The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-18
N 4 RAIN OF ARROWS
w. ]. Miller of Oklahoma
Rode Thirty Years Ago.
TWENTY SEVEN STRUCK
One in His Breast, Which the
X-Ray Is TO Find.

Kinghser,, o. T., Jan. 17.-(SpeciaL)-
The Cheyenne Sunbeam says: W. ]. Mil
Ter, the Sweetwater stockman whom every
body knows, has been here some two
weeks under medical treatment, and The
doctors have now decided TO take him TO
Kansas City, where an investigation viii
be made by the aid of Roentsen rays 10
locate an arrowhead which is supposed
to have been lodging in his breast since
1869.
Mr.. Miller is a typical westerner. having
lived on the frontier since boyhood. Large
in size and jolly in disposition, no one
would guess on seeing him that he has
passe dthrough experiences calculated to
make a man look old before his time, but
in fact Mr.. Miller looks ten years younger
than the average man of his age not
withstanding several deep cuts on MS face
and neck left by arrow wounds.
In September, 1862 ne, in company with
a man named Wash Morrow, were return
ing from mill in a four-horse wagon near
the line of San Saba and Mccullough coun-
ties, Texas, when a band of twelve In
dams, driving stolen horses, came upon
them. Both Miller and his companion
had a pistol each, and the Indians
commenced circling and shooting arrows
at them, Miller, who was driving, fired
two shots at them. This frightened the
team, which ran away over very rough
ground. To enable him to drive better Mil
Ter had to put his pistol under his thigh
on the wagon seat and from there it was
iolted to the ground and lost.
After running about three miles the
horses dumped the wagon into gulch, and
before the two men had recovered from
the shock the Indians cut loose the two
lead horses and drove them off.
Both men were terribly wounded by this
time. Miller having no less than twenty
seven arrow wounds, seven of which were
in the head, face and neck, whilst Morrow
had fourteen.
Morrows pistol was an old cap-and-ball
and he had but one load, but with this he
managed to scare the Indians back while
Miller got the wheel horses loose. Then
both men mounted and made a dash for
liberty. They had run but a short distance
when Morrow's horse was killed throwing
its rider heavily to the ground. Miller
stopped and helped his companion on be-
hind him and they made another ride of
about two miles when loss of blood caused
Miller to faint and fall to the ground.
Morrow staid with him and the Indians
again closed around them. but at a dis
lance
Morrow turned the horse loose and drove
it away in the hope that the Indians would
be satisfied if they got all the stock.
This hope was realized. After securing
the horse and holding a short consulta-
ton, the Indians rode off, evidently think
ing that the men were still armed and THAI
dearly as possible.
The above happened early in the morn
ing. All that day and the following night
the wounded men lay where they fell,
burning with thirst and racked with pain,
but too weak to help themselves although
in plain hearing of the rushing waters Of
the San Saba river.
The following morning Morrow, refreshed
somewhat by the keen night air, started
to fetch Miller some water in his boot.
but Miller crawled after him and got there
almost as soon as he did.
Thoroughly refreshed and resting them
selves, the wounded men finally started for
home, which they safely reached after
untold agony
Most OF the arrows had been jerked out
by the sufferers during the fight but some
were taken out after they reached nome.
Ever since that terrible experience Mr..
Miller has suffered at intervals with hem
and it was an attack of that
character which brought him to Cheyenne
for medical aid.
In pulling out one Of the arrows from
his breast Mr.. Miller thinks that sthe head
caught against the inside Of his ribs and
that he pulled out the shaft only. leav-
ing the head Embedded in his lung.
It is to locate this arrowhead that tho
Roentgen rays will be used.
Seven years after the fight Mr. Miller
had an arrow point cut out of his thigh.
md ne believes that the removal of the
one from his breast will lead to his entire