The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-08
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 it t
them, give 1t to them" the colone
was yelling at the top of his voice.
Every time his voice was heard
tolley rang out and every time it wa
further away from us. Afterwards w
learned that we had the colonel t,
thank for our lives. Some Indians hat
attempted to turn our right flank AM
attack the civilians on the beach. Th'
colonel saw us and realized our danger
md his gallant attack had undoubtedl,
saved our lives. AS 1t was bullets flew
about our heads, and the stumps
weeds and stones about us were pep
pered for several yards.
When we realized the position ir
which the colonel was in we called hin
to get under cover. but he paid no at
tention to us. He stayed with the
mon until he had accomplished hi:
purpose, and when we had about made
up our minds that he was dead we were
startled by move in the weeds above
| us.
| Colonel Sheehan Wounded.
i've been wounded, boys; I've been
| wounded" was the remark we heard
as the weeds parted and the gallant
colonel fell to the ground before us.
We did not know how badly he was
hurt, but saw two holes were in his
coat sleeve.
"That's not it," he said as we turned
back his sleeve. "It's my stomach;
look at it,
And we did so. We tore open his
clothes and found only small wound
but the blood was trickling down. The
old man was not frightened by any
means.
"lf you ever get out of here alive,
boys, you will be in luck" he remark
cd few minutes afterwards, as he lay
on the beach.
We lay In wait for some time, and
finally | started out to reconnoiter. 1t
did not take me long to learn that our
troops were masters of the situation,
and we at once summoned the COM
rany physician, who attended to Colo
mel Sheehan's wound, which proved to
be not serious.
The agency Indians have been dis
night one of the Indian police was kill
ed by the troops by mistake, and the
Indians were for time disposed to be
hostile. The occurrence was most un-
fortunate, but it is hard to see how
any blame can be attached to the
troops. The Indian policeman, Ruslin,
who was said to be one of the best of
the agency Indians, had accompanied
the troops and had fought valiantly,
but towards night he thought he had
had enough of it and started with an
other Indian policeman for the agency
along the shore without notifying Gem
eral Bacon. He was seen in the dark
ness by the troops, and taken for a
hostile. He was riddled with bullets,
but his companion escaped uninjured.
Our casualties in the battle were
only six soldiers killed and eleven
wounded, while five civilians wero
slightly wounded The dead soldiers,
who survived the battles before Santi-
ago to be slain by murderous Indians,
are Major Millville Wilkinson, Sergeant
William Butler, Edward Lowe, John
Olmstead, John Swallenstock and AL
fred Zebell.
General Bncon's Report.
General Bacon escaped without a
scratch. He arrived here yesterday
and sent the following dispatch to the
war department at Washington:
arrived here at noon with my de-
tachment in good condition. The kill
ed and badly wounded have been ship
ped to Fort Smelling. The Indians
have been badly whipped and left the
country adjacent to the fight En-
route her. other Chippewa bands dis
played white flags along the lake
shore. Much talk here of general In
dian outbreak. Will ascertain facts |
and report later.@ Find Colonel Har-
bach at this place with 200 men, Third |
infantry. Will remain myself and keep |
troops here awaiting developments.
Regret exaggerated rumors published |
resulting from my inability to COM
Have been in no danger of
and need no reinforcements.
Colonel Harbach's coming was good
in sending out boats"
Gus H. Beaulieu, well known
Chippewa Indian, who has transacted
business for that band in
Washington, sent the following dis
patch:
"Not more than 25 or 30 Indians en-
gagged in the outbreak, Chief Gaywuche
and Macheguhbow, both of
Bear Island, and Wahbununnee, of
Leech Lake village, doing all in their
power to suppress the outbreak. Chief
arrived at Leech Lake vii
age today with large number of fol-
lowers and is strongly opposing the
outbreak. Indians coming into Lecch
Lake rapidly and registering their
names in overseer's office with the in
Iention Of remaining at the village un-
Ill the trouble has subsided. White
Earth, Red Lake and Mile Lac Indians
not affected Think there will be no
uprising"