The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-17

sntsr The STRIP had aifectsd many Who nevsI
claim, and hundreds. discour ragged by the crowds
ahead q them, gave oyer the attempt In die.
FORM an af%s Which, sFf began e
stretch itself IS 4 In battle array for miles on
both aides O. the r5Sss,TtatSN a booth as the
( The line was motley. assemblage OF prairie
sshooners buck boards sl,h; bSn,ggies spring
bicycles at conspicuous. places. -.
On some Of the running gears strange and
and canvas. to he unloadad bodily "a claim
ehantles. or the beginning OF morepretentious
But few Of them trustea themselves n 10 any, any,
thing more speedy than light buggy:
farming Implements and cnmping outfts,
men. who proposed to get their claims by hard
riding and let their commi sary department
The favorlte equi pm mt OF tho horsemen was
big tin canteen. a blanket. haversack with
ssS dSy or tyof frstons and claim flag Ip9 ma
hardy. cow pony selected more for staying
The strip i in front front OF Hunnewell is a fine
level. extending 10 the blnis Of the Chikaskia
River and a, splendid field for a tourna.
ss he rode to the front Of the
enes treS n mnutes Of hs Of
when far to the cnst like n wave coming back
from rocky coast the limo began to- shiver.
and thore was q plunge OF horsemen from its
Ali the officer could do was to pull his re.
was well nigh lost in tho thunder OF thousands
Of hoofs AZ the wave OF impatient humanity
For few minutes the plain was n confused
mass OF pllnging horses ana rattiinG venicles:
" ' Mhs the rss Of se
crowds by degrees resolved itself into long
procession, moving down the trail
The school section Just south OF the town
Seekers, and the claims i'm m ed lately below
were mostly taken by nearby Kapsans. who
how far to run: The great II, majority pressed
sassred 0h Far G and sfe wide ' hro"sh the
There were surprisingly few accidents in the
on q steep bank at the Falls and one OF the &C.
eupants had shoulder dislocnted. and there
Most OF the boomers are provided! with good
teams, plenty OF provisions. and. what is more
emaller streams on the strip, are dry, and I'M
less rain comes soon there will be great suffer-
IN sG.s oa aas witt T be hurried into the
new country. and q systematic effort made to
secure water supply at once at nll important
Rumors q many shooting ARRAYS are current
ns and asTs
Home steaders," it is absolutely impossibe
TO corroborate them.
One Is to the effect that five mon were killed
In II ee -for-nll fight over valuable townsite
claim adjoining BLACKWELL. but no particulars
OF 1t can re obtained here tonight.
l. An enterpriSing undertaken. who has great
faith In the reported fatalities. this afternoon
started three wagon loads Of collins for Kill
dare.
The dead body OF boomer shot through the
head was found two miles west and one north
OF Kildare this afternoon. rhe body was taken
to Kildare. but has not been identified.
GCamp fires are burning brightly all over the
Cherokee Outlet tonight ard on every val
liable claim an average Of at lsast three claim
ants are cnmred.
into the town site. was thrown from her horse
to the ground and trampled to death by those
who followed her
Four "sooners were shot by soldiers north
OF Saltwater. Just Craig OF Indiana was ac-
cidentaiy shot in camp. and Tom Jameson.
colored. was burned to death In a prairie fire.
e One soldier was shot by q cowboy sooner"
near Kildare.
Kansas are practically deserted to-day.
KANSAS CITY. Sept. 16.-Careful estimates
show that the rush into the Cherokee strip
from various principal points at noon to-day
was made as follows:
by other conveyances: from Caldwell.
Kan. 10000: from orlando Oklahoma.
25.O0O: from saltwater, 10000: from Hem
nesy. Oklahoma. 5000: from other points.
1900. making In oil o total OF OF, ZOO.