The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-08-26
THE DEAD AND WOUNDED.
Intense Excitement at Knoxvi lc-SoIdicrs
Led into Death Trap.


KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug 2?.-Friday
night a special train bearing the vol
unteers who were killed in the battle
at Coal Creek three men who were
wounded and 1913 volunteers who went
to the front Thursday night, rolled in
to the depot. Three thousand people
were gathered about the station and the
excitement was higher than at any time
since the trouble began. When the
train stopped the men, who bore every
evidence of actual service on the field
OF battle, poured out of the coaches
and formed in a line through which
two Of their dead comrades were car
ried in military style. The company
formed with arms reversed and
marched behind the remains of the
dead volunteers to the court house.
Five men were killed in all. John
L. Wilthall of this city, railway
clerk, aged 90; Bruce Givens, farmer
OF Knox county, aged 80, and militia
man of the Second regiment, name
unknown, supposed to be from Chatta-
nooga, died in the service of the sta tie.
Thomas H. Carly, lawyer of this
city, shot through the groin; mi uries
may prove fatal
Samuel e. Heskell, prominent
LAWYER and Democratic politician,
slightly injured.
John Milton, laborcr, slightly
wounded.
Two miners, George Miller of Coal
Creek and George Neil of Oneida, ILL.,,
were killed, and one, John Wilson of
Coal Creek was slightly wounded
j. NJ. Grant, business man of this
city and one of the volunteers, was
badly injured by falling over ledge
of rocks
The battle commenced at $50 Fri
day morning and lasted nearly half
an hour. Four of Colonel Woolford's
soldiers, who were along wit h the
Knoxville boys, were captured, but
were soon retalen.
The volunteers and 100 soldiers OF
the Seco nd regiment reached Offutts, a
small village four miles this side of
Coal Creek about II O'clock Thursday
night. After thoroughly discuss
ing the situation and comforting by |
wire with Brigadier General Curnes,
it was decided to go at once to |
the relief of Fort Anderson. Major
ID. A. Carpenter, who soldiered in the
during the war and is thor
oughly acquainted with the topogra-
ply of the country. took command of |
the men. They left Offutts about 9 |
o'clock and went across Walden's ridge |
by a circuitous route, so as to
reach Fort Anderson from a
point farthest removed from the
village of Coal Creek. The
night was dark as pitch and the lone
liness OF the road was depressing. The
sides of Walden's ridge are very steep
and covered with huge boulders and
lodges of stone. Over these obstruc-
tions the brave fellows, many of whom
had never been in the mountains,
climbed and descended. Their cloth
Ing was torn and their hands and faces
We're scratched by the brambles.
Just after they started down the
on the north side toward
Fort Anderson the men were divided
into three squads, under com
nand of Captain w. L, Hedg-
,rwood General d. d, Anderson and
Colonel S. l.. Woolford respectively.
Soon afterward three men, all uni
formed and claiming to be friends to
soldiers, appeared and offered TO pilot
the regiment down the mountain.
Without suspicion the troops followed
Them into well planned lmbuscade.
IIcdgerwoods men Were in front at
/ point.within quarter Of mile OF
tort Anderson The firing COM
neuccd, from behind great hedges OF
on a spur of the river
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