The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-05

1n 1871 CAPTAIN Henry Warren had 1
contract FOR freighting government supplies
~ the forte along the Texas border ans
!. tho Fort Sill reservation IN the indian
Tc,ratory IL May o. the above named
YEAR he had contract 20 deliver twelve
wavonioads OF corn az Fort Grifdn, situated
on Tic cioar fork OF the Brazos river IA
sbactlcford county. The corn was being
broreht 10 this point hy way Of Fort Rich
ardson, IN Jack county, and reached tlts
point about the middle q the month. inc
names OF the teanisters on this nl-iatfd
trin were ~ follows. to-wit; Nathaniel =
long f,saeonmast6rl. John Muliens, James
8 Elliott Samuel Elliott NJ J. Baxter
Jesse Bowman, James Williams, Thomas
pr,zeai n. A. Dav, Charles Bradg Hobbs
Carey and Dick Motor. .,,,, q,
the prairie near snndoNh ga PLY ss
fwceh FORTS Richardson aud Belhnhpi NHHA
Of Shif creek, In jack county hA'y 49,
suddenly attacked ~ 100 kioWa lhail M
led 81 tic Chiefs SafNhta, bls .Its1 ~.
ltaakt Kitidng BIRD Big Bow. faet Beer
and Eagle Heart. These lnGlans Hfte a t3i
fTe sort sill reservation and had rapidly
advanced from Red river, no donpl, lor TUG
cxDress purpose al capturing tnls lfali-
T'hey eaw tho train approaching uud con
recalled themselves behind q noint ol lii1}el
ara brush bordering the prairie DOT i"L
away At this time me teahisleI ag t
beeun 10 slow up intending 20 camp hef g
for Inc night, when this great horde ~
mounted itild yelling faVhe,r btohN Nofti
and rame sweeping down upon thelh. ~.
Dpt man discovered them just as theE
came In XigW and gave the alHrm DF shruI
fna Aipdhhs. IndianS." hut they mad bHt
little time TO prepare for ucicnse ihN
WAGONS were turned in circle rs htAf aH
tntv could do 50 during the great cohiuiipll
~ frightened and plungtng mnle5 ana
breaking &c wagon tongues some oi tNe
wagons turned so short thar great fnroW
were piowed in the soil by Tho toFeWhees
90 tho mules shied abruptly from thc ~
dans. who By this lime were yelling ai
around them
cool and during all ~ this dire rpninslul
crcied their wagons dismounted from w
wheel mules, seized their carblncs ana
fnking refuge among the wagons ana mules
uefninencad their defense.
short brave fight vas made, but the'
had HO change against sucn oauh. alo
had Ito Yield TO numbers. The Indian
rfshpd Hteir position and were soon anon
them aud a short aani-to.hand death stIng
Gle ensued ana all WAS over.
Seven OF the tcAmstcrp were kllet o
rnortally wounded on the ground, Will
i've escaped out through the smoke an
lust aud gained the bruNt These were 7
A. Day, Charles Brady, Hobbs Carey, Die
Motor and Thomas BraHeai, Inc last Hamr
being badly wounded. They sucreeAe
with much suffering on Tho part " th
wounded man iu reaching Fort ltlcbudsol
After the conflict was over the indigr
secured the mules and thru sea Ere 10 th
wagons, consuming the corn and the boul
az two white men Who bad been lushpd
5he wheels OF one ut the wagons TIE
Two unfortunatcs were Nathan Long d
wagcnmaster, and Snmncl Elliott. Aigny
the indRns were young nscks on the
frst raid and were exceedingly cruN
nanriing aud backing the ho8ics oe N
tehmstefs IN a most horrible nanuer.
GENERAL. SHERMAN IN TEXAS.