Fair play., 1898-10-15
DETAILS N THE FIGHT.
Later Accounts of the Battle Be-
tween Gen. Bacon and His
Men and the Pillagers.
AS WITNESSED BY NEWSPAPER MEN.
Gallant Conduct OF Officers and Men En-
gnged-FOught to the Death and Died
Like Men Narrow Escape OF the Cor
respondents-TragicD Death Of Col. Shee-
han.

respOuuentS-Tragic Death OK Col. Shee-
han.
Walker, Mimi, Oct. S.-k. &. Bea-
ton, one of the three newspaper men
marooncd with Gen. Bacons troops on
Sugar Point, wires the Minneapolis
Tribune Il long account of the battle.
After describing the landing, he says:
AS there WAS no Indication of trou-
Bile, Brill, Knappen and myself made
up our minds to go back to Walker on
the boat to be sent by Gen. Eacon for
the tents and r;ltionS for another day.
We were down ut the landing waiting
for the rowboats to take us to the
steamer, when Il shot was heard. I'M
mediatcly we ran back to the rest on
the hill, when a vollcy came from the
woods to the front of us.
Was at n Loss to Understand the Sig
niilcance OF the Firing.
The soldiers were just about to be
loss to understand the significance
of the firing. \ second later another
vollcy came and the bullets whistled
past my head.
Run to cover some one cried, and
as the soldiers grabbed their guns and
ran to the left, | hurried down to the
beach, where | was soon safely housed
behind big powders and brush. As
| ran down, however. more bullets
chased me. and il was Il wonder that
myself and those with me We're not
killed.
Gen. Bacon's Voice.
STEADY men: steady, was the first
sound of Il voice we heard. and as !
raised my head | could see Gen. Bacon
running about with his troops.
Get up in the firing line was the
next order given, and the men of the
fighting Third were seen to run
through the grass and woods i'll the
direction from which the shots had
been fired.
Another peep above the stone be-
hind which | lay and Il peep AT a
great chance of death | SAW Ma.
Wilkinson and Lieut.. Ross calling To
their men to advance.
All the time the shots were fast and
furious. and bullets flew few inches
above our heads as we lay on the
beach.
Ubiquitous Officers.
The men continued to advance. The
three officers were everywhere. Mai.
Wilkinson in charge OF the left flank.
Cen Bacon in charge of the center.
and Lieut.. Ross in charge of the right
flank. The soldiers We're running
along. it seemed to me. on their hands
and knees. dropping every moment 10
fire vo'lry into the ranks of the
enemy. The officers. however. stood
in I'll" open. They We're brave almost
20 rcclIr~Sncss. and seemed only to
consider the safety of their men. for
they advised them what To do in tones
that could he heard all over the point.
There Was IA Ceascle.s Roar.
For 81 minutes there was a cease
less roar. and every little while we
could hear the cries of the men who
had been shot. | looked up once and
saw that Maj. Wilkinson had been in
jurcd, but where did not know.
heard him cry: Ross, I've been
wounded; but won't give up, for it's
not bad"
The neNt moment, as he stood right
back of his firing line calling at the
men: Give it to them, boys, Eve got
them going; give it TO them, they are
towards and they're going to run"
He seemed 10 be staggering, and Sur
gcon Ross ran toward him.
Fell Into the Arms of the Doctor.
Give them hell, general, give them
hell" he called at the top of his voice
over towards the central flank. where
Gen. Bacon was taking aim at a red
man. Then he fell into the arms of
the doctor, who carried him into the
log cabin at the crest of the hill, where
he died one hour and 80 minutes later.
There were two wounds in his stom-
ach and an artery had been cut and
he blcd to death, despite the efforts
of the surgeon to save him. His was
the death of u soldier, and such Il
death as he expressed to me a few
minutes before he desired to expert
ence, for the major and myself had
walked back from the scouting tour
together.
An Awful Sight.
1t was an awful sight, but strange
as it seems, we reporters down upon
the bank talked back and forth of
what Il good story it would be. and did
not seem to realize our position until
the battle was over and the shots
were fewer, and we had nothing to
think about except the fact that we
might follow in the footsteps of the
ma jor.
Privat. Powell Was Seen to Drop.
About the same time the major fell,
Private Powell, who was running
from one cover to another, was seen
to drop, and in the evening, after
darkness had come, he was carried to
the little cabin. the victim of another
bullc. from the Indians Winchesters.
A Sergeant Hit.
''The stripes on the sleeve of anoth-
er dead man, whom / saw throw up
his hands and drop his gun, told me
that a sergeant had been hit. AS he
fell he clapped one of his hands to his
head, and afterward | learned that he
was Sergeant Butler, and that he had
been killed instantly by shot
through his head.
Avenged the Death OF the Gallant Ser
gcant.
AS he fell, Lieut.. Ross. who had
charge of the two fanks after the in