The record-union., 1898-10-07
control over them, and fear there will
be more bloodshed

control over them, and fear there will
be more bloodshed
PEOPLE SLEEPING ON ARMS
CASS LAKE (Minn), Oct. Gall the
people here that have arms are sleep
ing on their guns tonight and it is a
pitifully small proportion of the popu-
lation. Men began coming in early
this evening with reports of seeing In
dams in parties of five to twelve and
all armed, and looking as if they were
hunting for trouble. AS night came
on the reports have continued to come
in, and the alarm has increased Final
ly, business men at II o'clock wired
| a request to the Governor for arms
and ammunition for 200 men, and for
protection in the form of troops. There
is a special train going east that is
due here about , a. M, and fears are
entertained for it's safety as it is not
unlikely that the Indians may remove
some of the rails at any point in this
vicinity.
COLONEL SHEEHAN'S DESCRIP-
TION OF THE BATTLE.
WALKER (Minn), Oct 6.-Colonel
j. L. Sheehan, Deputy Marshal, who
was wounded in Wednesdays fight, ar
rived here to-day and gives q graphic
account of the action up to the time
he started back. He says:
I'VE landed about 10 o'clock yester-
day and on the southeast side of the
point on the mainland directly north
of Bear Island. Near the shore is
the log house of Bug-Ah- -Mah-Ge-
Shiek. General Bacon left twelve sol
a CHI ho
landing place, and the remainder of
the troops marched across the point to
the west side and along the shore for
couple of miles, looking for some
Indians who We're seen to want a! coun-
Gil. l remained behind with my in
teI.preter, and arrested an Indian l
wanted near the house and sent him
to the boat.
While L was talking with other In
dians 1 saw six bucks armed with Win
chesters come out of the house and go
away inland. They did not speak to
me, although I was their agent for five
years, and l feared trouble and called
to the twelve soldiers who We're scat
tered along the shore.
About that time General Bacon re-
turned with the troops. Half of the
men stacked arms and the order was
given to unload their equipments As
they did so a shot was fired and firing
almost Immediately became general.
The soldiers formed in line in a semi
circle, facing the Indians, and the
twelve men who We're with me rushed
up to protect the right flank and drove
the Indians back, securing a favorable
position. One of these men was shot
in the face, one in the arm, and
third in the leg. L do not know how
the other men were wounded. After
out first rush We had the best of the
position. The log house was inside our
lines and| it. was used as a hospital, and
the men sought the cover of logs and
trees and settled down for a, long fight
1t continued during the day and even
ing, and was renewed this morning
although it was never so hot as during
the first hour or SO.
This morning a boat made landing
with some provisions and General Ba-
con wanted to send the wounded back
He sent me down to arrange matters,
and l went out to the steamer in
canoe. They brought down one wound
ed man, and the Captain of the boat
brought him off Shore but before the
others could be moved the Indians
opened a hot fire on the Hat and we
had to leave. About six miles out we
met the Flora going in with thirty
more armed men, and everything the
soldiers needed.
When l left there had been five
killed and eight wounded, besides the
Indian policemen. Three men were
sick. l don't know the names of any
of the killed or wounded except Major
Wilkinson. General Bacon handled his
men magnificently, and was on the FIR
ing line during the whole of the en-
gagement. encouraging his men and
directing the operations He was ably
seconded by Major Wilkinson until he
was killed, and Lieutenant Ross, under
fire for the first time, showed himself
a born fighter. He rallied the men at
the opening volley and stayed right
with them all the time
1T is impossible to tell how many
Indians are in the attacking party, but
l should say not less than $50 or 200, |
and we don't know how many more
are joining them. They evidently mad
the thing all planned out and were
ready to begin firing at the signal. They |
concentrated part of their fire on the |
the soldiers no means of retreat, evil
IDENTIFY thinking they could overpower
the whole force. The newspaper men, |
Brill, Beaton and Knappen, were all in |
good shape when 1 left, doing their |
share of duty on the line. Not one of
them had been injured"
Several of the small boats and the |
steamer Flora went out during the |
night and early this mor0ipo To en- |
deayor to land provisions for General |
BaconS beleaguered command ana |
bring away the dead and wounded The |
Flora had thirty Brainerd fighters and |
few other armed citizens. The Vera |
alone succeeded in effecting the pur- |
pose of the trip. Harry McCabe, with |
the Vera, made a landing off the north |
end of Bear Island, where the troops |
are entrenched, landing a sufficient |
quantity of provisions to relieve imna- |
diate necessities of the men, An at
tempt was made to bring down some |
of the wounded. The steamer could not |
approach close to the shore and it was |
necessary to use a small boat. One |
man was brought across the open, but |
the Indians concentrated their fire on |
this point and on the boat The place
was too hot and McCabe was forced to |
leave.
During the engagement Colonel Shee-
han received a slight flesh wound |
across the abdomen, a bullet through |
his coat sleeve and another through his |
trousers leg. Major Wilkinson was |
killed yesterday afternoon. He received |
a flesh wound in the leg, and retired |
to have it dressed by Dr. Harris. the |
Sl1ropOn He then raporfed tn General /