, 1898-10-07
REOPENING OF THE FIGHT.
Correspondent Tells of Incidents Motto
ed at the Front.

Correspondent Tells of Incidents Motto
ed at the Front.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. Ga special
to the Journal from Walker, Mimi,
says:
Major Wilkinson. six privates and
one Indian policeman are dead. Col
onel Sheehan is lightly wounded.
Thirty Indians are dead. The Journal
dispatch boat has just returned from
the battle ground. There has been des-
perate fighting all morning.
"The Journal boat brought out H. S.
Taleman. deputy marshal, and Colonel
Shee han. Sheehan is not badly wound
ed. He was shot through the abdomen.
While the boat was transferring the
wounded men, she was fired on from
the brush. This was the signal for an
immediate re opening of hostilities.
The troops opened on the Indians, and
in a second there was as fierce a fight
in progress as that of yesterday.
"Beaulieu narrowly escaped with
his life. He had his shoulders bored
clear through. We handled provisions
and medicines. The firing became SO
hot we were compelled to weigh anchor
and steam out into the lake. The In
dams appear to be in force.
"Bacons command is too small to
take the aggressive. The detachment
Is entrenched in a good position. and
can hold out as long as ammunition
lasts.
"The steamer Chief was met by my
boat eight miles out, and has arrived
ere this. She carries a posse Of armed
men. Major Wilkinson was shot and
killed while walking up and down ad-
monishing the men to keep their heads
low. No Drawer man or better officer
ever lived. The men in his command
are crazed with rage. When reinforce
ments arrive they will wreak ven
geance on the Pillagers in their own
way. The fight is not half over yet,
the biggest battle remains to be fought.
Il have just met an Indian named
Nah &c Cub Bo, who came over from
Bear island in a canoe at 3 a. m. He
says the loss of the whites is 10 killed
and Is wounded. He denies that the
troops have been wiped out. but says
the Indians have had the best of it.
Their loss, he claims does not ex-
coed s killed and wounded. The force
with Bacon is probably safe and more
encouragement is felt about it. l have
other information that there are so
dead Indians within a mile of the land
ing"
Another special from Walker, Mimi,
says: Firing was resumed over the
mainland at 9 O'Clock. From the re-
ports of the Krag-Jorgensens l think
the troops are far inland. II this is the
case they are entrenched and can hold
out there unless ammunition is ex-
hausted. In that event there can be only
one result.
Every moment is ten hours at this
stage of the fight. The firing is light.
l cannot make Tinker believe that the
firing is by our men. Marshal O'Connor
has Just left me. He says he will re-
main here until the troops arrive at
noon. This is absolutely necessary, as
the military can only nov at his re-
quest. O'Connor had the highest
squeeze of his life. A Winchester ball
passed under his arm. soaring the flesh
without cutting the coat. Bullets did
queen things yesterday.
THE pilot box of the Flora was
armored with sheet iron before she
pulled out this morning. Several shots
fred at close range penetrated. but at
longer range the plating will afford
protection. The boat will meet with
q hot IRE at Squaw Point. half way
through the Narrows. There is no
other way. 1 believe there will be 20
or 30 Indians at that place all day to-
day. It would not be surprising II DR..
Camps outfit landed and wiped them
out That strip of land must be cap
tured or there will be heavy losses in
making runs to Bear island. Major
Wilkinson, when the agh, started yes
terday. shouted:
'Stady now, make every shot
count. Kill everything you sex.