Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-08
WILL MAKE A LAST FIGHT
The Upper Brule Indians in
Open Rebellion.
THE PINE RIDGE MISSION SAFE
Gen. Miles to Take Command
of the Indian Campaign.
Story of the Battle at Big Foot's Camp
1t Was Fight of the Redskins Against
Modern Gunnery and the Pick of the
Army.

| inc Ilg0U at big FOOT camp has hereto
fore been but vaguely told, owing to thu
confusion which existed everywhere.
was a fight in which no quarter wa,
asked or given; where the wounded
fought until killed; where the livinl
seemed possessed of the hatred of flend.
and gave battle so long as blood coule
be drawn.
Big Foot, who was sick from conges.
ton Of the lungs, had surrendered lis
band, which consisted of 100 able.
bodied warriors and $50 old men and
women and children, and ii was thought
that with those hostiles out of the way
the last disturbing element among the
Sioux would be removed.
At dawn of Monday the troopers
were drawn up in line of battle l0G
yards away, K Troop, in command Of
! Captain Wallace, being in front. While
the hostiles tumbled ont of their tepees
and began squatting ON the ground in a
half circle battery Of Eotchkiss guns
was being placed in position on the west
of q commanding butte, at least 100
yards behind the soldiers.
1t was noticed that the Indians were
sullen and in bad humor. Big Foot,
| who was so sick that he could not stand
erect, crawled out Of his tepee and eX-
tended his hand as sign that he wanted
1 peace. The squaWs We're huddled back
Of the bucks, who were squatted on the
| ground, while all around the village
the Indian children played, unmindful
OF the approaching Storm When every
thing was iii readiness Major White
! side, speaking through an interpreter,
formally demanded the unconditional
surrender Of the band. The Indians
We're slow to act
Finally, twenty of them arose with
aggrayating dclibertion and approached
| the troops, who were dismounted. Two
Of them dropped two infenor-looking
rifles upon the ground, and Major
Whiteside lost his temper at this display
and ordered Troop X to search the
tepees.
The men responded with will, led
by Captain Wallace. K Troop began
Il search Of the tents, while troop sur
rounded the savages, who were slowly
rising from the ground.
Like flash the hostiles flung their
blankets aside, and as they did 50 their
hands clasped their rifles, which up to
this time had been concealed Before
an order could be given tothe imppriled
troopers a terrific yolley was poured
into their ranks by the sayagcs The
muzzles of someo of the guns were pressed
against the bodies of the cayalrymen, so
close were they to the trcacherolls rcd
skins. There was Il clicking of she'll
electors, and then again and again a
sheet Of flame sprang from the rifles Of
the redskins.
The destruction was awful. Some of
the troopers were at the tepees, while
others Tiled the space between the
actual combatants and the rest of the
soldiers, who We're hastily preparing 10
come to the relief Of their comrades.
Troops II and A wayerCd before the ter
rible onslaught and then fell back in
disorder.
Contrary to all previous known
methods 0f Indian warfare, tie handful
Of redskins fought with iicndish au-
dacity.
Ihcy were 1G0 against 1000 Of the
best lighters Of tile army, who were
backed up by improved machine guns
and commanded BY veteran officers.
They must ha4e known that they we're
to die there and then, but it seemed ID
be the purpose of each ono to perish
fighting. There was no running on
their part after the first volley had been
fired. With the awful war-cry If their
tribes, the sayages pressed forward
against the remnants Of two shattered
troops.
Nata commissioned ora non commits
stoned officer was ttt in K Troop. Cap
tain Wallace lay dead in the aaps n Il
tepee, where he had fallen With il rifle
bullet in Ills brain and his skull beaten
witlla tone War club, and scattered Hll
abeut him We're his men, many il them
deHd and Others grooming with the pain
which ticir wounds gave Them.
he rec0ll eume rs Suddenly as ala
the treacherons onslaught
Nhrn tue first y0iley was fred Cant.
Taylor commanding the scouts, dFderel
his Indians @ throw themselves upaR
the ground So that they would n6i w
mistaken BIZ tliG troops OH hostilas.
Taylor force poured a deadly lire iiii1
the hpstiles His mcn remained lGyi.l
and brave.
Within five minutes iftertltu first shot
was lirGi the Whole regiment WAS III
action, HE troops CHARGED upon th8
slEaEes III heGepressinu hi TIL Ground
where Kin Fudts yiila8G had been
pitched, ;tad then ensntl terrible @n.
aladght lhe Indian wtts Il Ramon In iii,
dellrWm ta kill and die Tile soldier
inUgA1 REGARDLESS 0t the saX ind age III
bis Eae.
Through Tile Smoke which hing Aver
The t1p ani tillell THE draw f1a Mn.
eath PLUNGED upon tie hWling Nfd
ptili leaauhct slvaFrs, Who tSu6ht
with ritlcs, pistols, 5hIa4=eans ami 14iyes
'lht ground was sircwn with tin. d6tta
and Moundaa, Fleeing iii all directions
We're tlte sPGtws, mqty III theHI 5taln.
bling under iHeir l4aa- of childrfn ilft3
l8ukets, lgoy weir making fr tI,e
NIttrs aud entities, hat till bullets ths.t
RuE Aed theM brought scores II thcm t.
t3l RraUu{i
fls wlio lid been lit III bullets
tfel % kil GSun wlta they Wsrl A,flfg.
lha illHnH ra5hA afhHn5l thr yfflaEu.
and illuminated In t4mc ea@l83iiIs
tAe tepees and stanpeding hundreds d
pennies.
lpdins lying IN thu ground, ma
upP1sed p ae leaA, Walla snddgnN
throw Up their riiip- II Til backs Of thr
Seldifrs MANN III tic Troopers wpfe
Killed ana wounded hy Indians WHO
We're unable % stand owing 10 their
wounds.
II was during this fierce trht that
Lieutenant darlington, Wil6 lad taken
Z e9nsplca u litt ii the battle, fell
from hls l@r,e N ii a rifle h6iiet III his
Hight arm ile hi tant ne fin Tile gray
horse sliaat @f which H. Was Tie
eonmaAdps dashed upon group IL