The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-27

surred from without, and tho great doors swayed
b. and fro, threatening at any moment To give
way and let the flood of bloodthirsty redskins
stand together cried the captain TO bIs
Put on the blower and get her hot, 7
called TO the fireman. for l knew the frnil siruc-
turo could not withstanu, the strain much
Longer, d As often ~ rn, as tn The or fireman ma OPENED the
fro box lit up the whole interior and showed
three dead Sioux near the door, One of theuu
lay across tho rail. and | found myself specu-
ating ne to whether the pilot OF tho 80 would
throw him off. or whether | must run oyer him.
Now No gi IL Sc Sm SSo that tho the g ShfIS,n band ln Mpt thrown
ing was dcnfening. Above IL ali / heard our
captain shout; Get ready. Frank
" All r tSdu,' sS,d he. shoot It to EN-"
and ! opened the sand valves and the throttle.
! have often thought. what u temptation ii was
for those soldiers to leap uuOn the engine and
make their escape. but although they all un-
d~erstoUd perfectly what was going on. not one
Just MS the big Hoss' moved with all her
nondcrous and almost Irresistible weight tow
ard the front of the building. the double doors
reservoir that is overchnrged, and then | hit
en-. The big doors, being forced from their
hinges, tell out upon the redskins. md they
were caught Ike rats in II trap. Tho rilot
ploughed through them, manning and killing
a ,seo ssi 1 : them ,,, ana , on oWTednt, ~ over the
her before the fight began. The confusion
caused by the awful work of Big lioss, which
thNN lNEttIltu uH llltit ith lllN llt tPNlI. WHH
Increased when the Indians who remained I'M
hurt. realized that the engine was making
how he was held n captive in the belly of the
An effort for the capture of tho roundhouse
was Instantly abandoned, and Tho sioux, as
one man. turned and ran after tho locomotive.
Tho Captain in command of the scouts, taking
advantage. OF the confusion OF his Zoe. and OF
the fact that his force was In the dark build
ing. while the Sioux were nut upon the whit
ened earth, quickly mnssed his men Mt the omen
slnAr mud bnrO ~ Ia ,,a,,r - So t,t lnx. So I,,, .t.l.-
fire into the haflod Sioux, who. like foolish
farm dogs. were chasing 40 over the switches.
engine, were, promrtly; and l thought very
properly. killed by the Paw &c scouts. and the
rest. we're driven away with fearful loss.
1t was n DESPERATELY risky run from Smoky
HUl to Lawrence. with no running orders
and due TO collide witt a west bound special. or
cue with n trail. load of material. but the Off
c!als. fearing that something might arise which
would caused us to wa1't to come in. / adj very
wisely abandoned all trains the moment the
wire went down. aud so we reached Lawrence
just. befors day without II ,nishnp.
Ny first thought Was of our captive. Bear
Foot. who had made track LAYING dangerous
business for our people Tor the past three or
fopr weeks; but upon lookipg about ! saw
iicrc, fellows had killed tile chief and rolled
him 81.
" Here said n PRwnce. who was quietly
seated uron the manhuic OF the engine tank and
he pointed down. During the excitement in
the roundhouse at smoky Hill. the Sioux had
made n desperate effort to escape. and had been
quietly dropped into tie tank where he had re-
manned throughout the entire run.
Now. it's one thing to stay In a tank that
Il half filed With water when the engine. is
in hor stall. and quite another thing to inhabit
"a place Of that kind when a locomotive Is
making n iy run over a new track. After much
time and labor hod been lost fishing for the
chief with n clinker hook. one %: the scouts
got into the tank, which was now quite empty.
and handed Bear Foot out.
when W. had bailed him out and placed
him alongside the depot where the sun would
catch him early, the Coroner cam and sat
on him and pronounced him n good Indian"
CY WARMAN.