The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-26

The true situation OF affairs flashed
on my mind, for just then the warwhoop hilsd
the woods with its thunder. and scizing my Tlne
sailed forth and joined the CONTESTANTS Dat
50 securely did the redskins keep themselves
sheltered that we caught sight OF them only
wnen they lodged or ran from ore tree 70 an
otner The woods, however, resounded All Gay
with their yells, that blended in continuous
roar from MIR Bells house To Hanfords as a.
lance OF two miles They numbered SEQ or i,uVV'
as was afterwards learned.
i AZ hrst took position behind cedar stump
mat stood IN Main street at its Junction VIII
sscohd. The enemy saw me go Denlna the
stump, ana opened lively fire, several balls go
Ing clear through the stump. and an examina-
lon showed 1t to be mere she'll 1t IS naTniy
speedily.
The officers and marines of the Decatur ac
Quilted themselves bravely that day. Many
soon left their shelters and walked with seem
ing unconecrn from place 10 place III their en-,
deaVors 10 get sight of the painted and pIumed
gentlemen that Kept up such fusillades from the
tlinDer, and il does seem strange that none OF
the men or officers were killed or even wounded
ADout O'Clock a. n. brother OF Mrs. Han,
lord and Lemuel Holgate, both still respected
citizens OF Seattle, was killed while standing IN
the tort door facing the woods. About noon
young man, stranger in town, was shot
lhfongh the head and instantly killed. He ieii
hotel.
After the firing had ceased Captain GanesYoort
tooK the marines on board the ship, and ordered
az CITIZENS OF the town to follow or repair TO the
bioekhouse. he expected a night attack. IN
winch event he desired to show the sayages hat
MS big guns could do at short range. But some
OF the volunteers were of the opinion that only
few ineendiaries would be sent
TO lire the town, and that they
would make their escape before being
detected, and asked permission to guard the
village at the only two accessible points, VIZ:
Near the junction of Commercial and Mill
streets and the sand bar near the beach where
the Jackson bridge now is. deep, muddy tide
marsh, covered by water at high tide, stretches
the entire distance between these points. Cap
tain Ganesyoort gave consent, and ten men, all
that could be found at that hour, were stationed
at each place, At Q O'Clock sentry reported Ia
dams approaching the lower part OF the town.
Ganesyoort ordered the guards 10 the block
house, so that he could bring his guns to bear.
was one OF the company stationed at the
sand bar. and when we had been informed OF
what had been done, we concluded that ten
men.stuated midway between 900 armed blood
man -of-war would, IN case OF an engagement, DE
fast. After short consultation, we
put into canoe and padded off
to the ship Brontes Captain Ram, then lying
in Tor cargo of piles. Indians cautious
as white men when feeling their way into an
enemy camp after dark, and before they had
applied the torch. broadside OF canister
from the ship sent them bowling back into the
woods.
They now gave I'D all hope OF capturing the
town and conteDted themselves with driving OFF
All the cattle in the county and burning nearly
everything in the shape OF buildings, not even
sparing outhouses