, 1898-10-06
BY INDIANS
MASSACRE OF GENERAL BACON
AND HIS FORCES AT LEIGH
LAKE, MINNESOTA.
Account Is Received OF a Desperate
Battle With the Red Men in the
Vicinity of Bear Island-Oficials
at Washington Doing Their Ut
most to Quell the Uprising.

firmed rumOr has reached here that the
soldiers and General Bacon have been
massacred by the Indians at Leech
lake. A Brainerd operator says this
reported massacre is true.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. "a tele-
gram received at midnight from Walk.
er, Mimi, says:
A fierce fight between the Indians and
the troops is still in progress. Mar.
shall O'Connor reports several fatalities
among the soldiers, but does lot give
the number.
A special train is coming from Brain.
erd with a hundred armed citizens.
"A special to the Journal from
Walker. Mimi. says:
A terrific battle was fought at II
O'Clock this morning, 80 miles from
Walker. at Bog-Ah-Me-Ge-Shirk
point, close to Bear island.
The detachment Of 100 men under
General Bacon was landed on the point
shortly after 5 O'Clock. The landing
was effected with considerable diff
Guilty, owing to the high sea. After
landing a sortie OF the brush was made
in all directions.
The soldiers went through the thick
underbrush carefully. and with every
%precaution taken against ambush. No
Indians were seen until nearly II
O'Clock. The men were then ordered to
line up in an open space near the shore
of the lake. Charges were drawn and
preparations made for dinner.
The order to make coffee had been
given and the soldiers were standing
in column formation when the first
shot was fired. 1t came from Bog-Ah-
Me-Ge-Shirk's house. The ball struck
Ed Harris. ex-marshal of Walker, a
half-breed. His arm was broken. That
was the signal.
Immediately the firing became gem
eral from all directions. 1t seemed that
a shot came from every bush. Thres
Of Colonel Bacon's men dropped. They
were at once carried to the rear.
On the instant that the first shot was
heard every man in the command
sprang for cover without waiting for
orders. Like a flash the blue column
had vanished and not a sign was to be
e OF the eighty men who had stood
erect but an instant before except here
and there a little patch where a gray
hat might be made out. 1 head Gen.
eral Bacon's voice high above every
thing admouishing his men. The Gen.
eral stood straight up and supported
by Major Wilkinson looked right into
the eyes of the red devils.
Steady. men," he called. Keep cool
now. keep COOL"
Again there came a volley from the
Indians and that was what the troops
had been waiting for. The Krag-Jor-
gensens opened up with a frightful rat
tie, just as the PElagers made a terrific
rush. Half a dozen of them dropped
ard the rest fell back, yelling like
fiends incarnate.
1 don't know how many Indians
there were, but there must have been
$50 or 200. Lieutenant Morrison, with
a squad of twenty men, made a rush to
prevent the recapture Of old Mah-Quod,
a very choice scoundrel, and Bap-Dway-
Wedding.
The marshals had these men under
arrest and a rescue would certainly
have been effected, but Lieutenant
Morrison yelled charge" and his
squad scattered the copper colored
gang. By this time the troops were
under cover The Indians were firing
in a desultory way. and the order was
given to charge.
The soldiers rose, duching and drop
ping like nsssboppers. They made the
most OF their opportunity. Suddenly
a volley wa fired by the Indians at the
steam tug Flora, which lay of shore.
A Of the bullets tore through the
frail woodwork Of the boat, and avery
man except the pilot sought cover.
Some blased away with revolvers, but
the range was too long.
A volley wa then fred At the tug
Chief OF Deluth. Inspector Tinker was
shot Through the leg and his cont
sleeves were torn to ribbons by another
bah. Tue Flora steamsd Tor the
agency under orders from Mar.hal
O'Co0nof, who was on board, to got
the tweny men under Lieutenan& Hum
phrey, who had been lett there. o,Cou-
nor escaped death by . mkracae. The
indiana fred . volley directly At him.
Brill TIE Newspaper corraspoodsnt,
asd also Beacon fought hravely with re-
voivsfs. They took despsra4s chances
several timss>and came out aAfely.
TIE n~tssrs1nan Of TIE tug Jennie, u
shos throuGa ths arm wttA Z Winchest-
= bail. h = badly hurt The IndsAnn
rave - . IN voa3sg - ~ pulssd out.
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