Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-03-22

CURED as planned. We did not. how
ever, deem it prudent to leave onl
work to investigate, and it was weal We
did not. The outbreak occurred early
in the forenoon, just as planned, ant
the Colonel was the first victim. H.
was shot down by some of the native
officers of the cavalry, and he had no
sooner fallen than they turned upon
their English Captain. Strogan was the
third man killed. He was shot in front
OF his own bungalow, as was also ahOth-
er civil officer who was with him. The
anxiety of the mutineers to secure plum
der permitted the women and children
to find a place of safety, and all event
ually escaped to Bella, and from thence
to Cawnpoor. 1t was toward evening OF
Tuesday before a squad set out in search
Of us. Our servants were anxious to
see US murdered for the sake of the
loot to be divided. About dark,
while we were wondering if one of us
had not better go out after information,
we heard a voice calling us, and recog-
nized it as that of my syce or groom.
We climbed out of our fort and
answered him, and he soon appeared.
Matters had changed. The slave had
exchanged places with the master. The
fellow was as cool and impudent as you
please When we asked what had be-
come of the horses he promptly ac-
llnowledged to having stolen mine, and
further informed me that had ought to
be very thankful that he did not take
my life as we'll. He informed us of all
that had occurred at the barracks and
stated that party had come out to make
terms with us. Being mat we were
Americans, and had had nothing to do
with their oppression, they did not
thirst for our blood. If we would sur
render every thing we had we could go
where we pleased. If not they would
kill us and take what they wanted.
We soon sent the fellow away with an
answer. If we escaped from this gang
it would be to fall into the hands of an
other. We should be defenseless and
penniless, and what could we do? We
told him we had decided to fight it out,
and as soon as he disappeared we re-
turned to the fort. The two other mem
bers of the party we're Henry Wilds,
a Massachusetts man, and George Fish
er. of Ohio. We had then beerNin India
together for year, and had stood
back to back in many tight places.
Wilds was a typical Yankee, good-nat-
ured but courageous, and his long arms
had the strength of a horses leg. The
/ thicket was so dense that our fort could
not be seen unless one penetrated 1T
few wards. The natives simply sup
posed that we were lying close in the
center of the Jungle, and half an hour
after the groom left us about thirty mus
kets began blazing away at our position.
Some of the balls whistled over us,
others entered the earth, and now and
then one struck the heavy blocks of
stone with dull ring. We took turns
4 is sentinel while the other two slept,
ana soon after m fgirigft allw quiet.
ftwas ten o'clock next morning be-
fore we were troubled again. Then the
members of the old gang seemed to have
been added TO, and fifty or more mus
lets kept up pretty steady fire until
three o'clock in the afternoon. By this
time we ought to have been all shot to
pieces, as the bullets had cut through
every foot of the Jungle. The natives
believed it was time to advance and
see. We could locate them by their
loud talk and constant disseHsions, and
when we found that all had gath
cred on the eastern edge of the thicket
and were about to advance, we climbed
In boh nd
a big block of stone to receive them.
rhev entered the thicket as mob
would have DONE and the first three
men sighted were dropped in their
tracks. This caused panic, and they
withdrew, and aside from few stray
shots fired to let us know that we were
still besieged, we were not annoyed un-
I'll next morning Then we heard
great hurrah. and after a little were
given the information that they had
brought down the two pieces of artillery
from the station to she'll us out. They
were very slow in getting to work, and
when they began firing it was plain
enough that they knew nothing about
artillery. OF the first four shells fired,
all went too high and burst far beyond
us. The fifth one burt short and threw
the dirt over our walls. Then we de-
cided to cool their ardor bit We
climbed over the walls. got out of the
line of fire. and crept to the edge of the
thicket. There we saw mob OF over
hundred natives with the two guns
planted within pistol shot. One of them
had become disa bled by ramming the
ball down before the cartridge, and the
other was about to be fired. We select
ed three of the gunners, fired together.
and they fell dead on the grass. Befor'
the gang could get out of range we
killed two more and wounded third.
Then Wilds ran forward under cover OF
our rifles and spiked both pieces by
driving some nails, which he happened
to have in his pocket, into the vents.
Seeing move to flank us, we returned
TO our shelter and all the rest of that
day and all night were left in peace.
On the third day there were but twenty
natives in the besieging force, and they
fired into the thicket only at long inter
walls. On the fourth day this force was
reduced to ten. AT noon Wilds made q
scout and found them eating dinner,
and we crept up and killed one and
wounded two, and completely raised the
siege. We could have gone away now
had we had any place to go to, but we
had decided to remain.
On the fifth day. about nine o'clock il
the morning, rabble of about six hum
bred natives, most of them soldiers, who
we're on their way to Cawnpoor, were
turned aside to attack us. Each one had
a gun and plentY of ammunition, and