Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-07
One Report is That General Bacon
and His Entire Force Have
Been Massacred.
SOME OF HIS MEN
KNOWN TO BE DEAD.
A. General Bacon Has Not Sent Back
Any Word. the Worst T. Feared.
Relhioreements Are Going
10 the Scene.

Walker, MINI, Oct CA hard hght
with tho Indians has occurred, and the
reports from the scene Of the battle on
the other aide Of Leach lake are some
what conflicting, though all reports
agree that A. a result there has been
considerable shedding Of blood and loss
Of life on both sides. Soword has come
from the front for several hours, which
fact is considered somewhat ominous
The most serious report is that the do
tanhment Of troops with General Bacon
was mAssaered, the general himself b.
ing among the dead Three newspaper
correspondents, Brill o. the S. Paul Pi-
oneeF Press, Heaton Of the Minneapolis
Tribune and Knappen of the Minneapo-
IL Times are known % have been In the
hght, and one report Is that they were
killed, while another says they are pris-
oners In the hands ~ the Indians.
This little town l. full Of excitement,
and A. the reports from the other side Of
the lake come In people become frantic,
and Efforts were made 10 get mp a force
20 go 20 the aid Of the troops Rein
forcements are coming on n special train
from Brainard. However additional
soldiers are more needed and the feeling
Is general that they cAnnO, come too
soon.
The hght occurred 30 miles from
Walker on point jutting out into the
lake near Bear island. The soldiers, 100
strong. under command Of General Bi.
con and Major wilkinson were landed
with considerable difficulty, a gale q
wind having stirred mp lively "a
Scouts were hustled through the bush in
every direction, and FOR three hours no
trace Of tho Indians could b. found.
Every preoArtion against ambush has
been taken. Finally, at about II
O'Clock the soldiers were drawn up
In an open space near the
shore Of the lake, and preparations were
about 20 begin for dinner The soldiers
were still in line, though coffee making
had commenced. suddenly a sho, was
fired from the house ~ Bog. g.Ah.Mah.
Ge.Shig, the Indian who has been the
head and center Of this whole difficulty.
EK.Marshal IA Harris. Walker half
breed, was struck, his arm being broken.
This shot seemed 70 b. a signal. for i'm.
mediately shots came from every direc.
tion, and three men dropped aud were
carried 90 the rear The soldiers. who
were veterans. not alone Of the Santiago
battle, but of many An Indian skirmish.
knew what 10 do. and az the first shot
all found shelter and awaited another
volley 10 tell them whene 10 shoot Gen
Bacon and Major Wilkinson steadied
their men with encouraging words and
with a second yolley, the Indians at.
tempted 70 rush on the eoldiers Tha
rattling volley from the rgulars that
met the oncoming reds stopped the rush
and drove back the Indians. although
half dozen Of them were dropped by
the soldiers FIRE. The Ere from the mi.
layers then became more scattering. and
the soldiers made a charge.
An Indian who arrived from Bear 4.
land late last night stated that eight
men out Of uniform had been killed. but
he could not tell how many soldiers had
bcen shot No direct word has come
from either ~ the newspaper corrospon. /
dents who were with the troop. or from
the soldiers This b. looked on a. addi. |
tonai cause for apprehension. asitis
believed that General Bacon would have /
sent back some official communication /
had it boon possible 20 do so 80 word /
whatever has come from him. Neither
has it been possible 20 confirm the r..
port that the entire detachment has
been wiped ont