The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-01-09
ON WOUNDED KNEE CREEK AGAIN.
Another Engagement in Which the Red
skins Are WOrsted.

Another Engagement in Which the Red
skins Are wOrsted.
CAMP NEAR WOUNDED KNEE CREEK,
S. Oak, Jan. 6.-Another engagement
took place at this point Monday morn
ing. As a number of wagons with sup
plies were known to be coming on the
road from Rapid City to this point, ii
was thought best to send out detach-
ment to protect them. So thirty men
were Immediately started down the road.
They had not gone over ten miles when
they discovered the wagons, thirteen in
number, drawn up in the form of a
square and being attacked by band of
about fifty Indians.
The detachment put their horses to a
full gallop, the Indians seeing which,
withdrew to an adjoining hill. The de-
tachment now Joined the teamsters, who
numbered only nineteen. Sacks of
grain, bundles and boxes were thrown
up in front of the besieged as breast
works. The Indians, noticing this, i'm
mediately returned and commenced the
attack, circling around the wagons, but
keeping at a distance of 500 yards. AS a
result the shots from their Winchesters
the mark.
The carbines of the soldiers We're used
with much more effect, a number of In
dams being seen to fall from their
horses, Meantime their number was
augmented until they numbered some
enc hundred warriors in ali, besides
some they had posted off ON the adjOin-
ing hills. One soldier, during the COM
mencement of the fight, while arranging
the breastworks, was shot in the
shoulder but not seriously wounded.
Took Desperate Chances.
A soldier was detailed to return to
camp and report that the detachment
was besieged by the Indians and that
they were attacking the wagon train,
He selected fast horse and made a
break at an opportune moment, the at
tention of the Indians being attracted to
movements made ON the other side. AS
soon as the object of the ruse was seen,
about twenty Indians gave chase to
Private Collins and fired shot after shot
at him, but as he had a fast horse he
soon distanced them. They then re-
turned with the others to the attack.
Three more Indians We're seen to fall
from theiF horses and were picked uh
and carried away by their companions,
Four cavalry horses werese shot
and killed. as We're a large
number of Indian ponies. While the
large body of Indians was being engaged
by the majority of the soldiers and citi-
zens, a few Indians scattered about dis
mounted, and getting as close as posi-
BILE, began firing into the horses and try
! ing to stampede them. This they nearly
Sncoeeded in daing several times, and
| had not some of the soldiers been guard
| ing and holding the horses they would
undoubtedly have succeeded in attain
ing their object.
| Iieinforcements Arrive.
By this time things were getting
pretty hot for the besieged party and
Shots were flying as thick as hailstOnes,
and it was hard to distinguish the In
taians Through the smoke The citizens
| had been fighting them for SIX hours
and the soldiers about three hours, A
| little before o'clock p, m. a commo-
ton was seen among the Indians, and
| they gradually retreated when it was
| seen that troops We're coming at full
charge to the rescue.
Everyone gave three resounding
cheers as the troops rode up, the Indians
scattering in all directions, and Troop f
! giving chase. They were pursued till
near nightfal when the chase was
abandoned, the wagon trains and ever:
| one returning to camp bringing the dead
| oD5 gonna Monies with them