The officers had thought Satanta and his warriors were coming in to capture the fort.
That very morning, two hours after General Hazen had left, the old chief drove into the Post in an ambulance which he had received some months before from the Government.

He seemed angry and bent on mischief.

In an interview with Captain Parker, the ranking officer, he asked why General Hazen had left the fort without supplying him with beef cattle.

The captain said the cattle were then on the road, but could not explain why they were delayed.
The chief made numerous threats.

He said that if he wanted to he could capture the whole Post.