The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-26
HE BEAT A GATI.IDG.
How Pat Hennessy Fought ~
Indians.
SINGLE HANDED AND AloloIs
With HIS Death Dealing wineheseuln
Made thirty zsssky warrises
Bite the nask


s. Icass Republic.
Quite direct runs the old tran southuo1E
from Arkansas City. Kan.. to (lklAkoGo
City. Along this trail the trAvefor's eoro
eve beholds = monument erected out -
nstivc stone. Here lies the body "a broVo
Pat Hennessy, who was murdered BY ~
Cheyenne Indians In fS-6 Many aro TO-
tales told OF Pat and his many marrow ~
capes from the red devils Of the plains. o.
these il Is not the purpose 70 speek r.
present, but 10 record his last great nGh1
where Pat proved himself very 0atll
gun Of death to his implacahle fosa IA
well remembered as an oii-time Eurt g.
death was on his way from Caldwell, Knn<.
to the fort with six wagons and threo trail
wagons. With him were three meu. o.
OF these. tenderfoot from Boston. Nd -
great desire to kill an Indian. John x61
iscn was his name. He little knew h1U
soon he would aet moro killing than -
wanted and undergo an expsrionce uoA0o1
equalled in border tragedies.
One afternoon. shortly ofter thev ~
gone into camp. they weru attscked ~ ~:
band OF 500 or 800 Cheyenne braves Wl1h
all the suddenness and terrible ferocfty -
cusiar 10 Indian warfare. Hemnoo8y -
them coming, and instantly ordo<o
the men to run for canyon last 49,
OF the trail. They misunderstood he ~
rection. and instead Of west took 49,
trail north. The mistake hastenod tk0lE
doom. With Wild yells Of savage do1f HI
the Indians circled around the thfeo u1n>
Korison was left behind in the race. IN
saw Indians on every side. No chanoo q
escape. death certain. His alarm Va uy1es
The tenderfoot was man. With = raN11llI
that indicated . previous training ~ rofn1x
his Winchester and fired into tn -
dians with shots so quick they okm01
seemed one. Deadly shooting. TOO, fer oV1j
painted warrior had gone down. their deot1
cry ringing out and minRling with ~ GoGs
like snaris Of several Who were woun6oo,
The Indians returned The ire and IN th1o1
white men fell
Old Pat saw the fight from his retzoo1 Fl
the rocks. His mind had undefEouo ~
great change in regard to the man fIc
Boston, and as the savages rushed 1m1< i
scalp the three fallen men his own IL
Winchester came TO his shoulder. tho RI
caught tho dusky form Of : biz Indian
in the act Of scalpinx Korison. Tho IN
belrhed forth its messenger Of death. -
red fend sprang high into tho ~. t.
sank down. still and dead. II was mt tl|
fiend Of the plains. Black Scar. bsit -
redskin, who, rushing forward r. ~
the scalp Of Korfson, mot III ON
deserved fate from tho so3o
VIVA yGlDo - 1UgX Go
three prostre1s forms - 49,
formidable enemy, md tfom ~ n
thrss bucks there danG1od
three whites. }s Il S
Henncssy was well prepared ~ ~
An immense rock behind. rocxD ~ \!
side and In front also. which Wan the 6&1x$
point NJ which m attack could h mn1(S
and there over tho rock gieamod WIN
deadly menace his sixteen-sh0t Wineh6rs
ter. Swift now and hot the fight OVe<
500 against one. but that one cool, dotof.
mined and desperate--a host In hlnan61k \
Into the advancing horde 20 rifle balls e
errands OF death. killing and woundfne =
they tear through the red ranks. with ine'
sane courage the savages rush up 70 withln.
ten yards Of the rock Pat no longer sfek1G
his gun; he rests II on rock. cocks Il WITH.
one hand and pulls the lever and ssieree
with the other. and point blank into -
red devils he sends m almost contfnuou9
stream of leaden balls. They vavef. hEoo1E,
retreat, but only for moment.
The chief has been killed. but Hla6E
GtHI A1AN1 SQtf4t kAHlA0s WAyrW ~30tt ~
Of Korison. points TO the dead brnv0o. oo111
for vengeance and orders the fight 70 IS - !
newed This time the attack Il mano r
front and on both sides. II thsy can oco11
the rocks at the sides Pat will b ~ -
mercy. From the death-dealin8 point -
front the good old Winchester aeain pot
forth its terrible destruction, and r.
loud command of Black Scar they -
around in front, face 70 face with ~ II
desperate foe. Pats revolver, 3 sslf-cocI<l ~
does deadly work. fired into The yoI1fn9
mass ten feet away, the last load Goa,o, om1
again the Winchester. 1T close range Ouporn 4
the ground with dead and dying. 1ho -
monsters are forced back from that death-
vomiting rock, back from mneIe -.
back from one man. hack from hrayo ~
Hennessy.
In few moments the whole band Woul1
have fed, when suddenly the fring ceaoo<
Pats gun had become 20 dirty and NJ ~
such constant firing that. horrihle u rs1nto
while attempting 10 put In oartrideo 3
stuck fast and could not b. forced eith6s q
or ont. The Indians supposed he was o0t
OF ammunition. and with savage y611o
rushed tn 20 secure their prize. Pat -
them with dubbed gun, and broksn hea1o
aud bones were plenty - they came pft&l0
sweep Of his strong arms ~ ne o411M
struggle; bat those behind still pressed q.
and be Was soon overpowercd and secured
Infuriated at the loss of 80 many a thelr
number, they took poor Pat, tore ~
scalp from his head. bound him to one q
his own wagon wheels, efnptisd sscks G
oats around him, and set them on ira
Just ~ they commenced thair dsyiiah
torture and dance around their vlctln
they heard shot echo from The dip(nnoo.
The alarm Was raised that the soIdtnro
were coming and the stampede - ones =.
gan. Picking up the wounded and eorno
OF the dead, The Indians mounted th1ix
horses and scsmpered on,
There he Was baried the next day -
Some other freighters. The bodies of thir1v
dead Indians were also found
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