Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-10-15
REDSKINS SUDDUED.
General Bacon's Little Force Con-
quers the Hostiles. saass
SIX OF OUR SOLDIERS KILLED

Fired on From A9nbush.
Walker, MINI, Oct. 81. c. Beaten
| one of the three newspaper men ma
| rocned with General Bacon's troops or
Sugar Point, wires the Minneapolis
Tribune a long account of the battle
After describing the landing he says:
AS there vas no indication of trouble
Brill, Knappen and myself made w
our minds to go back to Walker on the
boat TO be sent by General Bacon for
the tents and rations for another day
We were down at the landing, waiting
for rowboats to take us to the steamer,
when a shot was heard. Immediately
we ran back TO the crest of the hill,
when volley came from the woods
to the front OF US
Run to cover" some one cried, and
as the soldiers grabbed their guns and
ran to the left hurried down to the
beach, where l was soon safely housed
behind big boulders and brush. AS /
ran down, however, more bullets
chased me, and it was a wonder that
myself and those with me were not
killed
Steady, men, steady" was the first
sound Of voice we heard, and as 1
raised my head I could see General
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 di-
rection from which the shots had been
fired.
The men continued to advance. The
three officers were everywhere, Major
Wilkinson in charge OF the left flank.
General Bacon in charge of The center
and Lieutenant Ross in charge OF the
right flank. The soldiers were running
along, it appeared to me, on their
hands and knees. dropping every mo-
ment TO fire volley into the ranks
OF the enemy. The officers, however,
stood in the open.
For 80 minutes there was a cease
less roar, and every little while we
could hear cries Of the men who had
been shot. / looked up once and saw
that Major Wilkinson had been iniur-
ed, but where did not know. 1 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 to his
men, Give it to them, boys; you got
them going; give it to them; they are
towards, and they're going to run" he
seemed to stagger and Surgeon Ross
ran towards him.
Give them hell, general, give them
hell" Wilkinson called at the ton OF
his voice over toward the central flank.
where General Bacon was taking aim
at 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 in one hour and
30 minutes later.
About the same time the major fell
Private Powell, who was running from
one cover to another, was seen to drop,
and in the evening after darkness had
come he was carried to the little cabin.
the victim of another bullet from the
Indians Winchesters.
Suddenly to our right we heard the
voice of Colonel Sheehan, of ST. Paul,
deputy United States marshal. We
glanced up and could see the veteran
Indian fighter leading an advance by
portion of the right flank
you've got them whipped, boys:
you've got them whipped. Give 1t to
them, give it to them" the colonel
was yelling at the top OF his voice.
Every time his voice was heard a
volley rang out and every time it was
| further away from us. Afterwards we
learned that we had the colonel tc
1 q N for r.
attempted TO turn our right flank and
attack the civilians on the beach. The
colonel saw us and realized our danger
and his gallant attack had undoubtedly
| saved our lives. Soon afterward he
! Joined us. having been wounded in the
| abdomen.
We lay in wait for some time, ant
finally started out to reconnoiter. L
did not take me long to learn that GU,
troops were masters of the situation
| and we at once summoned the com
pany physician, who attended to Colo
mel Sheehan's wound, which proved I,
be not serious.
Our casualties in the battle wer
only six soldiers killed and eleve;
| wounded, while five civilians wer
slightly wounded. The dead soldiers
who survived the battles before Santi
ago to be slain by murderous Indians
are Major Millville Wilkinson, Sergean
William Butler, Edward Lowe, Johl
Olmstead, John Swallenstock and AL
fred Zebell.
| General Bacon escaped without
scratch. He arrived here yesterda
and sent the following dispatch to tn
, war department at Washington:
J Arrived here at noon with my de
tachment in good condition. The kill
ed and badly wounded have been shiI
ped to Fort Smelling. The Indian
have been badly whipped and left tn
country adjacent to the fight E
route here other Chippewa bands dis
played white flags along the lax
shore. Have been in no danger {
= massacre and need no reinforcement
Colonel Harbach's coming was goo
, in sending out boats"
Assistant Secretary CridIer Married
? New York. Oct. 12.-Thomas WILDE
q Cridler, third assistant secretary