventeen, brave md Il
evel-h eaded, and was one Of q hunt
ing party on The Cimarsonl river dur
ING AZ, an outbreak. One day, in riding
after Buffalo, he became separated
rom his companions, and his horse
teli into q hole and broke leg. Gay
had q Winchester and d revolver, and
he could easily have found his way
TO camp if he had not been inter
Tered with. As was afterward related
10y an Indian to an army officer, g band
OF thirty redskins were lurking in q rs-
vine, IN hopes OF bouncing on some OF
the hunters. Their first move was to
get between Gay and the camp, and
scents were then posted to prevent
surprise by a rescuing party. The pre-
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 hot FIRE IN him. At
the first appearance OF the savagts
Gay shot his horse dead that he
might use the body for q 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
and dropping two ponies before they
abandoned that dodge for another
he was then invited to par]ey, 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
e. rescue, by his companions, how h.s
! heart sank as time went by and the
i human wolves began to close in on
him, how at last he made up his mind
+ that death must come, and that no
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 upa
steady fire with his Winchester, seri-
ously wo1nding two Of them, but his
fate was soon sealed. He was hit in
three places almost at once, and there
We're no further reports from his rifle.
A single report was heard in an inter
val of firing, but it came from his re-
volver, and when a rush was made he
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, aud in the left side,
! the latter wound being a. mortal one.
The boy realized this, but knowing
that torture would be added to the
wounds to increase i,is dying agonies,
he had put bullet into his own
brains.
Thesefacts came from the lips OF one
who helped encircle the boy, and he
added with great relish, others still
morehorrible The inturiatcd Indians
pulled off the scalp lock, cut off hands
and feet, and so mrtilated the face
that it could not be recognized. The
wolves and the buzzards were more
merciful than the savages. They spar
ed the remains, which were found and
buried the next day.