The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-06
A TERRIFIC FIGHT.
The santiago Veterans Repel the Rush
of the Pillagers.

The santiago Veterans Repel the Rush
Of the Piilagers.
| Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 5.-A special
to the Journal from Walker. MINI.
says:
A terrific battle was fought at IL this
morning, 30 miles from Walker at Bog
Ah-Me-Ge Shirks Point. close TO Bear
Island. The detachment of 100 men,
under General Bacon. was landed on
the point shortly after s O'Clock. The
landing was effected with considerable
difficulty. owing to the high sea. After
landing. a sortie of the bush was made
in all directions. The soldiers went
through the thick underbrush very
carefully and with every precaution
taken against ambush. No Indians
were seen until nearly IL o'clock. The
men were then ordered to line up in
open place near the shore of the lake,
charges were drawn and preparations
made for dinner. The order to make
coffee had been given and the soldiers
were standing I'm column formation
when the first shot was fired. 1t came
from Bog-Ah- Me-Ge Shirk's house. The
ball struck Fred Harris, ex-marshal OF
Walker, a half-breed. His arm was
broken. That was the signal Imme-
diately the firing became general from
all directions.
1t seemed that a shot came from
every bush. Three of General Bacons
men dropped. They were at once car
ried to the rear On the very instant
that the first shot was heard every
man in the command sprang for cover
without waiting for orders. Like
flash the blue column had vanished
and not sign was to be seen of the
men who had stood erect but an in
slant before, except here and there a
little patch where a gray hat might
be made out. heard Captain Bacon's
voice high above everything admonish-
ing his men. The general stood straight
up and, supported by Major Wilkin-
son, looked right into the eye of the
red devils.
STEADY men," he called. keep cool
now. keep cool" Again there came a
volley from the Indians and that was
what the troops had been waiting for.
The Krag-Jorgensons opened up with a
frightful rattle just as the Pillagers
made terrific rush. Half a dozen OF
them dropped. and the rest fell back
yelling like fiends incarnate. don't
know how many Indians there were,
but there must have been 120 or 200.
Lieutenant Morrison. with a squad
Of 20 men. made a rush to prevent the
recapture of old Nah Quoda, a very
choice scoundrel. and Bah Dway We
Dung. The marshals had their men
under arrest and a rescue would GER
tainly have been effected. but Lieuten-
ant Morrison yelled Charge" and his
squad scattered the copper-colored
gang. By this time the troops were
under cover. The Indians were firing
In a desultory way. and the order was
given to charge. The soldiers rose
ducking and dropping like grasshop-
pers. They made the most OF the op-
portunity.
Suddenly a volley was fired by the
Indians at the steam tug Flora, which
lay on shore. score OF bullets tore
their way through the frail woodwork
Of the boat and every man, except the
pilot. sought cover. Some blazed away
in return with revolvers, but the range
was too long. A volley was then fired
at the tug Chief of Duluth. Inspector
Tinker was shot through the leg and
his coat sleeves were torn TO ribbons
by another ball. The Flora steamed for
the agency, under orders from Marshal
O'Conner. who was on board. to get the
20 men under Lieutenant Humphrey.
who had been left there. O'Conner es-
capped death by a miracle. The Indians
fired volley directly at him. Brill.
the newspaper correspondent, and also
Beaton fought bravely with revolvers.
The steersman OF my tug. the Jennie. Is
shot through the arm with a winches-
ter ball He Is very badly hurt The
Indians gave US a full volley as We
pulled out.
On board the Flora when she started
for reinforcements We're Marshal
OConner, Deputy Morrison AND Indian
Agent Sutherland and the Indian pris-
oners. A guard OF men. under Corporal