The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-06

had been waiting for. The Krag-Jorgen-
sons opened with a frightful rattle just
as the pillagers made terrific rush.
Hair dozen Of them dropped and the
rest fell back yelling like fiends incarnate.
/ don't know how many Indians there
were but there must have been l50 or
200 Lieutenant Morrison. WIN a squad
OF % men made a rush 10 prevent the
rccapture Of old Nah Qoud, a very choice
scoundrel and Bap Dway we Dung
ORDERED TO CHARGE.
The marshals had had these men under
arrest and a rescue would certainly have
been effected. but Lieutenant Morrison
YELLED charge" and his squad scattered
the copper-colored gang. BY this time
the troops were under cover The In
dams we're firing IN a desultory way and
the order was given 10 charge. The sol
diers rose. ducking and dropping Ike
grasshoppers They made the most OF
their opportunity. Suddenly volley was
fred bv the Indians at the steam tug
Flora which lay of shore.
A score of the bullets tore through the
fraH woodwork Of the boat and every
man except the pilot sought cover some
blazed aWayIn return with reNo.Fefs, but
the range was too long.
4 voley was then fred az the tug Chief.
Of Duluth. Inspector Tinker was shot
through the leg and his coat sleeves were
torn % ribbons by another ball
y NARROW ESCAPE.
The Flora steamed FOR the Agency un-
der orders from Marshal O.Coun0r. who
was ON board 10 get the twenty men un-
der Lieutenant Humphrey who bad been
loft there OCOnnor escaped death by
miracle. The Indians fired a roley di-
IH.. H.H.
fought bravely with revolvers. They took
desperate chances several times and came
our safely The steersman of my tug.
Jennie. was shot through the arm with
Winchester ball. he is very badly hurt
The Indians gave us a fun voley as We
pulled out
Rev. Mr Chantler. Of Owatoona. MINI.
who was with me 200 tho boat had very
narrow escape.
ON board tho Flora. when sho started
FOR rei1f0rcoments were Marshal O'Con-
nor. Deputy Morrison and Agent Suther-
land and thc Indian prisoners a guard
of two men under Corporal j. T. Netto-
k0ycn. was sent with the Flora. She viii
return at once with rafious and ammn-
milton.
-FOUR MEN KILLED.
Lieutenant Humphrey was Wild WIN
rage when che news reached him. His
men have already started for the front
The Ere NJ The Krag-J0rrenen7 2 miles
distant is distinctly audible from this
point They have been banging away all
afternoon. A man just tells me we have
lost killed and wounded.
a mistake has been made in sending
in SO few men. Had two companies been
sent there would have been no fight
These red hiackenards respect numbers
The Fighting Third has now ifS blood
u0 and this dangerous vicinity viii be
Quilted a fatal mistake was made bon
failing 10 send Calling and Hotchk'-s
gun They could have been used with
good effect to-day. especially The Calling
The Indians had fred Oh shots before the
troops returned their Ere. II IS expect
I'd chat General Bacon Will entrench
himself tonight and await reinforce
me7ts. Tho wounded marshal Of Walk
-r was brought home under Red Gross
flag aboard the Flora He viii recover
bot his lie is not worth "a pinch 81
snuff now so long as there arc any Bear
island Irdians rem alnine in this country
They will certainly murder him Mar
shall OCOnuor and Deputy Marshal
Shenan behaved with the utmost hrav-
ery. The latter an old man Of sixty
but the hero OF Fort RidgeIy. stood yell
ling al the men 10 keep their heads down
while he himself was standing erect and
barc-headed
a PLTCKY LIEUTENANT.
The young lieutenant Morrison. is q
0luckv one. Re had never been under
fire before but there he stood as steady
ls rock and cool as am iceberg. Tie
mon behaved srloudidly. O'Conn0r was
uut ashore in a hostile country and he