The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-12-12

| The artillerymen, who had hitherto
fired at long range, now brought up their
guns almost within pistol shot of the
streets. and. in spite of the musketry FIRE
OF the insurgents, bravely posted their
batteries and began hurting showers Of
! canister among the defenders OF the barri-
cadcs
Almost simultaneously the troops faith
ful to the government appeared in the
rear Of the rebels. The insurgents felt
they were lost, for they were caught be-
tween three fires; still, they offered a
courageous resistance, for, knowing that
If they fell alive into the hands of the
conqueror they would be merciessly shot.
they allowed themselves TO be killed with
an Indian stoicisn, and did not yield an;
inch of ground.
The general was in terrible rage:
without a hat, his face blackened with
gunpowder and his uniform torn in sew
eral places, he leapt his horse over the
corpses, and dashed blindly into the thick
of the government troops. followed by
small band of friends. who brayely let
themselves be killed at his side
The fight was positively degenerating
into massacre, the two parties. as I'M
happily always happens in civil wars,
fought with the greater fury and OBJ
stinacy because brothers were contending
against brothers, and many of them, for
whom politics were only pretext, took
advantage of the medley to satiate per-
sonal hatred and avenge old insults.
However, this could not go on for long
thus, and it was necessary to get out of
the situation at all risks. General Guer-
zero, unaware Of the occupation of his
house, resolved to fight his way thither.
barricade himself. and obtain an honor
able capitulation for himself and his COM
rades
No sooner was the plan conceived than
the execution was attempted. Don Sebas-
tian collected round him all the fighting
men left, and formed them into a small
band-for the canister and bullets had :
made frightful ravages in the ranks of
the insurgents-and placed himself at
their head.
Forward, forward :" he shouted, as
he rushed at the enemy.
His men followed him with yells OF
fury. The collision was terrible, the fight
fearful for four or FIVE minutes fune
real silence brooded over this confused
mass of combatants, who attacked each
other so savagely.
At length the Presidents troops fell
back slightly, the insurgents took ad-
vantage of it to redouble their efforts
which we're already superhuman, and
reached the generals house. The doors
were broken open in an instant, and al
rushed pell-mell into the court yard They
were saved, since they had at last reached
the shelter where they hoped to defend
themselves.
AT this moment a frightful thing hap
pened; the gallery commanding the cour1
yard and the stairs were entirely occu
pied by soldiers, and so soon as the in
surgents appeared the muskets were
pointed down at them, tornado of FIRE
passed over them like the blast of death
and in a second mass of corpses covered
he ground.
The insurgents terrified by this sudden
ittack, which they were so far from antiy
,ipating. hurriedly fell back, instinctively
eeking an outlet by which to escape.
The tumult then became terrible, and the
massacre assumed the proportions of an
rganized butchery. Driven back into
he court yard by the troops who pur-
ued them. and met there BY those who
ad attacked them and now charged at
he bayonet point, these wretched men.
endered senseless by terror. did not
ream any longer of employing their I
-eapons, but falling on their knees before
heir executioners, and clasping their
'embling hands, they implored the mercy
the troops, who, intoxicated By the
nell of blood, and affected by the horri- {
e murder fever which seizes upon even S
lie coolest man on the battle field. killed 9
lem like oxen in the shambles. and 3
unged their sabres and bayonets into /,
eir bodies with grins of delight and /,
rocious laughter. and felt a horrible
easure in seeing their victims writbe I
it'll heartbreaking cries in the last con- e
Ilsions of death. {
General Don Sebastian. though wound- @
and WHO seemed TO have been pro- G
,ted by charm throughout this scene q,
carnage, defended himself like a lion :,
ainst several soldiers, who tried in vain "
transf1 him with their bayonets. Lean 0
: against a column, he whirled his s.
JAt lONAu MS AeaQs eFlQeuJlg seeking -
lth, but wishful to sell his life as dear
as possible. az
Suddenly Valentine cleft his way III
'ough the combstants. followed by Bel "
incur, Black Elk and Curumilla. who
re engaged in warding of the blows the
diers necessarily made at him. and
ched the general. Il,
All ~ the latter said. on perceivins :,
|, here you are at last, then 2" =
md he dealt him terrible blow. but -
humeur parted it, and Valentine con ~
ned TO advance.
Withdraw" he said to the soldiers 70
, surrounded the general, this man ev
'ngs TO me-"
he soldiers though they did not know
hunter. inundated by the accent with
ch he uttered these words. and recog- ~
ne in him one of those rare men who NJ
always impose on common natures.
ectfully fell back without making the ~,
hest objection Mr.
he hunter threw his purse to them. no,
You dare TO defy the lion at bay"
general shouted gnashing his teeth; aux
hough attacked by dogs, he can still
ge his death" {
iou will not die" the hunter said, ami