Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-31
At Least Hundred Casualties the RI
suit of MONDAYS Battle.

HOSTILE INDIANS.
At Least Hundred Casualties the Re
suit of Mondays Battle.
WASHINGTON, December Both The Com.
missioner OF Indian Affairs this morning
received the following dispatch from Agent
D. F. Royer, dated Pine Ridge Indian
Agency, December 29th
"On Wounded Knee creek this morning
while the soldiers were disarmipg Big Foo.
and his band after the surrender, a fight
took place which resulted in the killing of
a number Of Indians and several soldiers,
including Captain Wallace, with number
of wounded.
Two Strike and his party, who had
camped on White Clay creek just below
Red Clouds house, opened fire on the
agency from the hill. tops opposite the
boarding-sehool, wounding two soldiers.
THE police returned the fire, killing two
of Two Strikes Indians and wounding two
others. Two Strike and his hand have re-
treated in northwesterly direction from
the agency. 1t is supposed that he is try.
ing TO make his way back to the Bad Lands
Thus far the Pine Ridge Indians have
taken no active part in the war, but Big
Foot, Slow Bear, Kicking Bear and the
Two Strike band have been and are active
in disturbance. e.
General Schofield this afternoon received
the following telegram from General Miles,
dated Hermosa, S. D.: General Brooke
says sixty.two dead Indian men were
counted on the plain where the attempt
was made to disarm Big Foots band and
where the fight began. On other parts of
the ground there were eighteen more
These do not include those killed in the ra-
vines, where dead warriors were seen, but
not counted. Six more were brought in
badly wounded and six others were with
party of twenty-three men and women
which Captain Jackson had to abandon
when attacked by about $50 Brule Indians
from the agency. This accounts for ninety
two men killed, and leaves but few alive
and unhurt.
1.-The women and children broke for
the hills when the fight commenced, and
comparatively few of them were hurt and
few brought in. Thirty are here, of
which number twenty-one are wounded.
Had it not been for the attack by the
Brules, an accurate count would have been
made, but the ravines were not searched
afterward. l think this shows very little
apprehension from Big Foote's band IN
the future. A party of forty is reported as
held BY scouts at the head of Mexican
cavalry from Rosebud will bring them in
if it is true
BIG Foor's INDIANS DESPERATE BAND.
General Miles adds: These Indians
under Big Foot were among the most des-
mainder of Sitting Bulls following that
joiIe Big Foot on the Cheyenne river,
and 80 that broke away from Humps fol-
lowing when he took his band and Sitting
Bulls Indians to Fort Bennett, making in
all nearly 160 warriors. Before leaving
their camps on Fort Cheyenne river they
cut up their harness and broke their wagons
and started south for the Bad Lands, evil
denly not intending to return, but to go to
war. Troops were placed between them
and the Bad Lands, and they never sue
ceeded in joining the hostiles there. All
their movements were anticipated, and
their severe loss at the hands of the Seventh
Cavalry may be wholesome lesson to
other Sioux"
General Schofield said the fight was
| most unfortunate occurrence, but he did
| not see how it could have been avoided
He sent a telegram to General Miles ex-
pressing the opinion that he (Miles) would
be master of the situation very soon He
also expressed thanks TO the officers and
men of the Seventh Cavalry for the gal
AoAAe SOHaoSt uiSPiog Su ~ lhSihs
NEARLY TWO HUNDRED CASUALTIES.
The Surgeon General has received from
Medical Director Bache, at Pine Ridge,
report of the casualties among the troops
at yesterdays fight as follows: Captain
Wallace, twenty-five men of the Seventh
Cavalry and one Indian scout killed:
| Lieutenant Darlington, Seventh Cavalry,
Lieutenant Hawthorne, Second Aartillery,
and thirty-eight men, wounded. Many of
| the wounds are severe. Hospital Steward
| Pollock was killed. We have also about
| thirty wounded Indians, men, women and
children"
The Com missioner of Indian Affairs late
this afternoon received a telegram from
Special Agent Cooper at Pine Ridge, say
| ing that in yesterdays fight $50 Indians
were killed and thirty wounded and can.
tured. He also states that the Indians at
tackled a wagon-train this Tuesday, morn.
ing two miles north of the agency, killing
one soldier of the advance guard.
WAR OF ExrERMINATIoN.
OMAHA, December 3Oth.-A dispatch to
the Omaha Bee from its special CORE
spondent regarding yesterdays battle, says
the Indians waited until the dismounted
men of K and A Troops were gathered in
group about the tepees searching for
arms, and then suddenly, without waning,
threw down their blankets and poured in
volleys from their rifles.
The fact that the soldiers were grouped
in compact body is the explanation of the
great execution done by the Indians bullets.
1t did not take the troops but moment,
however, to recover from the surprise.
Maddened by the sight of their comrades
lying dead and dying on the ground. the
soldiers poured in fire with frightful
effect Through the cloud OF smoke a
buck could be seen here and there, runnirg
away, but there were not many of them.
They were pursued and most of them soon
brought to stop with bullets.
The wounded Indians lying on the bat.
tlefield fought like fends. They continued
shooting until killed or their ammunition
was exhausted. There were many single.
handed ferocious combats between the
| wounded soldiers and Indians.
After the first few minutes, when the Cat
tling and Hotckiss guns could be used they
were turned loose on such fugitives as were
flying down the ravines. 1t was war of
extirmination with the troops. 1t was diff
fcult to restrain them. Tactics were al
most abandoned. About the only tactics
were to kill while it could be done. When
ever an Indian could be seen firing was
directed at him, and 80 it went on until not
| q live buck was in sight.
ANOTHER BATTLE.
MINNEAPOLIS, December 30th.-A special
from Pine Ridge about the skirmish this
| morning says that the Seventh and Ninth
Cavalry were returning from the scene of
yesterdays battle, followed at some dis
| lance by wagon-train. About four miles
| from the agency, and just before daylight,
| band of Indians headed by Two Strikes
| dashed at the train with the intention of
| rushing it off to the Bad Lands.
The cavalry quickly returned, however,
| and sharp running fight followed, in
| which it is estimated twenty or thirty In
dians were wounded more or less seri-
ously. One soldier was killed and two
| wounded.
The sudden outbreak of Two Strikes fol-