The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-09
WASAH HUMAN P1NCUSHTON,
TIE war CoLoR-sERGEANT srDov
cor mrs NICKNAME.
Eieht Arrows shot Into His Back n,
Apnehes-The Sears 60 Prove the Stnr,
Caught aetween Bears and IndInp.

ENWhN AFEoWN SNNN NuNn us fnrh ~
Apnehes-The sears 60 Prove thc stor,
-CauEbt 8etween Bears and indians
FoRT SIrIs Dec. g. The cantcen IL the soldier
club. Around the big red-hot stove here in win
ter many a story Of Indian fighting has been tol,
by veterans. Among them all few are strange
than the explanation Of the way Pincushio,
Sydow got his name. While the Thirteenth In
fantry was here Sydow's back was available a
evidence OF the truth OF the story.
Officers who fought side by side with Sydov
have referred TO him rs "the bravest soldier
they ever saw" Sydow was born in New YorI
State and he enlisted In the army twenty ycnn
ago. He was made u sergeant eight month
after his enlistment for bravery In rescuing
white woman and her baby from five Indians
He is one OF the best shots In the army, hnvin,
made splendid records ut the annual competL
lions ct Chicago. He Is n magnincently built
man, q feet Q inches tall. Across his forehead IL
n broad scar. His left hand shows where AZ
arrow pierced it. leaving n long. ragged cicairix
On his back. between his broad shoulders, ar,
eight scars similar to that on his left hand
Each one marks an Apache arrow wound.
When the Apaches broke out on theii
famous slaughter path In juno. 1855, from tn,
San Carlos reservation. in Arizona, the Thir.
teenth was stationed In New Mexico. at Forts
wingate and stanton. Geronimo led the
Apachcs. on Sunday morning, May .. 1880,
the Thirteenth took the field. together With
troops Of the Fourth aud Sixth Cavalry. sam
Duval. the famous guide. led Sydow's company.
under Lieut.. Fletcher II troop of the sixth
Cavalry, under Capt. Wallace. and 100 Mesa
lero Indian scouts, under Capt. Rogers, across
the Badly Mountains. through Milah Springs,
over the San Andrcas Mountains, to the heal Of
Cedar Cahou-the very heart of the Apaches'
retreat. A permanent camp was made near
Rhodes's ranch. The men reached there late 10
June. The troop OF cavalry held the camp,
ready for emergency. while the Indians and
the Thirteenth men secured the country Rf
siGht scouts. Traces OF the Indians were fire.
qucntly found. but they could not DO located
until the second week Of July. At l o'clock on
the night of July -. Muchacho Grando, one Of
the Indian scouts. hurried into camp and re-
ported a hot trail OF at least twenty warriors.
squads OF scouts were Immediately sent out
Sydow and five of his men were picked out to
go straight into the cahon, up which tho trail
led. The opening of this canon is known as
Hacheta Gap.
Sydow left camp at 9 o'clock. He carried
only his rifle and revolver. He reached the
canon, eleven miles north Of the camp. three
hours later. He scattered his five men and told
them to work forward until they reached tho
Bears Den trail. six miles ahead. when they
should turn on It and meet at Wolf Rock. about
500 yards from the den itself. This den Is
known throughout the entire Southwest as =
tunnel-like cave, which served as a retreat for
the biggest bears in the Sierra Andreas Noun
tains. The march Of Sydow's men up the noun
tain was most arduous. Huge boulders aud
blufs and sand dr,f,s blocled ,hoir nroor...
Svdo,y bimseIf tool IN. trail mn Oh. go,
scaIInv nrecinices and c,,mb,n, ana d,nr,nr
on all fours up the sand drifts. About 8 o'clock
In the morning he came upon the fresh trail OF the
ApacheA Their moccasined feet left their i'm
print plainly in the sand. Sydow buckled to
II took him four hour. % ,r.v., ,ro Ill. m.
,r,i, LODI s,r,i,h, mn IN. go, ,o,...I ~.
nen svdo,y traced 4, ca.,Iv mil vithin = nil.
of tho f,mou. c,rs I, yani.had III ,a..,has
high and law bp, couId ana M ,r.co =, @
Eiro,Iy h. d.o;a., 90 - Ia NE
Rock and meet his me, thor. and wi,h ,h.n
try IN picL nm Tho Ios, ,rau In nrJor 80 -
Wolrs Rock from IN. ca6o, h. xas forced 20
WORK his way beyond II and dnrh,s h.o. g. ~
within loo fas, ~ pear.s n.,
He began IN climb the hIng IN Tho ,.vo,
B.ar's Den about a o,rlocL In III, .,,ornnon
He reached ,ba isv., ,,,ar :, Lo,r,. .,a.d-
work. Cautious,v he cren, IN hayo,d po.r..
Den This den oners NJ A.. ho,,om y, "a. 80
At the ,on M which IL voIc. D.. -
twenty feet above the den Their. "a nm ogse, in
the biun, making a shelf about ten feet wide.
Between this shelf and the den the bluff is al
mos, narn.ndiuI.r md =, 40, :, Ill "a
~, s "'H ~ - "a" a c'mo u
ohiy ny drawing himself mp by the roots OF
and projecting points of rock. with
his rige ,wung IN bjs h.cL srdo,. -, az.
H. W.. ~" ',""" D's"" 'ns
tllmo' hen within eight feet OF the top he
rev himself together TO swing inward.
when he hoard a d..n bo.r.a 1T, -, -
~ "Np "'"'" ,E"' ""'No
him. lie looked up and saw peering over the
Iffset In the bluff the hideous painted IA e os
m Anacno Tba InJtou,s ii, 49,
VI NP"'"o' ihe ihu"ahs risht arm huhg l""
the edge, grasping n knife. In u Hasa
took Ia the situation All, we him were
no A,ach,s. h.I,,, H., -, -
" w ~" a. near i'e"' u
re ciinloed up u would he To meet AN Apache
II he started To climb dawn IA. ,yo,LI Ia
,rained nv an An,cb. ,o,oL..r III.
49, ~ ''"'""'"N' hS "ec'S'on
vas quickly taken. First making IA move as IL
o climb up, he suddenly dropDsI lre. az tina
linn d,,vn n, ,ba mon,L 90 ~.
'"" NV" !" t"' "'"u'" III h'"rs zen ana
ought shelter there. His eyes wer" blinded hy
he change from light TO the darkness. nf the