Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-03-06
MORE INDIAN WARFARE.


The Locomotive Whistles More Elective
Than "a Force of Soldiers
j. G. Morehouse, general freight agent
for Chicago and Northwestern lines west
of Omaha, is known throughout the west
as the champion Indian killer" Mr.
Morehouse is proud of the distinguished
title, but is rather retcent about relating
the circumstances that made him some
what famous. His friend, H. Lidingham,
however, knows all about the affair, and
when at the Auditorium, told of the thrill
ing experience Mr.. Morehouse had in the
west.
when the first steam engine to enter
northwestern Nebraska made its appear
ance in that part of the country" said Mr..
Lidingham, "Morehouse was in charge of
the construction gang which was then
working on the road The engine steamed
out into the wild country as far as the line
was built. That section of the state was
alive with Indians, and thousands of the
savages gathered to see the iron horse. At
first they would not venture nearer than
half mile to the locomotive, but finally
they became holder. They came so near,
in fact, that the trainmen became alarmed.
Several shots were fred at the red men to
brighten them but they did not have the
desired effect, for the Indians came nearer
and nearer The engineer and fireman be-
came frightened and deserted the engine.
Those reds will kill every one of us il
som Sling is not done, said one of the
men. just then Morehouse, who was
watching the advancing savages, called
out to the engineer
Give them the whistler
But the engineer had disappeared, and
there was no response. Morehouse didn't
wait long before acting He leaped into
the cab, grasped the whistle handle and
pulled 1t wide open Such an unearthly
shrek as no one ever heard before or since
came from that engine The whistle evil
IDENTIFY had the asthma, heaves, and several
other lung and throat Diseases for it made
snoise that frightened the white men.
did it brighten the Indians2 Well,
should say it did. When that whistle
opened its throat a panic was the result
among the savages. They fled AS If the
evil spirit was pursuing them. There was
plenty of steam in the boiler, a good fire
was burning, and Morehouse hung on to
that whistle handle like grim death AT
first he sent forth long shrieks, but after
the savages had been sent flying across the
plain some distance he gave them few
shrill, short screams to increase their pace.
1.-THE air is 50 light in Nebraska, or
rather was at that time, that the sounds Of
the whistle Travelled for miles Not only
did CONSERVATION break out among the
savages who were near the engine, but
others mile away became alarmed. When
they saw their brothers running they, too,
became frightened and joined in the wild
run up and down hills, across plains and
through rivers. MOrehouse was the occa-
sion of all that excitement, and that is why
he is called the champion Indian killer "
"But where does the Indian killing come
in2" Mr.. Ledingham was asked.
"Well, the next morning 100 dead In
dams were found fifteen miles from the
place where the engine stood. They had
run themselves to death, and Morehouse,
of course, was the cause Of their untimely
taking off. Hecan be blamed for frighten-
ing the savages to death with that blood
curdling whistle. "-Chicago Tribune.