Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-09

I SERG'T. LLOYD.
| INTERPRETER P. F. WELLS.
| LIEUT.. KNIFE.
TRUMrErER JAMES CHoEpESsox (mor.
| tally.)
SERG'T. CAMELL.
PRIVATE letter, A troop.
SERG'T. DYER. A troop.
GEORGE ELLIOTT, K troop.
SERG'T. WARD, B troop.
SERG'T. HOTCHkIss. X troop (moftally.)
H1PP A. COOK, I troop.
PRIVATE ADAMS, X troop.
CORPORAL NEWELL, B troop.
This is only partial list. There are
about dozen more. One is reported to
have been seen lying as if dead, but no
more officers are killed, while twenty
five or more are wounded. Many Of the
wounded will die.
Capt. Wallace was tomahawked
squarely in the forehead.
Lieut. Kinzie received but slight
wound in the cord of his ankle.
Army surgeons, Capt. Hoff, Lieut..
kenna and Capt Ewing are caring for
the wounded.
Another Account.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 3O.-The State
Journal has from its special correspond
ent the following story of the fight be-
tween the troops and Big Foot's Indians
at the camp at Wounded Knee:
At o'clock yesterday morning the troops
were massed about the Indian village. the
Hotchkiss guns overlooking the CAMP, not
fifty yards away. Col. Forsythe ordered all
the Indians to come forward away from the
tents. They came and met in half circle
until counted. The dismounted troops were
then thrown around them, company K,
Capt. Wallace, and company B, Capt. War
rum. The order was then given to twenty
OF the Indians to go and get their guns.
They returned with only two guns. A de-
tachment OF troops at once began to search
the village. finding thirty-eight guns. AS
this task was completed the Indians sur
rounded by companies X and B began to
move. All of sudden they threw their
blankets to the ground, whipping up the
rifles and began firing rapidly at the troops,
not twenty feet away. The troops were at
great disadvantage, fearing the shooting OF
their comrades. Tho Indian men, women
and children then ran to the south battery
firing rapidly as they ran.
Soon mounted troops were after them,
shooting them down on every hand. The
engagement lasted fully an hour and a
half. To the south many took refuge in a
rayine, from which it was difficult to dis
lodge them. should estimate the killed
and wounded. from what saw on the field
~-AO 'ASAAiAoys oO my JOSU uOW ~ IL
possible to state the exact number. The
soldiers are shooting them down wherever
found. Tho field was one OF great confu-
sion, the horses running in every direction
and the men for few moments frantic.
owing to the unfortunate way they were
placed. Capt. Wallace, OF K troop, was the
only officer killed. In the first mad rush OF
the Indians those Of them who had not guns
attacked the troopers with knives, guns and
tomahawks, and poor Capt. Wallace was
struck down with blow from Ratchet on
the head. Father Craft, Catholic mis-
slonary, received bullet wound which will
probably result fatally.
Lieut.. Darlington, of Arctic exploration
fame, received q serious wound in the arm.
number of on-commissioned officers
ana privates were wounded, probably
twenty-five or thirty in all. Several OF
these are likely to die. cannot, at this
time, give the names Of all the wounded.
AS the dispatch is being written the TROOPS
are still pursuing the Indians in every d.
rectiOn.
Ehe correspondent says the Indians
must have been mad to have attacked
the number Of soldiers who were gather
ing about them, there being only 100
bucks. The trcacherous deed, coming
at the time it did, was surprise, and
the correspondent doubts if any of the
indians will be left alive to tell the tale
when the soldiers get through with the
days work. The members of the Scy.
enth cavalry have once more shown
themselves heroes in deeds of daring.
Single conflicts of great bravery were
seen all over the field.
Discussed at Washington.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3o.-Secretary
Proctor conferred with the president
about an hour this morning regarding
the Indian matter. In the absence of
official details regarding yesterdays Gu
easement the secretary declined to talk
about it. He said, however, inasmnch
rs Gen. Miles had already been given
ample discretionary power to act in
emergency, it was not necessary to send
him any further directions. He decided
mat no action was necessary to-day at
ibis end of the line.