Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-06-26

20 leave the valley without fight If they
did not try to escape, then we were to adj
vance up the trails as soon rs we heard
firing, and this would take the warriors in
the rear.
The lieutenant and nine men to one pass
Sergeant Lomax and nine men to the
other. In twenty minutes we had a breast
work Of logs and rocks and brush across
the mouth Of our pass, and were down be-
hind il and waiting when the lieutenant's
orderly rode up and saluted, and said:
"Compliuents of Lieutenant Blank, with
orders that you will report as often rs pos
sihle in case Of attack
Orders received and understood and
will be promptly obeyed, sirl" replied the
sergeant as he stiHiy saluted.
Dear old Sergeant LomaX! Wounded
at Cold Iarbor, again at fredericksburg,
once more in the Wilderness. He it was
who led us on mt Kernstown when captain
and lieutenants were wounded or prisoners.
He was rallying us at Cold Harbor
when struck down. He was fighting to
save our regimental flag when a bullet
hit him at Gettysburg He had been
twice hit by Indian arrows, and single
handed and alone he bad stood off" half
a dozen hostiles until assistance came. a
stern faced man, whose only religion was
! army regulatons-who seemed to have no
world beyond the camp. A martinez in
his way, but always just. If he exacted
obedience he also rendered it. Private
soldiers cannot erect monuments over their
| dead comrades. 1t must suffice that their
memory is reverenced and defended.
| We had been waiting half an hour when
the Indians appeared. Their lookouts bad
sighted Crook moving around the spur Of
the mountain, and they were making a
break to leave the valley. When they
found the passes occupied they became des-
| perate. Firing began at once in both
passes. l was aiming for my third shot
when the sergeant touched my arm and
said Present my compliments to Lieu
tenant Blank, and tell him have been at
tackled. Also, that Private James White
has been killed"
carried the order TO the other pass and
returned. While was absent the Indians
Withdrew for n council. The result was a
determination to break out by way of the
passes, and when the Griug recommended
J it was hot and heavy. had fred three or
four times when the sergeant signaled n e
and said:
Present my compliments to Lieutenant
Blank, and tell him that am fighting at
least 100 warriors. Also, that Private Jones
| has been killed and Corporal Taylor severe
! ly wounded"
carried the ordtra as before, finding the
| officer hotly engaged and having two men
wounded. | returned, saiuted and took my
place, and for the next seven or eight min
utes the firing showed no evidence of slack
| ing down. The bottom Of the pass was
] thick with powders and the Indians used
them as shelters. Their plan seemed to be
| to creep as near ~ possible and then make
a dash for the breastwork. We had the
| Spencer seven shot carbines, and we poured
in fire which made them believe we num-
bered whole company. We were holding
them beautifully when the sergeant moved
over to me and shouted in my ear;
Present my compliments to Lieutenant
Blank, and tell him that we are holding
the Indians in check Also. that Private
johnson has been killed and Private Adams
mortaiiy wounded"
This time ] found that the lieutenant
had had one man killed and two others
| wounded, and that the fire along his front
was hotter than before. ! shouted the re-
port in his ear while he was using one Of
the carbines dropped by a wounded man.
FASTENED back. AS reached the line the
fire Of the Indians began to slacken. no
| ticed that ours did, too, and looked down
the line TO see the cause. | could see only
two others with carbines in their hands,
while the sergeant was half lying down
and facing noe. BE beckoned to me with q
hand on which plainly saw blood, and as
crawled over to him | saw that he was
wounded In the side. | kneeled to examine
the wound, but he waved ME back and
said:
Present my compliments to Lieutenant
Blank, and tell him that the Indians are
about 10 charge over u.s. Also, that have
only three men left. Also, that am NOR
tally Wounded
hesftated TO obey He lifted his hand,
tried to speak, and then fell back with the
blood gushing out of his mouth, and was
dead IN ten seconds. had not yet reached
the other pass when the Indians charged
with yell, broke over the breastworks,
and those who still lived were wiped out
in q fash. Hours later, when we recover
ed the ground, there were nine mutilated
and dishgured bodies asking for burial.
When Crook saw them and heard the
story tears came to his eyes. That was
his tribute, and it was a grander one in
the eyes Of the living than monument Of
bronze.
Died in the line Of dutyl Buried no one
| can remember where NJ. QUAD.
Died with Her Cat.