The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-10-14
DETAILS Of 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 Omcers and Men EN-
gaged-fought to the Death and Died
Like Men-Narrow Escape of the Cor
respondcnts-Tr Death OF Col. shee-
han.

han.
Walker, Mimi, Oct. Six. {. Bea-
ton, one of the three newspaper men
marooned with Gen. Bacon's troops on
Sugar Point, wires the Minneapolis
Tribune 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 10 go back TO Walker on
the boat to be sent by Gen. Bacon for
the tents and rations for another day.
We were down at the landing waiting
for the rowboats to take us TO the
steamer, when n shot was heard. I'm
mediately we ran back TO the rest on
the hill, when volley came from the
woods 10 the front of us.
Was at n Loss to Understand the Sig
nificance OF the Firing.
The soldiers were just about to be
dismissed. and for "A moment | was at
loss 10 understand the significance
of the firing. A second later another
volley 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 a wonder that
myself and those with me were not
killed.
Gen. Bacon's Voice.
STEADY men: steady was the first
sound Of 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 in the
direction from which the shots had
been fired.
Another peep above the stone be-
hind which | lay-and a peep at
great chance OF death-and ! saw Maj.
| 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. Inc
three officers were everywhere, MAJ.
Wilkinson in charge of the left Hank,
Gen. Bacon in charge of the center,
and Lieut.. Ross in charge of the right
| flank. The soldiers We're running
along. il seemed 10 me, on their hands
and knees. dropping every moment 10
fire volley into the ranks of the
enemy. The officers. however, stood
i'm the open. They were brave almost
TO recklessness. and seemed only 10
consider the safety of their men. for
they advised them what to do in tones
that could be heard all over the point
There Was Ceasrie-s Roar.
For 30 minutes there was n cease
less roar, and every little while we
could hear the cries of the men who
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 next moment. as he stood right
back of his firing line calling at the
men: Give il TO them, boys, I've got
them going; give il TO them. they are
towards and they'r going TO run
lie seemed to be staggering, and Sur
geon 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 i'm his stom-
ach and an artery had been cut and
he bled to death. despite the efforts
of the surgeon to save him. His was
The death of a soldier. and such a
death as he expressed 10 me 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
IA il seems, we reporters down upon
! the bank talked back and forth OF
what a good story il would he, and did
, not seem 10 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
major.
Private Powell Was Seen To Drop.
, About the same time the major fell,
$ Private Powell. who was running
q from one cover to another, was seen
to drop, and in the evening, after
darkness had come, he was carried 10
the little cabin. the victim of another
bullet from the Indians Winchestcrs.
\ Sergeant hit.
"'rhe stripes on the sleeve of anoth-
err dead man. whom | saw throw up
! his hands and drop his gun, told me
that sergeant had been hit. rs he
| f.lI IA, ,tonpo.l ona If his hands TO his