Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-02
Troops at Pine Ridge Undertake to
Surround the Indians.
THE SOUTH CHICAGO BANK ROBBERY
-Four Deaths Caused by Panic at
School Festival.
STOCKS ARE DULL AND FIRM
BARELY ESCAPED CUsTER's FATE.
How the Seventh Cavalry was Saved By the
Ninth.


CHICAGO, Jan. "A special from Pine Ridge
agency. 8. D., says: It is evident from the tes-
timony Of officers and men that the seventh
barely escaped the tragic fate Of Custer in the
battle Of White Clay creek. The troops had
passed the Catholic mission and were dis
mounted in the big valley, one and half miles
wide, just beyond the school. At the end Of
this valley is a marrow canon not over seventy
five feet wide and 800 yards long opening into
small circular park. 1t was the object of the
Indians to draw them into this small valley.
The soldiers were getting ready to make q rush
on foot for the top of the hill when the CRY
arose that they were surrounded. Advancing
now in one now in another direction on either
side OF the valley they found themselves op-
posed each time by 200 10 800 Indians. Soon
the bills began to swarm with lS00 to 1900
warriors and in twenty minutes more the
tragedy would have gone TO the world. when
the untiring ninth rode in as they rode before
at the time OF the Meeker massacre, attacking
furiously the rear Of the savages, scattering
them in every direction.
Before the enemy could rally from their con-
fusion the boys in blue withdrew slowly and
sullenly to Pine Ridge. The enemy are steal
ing horses and cattle in every direction.
EFFECT OF THE BLIZZARD.
While the blizzard made the old men women
and children suffer, it will have little or no
effect on bucks and warriors 1t is believed
that Little Wound was the head that planned
and directed the battle. as il showed more
generalship than had been displayed since Red
Clouds fighting days. Old Red Cloud sent in
letter last night claiming that he was a pris-
oner and begging the soldiers to come and save
him. This is corroborated by friendlies who
say that when the stampede took place Mon
day old Reds wife began to throw things into
the wagons. and with true wifely spirit said she
was for war and would GO out on the bloody
path even if her iege lord remained and fought
on the other side.
CUT OFF FROM THE WORLD.
Another special from the agency saws: All
communication with the railroad is cut of ex-
cept to the officers over the military wire
There has been no mail service since SUNDAY,
and no one except Indians TO carry kilograms
to the railroad. Gen. Miles sen. out a telegram
warning settlers along the railroad. Much has
been said about the treachery of Indian scouts.
There are cases enough to make every one fear
them when away from the agency, but they are
not disturbed as 4 rule.
Capt. Taylor denies emphatically that anv OF
his men turned against the soldiers. but fought
bravely with them, and many soldiers confirm
his words.
INDIAN TREAcHERY.
Capt Jacob jackson of the seventh cavalry had
narrow escape, however, from some who wore
the police uniform and soldier scouts fur over
coats and capes. The captain had a squad of
twenty men chasing fugitives a mile or more
from Wounded Knee, when a half dozen of
trailers or hostiles, disguised in police and
scouts clothing. rode up with pleasant greet
ing, turned, cantered off fifty yards. wheeled,
and, without warning, opened fire. At the
same instant fully fifty more Indians appeared
over the crest of the hill and started for the
little band, who retreated to the creek, firing
as they went. Capt. Benton, who escorted the
wagon train OF the seventh cavalry. saws
Charles Haywood was in advance Of the train
which arrived within a mile and half of Pine
Ridge, when three Indians rode mp dressed as
soldier scouts. They spoke to poor Haywood
In full sight of the troops guarding the train
and then shot him down in cold blood. The
troop took prompt and instant revenge.
Yesterday the friendlies who are camped on
White Clay creek south of the agency. reached
the abandoned tepees OF Little Wound. Two
Strike and Red Clouds camp. All day long
their wagons loaded with pfunder streamed
from the abandoned camp.
SURROUNDING THE HosrILEs.
OMAHA, NEB.. Jan. 2.-The Bee has the follow
ing from its staff correspondent at Pine Ridge
agency via Rushville: Gen. Brooke and staff.
together with eight companies of the second
infantry and all the ninth cavalry that had been
here. started into the field at IL O'Clock yester-
day morning via the Oelrichs road to Beaver
creek and almost due west of this agency.
From there they will swing out into as long a
line as possible, thus forming the western and
part Of the northern side of a hollow square,
which 1t now seems 1t has been intended to form
about the hostiles.
Carr's command has arrived at Wounded
Knee near the point where the battle took
place, which is sixty miles east of Pine Butte
but about sixteen miles northeast Of here. at
Wounded Knee post Office. Thus il seems that
Carrs command is to constitute the east and
north sides Of the square.
MARCHING ORDERS NOT REL,sHEp.
From the expression upon the faces Of the
officers and men as they filed out through the
snow and bitter cold il was evident that thew
did not relish Miles order. Three companies
of the first infantry from San Francisco have
already arrived and six more are expected to-
day to replace the second. scout came in
yesterday and reported that the main body of
the hostiles had moved back twelve miles from
the agency and toward the Bad Lands on the
north. Another arrived last evening and re-
ported the Indians indulging in a wild war dance
only eight miles from here.
ON MONDAYS BATTLE FIELD.
A party Of Indian scouts visiting the scene of
Mondays battle found nine Indians who were
wounded in the fight still alive. Two Of them
being cared for by q squaw that had remained
behind. The other seven, all Of whom were
found lying in gulies remote from the battle
field, had survived the blizzard without any
attention Of any kind. Two were bucks and
the other five were squaws. There was scarcely
enough life left in any Of the party to pay the
scouts for bringing them in, but they did 80.
and they are now with the others In the Episco-
pal Church.
TWO INDIAN BABIEs FOUND.
In addition to the adults found two tiny In |
dian babies, neither Of them over three months
old, were found alive. Each was beside the
dead body Of its mother. They were well
wrapped up, but how they ever survived the |
fearful weather of the last forty-eight hours
seems q miracle.
The little innocents were brought to the |
agency and found friends in the wives Of some
OF the Indian scouts. OF thirty-five wounded |
Indians brought in after the battle, nearly ali of
whom were squaws and children, not one has |
as yet died, yet many Of them are wounded |
badly with bullets.
The rear guard Of the party Of charity doing. |
scouts that went out in their search for |
wounded Indians, were forced to exchange sew |
eral shots with some of the rowing hostiles |
After the late battle Indian scouts went over |
the field and picked mp all the disabled hostiles
they could find before the troops were COM |
PEELED to hurry in here and protect the agency |
From the uprising that occurred. a. previously |
described, the Indian scout that fell at Wounded
Knee was given a military burial yesterday by |
his comrades, under command Of Ldeut Taylor |
Rev. Mr.. Cook officiating.
The snow storm that has been raging for |
twenty-four hours has ceased. The weather il |
warmer. and a. q result the vigilant outlook for
Q surprise by the hostiles, which was allowed
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