The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-11-20

When Mason returned to them, lead
ing the two troopers and the dying man,
his face was as black a. thunder cloud.
He rode up to his captain, who was
stanching with . handkerchief little
stream Of blood that seemed 10 be COM
ing down his left arm, and addressed to
him these words:
Capt. Noel, there were not more than
dx or eight Apaches guarding those
heights. There was no excuse In Gods
world, sir, for q retreat. lean take my
platoon and 60 through there now with
out difficulty, and once again, sir, ! i'm
plore you to let me do It."
Noel's reply was, II have already
heard too much from you today, Mr..
Mason. II hear one more word you 90
to the rear in arrest. am wounded,
sir, but will not turn over this COM
mand to you"
Wounded be hanged! Capt. Noel,
you've got o scratch Of which . child
ought to be ashamed" was the furious
reply, upon which Noel, considering
that he must at all hazards preserve the
dignity Of his position, ordered Lieut..
Mason to consider himself In arrest.
And, dismounting, and calling to one or
two Of the men to assist him, the captain
got out of his blouse and had the Sleeve
Of his undershirt cut of, and then, in
full hearing Of the combat up the pass,
proceeded to have . scratch, a. Mason
had truly designated 1t, stanched and
dressed.
Meantime, the troop, Shamefaced and
disgusted, dismounted and awaited fur
ther Developments. For fifteen minutes
they remained there, listening to the bat
tie mile away, and then there came 0
sound that thrilled every man with ex-
citement-with mad longing to dash to
the front; there came crashes Of mus
ketry that told Of the arrival Of strong
re-enforcements for one party or another
which party was soon developed by
the glorious, ringing cheers that they
we'll recognized to be those Of their COM
rades Of Greene's battalion.
"By heavensF said Mason, with .
groan, "after all, we have lost our chancel
SEGcuo1 uOb OAA n NAOoPe tAAtb BOb
there in time to save them"
The looks that were cast towards their
new captain by the men, standing In sui
len silence at their horses heads, were
not those that any soldier would have
envied.
Directing the first sergeant to talk half
. dozen troopers and feel their way eau
tiously to the front and ascertain what
that new sound meant, the rest Of the
men meanwhile to remain at ease, Noel
still sat there on the ground, a. though
faint from loss Of blood. The bleeding,
however, had been too trifing to admit
Of any such supposition ON the part Of
those who had been looking on. The
cheering up the pass increased. The
firing rapidly died away. Soon It was
seen that the first sergeant was signal
ing, and presently . man came riding
back. The sergeant and the others dis
appeared, going fearlesSly into the pas,
and evidently indicating by their move
ments that they anticipated no further
resistance. The arriving horssman dis
mounted, saluted the captain, and re-
ported substantially that the pass was
now In possession Of Maj. Greene's msn,
and that the Apaches were In full fight
towards the south, some Of the troops
pursuing.
Then at Last It was that the mount"
was sounded by the trumpeter, and half
an hour afterwards-full three hours
after they should have been there
Capt. Noel, with K troop, arrived at the
scene. Lane, faint from los Of blood,
was lying under o tree; four Of his men
were killed; one Of the helpless recap
tured women had been shot by an Indian
bullet; hve more Of the Devils own
D's" were lying wounded around among
the rocls. Desperate had been the do
tense; sore had been their need; safe,
thoroughly safe, they would have been
had Noel got there In time, but II was
Greene's battalion that finally reached
them only ct the last moment. And yet
this was the thrilling announcement
that appeared In The Queen City Chron-
iele In its morning edition two days af-
forwards:
Gallant Noell Rescue Of the Indian
Captivesl Stirring Pursuit and Fierce
Battle with the Apachesi
"a dispatch received last night by
the Hon. Amos Withers announces the
return from the front Of Capt. Noel, who
% recently left our midst, with o portion
Of his troop, bringing with him the wo-
mon and children who had been run OF
BY the Apaches on their raid among the
ranches south Of their reservation. The
captain reports q severe fight, In which
many Of the regiment were killed and
wounded, he himself, though making
light Of the matter, receiving bullet
through the left arm.
"While the rest Of the command had
gone on In pursuit Of the Apaches the
captain was sent by the battalion COM
mAnder to escort the captives back to
the railway.
"This dispatch, though Of . private
character, Is fully substantiated by the
oficial report Of the general command
ing the department to the adjutant gen.
eral Of the army. Il reads a. follow:
"Capt. Noel, of the Eleventh cavalry,
has Just reached the railway, bringing
with him all but one Of the women and
children whom the Apaches had carried
OF into captivity. The other was shot
by q bullet in the desperate fight which
occurred In San Simon Pass between the
commands Of Capts. Lane and Noel and
the Apaches, whose retreat they were
endeavoring to head Of. 0reone's bat
kaiion of the Eleventh aFfiyad I'm TINA IN