The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-03
AMBUSH OF THE BUCKS,
ruE SEVENTH CAvALRY'S ESCAPE
A VEaY NARROW ONE.


cavalry Rushed Up TO the Rescue
v-agoner Haywood Slain Before the
Eyes of the Troops.
Cs1cAGo. Jan. "A special from Pine
p;d,a Agency, S. D., says; sit is evident
s.or, the testimony Of the officers and men
,bst the Seventh cavalry barely escaped
49, +ragic fate Of Custer in the battle of
W-r;.e CLAW creek. The troop had passed
.ho Catholic mission, and were dismounted
~ big valley, one and half miles wide,
-. bevond the school. At the end Of this
-,lIav IS a mar ow canyon. not over seventy
Eve feet wide and 800 yards
lang. opening into a small circular
nsTk Il was the object of the Indians TO
draw them into this small valley. The
soldiers we're getting ready to make rush
on foot for the top of the hill when cry
..o.a that they we're surrounded. Ad-
rsDcing now in one and two in another
SirectIon. on either side of the valley, they
found themselves opposed each time by zoo
or 800 Indians.
SAVED BY THE NINTH.
soon the hills began TO swarm with 800
$4,000, warriors ami in twenty minutes
tragedy would have gone to the world,
wbsn the untring Ninth rode in as they
rode before at the time of the Meeker mas
sarrs. attacking furiously the rear of the
saysres and scattering them in every direc-
tiop Before the enemy could rally from
their confusion the boys in blue withdrew
slowly and sullenly to Pine Ridge. The en-
euv are stealing horses and cattle Ia every
direction. While the blizzard made the old
men, women and children suffer, it
will have little or no effect on
believed that Little Wound was the head
that planned and directed the battle, as it
showed more generalship than has been
displayed since Red Clouds fighting days.
Old Red Cloud sent in letter last night
Claiming that he was prisoner aud beg
ginz the soldiers to come and save him. I his
is corroborated by f.ie dies, who say that
when the STAN ede took place Monday
old Reds wife began to throw things into
wagons, and with true wifely spirit, said she
was for war, and would go out on the
bloody path even if her lege lord remained
and fought on the other side"
COMMUNICATION CUT OFF.
A special to the Inter Ocean from Pine
Ridge Agency, South Dakota, SAYS: "All
communication wi h the railroad is cut off
except to officers over the military wire.
There has been no mail service since Sun
day, and no one except Indians to carry
kilograms to the railroad. Gen. Miles sent
out a telegram warming the settlers along
the railroad. Much has been said about the
treacheTy Of the Indian scouts. There
Is enough to make every one
fear them when away from the agency,
but they are not disturbed, as a rule. Capt..
Taylor denies g phetically that any of his
men turned against the soldiers. and he SAYS
they fought bravely with them, and many
soldiers confirm his words.
A CAPTAINS NARROW ESCAPE.
Capt. Jacob Jackson of the Seventh cav
airy had narrow escape, however, from
some who were in police uniform and SOL
dle,s and scouts fur oVerc jatS and capes
lac captain had a squad of twenty men
GlaSlng the tugltlveS a mile or more from
wounded Knee, when half a dozen
tFailers or hostiles, disguised in police
and scouts clothing, rode up with
pleasant greeting, turned, cantered off
uIty yards, wheeled and without warning
ope ed IRE. At the same instant fully fifty
more Indians appeared over the crest of
Inc NIL, and started for the little band.
went
AhE A414L)NG OF HAYWOOD.
Capt. Benton, who escorted a wagon
traln OF the Seventh cavalry, SAYS CHARLES
haywood was in advance of the train
Tnlcn arrived within mile and half of
5lhe hldge, when three Indians rode up
dressed as soldiers and scouts. They spoke
70 poor Haywood in full sight of the
troops guarding the train, aud then shot
MN down in cod blood. The troop
5ook prompt and instant revenge. Yester-
ua5 Uhe frlendlies, who are canned on
Nnl1e Clay creek, south of the agency.
feached the abandoned teDees of the camps
U; Little Wound, Two Strike and Red
cloud. All day long their wagons loaded
camp" ' "N'N'iN0 0AA0o
THE CAMP IN THE BAD LANDS.
y, "AsHINGroN, Jan. 2.-Gen. Schofield
si3 s4.s morning received a telegram from Gen.
nlIeS' dated at Pine Ridge agency, Jan. l.
SAVING tnat 5000 Indians, men, women and
euudren, including about 600 bucks. are
W" encamDed in a section of the Rad
p5 pa1oS about fifteen miles from tho Pine
asSuso agency, and there is almost a Gordon
VI troops around them. Gen. Miles an
uounces that he hopes to be able to induce
Tbo NJ I.SliIes ~ TO surrender without u struggle
lu9 spoG where they are encamped he de-
TT4ere t1e Modocs made their final fight.
~ fSsi Is an excellent position from an
a- a-u'ah standpoint, but there are now no
9b,e.ues OF escape, all having been closed by
iiIe troops. Gen. Miles says that the Indians
Ase gathered some cattle and provisions
s-I ppear to be determined to make their
ItSuI i0r supremacy at this point. He saws
to WIZ make another effort to get them
;o"cA 10 the agency without bloodshed. and
- oIuer to do so he has established regular
'ege around their stronghold.
THE TROOPS TAKE THE FIELD.
~ OMAHA, NEB., Jan. 2.-The Bee has the
ipg3t.oWlng from its staff correspondents at
pri ,,te ihidge agency, via Rushuille: "Gen.
naooKe and staff, together with eight
tIbanpanles tb of the Second infantry and all
sto e Nlnth cavalry that had been here.
To eeu into the field at ii o'clock yesterday
r., loi Hihg, via Oelrich's road to Beaver
n eek, and almost due east of this agency.
aigin u, there they will swing out into as long
a !ue as possible. thus forming a western
Sau sa part OF northern side of a hollow
PS4uare' which it now seems it has been in
CSuued 10 form about the hosUiles Gen.
T1ir command has arrived at Wounded
-17nee' near point where the battle took
pSei which Is sixty miles east of Pine
bo.1e' put about sixteen miles northeast of
te so al wounded Knee p lstoffice. Thus il
st5IlS se9lS That Gen. Carr's command is to con-
Square. 'N'
THE ORDER NOT RELIsHED.
~ rom the expression upon the faces of
10 oILlcers and men as they filed out through
~ snow and bitter cold iJ was evident that
0J ulu not relish Gen. Miles order Three