Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-04-16

! word to Colonel Royal, and he sent up
Major Walkers company and came on
with the rest. | placed the Pawnees
on the left and two companies OF the
Fifth cavalry in the center and one of
Captain Prices ON the right. | told
Major Eugene Crittenden to take COM
mand of the center and | would take
the reserve and send up reinforce
mcnts as required.
when we all got started | told the
bugler behind me to sound the charge,
and we were among the enemy before
they had any idea that we were with
in q thousand miles. Then l heard the
rafting Of rifles on the right and left,
plainly distinguishing the basso sound
of Buffalo Bll's' trusty rifle, old I.u-
cretia Borgia.'
| "'Buffalo Bill got pretty well around
! the village when he went in on Cap
tain Prices right AS he advanced he
saw a chief on horse charging about
and haranguing his men. He and his
party laid for him, and as he came
! nearer Buffalo Bill shot him off his
horse and got the animal. This was
the celebrated race horse Tall Bull,
which he Cody rode for a long time
and with 1t won many exciting races.
When he came into camp Mrs. Tall
Bull said that it was her husbands
horse leaving no doubt about the fact
that Buffalo BIZ had killed the chief.
"On this occasion the Indians had
two white captives-Mrs. Alderdice Of
Missouri, whom they killed during the
fight, and Mrs. Weigel of Kansas, who
had been shot In the back with a pis-
tol bullet, which broke a rib, but was
detected and passed around and lodg-
ed below her left breast. Fifteen hun
dred dollars in gold, silver and green
backs, which was gathered in the
camps, was given her, and she went
back, remarked and proved up her
claim. Next morning we dug grave
on hill above the village and buried
Mrs. Alderdice, the surgeon reading
the service.
II detailed a board of officers to
count the dead Indians, and notwith-
standing that 1t is their custom to car
ry away the wounded and to hide or
bury the dead we: found sixty-eight
dead bodies on the field
As chief of scouts under General
| Phil Sheridan, and the men were rest
ing at Fort Mcpherson after haz-
ardous expedition and long and sue
cessful chase. 1t was a quiet June
evening. anG s~e were enjoying refresh
ing breezes. 4 detail had left the fort
to- water the government herd Of.
horses and mules in the nearby Platte
| river when shots were heard. Every
one was on his feet in a, moment, for
1t was learned that a party of Sioux
Indians had dashed from the cotton
wood trees, shooting, shouting and
waving blankets, and had stampededl
q herd Of about 400 animals. The In
dams had killed two of the herders and
wounded another. Some Of the herd
ran, for the corral, where they were,
accustomed to go for the night, but the
Indians got away with about 200 and
started for the bluffs south Of the fort
ALI was excitement. but, as was my
custom, I had my war horse, "Old
Bucksktn Joe" near at hand and was
mounted In time to make a recon.
| noissance and note the direction in
| which the Indians had disappeared
| with the government stock
General William III. Emory had his
| bugleri sound the boots and saildles,''
and by the time I returned for In
| structions five troops Of cavalry were,
| busy saddling up, getting their arms,
90 y,nIln3tfnn nd
company, Fifth United States cav
alrywere the first troops saddled and
ready for the chase. Their ofacer,
young lieutenant by the name Of Earl
| ID. Thomas, now Brigadler General
Thomas and In command OF the de
partment Of Colorado, was Just out
from West Point, full OF ambition and 4
delighted to be In command In the abb
senee Of his superiors General EN-
DRY and. myself agreed on the necessity
OF quick action. and, to the: delight OF
young Thomas he was ordered with
bis troop to follow me- while the other
troops as soon as ready would follow.
y ours right! Trot! Galiopl" And
we dashed on We followed at q gal
iop until dark, but did not get sight
OF the Indians, and the tracks showed
that they were whooping It up on the 1
run. "a halt was called to give the
pufting horses rest. and Thomas con.
suited me. His orders were to follow
and recapture the animals. told
Thomas could follow the trail at |
night Il necessary and awaited his an.
swer. 81 will follow you, Mr.. cody, al
/ was told to do SO. and / will 60 wher-
ever you propose, After short rest,
Mount and forward!s was the order.
and the chase was continued. During
the night the Indians repeatedly dous|
bled on their tran. We did NOT reach
Medicine creek where We got water
TOR men and horses. until II O'Clock the
next day
The tran showed that the Indians
were headed soifth west ID the direc-
ton Of Red willow Springs KnowinE
thaS there was no saatey between Md
stcina creek and the, Red IN IlioNs y AL
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