New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-09
4 N1RROU ESCAPE From INDIANS.
AN EXCITING CHASE OF THE CUSTER CAM
PiIGN.


PiIGN.
san Diego. Cal. June 2i.-Tho ashley ecoEt" IS
famous among Indian fighters rs being one 81 III"
rarrowest escapes from Sayacc> now on record. Tie
hero OF that hazardous encounter With The dreaded
sioux passed the winter NJ hi, place In company WIN
the writer. and favored him with sketch oil NAV
memorable action Of handful of TROOPERS away mp
in the Fig Horn Mountains, far from III" rAin com
mand. II was in 1S76. at the time Of CrSi'rS
massacre when +. W. >ibloy. oi General crook col
umn then Young lieutenant was ORDERED on with
Twenty-Five mounted men 10 look about the uury and
see what WIS going on Frank Grouard y hilihr'rl
and Of the best scouts living. accompanied 'i"I'>
The Young officer WIS fresh from West Point ana
rather inexperienced in frontier warfare. 20 cautions
General Crook babe him heed the scouts adNic" Sh"nn
emergency arise and of The trooper, started almost
nj the very hour when Custer. hundred miles or -
away was being cut TO pieces hy the cuulroai, OF
sitting Bal
Tho scouting party was ignorant 81 tli~. however.
and travelled for two days without incident rs they
ncarcd the mountains Grouard who alwav~ travelled
ahead If The soldiers. suddenly ,isnalod TO halt.
Indian signs were seen. From an cmin"ncc command
ing n vast area Of rolling country littl" spcck- could
be Sccn here and there" The glass proved thal clch
spcck wa, squad of several sioux In WAY costume.
Tho spocks BEGAN to concentrates They moved toward
The trail made hv the troopers. but without d-cov'r
ing il for long time Tho Indians were ignorant
q the prc,cncc Of soldiers. After holding ro"
WOW one OF tho SavaC,S rode toward ~" t' tai" trail
Bv chance he discovered II and returned 10 bis com
rode, waving his blanket and ccsticulatinr. II thcr
seemed 10 the Young cavalry officer a> II indians
spranc from the earth in all directions 10 soc what
had beer discovered. There were swarms OF them
Pat l9ppilv they Were miles away. Then began ia'
race for life The mountains offered th" only refuge
III AID up scrambled lh" horses. ON cam" ia"
Indians They seen ca.i'nry along canv"n'
I'm the rear Tho band had divided and wa trying Ia
head of the soldier, and surround them. suddenly
as the soldier, aSccadcd the side Of SucA and gained
a small plateau, parry OF redskins >prang al 'i'H
firing their rifle and yelling.
"Tlc men scattered like sheep" says Captain Nlh-
lev "and comics, that for the momch' my heart
wa, In my mouth. Ny horS" fen down an cmhanh
mont Which added 10 my discomfort. ORDERED iA'
men TO fire even II they didn't aim nj u" enemy. 'or
4 rife made noise Ike cannon amid tho" hills.
Finally the mon got together and "" rcircrt'd ui
a slope to bit Of wooded ground which protected u
from the Indians fire. Th about O'Clock i'm
the morning. The indians began To- gather ahoni ~
rapidly The situation growing NOR" >"Ii"n-
every minnie Wv men wcIc doing good work Will
Heir rife II pleased m" Z" 500 on" man shoot ID
nc+cd sioux chief right through ID" heart That ola
.irncr never twitchcd 4 mu.cl" ar The load hit him
We never knew low many killed. bccau-o WHOM
an indian + shot III, comrades keep lin ont 81 light
Well We held them Of for four hour. and they were
four Aonr, % rcd-hoi work cau tell you. My -c"ui
thcn told me that the Indians thr'" sides 81
rs, We had one chance lcft 70 retreat and l clauc'
was fast cScning bcclus" flcs' Indians were coming
Il did rot Ike 10 abandon "ur '"r,'N lgi il wa,
that die - The retreat VA ordered. ] in-"f' "d
each personally 10 seq that his equipment wa
oil right. Int owing 20 my u"Np"rl"ic" ana 'hr ~
element Of The moment forgot iA' rliion- only
I'm The command took hi, rail"n~, j was
an hour or before th" Indians discovered mat Va
Lad fed I}v That time WEI" mp I'm a." W0uui1in-
IN place, - steep ha, one man had 10 help -" ollrI
up Horses could not follow n. -. for the Tim,
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