Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-30
A TALE OF HORROR.
Big Foot's Band. Including wsmen
and Babies, Killed BY z. 8.
Soldiers.
CAPTAIN WALLACE REPORTED
ToMAHAWKCp.
General Schofleld was Not Surprised
When He Heard the
News.
SAND STORMS IN CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
A School Teacher Found Frozen 10
Death Near Wheeling,
w. Virginia.
SAND STORMS IN CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
Telegraph to the NEWS,
MASSACRE

drea Reported Killed by soidisrs.
PINE RIDGE, Dec. 29.-Particu.
lars Of q battle with Indians On
Porcupine Greek have been re-
ceived. Big Foot's band, under
guari, was within eighteen miI.s
Of the agency when orders were re-
ceivei from General Brooks TO dis-
arm them.
When the demand for the sur
render Of arms was made the In
dians opened fire. The soldicrs
re Jiied and terrible slaughter took
place. The entire band OF Indians.
consisting Of 100 braves and over a
hundred and fifty sguaws and
fapooses, were killed. The loss Of
soidiers is comparatively small, but
several were killed, including Cap
tain Wallace, of the Seventh Caval-
~. A large number were more or
less seriously wounded.
When the news reached the agen-
cy large number OF Indians left:
others, under Red Cloud, deter
minea to stay with General Brooke.
A camp Of friendiiss. within sight
of the agency, was burned just be-
fore shutdown, and it is supposed the
Inhabitants massacred.
CAPTAIN WALLACE ToNAHAwKED.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. o. The
State Journal has from its special
correspondent the following story Of
the fight between the troops and Big
Foot's Indians at the camp at
Wounded Knee
At O'Clock this morning the
troops were n,assed about the Indian
village with Hotchkiss guns over
looking the camp not hfty yards
away. Colonel Forsythe ordered all
the Indians TO come forward away
from the tents. They came and sat
| in half circle until counted. Dis
mounted troops were then thrown
around them, Company X, Captain
Wallace, and Company b. Captain
Narnum.
An ORDER
was then given 70 twenty Iniians
20 60 aud get their guns. They re-
tursei with only two guns. A de-
tachment Of troops at once began TO
search the village, finding thirty
| ght guns. As this tisk was about
completed, the Indians surrounded
by Company X and Il began TO
move. All of a sudden they threw
their blankets TO The ground, whip
ped up rifles and began firing
rapidly at the troops not twenty feet
away. The troops were at great
disadvantage, fearing that they
would wound their own comrades
The Indian men, women and
children then rsn 70 the soJilh, the
battery firing TaniJly S. they ran.
Soon mounted troors were aiser
them, shooting ti:eci down on every
hand. The eng igemebt lasted fully
an hoar and n half. Many took
refuge in q ravine. from which il
was difficult to disloige them.
| KILLED AND WOUNDED.
should estimate the killed and
wounded, from what saw on the
field and vicinity, at fifty. ia :
new it is impossible to stale The
exact number, as the soldiers are
shooting them down wherever
found. The field WAS n scene Of
great confusion. with horses running
In every direction aud the men for a
few moments were frantic, owing
to the unfortunate way they we're
placed.
Captain Wallace of X troop vas
the only officer killed. In the first
mad rush OF the Indians those OF
them who had not guns attacked
the troopers with knives, clubs and
tomahawks, and poor Captain
Wallace was struck down with a
blow from a Ratchet on the head.
Father Croft, Catholic missionary
received a bullet wound, which viii
probably result fatally. lieutenant
Darlington Of Arctic exploration
fame received serious wound in
the arm.
A plumber of non-commissionsd
officers and privates were wounded,
probably twenty-five or thirty IN all
Several Of these are likely TO die. j
cannot at this time give the name.
o: all the wounded. AS this dispatch
is being written
Il THE TRo0PS
are still pursuing the Indians In
every direction.
The correspondent says the 1nji
. ans must have been mad to have
attacked the number Of solcier-
; who were gathered about them
there being only 100 backs. The
treacherOus deed, coming At the
tine II did, was a surprise. and The
doubts il any of the Indians will be
left alive to tell the tale when the
soliiers get through the days work
The members OF the Seventh Cav
airy have once more shown them
selves heroes i'm deeds Of daring
Single conflicts of great Drawer,
were seen all over the field.
Il OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
CHICAGO. Dec. 2a.-The rumo
received in the city this afternoon
that a serious fight had occurres
when the troops tried to iissrm Bis
: Foot's band is confirmed by receip
of the following by Colonel Corbii
d from General Miles at n late hou
!, tonight.
Il, RAPrp CrYr, s. D., Dec. 2S-colone
= For~ythe reports that while disarminl
: Big Fort's band fight occurred cap
}. tam Wallace and FIVE soldier
> were killed. Lieutenant Darlington
, and fifteen men were wounded Thi
4 again complexities the surrender OF nj
h the Indians, which would have takcl
). place in n short time had not this &C
!. Cured Forsythe had two battalion
4 and y Hotchkiss gun Qaife n mum
. Der Of young warriors have been ava.
= from camp that were going to the Ba'
e Lands; also quite n number OF T9'
Strikes hand are going toward For
i syfhe- The troops are IN close prox
q unity. Signed: Mills
WAsHISoToN, Dec. 2s.-Ofiicis
dispatches from General Miles
dated Rapid City, 5. d.. were n
ceived tonight by General Scbofiel'
telling Of fight in the Bad Land
y today. The first was:
whiteside had four troops of caval
~ and held the Indians til Forsyth
J. reached him with four more troop
last night. At $50 this morning
while disarming the Indians. a fiet
= commenced. ! think very fcw Indi
, ans have escaped. think we Wi
have this matter in hand soon. az a
Z are In position. There Was no pre-
I caution omitted. The fight occurred
q near the head Of Wounded kue
9 Greek. ! have Just seen many Of ia
!. Indians who went out toward Fos
'svthe this morning e5me back.