Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-30

Capt. Wallace and Several Of the Seventh
Cavalry Killed.

THE SOLDIERS rRHAcHERoUsLY FIRED UPON As
THEY WERE DIsABMISG THE HosTILEs-ouIcE
| VENGEANCE TAKEN-GES. MILES DISPATCHES
| TO GEN. scHoFIKLD.
The docile surrender Of Big Foot and his
| braves to Maj. Whiteside was it sppe ars, bu,
the preface to treacherous and bloody attack
on the troops which took place yesterday
morning on Porcupine creek, between the
| United States troops and the hostiles. Big
| Foots band had been surrounded by the
troops and when the former were being dis
armed by Col Forsythe a bloody encounter
took place. Capt. Wallace, commanding
troop of the seventh cavalry, was killed Lieut..
Darlington Of Arctic fame shot in the arm.
| Several soldiers were killed and number Of
Indians bit the dust. The greatest excitement
prevailed at Pine Ridge among agency en-
ployes and also among the friendlies, many OF
| whom are relatives of the young bucks now on
| the warpatb. Grave fears are entertained for
| the safety of the post.
The courier who brought the news of the con-
| fict to Pine Ridge could only give the facts re-
latlng to the onset The news was substantiated
| by an official dispatch received at hea dquar-
| tiers OF the department of the Platte. 1t caused
| great deal of excitement and regret. 1t had
| been fondly hoped by all the departmental Off
|
out bloodshed. especially as the campaign
| seemed on the edge Of closing. The manner in
which the Indians acted, however, as described
| III yesterdays kilograms. caused some OF the
Indian fighters to feel that treachery would be
| practiced when the troops came TO the actual
! work of disarming them. These fears have
| been realized. The seventh cavalry is the regi-
| ment the contingent OF which died around Gus
ter Ill 1878. and the fate of some of its members
| now VIII have an effect on the survivors which
W n b. fr,, .lxy
FIGHTING NEAR PINE RIDGE.
fight near Pine Ridge agency is also re-
ported. Yesterday afternoon one of Col For
sythe's troops of the seventh cavalry was fired
on by some Indians, who went out from the
Rosebud camp, near Pine Ridge, and on their
return they fired into the agency. This caused
shirmish, in which two soldiers we're wounded.
The Indians who were camped near where this
sklrnllsh took place moved west to creek
near the agency. Owing to the absence of the
cavalry there is great trepidation there.
THE OFFICIAL REPORT.
The following was received at army head
quarters in Chicago last night at late hour:
RAPID CRY, S. d., December 20.
To Col. II. C. CoRBN,
Army Headquarters, ChicdGo H.:
Col. Forsythe reports that while disarming
Big FOots band fight occurred Capt Wal
lace and a few soldiers were killed and Lieut..
Darlington and fifteen men wounded. This
again complexities the surrender of all the IN
dams. which would have taken place in a short
time, had this not occurred. FOrsythe had two
battalions and Hotchkiss guns. Quite a large
number of young warriors have been away
from the camp that were going from the Fad
Lands; also, quite number of Two Strike s
band, going toward Forsythe. The troops are
IN close proximity.
MILES, Commanding.
| CAPTAIN VILLAGES RECORD.
Capt. George d. Wallace was the junior cap
| tain Of the seventh cavalry. He was born in
South Carolina and educated at the military
academy of that state. He YVES appointed O
| cadet at West Point September l, 1868. He
graduated in 1872 and was assigned to duty in
the seventh cavalry. Four years later he was
| promoted to the rank of first lieutenant Dur
ing all this period he with troop L and
most Of his service has been in the northwest.
| He was regarded as one of the most gallant
| officers in the service. He was promoted TO a
captaincy in September. 1885, and stands No. 81
| In the line list of officers of that grade.
OFFICERS OF THE SEVENTH.
The officers Of the seventh cavalry are: Col
Jas. W. Forsythe, Lieut.. Col. Caleb H. Carl
ton. Majors John NJ Bacon, Samuel NJ. White
| side, Theodore A. Baldwin. Capts. C. Silsby
Myles Moylan, Thos McDougall, II. J. Noyan
II. J. Bell, Henry Jackson. f. S. Godfrey, f.
q. Mathey, F. W. Gibson. c. c. De Rudio. W.
s. Edgerly; First Lieuts c. r. yarnum. l.. II.
Hare. Z. A Darlington. W. W. Robinson, jr., J.
W. Wilkinson. Z. b. Fuller, J. c. Greshi I'm. Va.
II. j.. Scott, L. S. Mccormick A. J. Russell H.
G. Tickle, H. J. Slocum. W. j. Nicholson and
Il. p. Brewer; Second Lieuts. j. D. Mann, W.
III. Baldwin, II. j. Squires. J. A. Bell. J. s.
Waterman, +. c. Bullock, q. H. Cameron, q.
o. Cress, s. Il. II. Tomkins. Sedwck Rice j, A.
Herman. Va, and Thos. O. Donaldson.
DISPATCHES TO GEN. sonoTIEID.
Official dispatches from Gen. Miles. dated
Rapid City, SD. were received last night by
Gen. Schofield telling of the fight in the Bad
Lands yesterday between the Indian hostiles and
the white troops The dispatches were first sent
by Gen. Brooke to Gen. Miles. The first was as
follows:
.Whiteside had four troops of cavalry and
held Indians till Forsythe reached him with
four more troops last night. Al $50 this morn
ing while disarming Cthe Indians a fight COM
menced. think very few Indians have es-
capped. think We will have this matter in
hand as soon as all are in position. There was
no precautiOn omitted. The fight occurred
near the head of Wounded Knee creek. / have
just seen many of the Indians who went out to-
ward Forsythe this morning come back"
The next dispatch Gen. Brooke tele-
graphs Forsythe reports that while disarming
Big Foots band this morning fight occurred.
Capt Wallace and five soldiers killed. Lieut..
Darlington and fifteen men wounded. The
None known to have gotten their ponies. Gen.
Brooke Also reports that many of the young
warriors that were going out from the camp in
the Bad Lands to the agency have gone toward
Forsythe. All troops have been notified Col
Forsythe had two battalions seventh cavalry
and HOtchkiss guns. Other troops in close
proximity"
A later dispatch says: Seen. Brooke reports
that two shsts fired near the agency
(Pine Ridge by some one. and several were
fired in return. Quite large number of Two
Strikes band ran away. anu all at the agency
are greatly excited. All this makes matters
look more serious"
"A TERRIBLE DAY" SAYS MAI. BURKE.
Maj. j. NJ. Burke of the Wild West Company
is still at Pine Ridge, doing his utmost to keep
the peace, and his etiortsar being seconded by
the Wild West Indians. Mr.. Allison Naiior has
received from him a telegram in which the
major intimates that general Indian uprising
may be dangerously near. OF Yesterdays FIGHT
the M jor says: "A terrible day here. Don't
know how it will end now. Looks serious.
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