Thrilling adventures among the Indians: comprising the most remarkable personal narratives of events in the early Indian wars, as well as of incidents in the recent Indian hostilities in Mexico and Texas . Another spear pierced him, wound-ing Kinney also in the back. At the same momentthe colonel parried a third spear, which penetrated,however, both sleeves of his buckskin instantly wheeled his horse around, tearing theweapon from his sleeves. Meanwhile the clerk wasclinging on to his throat. An Indian attempted toreach him, but was shot by Kinney. At the samemoment the unfort
Thrilling adventures among the Indians: comprising the most remarkable personal narratives of events in the early Indian wars, as well as of incidents in the recent Indian hostilities in Mexico and Texas . Another spear pierced him, wound-ing Kinney also in the back. At the same momentthe colonel parried a third spear, which penetrated,however, both sleeves of his buckskin instantly wheeled his horse around, tearing theweapon from his sleeves. Meanwhile the clerk wasclinging on to his throat. An Indian attempted toreach him, but was shot by Kinney. At the samemoment the unfortunate boy was speared through theabdomen. He relaxed his hold and fell dead. An-other Indian aimed at Kinney, but he dashed hisunloaded pistol in his face, and succeeded in wrest-ing the spear from him. Santa Anna had by this time become discouraged,and withdrew his men from the field. He had lostseven men. Of the colonels party, three men andnine horses were killed, and all the survivors wound-ed. One had received five arrows, and was spearedin two places. Considering the small number en-gaged, this skirmish was one of the bloodiest andmost obstinate which had yet taken place on theTexas K 110 THRILLING ADVENTURES.
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