The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-07
THE TRIANGLE OF DEATH.
A Heap OF Bodies Indicated Row Desperate
Men Had Fought.

1t was II o'clock in tho forenoon when the
column suddenly halted, and n minute lator
the news camo down the lines that the trail of
the Lieutenant and his six men was blotted
out By the hoof prints o ponies. This meant
that war party had swung in behind thcm.
The ponies had been at full gallon. That
meant the party was in sight OF the redskins.
We role on for n mile. and Just over the
crest OF ridge we found tho dead body OF "A
cavalry horse 1t belonged to ono OF the m en-
with tho Llentenant. The blood had poured
out on tho ground from m "uth and ears. prov
ing that tho swift pace had brought DEATH
Thorc had been an instant's halt hero: Just
long enough for tho trooper to secure his am
m unition and mount up behind comrade.
Another mile and we find where the party
had halted again. horse foil. but was lifted
up uGan and urged forward. Here We picked
ND hall dozen empty cartridge shells. The
Indians had been held off for time. Only
half mile had been passed whom the horse
went down again and died as he fell. Here he
lies on tho trail. his bones picked almost clean
since day before yesterday by wolf and vul-
ture. Here We pick up handful OF shells. As
the party started on again two Of the horses
We're carrying double.
And whence were the men fleeing? 1t Is
forty miles to Fort Wallace thirty miles back
started with this escort. But they make head
to the west. squirting their IadeI horses rs
they never used sIqts before, Ihe lieutsn-
the Indians shrek and scream az they follow.
Hat pi5m2ppnt! Lie down" can -, .,o
same instant and lay lr"ne unon the dry grass
of tho sun akci rlains Tho other three
Irarce to AMI tr" ana pitsh about as t1sir ri.
until brought dDwa 10y the BIZ cts OF tho In
lans;, NV the doom OF the soldiers is sYrely
ground furnishes ali tho covrr y warrior coul!
wish fo". They make their circl" 70 cut of all
"fS c r.s "f [ran rock %" ' TO
rock aud bGsh to bush Three of the horses
tell SO rs TO make II triangle Within tins
Lo!ic; of the horses for = Lr1astwork. The
sun WIS not got tNo hours high: ~ nan 1 lived
w rS thy WI "a "pSts T Er S " an"
Under the burning August snn,withoUt water.
without h9ns Of relief WITH I EiW D.ir S nWp
iouv nitor hour. At 10 O'clock one Il tl,r
nMm5.r VII Killed 4 ne; ,,,,n 9'G!H4 %. It
| only the Lieutenant an! oncmGn We're l"i. AZ
thrre was ~ moro Ei4@ irom +, fnG lsiNNs'e'
and TIE indians ciar:rh TO m! az nr ,yarri,rs
found them No. not that, bat as '""y left
man; Tho wolves ard huzzarl, Ra.n been zen
rorpses Nv hut rs We look down upon ih'm
! every soldier cries out In horror ard inhgna-
tinr. Tho devils VII" show no .mrriy t. ne
/ dirG a sDltiur death. They hay" mutIiltrd
ih"ii until the spectacle Will !so w H. n
| nightmare to every man IN lhIe trpn! rrEni-
! moro. God - thunt" that ri we're t""l ,n'
! ipro thnsG fenls logan work with arr W,
/ t1uahnwi;, aud knife ,
Wa scatter out to sea. oh the lA't "!1'I'
T !,"rv u warrior was wOund'd-hcrr rn" tit'"i.
( Here. and helc-anl here arc h,4'4 Hi"is,
which the wo YES HAY passed by. Ih"y i."H%
{ wnnt u soldier loves to know that us dead
| rpGir,l-s Ought II gallant fight, S".r's aid
/ .'or as OF empty snrl : in that ulooIl 'Ilh'E".
| to.t 10 on" single cartridge lott, We, hlr "A
! trench for til mrn--a grave fpr u nll'T"
I am! whoa thn earth has covered ,l.",'. n hht
! $50 AaNu iIlHd stones as II sac -"aT' 'EiNGt
! tn" iN ulas Of III" plains. we llG" "a" F ~ -
! lcucn. M man Ia, ~ word ihg NJ" r,"rnNe.
| .!nis to- busy with his tho.tl ~ that
/ ,isluN Canoes lefprc his eyes AN" ~" p'"r oI
| I,opi rinEs t. his scont, lie vuwf F.h- h,ce
! ~ ,aln.t warrior. squaw. aud l"ig"'' ~ mo
! cad II lime. No
/ vplicr II. bundled miles AVA 'A' lVgIni
! -.DGd3 ihn charge. nld w. .-" ~. an
, IN lla village. Natni4i: tha, Ia fla'rn1;;
| 50 r,r Tor quarter is hooded, IlI tr NO oli
mon tottcring abyuI-rulcS h"r. "s, lhan
! moth MO. ! iropp ot devils rlaIgos lack
",r, nth shooting aud slpshna -.,reaming
~, rursirs When he 1ght !. r'her" are
T.. ,r..,,nrr--now lGAhnd. ~ ,.".u ar dead.
.r,,a ihr du!:a ~ thn village haNn Leon ctt"r-
minated IN Aai wild IRONY for yry 'hgr, Men
loot ut til, Toad ~, east rn,r'a N ~ Elan"rS
n thr troopers vino 1T ;hni" g." ing hurs'T.
Is reply these mcn silently - n u the west
| 49, Nunril Der KiLler and his IN N :"