The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-22
LINDSAY MORGAN

were possible. and to do it ostensbly
in order to mitigate the seventies Of
the present plan for suppressing the
insurrection, the newspapers wouldTe-
print their correspondence of the time
of the occurrences, and make his as
signment appear like pouring oil on
fire.
For example, here was part of the
unrefuted testimony of two of the
Sioux chiefs at the investigation, which
followed the battle:
Turning Hawk.--All the men who
were in bunch were killed right there,
and those who escaped that first fire
got into the ravine, and as they went
along up the ravine a long distance
they were pursued on both sides by SOL
diers, and shot down, as the dead
bodies showed afterwards. The women
were standing off at a different place
from where the men were stationed,
and when the firing began those OF the
men who escaped the first onslaught
went in one direction up the ravine,
and then the women who were bunched
together in another PLACE went entirely
in a different direction through an open
field, and the women shared the same
fate as the men who went up the deep
ravine.
American Horse.-The men were
separated, as has already been
said, from the women, ana
they We're surrounded by the
soldiers. Then came next the village
of the Indians, and that was surround
ed by the soldiers also. When the FIR
ing began. of course, the people VINO
were standing Immediately around the
young man who fired the first shot
were killed right together, and theh
they turned their guns, HotcnNss
guns, etc, upon the women VINO were
in the lodges, standing there under
flag of truce, and of course as soon %
they were fired upon they fled, the men
fleeing in one direction and the women
running in two different directions.
There was a woman with an inlaI'
in her arms who was killed as she az
most touched the flag of truce, ana tns
women and children were streWn an
along the circular village until they
were dispatched. Right near the nag
of truce a mother was shot down WIN
her infant; the child, now knowing that
its mother was dead, was still nursils,
and that was especially very sau
sight. The women, as they were nee
ing with their babes on their Dachs,
were killed together, shot rlsht
through, and the women who were Nei y
heavy with child were also killed, Al
the Indians fed in these three dlies
tions, and after most all of them ne ,i
been killed IL cry was made thal "a
those who were not killed or woulluSS Va
should come forth and they shoulu ~
safe. Little boys who were not WounI
er came out of their places of reius.
and as soon as they came IN slsn
number of soldiers surrounded tn'A
and butchered them there. ,,+
OF course, we all feel very sad anous
this affair. I stood very loyal 10 ~ ~.
government all through these trouoi,t n
some days, and believing so much -
the government and being so loyai
it my disappointment was very slI ,an
Of course, it would nave ia.
all right if only the men were klli T.
we should feel almost grateful Iol
But the fact of the killing OF inc y,
men, and more especially the klllills ~
the young boys and girls who are 70 .5e
to make up the future strength ~
Indian people, is the saddest par
the whole affair, and we teel ]"
strongly. ,o,s
Women-babes at nurse-little 9oys
and girls, all struck down in the DIM DIN,
fury of the anger of the solul -
aroused by the death of an officeI #
the hands of an Indianl The two VIZ, W.
nesses just quoted told only part u ltoU,
details, but they will suffice 10 sH.;nv
what the whole story was. II any 80
worse than the Wounded Knee Ilia sr,,,-
ere has happened in Samar' or OF a. n
where else, the news of it has lalie Sar
get further in this country tnah IN
Miles headquarters. 1t is harqIy aid
derful that the Secretary OF M Wit 10
not feel like challenging the puoiIc
reread pages now a dozen years ta,,or
and whose contents reflected no nay dey
on the army as constituted at that 4 he
by sending the then commanael ~. W If
Philippines to reduce the asperllieS
lhe PIesent caIhpeilsn r .. 4