The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-04
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Quite direct runs the old trail south
ward from Arkansas City, Kansas. X
Oklahoma City. Along the trail the
trayeler's eager eye beholds a monu
meat erected out Of native stone. Here
lies the body Of brave Pat Hennessy
who was murdered by the Cheyenne
Indians in 1876. Many are the tale.
told Of Pat and his narrow escapes from
the red devils Of the plains OF these
it is not the purpose to speak at present,
but to record his last great fight. where
Pat proved himself very Calling gun
Of death 10 his implacable foes. Pat is
well remembered as an old-time Fort
Sill freis shter, and at the time Of his
tragical death was on his way from
Caldwell, Kansas, to the fort, with six
wagons aud three trail wagons. With
him we're three men. One Of these a
tender-foot from Boston, had a great de-
sire to kill an Indian. John Korison
was his name. He little knew how soon
he would get more killing than he
wanted and undergo an experience sell
dom elualled in border tragedies.
One afternoon, shortly after they had
gone into camp. they were attacked by
band Of 30 or 400 Cheyenne braves
with all the suddeness and terrible
ferocity peculiar to Indian warfare.
Hennessy saw them coming and in
stantly ordered the men to run for
canon just west Of the trail. They mis-
understood the direction, and instead Of
west took the trail north. The mistake
haslened their DOOM With wild yells
Of savage delight the Indians circled
around the three men. Korison was
left behind in the race He saw Indians
on every side No chance to escape,
death certain. His alarm was over
The tender-foot was a man With rap
idity that indicated a previous training
he raised his Winchester and fired into
the Indians with shots SO quick they al
most seemed one Deadly shooting too,
for five painted warriors had gone down,
their death cry ringing ont and ming
ling with the doglike snarls of several
who were wounded. The Indians re-
turned the fire and the three white men
fell.
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Old Pat saw the fight from his retreat
in the rocks. His mind had undergone
a great change ia regard to the man
from Boston, and as the savages rushed
in TO scalp the three fallen men his own
deadly Winchester came to his shoulder,
the sights caught the dusky form Of a
big Indian just in the act Of scalping
korison. The rifle belched forth its
Of death aud a red fond
sprang high into the air, then sank
down, still and dead It was not that
fend Of the plains, Black Scar, but
another redskin who rushing forward to
try for the scalp Of Korison, met his own
ell-deserved fate from the sure aim Of
Pat With yeIIs Of fury the Indians
left the three PROSTATE forms 10 attack
their more formidable enemy, and from
The belts Of three bucks there dangled
The scalps Of three whites.
Hennessy was well prepared for de-
immense rock behind, rocks
At the side and in front also, was the
only point at which an attack could be
made, and there over the rock CLEANED
with deadly menace his sixteen shot
Swift now and hot the
ight Over 300 against one, but that
0ne cool, determined and desperate-a
lost in himself Into the advancing
horde 90 rifle balls on errands Of death,
Killing and woundihg az they tear
through the red ranks. With insane
courage the savages rush up within ten
ards Of the rock. Pat no longer sights
iis gun; be rests it on a rock, cooks il
With one hand and pulls the lever and
rigger with the other, and point blank
le sends an almost continuous stream
4 leaden balls into the red devils.
They wayer, break, retreat. but only
or a moment. The chief has been
Tiled. but Black Scar takes command.
waves aloft the scalp Of Korison, points
o the dead braves, calls for vengeance.
nd orders tue fight to be renewed. I
This time the attack is made in front
nd at both sides II they can scale
be rocks at the sides Pat will be at
heir mercy. From the death-dealing
'oint in front the good old Winchester
gnin pours forth its terrible destruc.
ion. and at the loud command Of Black
icar they surged around in front, face
. face with their desperate foe. Pats
evolver, a se,f-cocker, does deadly
Iork, fired into the yelling mass ten
sei away, the last load gone, and again
be Winchester, at close range. covers
be ground with dead and dying. The
Cd monsters are forced back from that
rock. back from single