The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-11-07

children who were to make break for the
bluff. The men were soon on their horses
and the women and children started, but as
they rushed out of the yard, the Indians set
up an unearthly yell and they ran back into
the house. After some further delay, an
other effort was made to carry out this
scheme. 1t might not have proven success
full, but for the timely arrival of soldiers up
on the brow OF a high hill mile away to the
north this gave the Indians something else
to do. They at once took to their heels and
ran for two miles to the highest point of the
divide between Fish creek and Dry Elm and
then halted
The soldiers seen were Captain Rowland
with that part of his own company that was
with him the day before, and that part of
Captain Pattons company which had joined
the night before at Wallace's as already re-
lated They had learned early on the morn
ing of that day that the Indians had again
crossed Red River and were continuing their
depredations Captain Rowland immediate
ly ordered pursuit and he found it no trou-
bic now to trail the Indians, as he could fol
low them by the burning houses But they
had SO much the start, and travelled so rap
idly, that long before Captain Rowland came
in sight of them the horses of many of his
men were completely worn out and they could
go no farther BY the time the soldiers
reached Lander's, Captain Rowland's own
horse had given out. but he was furnished
another by Clark. Some of his men also OBJ
tanned fresh horses from citizens who were
only too glad TO favor those who had Just
saved them and their families from death.
Some of the citizens even Joined the soldiers
in pursuit of the Indians, who were overtal-
en- near the high point where they had first
stopped. Indeed they showed no disposition
to get away when they ascertained the small
number OF whites. Captain Rowland led his
men through Captain Potter's prairie farm
and in going out on the south side, the rail
fence was thrown down and left so in two
or three different places. This fact proved
most fortunate to the whites, as will hereafter
appear. After going some 300 yards south
OF the fence, Captain Rowland halted his com
mand, but ii was with great difficulty that
he got them into q toerable line. The In
dians soon seemed TO divide into two wings
one starting east and the other west around
the soldiers, to surround them. The troops
without waiting for command commenced
firing. but at such long range as to do little
damage. As the Indians got closer and be-
gan to fire upon the line, many Of the soldiers.
thinking the odds too great broke line and
started to run Captain Rowland did all in
his power to stop this and to rally the men.
but the panic soon became general and the
whole command fled. The object seemed to
be to go through the gaps left in the fence
and turn and fight the Indians from behind
IL. The Indians at once began hot pursuit
Of the fleeing men, and with their guns. bows
and arrows and spears they did fatal work
on the poor men whose tired horses could
not carry them beyond reach Of the Indians
Before the fence was reached three men we're
killed and several others we're wounded. Mr.
Green Of Captain Pollard's company and an
other man. whose name is not remembered
we're killed. Mr.. Pollard, an officer in Row
lands company, was severely wounded hav-
ing four arrows shot into his back. which
were pulled ont by Captain Rowland after
the men had reached the inside Of the fence:
but the spikes from some Of the arrows we're
left in bis body. s. B. Potter. son of Cap
tain Potter. was also wounded In the head
by an arrow that struck the skull and then
turned ~ one side. phere was quite n rneh
among ,he men TO get through the Qaps I'M
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