The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-11-03

regiment when we GET back, 81 s3s I1et1l
he comes now: he's been over; at the
spring washing off the blood. ''ssS
4 Thornton feebly turns: Schramm,ls
my brave fellow. it seems owe my
life to you. Where would ! have been
but for your courage?" 8 i'll SS.#
And Schramm, apparently not seeing
the hand feebly outstretcbed stands at
salute and replies:
'sWhere would have been. sir, butt
for the lieutenant?" I.
CHAPTER XII.
"HEADoCARTERs DETACHMENT TIL INFAN.t
TRY CAMP AT SLAUGHTER COVE June ~.
1877. ,
"Posr ApJuTANT, FORT RANSOM:
SIR: have the honor to report that In
compliance with the verbal orders of the major,
commanding the battalion ! marched with
four officers and seventy men OF Companies EN
and Fl. til infantry, to the relief Of Lieut.;
Thornton S detachment Of the Eleventh cav.
alrv reported hesisge1 by Indians at this
point Leaving camp Of the battalion on tho
Mini Ska at a. M on Wednesday, with three
DAYS cooked rationS, we reached buhal0f
Springs soon after dawn. (slx and One-haH
miles,. pushed on through Wagon gap, reach:
iny the headwaters of Fossil creek Nwenty-
seven and one-h;,lf miles from camp at 1919
From this point our advance was SLOW, as ln~
dians could be seen along the heights, and We
had reason to expect attack. They drew OFF az
on approach, however, and we reached the ber
siege.l party at Slaughter cove about l p. m:,
much to the relief of its members, who, though
at no time suffering for food or water. We're
without surgical attention for their wounded
and had had q sharp fight with y large force OK
hcstales On Sunday. and had been under hrP
much of the time ever since. Fortunately fof
them. the general eng cement between thelF'
comrades OF the Eleventh and the main body
of the enemy. fo-ty miles to the southeast had
the effect of drawing all but small number
away from their front and OF driving them
thence to the agency. There is every re;sso9
to believe, however they would have returned;
by this time 10 finish their bloody work had We
not been hurried TO the scene. 4
The killed are :1ergt. Schultz aad q civilian.
bv the name of Stearns, whose SON. Il lad OK
eighteeu is with us. but seems SO distracted;
BY his resent eS p2renoe that his NINA IS un-
balanced The civilian was One OF q party OF
four VINO nGd rid eu north ward and were pur-
sued ny Sergt. Schultz and Private Schramut
on the superstition that they were connected,
with the payulasters robbery at Miuden and
had the money with them ochramm reports:
that these Two met them close to the scene OF
the fight galloping back saying they were at.
tackled by Sioux. and their comrades, VINO
were some distance ahead, were probably
Killed Inc speedy :sDsj;LtttIiGC vi VIC 4a|"As
proved the truth Of part at least CT their story.
Lieut.. Thorntons prompt charge saved the
lives Of the two troopers. but in the engage
rnent which followed Schultz WAS killed, and.
the other casualties we're the result Oh an at
tempt to save his body. Lieut., Thornton, who
appears to have behaved with great ga1iantry'
throughout. being twice wounded In the ef0Itsi
was himself saved from death by the devotion,
OF Private Schraul1n. who bore him away onk
his shoulders In tho face OF q dozen enemies Il.
Among tho others wounded are Sergt. JsfferS.i
CORPORAL Trcacy. Troopers Freddy and (iross.t
DR. French reports that they can speedily Dc
moved to Pawnee, and urges that as soon a&'
possible arnbulances he semitic meet us.
After the wolintling Of Sergt letters, thel
active corlu}and Of the defense was vested inl
Private Schralnrn, whose bravery ard skill
were so marked as to win from his superiorSi
the most unstinted praise. lie is now threat
enc{ with fever as the result Of exposure and
exhaustion aud grief over the death OK his,
friend. but Dr.. French hopes that 1t will prove
nothing Of great gravity.
We negin the honeward march, carrying
the wounded Oh filters, tc-ruorrow morning
The body of Sergt Schultz, fearfnlly mutt"
lated was found and afterwards buried by OUT
ulen sll.S afternoon.
The conduct Of Tie detachment Under my
r~ar,~a',1 was nxi.a' tent: evcrv man was IN
his Place at the end IF 1e Thirty h' g. mile J
march Vely respectfully,
Your slbedjtnt servant