MooNEY] THE FIGHT AT ANADARKO 205 



detaclmient of troops to receive their surrender. They agreed to oive 

 up their arms, and had already delivered a number of guns and pistols, 

 when a question arose as to the bows and arrows, and a messenger was 

 sent to the commanding officer to decide the matter. "While the mes- 

 senger was gone, the chief, Red-food, gave a whoop — whether as a 

 battle signal or merely to call another chief, is a disputed point — and 

 was immediately fired upon by the guard. Lone wolf and his Kiowa 

 were on the ground and at once opened tire on the troops. A gen- 

 eral fight ensued (August 22), the excitement being intense, as it hap- 

 pened to be ration day and nearly all the Indians of the Wichita 

 agency were present — Caddo, Wichita, Delaware, and Pawnee — as well 

 as a large number of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache of the other 

 agency. Eunners hurried to all the camps with the news that the 

 troops were killing the Indians; but, notwithstanding, the fighting was 

 confined to the Kiowa and Comanche, who attacked the agency, burn- 

 ing the schoolhouse, sacking Shirley's trading store, burning several 

 houses of the friendly Indians, killing at least four citizens, and wound- 

 ing several soldiers. While some fled to places of safety, others kept 

 mp the attack until next day, when, failing in a final attempt to take 

 and burn the agency, they withdrew. According to the statement 

 of the Indians, they lost two men and one woman killed and a few 

 wounded. A part of the Kiowa engaged had been enrolled at Fort 

 Sill among the friendlies, but had gone without permission to the 

 Wichita agency some days before. Some of the Comanche who fled 

 at the time of the fight came iu soon after and reported to Colonel 

 Davidson, and, on being assured that no harm was intended them, 

 returned with him to the friendly camp at Fort Sill. In regard to this 

 encounter, the Comanche disclaimed any hostile intention at the start, 

 and the fact that they had voluntarily come in and surrendered their 

 guns would show that.it was the result of a panic arising from a mis- 

 understanding (see the calendar; also Report, 42; Battey, 9; Record, 3). 



As showing the moral effect of a knowledge of the power of the 

 white man, it is worthy of record that only one of the Kiowa dele- 

 gates to Washington in 1872 joined the hostiles, that one, Lone-wolf, 

 being avowedly incited to his course by a thirst for vengeance for 

 his son [Report, 43). As a commentary on the treatment frequently 

 accorded "friendlies" during an outbreak, it may also be noted that 

 the enrolled Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache were located two miles from 

 Fort Sill, where Texas horse thieves stole over nineteen hundred of 

 their animals within a year, while they themselves were kept almost 

 at starvation point by the contractors failure to supply their rations. 

 Notwithstanding these discouragements they continued loyal, and 

 sent as many of their children to school as could be accommodated 

 {Battey, 10). 



After the fight at the Wichita agency most of the Kiowa and 

 Comanche concerned fled to the Staked plain, where the hostiles made 



