The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-14
MORE lNDlAH WARFARE.
The Locomotive whistles More Eheetivs
Than a Force of Soldiers.

The Locomotive whistles More Eneetivs
Than Force of Soldiers.
J. c. Morehouse, general freight agent
for Chicago and Northwestern lines west
Of Omaha, is known throughout the west
as the champion Indian killer" Mr..
Morehouse Is proud Of the distinguished
title, but is rather reticent about relating
the circumstances that made him some
what famous. His friend, L. Lidingham,
however, knows all about the affair, and
when at the Auditorium, told Of the thrill
Ing experience Mr.. Morehouse had IN the
west
when the first steam engine 20 enter
northwestern Nebraska made its appear
snce in that part Of the country" said Mr..
Lidingham. "M0rehouse was Ia charge Of
the construction gang which was then
working on the road. The engine steamed
out into the wild country a. far as the line
was built. That section OF the state was
alive with Indians, and thousands OF TIE
saTages gathered 70 see the iron horse. At
first they would not venture nearer than a
half mile to the locomotive. bat fuall
they became bolder. They came 80 near,
IN fact, that the traiuuen became alarmed.
Several shots were fred ~ the red men %
Tighten them, blt they DID not have The
desired effect. for the Indians came nearer
and nearer The engineer and fireman be
came frightened and deserted the engine.
" Those reds Will Kill every one Of us II
something Is not done said one Of the
men. Just then Morehouse, who WA
watching the advancing savages, called
out % the engineer:
q" Give them the whistle"
"BCt the engineer had disappeared. aad
there was no response. Aorehouse didn't
wait long before acting. lie lsaped into
the cab, grasped the whistle handle aud
pulled y wide open Such Al uuesrthly
Shrek as 10 one ever heard before or Slncs
came from that engine TIE whistle Ell
IDENTIFY had the asthma, heaves, AID several
other lung ana taroAg diseases, fos i ul4dz
noise that frightened tie waite men.
Did It frzateu the Irdlaas' Wei, I
should say - did Wien t1as whistle
opened It's tEroar = panic was TIE result
among the szvaEes. Taey Hsa A. - tas
evil spirit vas pursuing them There was
plenty q steam II the boiler. g1od Ere
was burning. AID AIorehouas hung oz 20
that whistle handle IKE gras death ~
first hs sent forth long shrieks but after
the sayzGez had been sect Eyluz scr0ss tee
plain some distance ks gave them fsz
Alr.Il. sacTc screams % Increase their pace
Tia ar Is 80 light n Sebr2ska or
rather vas AZ thai time, that TIE sounds q
the whistle Travelled for niles. Not oaiy
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sarzZes Who we're lear toe engine. Tot
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they sax their og1;5srs Tlr1iaz tERy. to
becar-e r. a1-eoed aad ts4Eae1 g. tas ND
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througa rivers NgFshgass was toe occs-
son 81 sll laat excitement. ard nat "a whT
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