Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-09

ing Of an unconscious hurdamnn who
had been shot, stripped 10 the waist
and lefi for deaf. and the lull c0npru.
heusion Of the perilops situation, tine
men lost courage anti panic cusnrd.
Al tcgnn b. nin IN different directions
one young man. who had previously
h0nslcd 0f his valor In fndipn troubles
IN California, was the worst frightened
Ut the hot. Elder Day cOmpfehenilcd
the danger AZ once aud calle'l loudly,
lmpl0ring the men 90 tnke courage, re-
maiu In a sulid little phalans, appoint n
captain and obey biz orders. They
rallied Immediately, APPOINTED VIM.
Taylor tnuw Of Harmony, Washing
ton County captain, ant then b,ait n
retreat toward the tort. Ihis was no
easy matter, for the enemy was between
them and the fort, which lay 20 the
south. But they pressed forward sOlidly
and bravrly, leveling their guns AZ The
Indians ~ they approached tbsin. The
latter would whlfi away 10 avoid the
thruatCnd fire, and station themselves
farther, when the same tactics would
he ruppatel. Soon the Indians, tired
u haussiug tie men, started OF In the
direction u the stock. These they ~
cured, and the missionaries lost 49, cat.
tie and thirty head ~ horses.
should have mentioned that during
the threatened v1nic, before the mon
UrganileI, m Indian rode swiftly To-
ward Elder bay, hanging 10 his horse
with Onu arm anu out foot, concenling
hls body behind his horse Ia custom Of
some indiana Ia tunes Of daugctl quick
IS lali GIFTED, kuelt at u ehort distance
aud took doiibc uic aim Mt Elder Day.
The latter looked calmly down the bar.
rel OF the gun without making any
movement. For some unaccOuutablc
reason the Indian Jumped up, mounted
Ills horse aud dashed on without firing
his gun.
When tho party arrived al the fort,
carrying along the wounded horismnn,
the fret ouc they met WIS President
Smith, standing nj the gate with au
outsttctched hand from which u stream
of blood was flowing. In his Joy, how
ever, lie forgot his dangerous wound.
for he hnd ieli almost certain that ali
the men would have been Killed. He
now related how he aud his cont
panions had started out To the rescue ON
learning Of the perilous situation " the
nine men; hat theyihad not proceeded
far before they were intercepted by Il
band Of Indians wsiO fired four shots nj
the President, one uf which took effect
In his wrist. They retrcatcd, other
wise unhurt, 10 the fort. ON the Op.
pO-ite side Of the fort, however, an
other tragedy had been enacted. The
men who were hauling up the hay had
been attacked; their teams were taken
from them, their hay and wagons set
Ola IRE. One young man named Mil
lcr WINS killel, aud the remainder hare
~ escaped with their livor by night 10
Tie river, where they hid among the
undcrhrush along the banks aud CAME
10 the tort under cover Of night. This
left the missionaries with only the
three teams belonging 10 President
smith and his two companions, who,
being away, had escaped the robbery.
Long TOm, the expert angler before
mentioned, proved his friendship,
however, by stenlthily releasing tho
cows that were anxious 10 return 30
their calves, taking advantage VI the
delicious excitement Of the Indians
darling u scalp dance.
On arriving at the fort, tie men were
harass-d by ieas for the missing herds.
man, aud ~ soon ~ practicable search
was instituted for him. He, too, WINS
discovered wounded, stripped 10 the
waist aud unconscious, aud haN ing
lain In the snow 80 many hour
Ia this condition, exposed to
the cold, lie was wcll-nigh gone
and his rcsusclRtion aud final
recovery wRs more difficult and ques.
tionable than that Of his companion.
This was Andcw Twilgler, whose
death was recently announced Ia the
NEWS. lie was placed under the
care VI Henry Smith, while Elder Day
nursod the other wounded -herdsman,
Richard Welsh, aud by the blessing
~ GOd both were restored 90 life.
rwlggler, Whose shoulder blade was
crushed, was crippled for the remainder
Of his days.
Word was now sent 10 President
Young about the condition OF ailairr,
and la the meantime STRIFE, watch
was kept from the four bastions which
had been hastily erected nj the out
break. Tho dazzling snow made this
u hard duty, aud the eyeslBbt Of the
tentinels wa Injured, In some ca.ss
permanently. They also suffered
much from cold but the watch was kept
unbrOkcE for month when relicfcame
from Salt Lake in the shape OF hun.
drcd men, sent TO bring the sufferers
home. Captain Cunningham, who
headed the escort, paid "a visit 10 the
Indians 10 ascertain the state OF their
feelings. They at iir-t showed slgns Of
hostility but being Informed TINT ahe
missionaries were about 10 leave the
country and would leave their provis-
Ions Tor the Indians uNcept.
Ing what was necessary for the
journey, they were Immediately recon.
oiled and the party returned IN peace.
As the missionaries had lost their
teams and wagons they were obliged
10 tramp through the snow over the
four hundred miles that lay between
them and home, making their beds at
night upon the same cold element
They accepted the situation choerfully,
however, though some felt sore over
their losses, which reduced them ~
utter poverty. will here state that
the government has never made them
any indemnity, though this would
nave been mere Justice according to
the opinions OF Governor Cumming
and other good authorities. The Papers
Of application were laid before Congress
In the days OF Cumming'sgover
hut fAlled 10 attract the attention of
Senators, aud they are stlll 10 DO found
In some dusty nook In the Capitol
though their consideration might even
now result In good to some surviving,
deserving and needy veteran.
But TO conclude. Eleven men were
sent ahead as an express 10 In.
form President Young OF IN,
condition nj the fort, In cruising Ran.