The National tribune., 1902-11-27
I 'spects you wants one

soon pymepy. 'spects you wants one
trink, hain't II"
This was a Godsend. now remem-
bered that Smith, a German youngster.
had started with us, but in our general
misery his absence had not been noticed.
He had found a little lagoon hidden
amongst some trees near the road and
had stayed there "all NIT mineself," as he
said. The water was close by; but fear
ing the consequences of too hasty and too
liberal drinking, l would not allow the
men to go near it at once. For wonder
these men obeyed without a single excep-
ton. l sent Smith with another man TO
fill and fetch back 10 cantcens. They re-
turned in about - minutes. and by coax
ing, entreaty and threats / succeeded in
distributing the water about equally; about
half an hour later we all went to the
lagoon. guided by Smith, who was proud
er than any Mandarin.
After we had satisfied our thirst we all
began to notice simultaneously that we
Were very hungry. Smith could not help
rs in this emergency. He had killed a
rabbit that same day and eaten it all up,
together with his last cracker. But help
was again near at hand. While we were
sitting around the lagoon. we heard the
rattle of wagon wheels coming in our di-
rection, and directly two Mexicans drove
up. sitting on an empty hay wagon COM
ing from the station at Alamo Wells, en-
route to the hay camp. They had five
days rations each. and being told of our
distress set Immediately to work and cook
ed all their provisions for us. There was
just one good meal for the crowd. Hav-
ing been paid off shortly before leaving
Drum Barracks, we were able to tender
these two men a most liberal compensa-
ton. Then we slept, oh, yes, we slept
loud and long"
The haymakers having now no rations
to pursue their work, had to return to
Ammo Wells. They bid us mount upon
the hay rick and took us to the station
where we arrived towards shutdown, just
20 hours after our unsuccessful but event
full start.
During the night two companies of the
LIST Cal. Vols. arrived at the station on
their way back to California. The Cap
tain i'll command Immediately sent for me
and offered me rations for my detachment.
which l gladly accepted, giving a receipt
therefor. He told me that Capt. w. Har-
yey Brown was in state of great anxiety
about us: that the smoke of our fire in the
desert had been seen apparently at n great
distance from any Travelled road, and that
some cavalrymen and Indians were then
searching the desert for us. He advised
me to push ahead as fast as We might.
ARRIVAL. AT YUMA.
About midnight l called my men to-
.etlier and we started on the road TO
Yuma, where we arrived after two days
almost uninterrupted marching, with
blistered feet, burnt skin and clothes in
tatters. l reported our arrival immediate
ly TO Capt. w. Harvey Brown. who was
visibly affected by the relation of our suf-
ferings, so much so. that he failed to
notice my exhausted condition. Capt
Guido Hges Cater on the captor of "Sit-
ting BulfD saw that was ready to faint;
he gave me chair and brought me a glass
OF wine.
Still. Lipowitz had not arrived Where
was he? During the evening the two men
who had left us in the desert to make for
the river" were brought in by Yuma In
dams who had found them wandering
about and taken good care of them -Four
days later, just as the companies were
drawn up for evening roll call, a spectral
horse appeared in the camp, led by an In
dian; upon the spectral horse sat a spectral
man, and that man was Lipowitz, or at
least what there was left of him. Never
before and never since have / seen such
a change in the physique of human be-
ing i'll so short a time. He looked like
one of the survivors Of Andersonville
Prison. His tale of suffering and mental