New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-12

hi- diary thot not one OF these lcaden messehse'' ~
RoinIn-the Face was the leader OF the inoia's' U
was the same fellow alluded 70 ABOVE, "'o
cap,urcd during the Yellowstone campa'e'' o
,-,,h r,urder and who escaped and 1ncitei 'o''i''
This warrior tried his best TO come Into hihu'
8cht with Custer. being eager Tor the ho''o'' D' ~
ot,cnpt was frultless, countless warii"rs "e'N 80
endcoyornc 10 single ont The General rlooi's uo
cubs and arrows and all sorts OF weapons !" Nv.
,o-ac,o,s efforts 10 reach him. few OF the soiuier'
tried 10 run away. but they might Just as We" u
died like heroes for they were cut down pe'oie w,
,od como n dozen Yards. AS far as DICK couo 'c''
,eor,v all the cavalrymen were Killed beforc '"'
te,I lie saw the General dismount anu u'so ~
mon on when he received bullet III INC 'i. -
And feu 10 his knees when another shot struck MN
frll in the breast and he fell on MS iacc' "'' f
carblne and revolver beside hnl' on
The fight had lasted four hours and over anu ~
nohs strong nerves were unstrung after II was III.
o,or and the brutal Sioux began their dirty worn VI
scaIn,nc and mutllatlng the dead. one CiV" e'o"
and one white man escaped J., .
Tho Indian lodges were close by, ana 'he'e "
,orre tent whining like a hound ana theh c'''n""7
war song was sitting Bull, the great med'c'hc ''""
and humbug He was not warrior OF seie'
he has usually been described According u IN 49,
,ove- tonight I'm his life. The scout, however sNc'
,pu credit TO Rainin the Face and bis aides Ior ''e
conduct of the battle lie denies, however, a' ''.
chief killed Custer saying 1T is ridiculous W 'ui
one man with killing any pir''sui'i s..,na
IN fight where the bullets art 81;
by the thousands almost every momeno S',
were actually so many Sioux on tne he'u o' ~.
that only about half of their NUMBER were "o'e pu
so,a,v IN participate IN the butchery, ana cohp'"
1,,y ,cr were either wounded killed; not Horo
than 100 OF the former, or sixty eight OF tie ''e''
Tho number OF tho hoses were Increased ny, ~ tail
Of the Indians who had caused keno 70 ond ' coming
to where there was real lighting; hccorut"f az.
Dicks account the sight Of the 9a Se Contestants
y %crc on horse back, and the lighting was mainly
hand to hand with sabres and receivers ,v helm TO
tho 1oomed hand most of whom were killed wme
he was looking on. Captain DICK aecoen ~ NV The
With his Of revolver '' lie @ tn the %st
a u' last trophy Of that kind his taste running SsdS 10
lighting but not to iltrcating the BODY searc be Of
bs Hills aSout for more victims and Dick regards
his escape purely miraculous; lie i ionG While lie
scr ruc oT for he was exhausted lie aroused BY
troops OF horses passing close ana oil hnr rom
GENERAL rerry,s troops. They had in their posses
sion five battle flags and TIE saIaws woI sp %
eySry sS dSeroaeh scared Reno adds the scout
sitting bun was the counselor Of hS SDs In
an noiin indian lighters Opniona cunning foe afraid
i 10 i risk his life, but ever ready to STAY ana
T." ,' ,he Sionx Bull had him bound and said few
u:o,ds M his braves. They Immediately surIOunden
the captain brandishlng knives, reviewers anu cps'
Ms II To- annIlilatc him Dick never moved muscle
Int coolly smiled at Bull, who soon ordered him re
leased and had him SIT By him while great PIPE
was brought out Of his tepec, and the peace smoke
soIemnly gone through With Dick became lnlfnate
With tho Old rascal and was promised the pipe as 1,
legacy in case Bull died before his sTss rest wn Tlg
willy old chief doubtless thought that DICK wonli
never have an opportunity Of claiming the pipe, as
his adventurous life would be apt . carry him on
arst In speaking OF Bull, Captain Dick summarized
him as follows .c....., .,.o,.o, a.,
cunning plans II not through his personal forutude;
and he took pains - acquire q certain no0rley ana
the consequence was that whenever The indians maze
any Any cdv s rp'u' thought him the war CHIEF
which he never was Nevertheless. am
forced 70 admit that the pTarrangenent OF the battle
OF tho Little Big Horn showed great cunning and
roncraShp. The Indian forces We're about ~ Well
distributed as any white soldiers ever were under any
possible The only time that Bull ever commanded,
or n thor would have commanded, Indian force was
I'm Is7O. when General Miles sent him near the
frontier OF Canada. Then rs socO rs The old medicine
man saw that chances against him he Mt once
rcteated and back into Canada. never 20 return
chiefs Of the Da Co tabs wore Rain In TheFace Gaul
and CROW Wing In talking with the scout the fact
was developed that Custer had the highest regard for
him the captain treasures above all else the words
which General George addressed TO him ns
follows: Nick Dick. you're bruve boy but you're
yo,rscf the most cold-blooded seh.reiiant scout
know OF. Why do little things In ordinary life excite
yon Follow yDnr S S" aS 1t S WI rg"sy you
Inch to the world and dislIkes to have his valoi
doubted