The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-02

lieut.. Ross, Sergeant Kelly and Pri-
Vate BurIhard Given Unstinted
Praise-Newspaper Correspond
( ents Made Themselves welcome
Guests by Attention to wounded
and Cheerful Department.
B WASHINGTON, Nov. 1-Gen. Bacon,
no COMMANDED the United States
brces at the recent Indian battle at
Seech lake, Mimi, has sent a detailed
port of the action to Adjt. Gen. Cor
n. The interesting portion of the re-
.ort is that in regard to the battle, on
nich Gen. Bacon writes:
'At 9 o'clock a. m. we reached Sugar
)int, twenty-five miles east of Walk
+, located on a neck of land, or PENN
tlla, extending about five miles into
be lake, averaging about two miles in
idth, and almost two miles north Of
ear island. At this point a landing,
fficult because of natural obstruc-
IONS, was effected, and two Indians
Or whom warrants were issued were
g the vicinity of the point I left Lieut..
tess and twenty men to guard the
nding and boats, and proceeded with
apt Wilkinson, the remainder of the
PLACEMENT and the civilians, and
earched the country back for three
lies. Occasionally we saw at a dis
Pnce a Jew bucks, who disappeared
18th g 4 approach. The women and
pild' seemed nervous, and gradually
PncDAled themselves. At 11:3O the en-
re party had reassembled at the land
kg, about which Lieut.. Ross had
brown out pickets. I had concluded
remain at Sugar point all night,
I'D had given orders to send back one
bat for rations and tents, both boats
ing too heavily laden with men to
r ad rations on coming up. The de-
&chment had received orders to stack
rms, when one of our rifles was acct
.ntally discharged. Instantly the In
ans fired volley into the ranks of
re detachment from the surrounding
I Gods and Underbrush, and charged to
lie edge Of the same, keeping up a
-pid, continuous fire. My detachment
las composed Of f1fty-eight absolutely
wv recruits and nineteen old soldiers.
hen the attack was made the men
fere in line near a log hut. They
Here for a moment confused by the In
an volley and demonaic yells. They
lFcke ranks and attempted to con-
lFal themselves behind the hut. But
&ey recovered almost instantly, and,
slder the personal direction Of the
rec officers present, formed a steady
-irmish line, and in turn charged and
gSove the Indians back through the
! lex brush as far as it was penetrable.
F'then formed my deployed line on two
.1es of square, each side skirting the
timber from whence the attack came,
Ind protecting the log hut, wherein
Here placed the wounded. The In
I ans continued their tactics Of crawl
ZIG up, concealed by the underbrush,
ND attacking until dark, the attacks
flowing less and less vigorous. They
ere armed with Winchester repeating
\ lies and we'll supplied with ammuni-
on, judging from the prodigal use
ey made of it. During the night
ey disappeared from the peninsula
far as could be ascertained, suppos-
ly departing in their canoes to neigh
! bring lands or islands. They seemed
IN have had quite enough of fighting,
fhd were not heard from except an
OCCASIONAL distant shot, one of which
\ He'd a soldier digging potatoes in an
Asljoining field on the morning of the
din.
I'll BRAVE MAI. WILKINSON.
fl"Captain and Brevet Major Wilkin-
Nm, Third infantry, was killed very
Hon after the repulse of the attack
uIhile steadying and CALAMITY leading
Gle portion OF the line assigned to him.
9 had observed his GOODNESS and cour-
,ssEe up to the moment Of his falling,
Mid feel sure that had he survived
Pefs action would have warranted the