Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-06
SEVERAL KILLED.
Indians Attack at Bog
Ah-Me-Ge Shirks Point.
Soldiers Under Gen. Bacon Preparing
for inner When Surprised.
Lieut.. morri. cn with Twenty Men Bravely
Prevents ic2 apiure Of Prisoners.

Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 5.-A special
to the Journal from Walker, Mimi.
says:
terrific battle was fought, at II
o'clock. this morning, \ SO miles from
Walker at Bog-Ah- Me-A $ tirks point
close to Bear Island. tag hundred
men under Gen. Bacon la'eled on the
point. shortly after o'clocl<..
The landing was effected with con-
siderable difficulty, owing to the high
sea- After landing the soldiers thor
oughly searched the thick underground
and every precaution was taken
against ambush. No Indians were
seen. Shortly before II o'clock, the
men were ordered to line up in an open
space near the lake shore, and prepa-
rations were about to be made for din
ner. The soldiers were standing in col
umn formation when shot was fired
from Bog-Ah-Me-Ge-S hirks House.
The ball struck Ed. Harris, ex-mar-
shall Of Walker, half-breed. His arm
was broken. Immediately the fire be-
came general from all directions. 1t
seemed that shot came from every
bush.
Three of Gen. Bacon's men dropped.
They were carried to the rear. When
the first shot was heard every man in
the command sprang for cover. Gen.
Bacon stood straight up and supported
by Major Wilkinson, looked right into
the eye of the foe
Steady, men," he called, Keep cool
now. keep COOL
Again there came a volley from the
Indians and then the Krag-Jorgensens
opened UP with a frightful rattle, lust
as the pillagers made a terrific rush.
Half dozen of them dropped and the
rest fell back, yelling like fiends. There
must have been $50 or 200 Indians.
Lieut.. Morrison. with 20 men, made a
rush to prevent the recapture of Old
Mah-Quod and Bap-Dway- Wedding.
The marshals had these men under ar
rest. Lieut.. Morrison's squad scatter
ed the Indians. who tried to rescue the
prisoners. The Indians later fired in a
desultory way and the order was given
the troops to charge.
The soldiers ran ducking and drop
ping like grasshoppers. They made
the most of their opportunity. Sud-
denly volley was fired by the Indians
at the steam tug Flora, which lay off
shore. A score of bullets went through
the frail wood work of the boat and
every man except the pilot sought COW
er. Some blazed away in return with
revolvers, but the range was too long,
A volley was then fired at the tug
Chief of Duluth.
Inspector Tinker was shot through
the leg and his coatsleeves were torn
to ribbons by another ball. The Flora
steamed for the agency under orders
from Marshal O'Connor to get the 20
men under Lieut.. Humphrey, who had
been left there. O'Connor escaped
death by a miracle. The Indians fired
volley directly at him. Brill, the
newspaper correspondent. and also
Beaton. fought bravely with revolvers.
Tne sherman of the tug Jenny, was
shot through the arm with a Winches-
ter ball. He is badly hurt The Indi-
ans gave the tug full volley as she
pulled out. Rev. Mr.. Chantler of Owa-
tonna. Mimi, was in the boat and had
a narrow escape.
On board the Flora, when she started
for reinforcements were Marshal
O'Connor Deputy Morrison, Indian
Agent Sutherland and the Indian pris-
S--NAS a . uepi u u tWO iileI Cor.
poral Nettokoven was sent with the
Flora She will return at once with ra-
lions and ammunition.
Lieut.. Humphrey was white with
rage when the news reached him. His
men have already started for the front.
The force of the Krag-Jorgensens, 20
miles distant, has been distinctly audi
bic from this point. They have been
banging away, all the afternoon. a
man just in says that we have lost four
Killed and nine wounded up to date.
The wounded city marshal of Walker.
was brought home under Red Cross
flag aboard the Flora. He will recover
but his life is not worth a pinch oe
snuH SO long as there are any Bear
Island Indians remaining in the coun-
try. Marshal O'Connor and Deputy
Marshal Sheehan behaved with the ut
most bravery.
Lieut.. Morrison had tnever before
been under fire, but he was steady.
The men behaved splendidly. O'Con-
nor was put ashore in hostile coun-
try and he ran four miles over thistles
and through brush to reach the Leech
Lake agency. All families are being
removed from the agency.
Gen. Bacon is beyond telegraphic
communication and no boats can reach
him for three hours.
4.15 p. M.-The firing seems to have