The Portland daily press., 1898-10-06

Bog. Ah-Me- -Ge.Shirk' house. The ball
struck Ed Harris, ex-marshal of Walker,
half breed. His arm. was broken. I'm
mediately the fire became general from all
directions. 1t seemed that shot came
from every bush Three of General
Bacons men dropped. They were carried
to the rear. When the first shot was
heard. every man in the command sprang
to cover.
ported Major Wilkinson and looked right
into the eye of the foe.
"Steady, men," he called, "keep cool
now, keep cool.' Again there came q
yo1ley from the Indians and then the
Krag- -Jorgensens opened up with fright
full rattle just as the pillagers made ter
rife rush. Half dozen of them dropped
and the rest fell back, yelling like fends.
There must have been $50 or 200 In
dams. Lieut.. Morrison, with twenty
men mad rush to prevent the re-capture
of Old Nah. Unnod and Bap-Dway We
Dung.
The marshals had these men under ar
rest. Lieut.. Morrison's squad scattered
the Indians who tried to rescue the pris-
oners. The Indians later fired in a de-
sultory way and the order was given the
troops to charge.
The soldiers ran ducking and dropping
like grass hoppers. They made the most
of their opportunity. Suddenly a volley
was fired by the Indians at the steam tug
Flora, which lay off shore. A score of
bullets went 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 to, n to ribbons by another
ball. The Flora steamed for the agency
under orders from marshal O'Connor to
get the twenty men under Lieut.. Hum
phrey, who had been left here. O'Connor
escaped death by miracle. The Indians
fired q volley directly at him. Brill, the
newspaper correspondent, and also Beast
on, fought bravely with revolvers.
The steersman of the tug Jennie was
shot through the arm with Winchester
ball. He is badly hurt. The Indians gave
the tug full volley as she pulled cut
Rev. MIR. Ghenler of Owatonna, Mimi,
was in the boat and had a narrow escape.
On board the Flora when she started
for reinforcements were Marshal O'Con-
nor, Deputy Morrison, Indian Agent
Nd no Indian nriGOnprG
guard of two men under Corporal Net
tokoyen was sent with the Flora. She
will return at once with rations and am
munition.
Lieut.. Humphrey was white with rage
when the news reached him. His men
have already started for the front. The
fire of the Krag- orgensens, 20 miles dis
tant, has beon distinctly audible from
this point. They have been banging away
all the afternoon. A man just in says
that we have lost four killed and nine
wounded up TO date. The wounded city
marshal of Walker Was brought home
under Red Cross flag aboard the Flora.
He will recover, but his life is not worth
pinch of snuff SO long as there are any
Bear Island Indians remaining IN the
country.
Marshal O. Connor and Deputy Marshal
Sheehan behaved with the utmost brave
ry.
.Lieut. Morrison had never been under
fire before, but he was steady. The mel
behaved splendidly. O'Connor was put
ashore in hostile country and he ran
four miles over thistles and through
brush to reach the Lesch Lake agency.
All families are being removed from the
agency.
General Bacon is beyond telegraphic
communication and no boats can reach
him for three hours.
4I5 D. m.-The firing seems to have
| ceased.