The Forrest City times., 1894-07-20

after the guns. The rear was brought up by Troop B. Seventh cavalry, from | Fort Sheridan. in command. for the time, of Lieut. Tomplxins.
 When within 100 feet of Oakwoed boulevard, fankea on each side by 'the- l elegant homes of the rich. there crashed on the ears of soldiers and civilians roar like mighty burst of thunder. followed in an instant by succession of sharp explosions.
 The half-dazed soldiers in the rear of the Timber caisson saw smoke and flame belch from the receptacle for the death-dealing missiles. Men, horses and wheels. caisson and other parts of the battery rose before their mortified gaze high in the air. The ex- ploding powder and shot inclined to the rear, which accounts for the escape of all the cavalryem from the Third and Sixth cavalry. The artilleryInen re- celved the brunt of the explosion, be- ing directly in the rear of the deadly missiles and ignited powder, which burst from the caisson, sending frag- ments in all directions.
 Donovan and Doyle were doomed to a death which carried with it no suffer ing, not even an instant of time to realize their fate. They were sitting on the caisson which exploded. Dono- van was blown through the air over trees fifty feet high distance of 800 feet over a vacant lot. dropping on the Union stock yards railway tracks. Part of one limb was torn off and was picked up in the corner lot. There was hardly shred of clothing left on his body. and the mutilation was so horrible that he could not be recognized. It was known that he was blown in that direction. His companion, Doyle, was hurled 300 wood boulevard on the opposite side of Grand boulevard. The mangled. life less body came in contact with high fence, on top of which were a lot of stuffed bears, the advertisement of firm of furriers. Over these bears fifty feet from the ground. the force of the explosion carried a wheel and other parts of the gun carriage, 500 feet away from the bloody scene.
 'dN loIs thC iCt Ol tlC .'CNChtn cavalry troop, was riding in the second column behind the artillery. The shot and shell which rendered him corpse entered him over the heads of the troopers in the front ranks. Part of the leaden load which tore through Gaylor's head took off half of Kane's ear and tore hole in his hat as me- mento of the horrible tragedy.
 Lead and wood pierced the body of Fred Stolz, the wheel-horse driver near est the exploding ammunition, and killed the animal.
 All the eight artillery horses are dead. The four which pulled the first gun were hurled in front of the ex- ploding powder and shells to a grassy | part of the boulevard 100 feet away Three were killed outright, being shot through and through. The fourth had to be put out of his misery. The four horses drawing the second gun were hurled to one side of the boulevard on the grass and all instantly killed. Gaylor's horse was shot from under him, and his life had to be taken soon after his master had been blown into eternity.
 Confusion came with the first sound of the explosion. Commanding officers and men of the ranks could not realize what it was. The first thought in the minds of many survivors was that re- vengeful railroad strikers or their sym pathizers had hurled bomb in their midst, as they were close on the stock yards railroad tracks.
 The first word 6f command came from Capt. Dodd, for the cavalry to wheel out of the path of the flying pro- jectiles. The movement of the Indian fighting cavalrymen was more like stampede. Fortunately, there was plenty of room for every horse and rider, or there would probably have been some fatal collisions. The driv- CTS of the artillery horses could not get out of the way. All the horses were dead or dying.
 The beautiful boulevard. with it's double rows of stately trees on each side, seemed to have suddenly become the arena of a bloody conflict between armed forces. Blood from man and beast lying dead or wounded on the grassy plots on each side flowed in riv- ulets and mingled with the heaps of blood-stained trappings and gun car riages
 Civilian surgeons, hearing the deaf ening roar, hurried to the scene with appliances, and the wounds of the liv- ing were soon roughly dressed. Milf tary surgeons followed, when the news of the disaster to the troops reached Camp Miles.