New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-31
THE
TRtAChERY OF TIE INDIANS IN ATTACKING
THE TROOPS
.~onprE 70 SEARCH TIE TFrFrH APPARENTLY
TIL SIGNAL To BEGIN FIRM" TtR"' iIf "f
THE worNpLp BR>vrs TIL KILLED
,ND WOUNDED IN,irtNENr
At PIVE EipGE.

,ND WOUNDED IA,IrtMENF
At rivE EipGE.
Omaha. rec 3o.-~1hr Hcc'S' '"u'-p -pond"n' !" '''
,,,p ON Wounded Kncc Greek teicsr'phN - follow
concerning yc,t"rdiH'S htitr'
.rr ,nc morning 80 -oou as tho ordinary military
o.,l %, inc carl, O., va, done. Major Whi'~'d' de-
,,,rcd mon di-irmius the Indian ~ once. ana at
: ..,,,l fine camp ~ I'd. Fpu wa surround q ~
t -,n f,,,lv and 1ayl,r'~ scouts. The Indian were
.iftInr fl, half circle Four lI0tehhl-' guns "'''
uI,.cd upon a hill about 900 yards distant. Every
,rcp,r,iou va- made not especially I" hHl'' '' ~
-h.,, ih. indians the futility o' resistance. i"'>
ccrn,I tp recognize th- fact ana VIZ" NH" "''
,, ordered them - come mp. twenty AZ 'imr' ann
.,,o nm their arms. they came. bat not WIN H'I KUN"
u light ~ the hr>t twenty Two or t'r'" "l'p"'' W
rims These they gave mp Sullenly. and. observing
n f,tiliry u that method # procedure MAJOR "''
,Ie ordered IL detachment ~ h ana troops %" I''
~ enter The tcpre, and ,arch them lh'> ""'N "'"
r,,lv beon entered upon when the l2o dc>perat" IN
u,r- tlruci upon the soldiers. who were gathered
closely about the t"pc"- and Immediately STORM ."
nnng va, poured upon tl" military.
at was a. thori.h the order TO search had been
,.,,i The .odicr, not anticipating any such d'tl"n'
had bccn gathered u closely, and the h-i hrlhE Wa
terribly d,a,trou, to them. The r"pN wa lmu'1''e'
however The soldier. madd"n"d at the >iIh' 81
their falling comrades. hardly awaited the 'ohHH'hu'
,,d IA a moment the whole front was sheet "' NE
i,vc nbi,b tbc smoke rolled. ob,curinS the central
c.,. ftnIn view. Through thi- horrible curtain ~lh
Gle Indian. could bc seen at time, hynS before Inc
r Inf after thc first discharge from th" cdihln'S
~ fla. trooprr, there were few OF them I'it' Ih''
fell ON all -de-. lndia> and soldiers lay t"-''h'r'
and fought the ground
.nr tbtoush Tie draw toward the blun' the T."
remaining warrior fed tuning Occasionally !" ".''
,,, r,,, evidently ,aria- more for escape than battle
f,..f y
.,,,,cc of devil TrDm the ground where iheS n"i
t,II.n they confined to fire un:il their ahh''''p'
ga. gone or until killed by the soldiers ho'h ''u''
c,r.ot everything excepting only the LOADING anu us
clarciu, oi guns. 49, 49,,
1T wa, only IN the carly part Of the anrN ''"'
hand to hand Gehtus Wa srci. Inc '''",".
rubhcd .,,,rc, cleaned and clubs crclrd III ile
. , ,,,,, like thunder bolts. But I'll, waN onF
,r . .bort time The Indians could noe siahd thl'
torn, fr,,n The soldiers. they had not hoped ~. II
va, only a stroke ~ life before death' Inc 'c''"'
fed and the BATH, beramc hunt.
If wa, n6a that the artillery wa 'aIle' i"'" l'l"'
..' rot.r. thc fighting wa, 80 close that the
ann, cou,d NOT De trained without danger "f DEAN %
tho .oIder, Now with the Indians hylng where th'l
hit if VA. easier 10 reach them. Tile eating ana
u,.,li ,.,,r- were trained and then began hetNS
nriu, which lasted half an hour win frequent navy
,.,llr,, Of nrsAciry and cannon. IL "'' Nn' ~
c>ter,nination now with the troopers wa u'',' w
10 restrain the troops. Tactic were almost 'o''
doucd.' ILL.,, . A,r,. On,
The l.t of killed and wonndch soIdlcr9' >" III " ''
10 ..r,,ined +, A follows:
WALLACE. captain g. D. con" '"H'u'' VI i'''' -
..>HIINoToN. Lieutenant.
.INZiE. Lieutenant
tANI.II. Scr mt
uoDI-NtNN Dyer. sergeant
UoTCnKIS>. sergeant Moit'iy "ounue~
LLOYD, y rgtaht.
WARD sergeant lr"P !"