Evening star., 1898-10-06

with Bacon are in desperate straits l he
ueVe on our run last night we did all that
human beings could nave done to find the
missing. There was something horribly
omlnous in the dead silence that came from
that stretch of brush where the fighting
occurred. l do not fully indorse the belief
that every man in the command is dead
because Gen. Bacon is an old Indian fighter
ana however badly handicapped | doubt
very much whether he would permit twice
the number OF Chippewas to get away with
him.
Corporal Nettlekoven, the sharpshooter.
is worth his weight in gold. He dropped n
couple of bucks over on the point yester-
2eoo yards Both the Indians were distinctly
seen to stagger ana collapse after he had
shot at them.
Our fighting preacher is worthy Of dis
tinguished mention, After the pilot was
shot ard l had gone about the Flora after
the marshaPs instructions, Rev. Mr..
Chandler took the tiller. and with a storm
OF Winchester balls whistling around his
head, brought the boat away into port. |
do not know what SORT of pulpit orator Mr..
Chandler may be, but he is a dead game
lighting man, with no frills. ] have kissed
my hand to more whistlipg rife balls in the
last fcrty-eight hours than ever L care to
meet Ggan.
Reinforcements for Bacon.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, October GA
special train left Fort Smelling at 7:4O
O'Clock this morning with Companies b.
F and H, under command of Lieut.. Col.
Harbach of the Sd Infantry. 1t will be
rushed to the front, but cannot reach
Walker before o'clock under the most
favorable conditions.
There are 200 picked men in the dctach-
ment and they have three days rations
and an abundance of ammunition. a gat-
ling gun is part of the equipment and fur
ther reinforcements will be kept ready tc
start at an instant's notice. A car was at
tached by the Northern Pacific for the use
OF the newspaper correspondents. Addi-
ticnal representatives were sent by all the
twin city papers.
Lieut.. Tenney Ross of Company f of the
30 infantry, who was st first reported
among the killed, is d well-known Wash
ington boy, TIE son Of District Commits
sioner John w. Ross. He is a graduate OF
the Washington High School ard Was
among the sixty young men designated by
the President last summer for examination
for appointment second lieutenants in
the regular army. They were exanined at
Fortress Monroe, Lieut. Ross Passing
tenth. with a percentage of 96 2-17. AS his
brother was at the time-the latter part Of
July--a member of the 1st District Revi-
ment. then in Cuba, Lieut.. Ross. upon his
appointment, asked to be assigned to the
Sd Infantry, which latter regiment was
also then before Santiago. His request
was granted, and he was assigned TO Com
pany E.
He returned with his regiment to Mon
tauk, remaining there until his command
was ordered to Fort Smelling. Lieut. Ross
is married and has one child. 1t is eX-
pected that his wife and child will leave
the city for the west today. The young
officer is but twenty-seven years of age,
but of magnificent physique and a most
popular young man.
Commissioner Ross stated to a Star re-
porter today that, through the courtesy OF
the Associated Press, he had learned of the
fight with the Indians, in which it appeared
his sol took part. He had been assured
by the War Department, however that If
his son has been hurt the injury is not of q
serious nature. In fact, said Mr.. Ross, it
seemed almost certain that his son has not
been injured. The Commissioner also said
he does not believe that there was any
massacre of the troops.