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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1959,
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Saved A Garrison...
By
COLIN WILLIAMS-
(Continued from Fare 20)
gee" had some biscuits and strips of dried beef for himsel between them, Fort Reno, 67 and a bag of oats for his horse miles away, Horse Shoe teles. At midnight on December 22 graph station, 187 miles away be passed desertod Fort. Reno, and 3,000 Sioux and Cheyenne and down found him pounding Indions.
остоку п strip of open ground, In his siddle-bogs, "Portu- well on his way,
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R Auntie Ruth's rank (4).
Bill of Mare (4).
19 Like puffed up puplis? (7).
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14 Catty female (7).
Behaves like a wolf? (5).
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27 Vex, in April especially (4).
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Suddenly, the heavy silence WILS shattered by war whoops as 30 Sloux bmves wheeled out
trees and ot a clump of urged their mounts after him. The scout turned in his saddle and loostred his rigi milten, no that he could draw his Colt r0- volver.
Phillips had been right. The telegrams hnd not reached Fort Laramie,
On Christmas Day. troop of cavalry rode out of Fort Laramie. When they arrived at Fort Phil Kearny ол New Year's Day, the garrison WAN still alive-but only first
"Portugee" Phillips' mission was accomplished -but at tremendous cost .to himself. His frost- bliten right hand had to be amputated. is left leg was crippled by frost- the bite. And the scars on his face, hammer of his revolver twice where the snow and lee had more and blasted two more red ripped away the skin, never men from their ponies before henied properly. the ehuse was abandoned.
He rrd twice, and two! Indians tumbled from their ponies. Most of the braves dropped back, but a hand- ful, harder than the rest, kept on.
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But he hurl dropped his right glove and now his fingers frage in the sub-zero cold as he clung grimly to the reins.
At midday, he sheltered in a wood and fed his horse. He could not light a fire to cont his food for fear of the smoke betraying him to the Indians, ro he erammed a handful of bis- cults and dried beef into his mouth and washed it down with snow, Then he lay down
to rest.
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Four hours later he was Un the trail again, and at 3.00 a.m. on December 24 he reached the tiny telegraph station at Horse Shoe, The operator, Jack Friend, had to lift him frozen- stiff from the saddle.
telegrama sent the two that Colonel Carrington hod given him, One was to the commander of Fort Laramie, Mating the desperate situation and asking for troops, the other to the Cominander of the De
of partment the Platte Omaha.
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But though his job wad finished, Phillips had a feeling that the Letegram wenilit never get through. Agonkingly, pulled himself into the saddle and rode on,
At 11.00 p.m. on December 24, he reached Fort Laramie and the sentry เมล
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last few yards on to the parade ground and collapsed. "Portu- Kee" was thrown to the ground, but got up and startgerext 10- Jersey?wards the bright lights of the officers' mess, where a Christ- mas Eve dance was in Tull swing.
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10 MiBary centre? (6).
20 Compensation (0).
21 Twist (6).
33 Presidential seat? (5).
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20 Evan comes back in church 24 Awry lice
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gardens (5).
30 In the end I get her! (4). 23 Symbols (5).
31 Tools mainly found in spars
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32 Full of pep (4),
YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD.-Across: 1 Latter, 5 Links,
8 Menkin, 0 Wilbur, 10 Scrag 11 Set-le, 12 Agog, 15 Ember, 18 Horner, 18 Eroes, 20 Sires, 22 Echo, 23 Athos, 25 Guide, 20 Defend, 27 Enter, 28 Dears, 20 Lestor. Down: 1 Low- Jands, 2 Talk over, 3 Emus, 4 Reredos, 5 Listens, 8 Income, Knave, 14 Brackets, 15 Recorder, 16' Hastens, 17 Remodel, 10 Reader, 21 Inure, 24 Sere.
Women screamed as the door burst open and "Portuged Phillips dragged himself into Ice the middle of the room, hung from his eyelids, his nose and his beard. He was covered in snow from head to foot. The fingers of his right hand were badly frost-bitten.
For a moment he swayed from side to side. Then he crashed to the floor. Brandy was brought, but his lips were frozen together and it took him a long time lo swallow it. Eventually, though, he was able to gp out his story,
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Without ever regaining full health, "Portugce" Phillips died in Glenrock, Wyoming, in 1883, aged 51. With belated gratitude, the U.S. Government made grant of 5,000, dollars to his widow.
And Colonel Carrington paid posthumous tribule: "I know of no poldier in the Army whose services more absolutely demand recognition.... than do those of the brave, modest, faithful John Philips"
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