Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-07

! HiN NOT IfN| W ffNNNN#N.
day morning, and an the s,uth-ast
aide 0f the point on the mainland, ~.
rtciiy north OF Rear lrlnHd. Near the
shore n The bis house % BuF-Ah- Nah.
% sink. Gen. Racon left twelve SOL
dlerH along the shore 10 protect the
landing placl and the remainder 81 the
irnUJf marched across the point 90 the
west tide and along the shore FOR
couple ~ miles, looking Tor some In
dlana who were seen To want a
| council.
l rreifr ana arrested an Indian ! wanted.
nDfr The house. and arfs him tn the
boat While | talked with other In.
| dams saw six bucks armed with
MluchaTaarH come out of tho huuas and
/ 20 away inland. They dld not spcak
SO me. although WAS their agent Tor
nvc years, and ! feard trouble and
| called o. the twelve soldiers Who were
I scattering along the shore.
TMPRovIsED HOSPITAL
"Aboui that time Cen. nacon re-
/ turned with the troops. iiaf OF the
mon stacked arms aud the order was
| given 70 unload their cqulpmcntr.
/ Az they ala ~ a shot was frrd, and
| q ring nimoa. Immediately begun. The
/ soldiers formed Ia u line In sctni-
/ circle. facing the Indians. and the
| twive men who wrfe with me rushed
up 10 protect the rlEhi hank and drove
| the Indians hack. securing a favorable
/ poriton. Onc OF these mon was shot
I In the face. one IN the arm, and third
I In the leg, ! do not know how me othcr
mon were wounded.
After our irsi rush We had the best
Of the position. Thg los house was la
side our lines and II was urd az
D ~ ~
% logs and trees and settled down for
long fFht u continued during the
/ day AMI evening ana was rcu'NNd this
. morning. although u was never 80 hot
a. during the fiist hour or ~.
This morning hln made a landing
I with Eume provisions, and Gen. iacon
] wanted 20 send the wounded back, lie
sent nv down 20 arranf0e mattcrH, aud
] the captain ~ The boat brought him
on shore. but before the Others could
I be- moved the Indians opened n h0t nre
on the hos' ana W. had 20 eave.
about ak miles oui We met she
Flora sairg In With dirty or more
armed men and everything the soldiers
needed, when iefi there had been
I'VE killed aud eight wounded, besides
che indian policeman. Three men were
sick. I don't know ghe ulmrE of any
~ ne killed OF wounded, except Major
Wllkinhuu,
HAlTiNM OF FIRE
"Gcn Bacon handled his men mag
nlncsuty. and was on the firing limo
lurlnr ihe whole OF tha engaEdmcnf.
encouraging hi men and dircc,inE she
operations. lie WIS ably seconded by
Major WiiknF1n uufil he was killed,
and Lieut.. Ross. undar fre for tie iirsi
time. showed hlmsflf. q born tighter.
Ito ralllsd the men at the opening vol-
Icy and stayed rgh, with chem all she
time.
~ Il Impossible 90 tell how many
Indians are IN yho attacking parry bN
! should Ely nUi loss 1han 100 or 200.
ana we do not know how many more
are jolning chem, They evidently had
the hing all Planned out and were
ready 90 begin nring ai ihe signal.
TAey cneenirased part NJ thelr IRE
leave the soldiers no means OF reireaf
evidently thinking they could ovca-
power che whole force. The neNspaper
men. nrin. neaton and knappon. wcie
all In good shape when I I'm. doing
ifleir ghars Of duty on the iine. No
one of them had been injured"
THE VERA SUCCEEDS.
Several small boats and the steamer
Flora went out during che night. ana
early this morning, 90 enitavgr 60 LIANT
provisions Tor Gen, Ilaoon's bslCagursd
command. IND bring away she doau
and woundsd nhe Flora had thirty
HralneN nFhtcns and few other
armed cltixins The Vera alone sue
oeeded IN effec,lng ghe purpose OF che
trip liarriA Mccaho, captain ~ the
Nfra, made a lauilnE On she ulr,h end
OF Bear islaf a, where she troops are
entrenthod, landing a sufficient guam
/ tay OF prlvNinus 90 relieve Immediate
necessities ~ enc men.
An aeyempi was made 90 bring ulwn
some NJ The wounded. Taif ateaincr
could a1t approach olaaa 20 she shore,
and u was necessary 90 uae small
boat. ono man was brought across the
open, bur che Indians concentrated
their IRE 0n thia point, and on the boaf,
The place was too hot. and MoCabe
was forced 10 leave. During the on
easement Col. shoshAh received a
slight flesh wound across she abdomen,
a bullet uhrough hls coat sleeve. and
another ghroggh hls trousers leg.
Major WllklrsQn was killed yester-
day Afternoon. lie received flesh
wound % the leg. and retired 50 have
u dressed by DR.. Harrla, tho surgeon.
MAJOR WILKINSON SHOT.
He then reported 10 Gen BACON on
the nring line a. ready Tor duty, ana
while talking with Gen. Bacon IA IN
1lau sharpshoNr picked him out.
Major Wliklnson was shot through, she
body from side TO side and died almost
instantly,
1he agency Indians have been dls.
posed 10 be peaceful up 20 today, blr
lap, night one ~ The Indian police wns
klltd by the troops by mistake, AMI
che Indians are now disposed 10 Ia
hostile. Tho occurrence was most I'M
fortunate. hut n Is hard go soe how
any blame can attach 90 the tronps.
The indian policeman, Rutsiin. Nh,
wna ftid 20 be one of aha beat of the
agency Indians, rad accompanied ihe
troops, aad had Tough, valian4Iy, I'M
toward night he thought he had had
enough Of ", ana s'ar,ed with ano.hsr