The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-19
Lieut.. Darlington Talks About the Indian
War and the Ghost Dances.
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Lieut.. Ernest 4. Darlington, Seventh
Cavalry, L. 5. A.. one of the heroes of
the Indian fight at Wounded Knee,
South Dakota-and by the way, one Of
the victims of that remarkable ghost
dance uprising, having received pain
ful wound-is in the city. He arrived
last night, registered at the Charleston
hotel, and went almost Immediately to
his room.
Lieut.. Darlington is in Charleston for
the purpose of establishing Il recruiting
station, where likely young men, pos
sessing suudry physical qualifications,
may secure the opportunity Of fighting
for their country in case vigorous for
eign policies ever 60 that far.
Lieut.. Darlington arrived in New
berry last Tuesday morning at = a. III,
somewhat tired out after his journey,
as he had been delayed by the washouts
in the railroads. From Newberry he
comes to Charleston.
He still wears bis arm in a sling, but
will be very likely to recover partial
use of it. He suffers no pain from his
wound, but is totally deprived Of the
use Of that arm at present. The ball
entered the arm about six inches below
the elbow, cuttings deep furrow, until it
reached the elbow, where it completely
shattered what we, who are not doctors,
know as the "craZy" bone. 1t was as if
the elbow had been bent so that the
hand would be near the neck. All the
injured bone has been removed and the
bone scraped, so that he is net likely to
have any more trouble with it.
Lieut.. Darlington gives very gra
phic account Of the late Indian trouble,
and especially the battle of Wounded
Knee. He thinks that probably the
whole trouble was caused by the "ghost
shirts." The shirts in question were
merely unbleached hoInespun, with
fringe around them and large red spot
painted over the heart. The messiah"
had obtained the paint which was used
on the shirts from Nevada, and it pos
sessed peculiar properties.
Ifthe shirt hung on tree, and was
fired at, the bullets would wrap them
selves in the cloth, but would fail to
penetrate it. However, when solid
Indian body was behind the shirt, it
lost its efficacy, rs was conclusively
demonstrated.
The Indians when called upon to
give up their arms, surrendered three
disabled muskets. A search Of the
tepees was then instituted, which re-
suited in finding thirty-nine other guns
in about the same condition as the first
three. The soldiers then came to the
conclusion that the arms must be Sc
creted under the blankets, which the
Indians wore thrown over their shoul-
ders,
| Upon searching the Indians the sold
, iers were fired upon by single Indian,
squad Of reds fired volley, and made
a break for their tents.
The soldiers had been SO disposed
that they were between the bucks and
the tents where the women and child
ren were. The Indians were not eX-
) Ir-T y = TO rush to the tents, as that of
T., nlaue. "o Greof the soldiers
10 18th. On the granting of these pTf
~ leges, charter under our State Ia
= - will be applied for, and joint sto
pecreo'nany will be organized to be know
tnefesslty brought rdte ter, Liobtan po,,
70 oear upon their women ana ~ a''.1> y" '
- However, TO- te, the Indians having rnsnoa
iT 70 ene htenls, and as they continues 71hu 1I
oldis!e Ice was out one thing left for ~
I0, 'Gts J TO do-flre into the tents ~ 'he he
he hoI Conn uown IKE cattle. They resorted % W
ne iotlnef alternative, and thoree e ~
&c killed women and fAeae!15e ae:11
,aaraS nS " were ABOUT two hundred bucl-s
lsaseo IN the fight, and bnt ouu uachs
rem tEL escaped uninjurei. one OF
1here We're about fonr +ro
etS ad vnsaged, of which about two h"n TU =
r ~ I,"' were ulsmLHounted, and the remain ri
4 mounted. The former did the 1efi@tn- Gaht Il
H. 81 "ulle tt Inc latter pursued those ST.
phe through the line. '''0Se WHO sc
1leut darlington was woundod 0C
,ut one hour. WHICH lasted II,
Iapt. Wallace was not kille,7 b.,
tanawk, a as many suppose. i'Fu hut oy y,o a
=, III, III several places, either Of us wbiaS HIs
1ato Lnu would have proved fatal "Ttrn TNa
lets ploughed his scaIn '",ali rna;-; Two
, ,Iu tora mnlch might have been taESen
a tomahawk wound. N 'aAeh
Ie ieut: darlington gives quite oran NJ
te1ui.Ptlon se,Ca OF his Arctic expeditinp
'tss ~; mat he is satisfied With ihn, on1,
anothar pi Hmo ooes not banker" after
Iu gu', darlington is very genial and he
'1e gentleman. and toIi5T 4o1 anu
'ntny t adventures. In appearance o mis-
typical soldier. He is abo~uuHce abont f no
c5 and 1Iiss Wsar. 5n hssg4t ssagI} I3 Light mol
,anv bi,n iinotstache; US acne; His family ac-
, Lirth.nioooC w Caarieston. Newberry =
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