Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-06-20
RescueA from Indian Captivity.

uC IC0OOA may lCulCiuOCl ludI WHICH,
the Indians attacked and massacred the
inhabitants ofSpirit Lake and ng6eld,
Iowa, in March last, they carried into
captivity four women-Mrs. Marble, Mrs.
Thatcher, Mrs. Noble and Miss Gardner
having killed the husband of Mrs. Mar.
bic and the entire family Of Miss Gardner.
Mr.. Chas. E. Flandrau, agent Of the Mis-.
sissippi Sioux, arrived in St. Paul, Mime.
sofa, on the 3Oth ult., in company with
Mrs. Marble, she having been ransomed
through the influence OF Mr.. Flandrau,
for a consideration Of powder, .trinkets,
and a gun. The history Of her sufferings
and adventures, as detailed in the St. Paul
Pioneer, is highly interesting, and exhibits
the atrocious barbarity Of the Indian char
acter in its worst colors.. 5Hl. '@5"' tsh
After concentrating the massacre, the
Indians started westward with their pris-
oners, squaws and plunder, and marched
rapidly every day for upwards Of month,
stopping finally at Skunk Lake, west Of
the, Big Sioux, and about l25 west ol
Spirit Lake. Mrs. Marble estimated the
distance travelled at four or FIVE hundred
miles, probably owing to the tortuous
course taken to avoid pursuit. During
this long Journey the white women were
treated ia the most barbarous manner,
compelled to carry heavy packs, beaten
and threatened with death when their
strength failed, and forced to perform me-
nial services in the camp. 'dS -sA'''i '."'l
8 Mrs. Marble had to carry two bags Of
shot, weighing 25 pounds each, and an
Indian child in addition, The snow was
very deep, the squaws had robbed the
prisoners ofmost oftheir clothes and they
suffered severely from cold and hunger.
often being glad to snatch up and gnaw
the bones which ths Indians had thrown
down aftsr finishing their repast. They
had little TO eat besides horse.fesh. OF:
ten the wretched capitives would sink
downsin the snow, seemingly unable to
proceed . step farther. but : loaded gun
would instantly represented, and no alter.
native left but to 60 on, or suffer instant
death. Mrs. Thatcher was in delicate
health and utterly unable to do the work
required Of her and sustain these terrible
hardships. When they reached the Big
Sionx river the Indians felled trees into il
from tho bsnks in order b pass over, and
while crossing Mrs. Thafcherlwas thrown
iato tho streams sSte sysam aeafly to the
shose, whsn an lndiaa deliberately level.
cd his ride and shot herI Through the,hsad
and her bodyfoated away With tho cur.
rant. The lsquaws hailed her tragic 6te
with loud shouts Of Joy and exsltstion.s oi
nj Alter they had remained At Skunk Lake
about five days, two Lac-qui- Parle In,
dians, employed BY Mr.. Elandrau, made
their 'sppeararice in camp and succeeded
in ne1 1Dtiating Mrs. Marbles ransom, but
could ID. obtsin that Of her. companions,
who still remain in captiyity.bna dsinauls
The most vigorous and decisive steps.
should haas been taken long ago for their
recovery ando the punishment Of the saw
ages, bat tho whole, matter, ii seems, has
bsen left pirate efforts. iii Il isa shame,'
q burning shame, that our War Depart
ment has not sufficient energy to deal with
such case in the proper manner, andnot'
permit hand Of ti1arauding devils. to
pouncsl upon, d border settlement commit
Wholesale murder, carry away and NAL
trsat helpless women and then retiring
into fbe.widersess q hundred miles OF so,i
soil thems back fae their leisure. Three
uen,hsa have elapsed since those women
were abducted, and hadfa sufficient force
Of frdragoens, properly provided, beenoisntf
ima,sdiaiely Ia lpursaie, they yaavould' have
bsenr rescsed lung ago, and the Indians
Who esaniniitea the outrage mi ght have
been sxtsrninaied, - they deserved. rf
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