The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-23

We had 200 negros of all ages and sizes.
And for safe keeping We put them in
two SibIey tents which we had put up
for the purpose When we had pushed
them in there was not standing room for
them. much less resting room. On the
following morning We divided tho comp
any into squads again and eight men
would take % or p hombres out to work
Each honbre had a bolo TO work with.
and the boys had often made the express
sion II wonder the hombres do not try
TO kill US" and u wish they would try
1t. and Il would love 10 get q chance
to kill few Of them.
This working them under guard con-
tiuued about a week and two or three
DAYS and every evening the police of the
town would bring in some new men
whom they said they had caught trying
20 get away from work. Every time they
would bring I'm some new men we would
release one OF the old men for each new
man Those We released volunteering to
return the following nerni aaJ
until finished This 7 nave mentioned
Continued for week or ten days And
in the meantime the prisoners " mad
released swelled TO quite A number and
zach man was the possesscr of "A bolo
,nt s,iurtta which they used TO cut
grass and bushes with
On the morning 90 the 2Sth n Sertem-
Der every tbin~ was beautiful. The town
being now about dean and today being
the last day as We INTENDED % make
in SIN of it-th5t is the work R-veIlie
mad gone and the first sergeant had told
IS that the usual Saturday inspe, ton
would not be until O'Clock that ever ine.
Port arms, Dismissed All ran into
their quarters. threw their gun and b4lt
aside. grabbed their mess outfits ana
went TO partake Of their black coffee and
beef stcU and hard Tread.
Everything and everybody seemed ~
the highest point Of satisfaction except
fer he fact that eyore body was =, rr1-
FOR Mckinley. for just the previous night
we had received q mail from -he United
States ard ha6 also heard the news Of
the assassination If President Mckinney.
ana The toric of the morning was al
about Mckinley. his assassin. and what
he dear ones at home had written
But oh how soon the pleasant hours
were turned into the wantoIn destruction
Of human life
Mess cali had just sounded the last
notes. and were echoins on the adjoining
mountains. when all Of "a sudden q blood
curdliag Vel and the church bells rang
out almost simultaneously. Every leyro
who had come 10 our lamp This r-trn-
ing tss We thought 10 work. when the
signal was sounded made a break
Tor ~ iefenseless men a the table in ou-
mess tent. aud some Ten or twelve 10 a
man they cut nv comrades mp juse as II
they were cattle OF animals 81 some Wild
tribe We made run for orr suns.
What happened from then. except 10 IRE. !
I cannot tell I was severely wounled IL
the ear with g stick. and 7 am thankful +
cot out IS lu-ky - I did
7 lie day following The 1nassac I went
back TO the scene 10 bury the dead. and
il fell 10 my lot TO identity tho deal. and
it was a horrible sight. Tor the demons I
Rad taken the clothes or II az Of orr
men and some e them had IS many -
FITS bolc penetrating wounds in Their
bodies and were horribly nutHateG other I
wise The black devils had taken every
thing We owned at Balarziga The neht- +
ng vas not the worst - 81. hut after 1
w Got the demons driven OF wo -og
iiroe canoes and took un All the wou1,t,,l +
HAT did not die from their wounds .sssd 4
mhafNed Tor BaSey. q distance ~ thirty
5ve miles I'D lie ceasI This tEip was