Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-01-03


they were ordered to be in readiness.
At that hour the cavalry and dis
mounted troops were massed about the
Indian village, the Hotchkiss guns over
looking the camp, not fifty yards away.
Colonel Forsythe ordered all the In
dams to come forward away from the
tents. They formed in half circle and
were counted.
The dismounted troops were then
thrown around them-company X,
Captain Wallace, and company B, Cap
tain Varnum-and the order was given
to twenty Indians to go and get their
guns. Upon returning it was seen that
only two guns were brought.
Detachments at once began to search
the village, resulting in thirty-eight
guns being found.
About dozen of the warriors had
been searched when like fash all of
the rest of them jerked guns from UNI
der their blankets and began pouring
bullets into the ranks of the soldiers
who few minutes before had moved
UP within almost gun length. Those
Indians who had no guns rushed on the
soldiers, tomahawk in one hand and
scalping knife in the other. 1t was de-
moniacal, hellishly, horrible rush.
The Indian men, women and children
then ran to the south, the battery firing
rapidly as they ran.
Soon the mounted troops went after
them, shooting them down on every
side. The engagement lasted fully an
hour and half. To the south many
took refuge in a ravine from which it
was difficult to dislodge them.
Just now it is impossible to state the
exact number of dead Indians. There
are many more than fifty, however,
killed outright. The soldiers are shoot
ing the Indians down wherever found,
no quarter being given by any one.
Captain Wallace, X troop, with cav
airy, was killed and Lieutenant Car
lington, of Arctic fame, was shot
through the arm at the elbow. The
troops are still firing from the camp and
pursuing the enemy in every direction.
To say that it was most daring feat
for 100 Indians to attack 500 cavalry eX-
presses the situation but family. 1t
could only have been insanity that
prompted such deed.
The list of killed and wounded sol
diers, so far as we can now ascertain, is
as follows:
Captain Wallace, commander of Z
troop.
Private Cook, B troop, wounded.
Father Crafts, Catholic priest, NOR
tally wounded in lungs.
Private Frank Lewis, B troop.
Private Stone, X troop.
Private Sullivan, X troop.
S. F. Smith, X troop.
Corporal Clinton, X troop.
The wounded were: Davis, Halle
wood, Toohey, Lieutenant Darlington,
Sergeant Lloyd, Interpreter p. P. Ellis,
Lieutenant Kinsie, Trumpeter James c.
Holdenson, mortally; Sergeant CAMEL,
Private Seller, 4 troop: Sergeant Dyer,
II. o. Duncan, Private Elliott, X troop;
Sergeant Ward, b troop; Sergeant
Hotchkiss, - troop, mortally: Hipp A.
Cook, troop: Private Adams, X
troop; Corporal Newell, Il troop. This
Is only partial list. About dozen
more are reported seen lying as if dead,
but no more officers were killed. While
twenty-five or more are wounded, many
of the wounded will die.
Captain Wallace was tomahawked
squarcly in the forehead. Lieutenant
Kinsie received but slight wound in
the ankle. Army surgeons, Captain
Hoff, Lieutenant Kenna and Captain
Ewing are caring for the wounded.
FIGHTING ABOUT PINE RIDGE.
RUssELLvuLE. Neb.. Dec. 3O.-When
the news of yesterdays fight at
Wounded Knee creek reached the
agency at Pine Ridge pandemonium
broke loose among the 5000 Indians
gathered there and large number of
these broke away. The friendly In
dams, including Red Cloud, Joined the
army forces under General Brooke. At
shutdown fighting had commenced with
in three miles of the agency buildings
and a determined effort was being
made by the reds to reach and burn the
agency. An Indian village of friendlies
in plain sight of the agency was seen to
60 up in flames just before dark.
These facts were from an official
courier who was an eyewitness to the
trouble that occurred at and near the
agency.
GENERAL NILES REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S0.-0fficial dis
patches from General Miles dated Rapid
City, S. D., were received last night by
General Schofield, telling Of fight in
the Bad Lands between the Indian hos
tiles and the white troops. Ine dis
patches were first sent by General
Brooke to General Miles. The first is
as follows: "Whiteside had four troops
of cavalry and held the Indians till
Forsythe reached him with four more
troops last night. At $50 this morning