Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-12-02
TIE HERALD.
galiaa Blr6araies il MINNESOTA -lIndlr If HE Jahg
Bglck and h3 tgo CAilirea Pefilogs escape
eli tha vie aaJ thgee G4iIifea.

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that among The nuiner8ss crusIlies of the
ladi<ns and tbe mtr3ers Of whites in Min
nesota, TIE flur1cr Of Mr.. John Eastlck
AMI $50 5e his children and the perilous es-
tpe Of lis wife and her three surviving
children, were given in full detail shortly
sfer in the public prints. Mrs. Eastick,
The bercaycd wife and mother, with her
babe, passed through Lancaster on Thurs
DAY last, % Ter way to visit frirlpis in this
county-stopping over night at the Man
sion House. Her brother, Mr.. leicester
Day, re,iles near Elenboro' and her
brothar-in-Iaw, Mr.. Sherman Cooley, moi
far from Platteyille We called on the
lady and asked her to relate the scenes
through which herself ana family passed
aal which resulted thus sorrowfuliy. She
asseuted, and then related substantially
What we write, we remarking that we de-
signed lhe same as a narrative for publica-
tin.
The family removed from Ohio TO Min
nesota some four years ago, and settled in
Olmstsad county; thence aboat q year
ago to Murry county. where they setteI
upon lands Owned by them. Thy erect
c1 a caJia and improved a small fed as a
beginaiag Eleven other families were
settled in the same neighborhool. Mr.
aud Mrs. EaslIick had five children, all
hoys. We introduc. their names a1l
ages for convenience in our relation Of de
ttils: Merton eleven years oil past. Frank
nine, Giles nearly eight, Frederick five and
John now one year old past.
or "a probable Indian attack on the goth
Of August last, the settlers were warned
about two hours before, when they imme-
diately gathered TO the honse Of Mr.
Wright. His house was deemed tn best
for defense, a3 well as the largest for &C
commoIating so many. Some prepara-
tions were made by the men who were all
armed, chiefly with shot guns, and they
lad plenty Of ammunition. There wero
eight men in all. caplblo Of making de
tense. The Indians came Up suddenly,
in quiet AMI orderly manner, and sent
word by one Of their number named Pond,
We'll known to the settles and pretending
10 be friendly, that if the intended victims
of their cruelty would come ont from the
house they should not be harmed. At
last the settlers made up their minds to
leave the house, and then pack up things
in wagons and leave for the pres
ent. The Indians appeared to leave them
for tho time, without intention to MODEST
them. But about mile and half on
their way, the Indians came up, sixteen in
number besides a reserve Of squaws, all
howing signs Of anger but not yelling or
uttenng the savage war whoop. Suppos-
Fl o now that the In 'ians were but coming
mp t demand th,ir teams, preparations
were made to surrender these, with the
wagons, III fact all only SO that what was
dearest should be allowed to pass uaharm
ed The Indians took possession Of the
property. each mounting horse, and Their
commenced % fire np0u the settlers. Our
men jhon ordered the women forward FOR
r~fuge in aeighboring slough, and then
prepared to resist the Indians. I've Of
them ran away at The fr.t fire and were
rot afterwards seen, leaYing bat six for
defense. Oao of tho who le.. had afe
10 protect and she was afterwards muf
dered by the Indians. Mrs E.eticb says
lie was about tue last ono she would have
suspected Of Icing a coward. The SIX
now TUNED in and fought bravelr. sue
cessfidy holding tha indians IN check for
a good while But finally the Iedians ap
peaFed too strcng, when our men fled for
tie slough aforesaid The Indians follow
ed and soon killed anl captured leafIy all
slg. Eastlick was kiled and the remaining
live men were ii. wounded but succeeded
II making good thsr escape and are now
living, Thsge o. the women and seven
children we're killed, and three womeh and
nine Children taken prisoners.
Her little boy Fred was killed by an
Indian squaw with club in the presence
IL Mrs Eastlck. She had many time
fed the squaw, sometimes dividing with
her 3 last biscuit or potato.
.Ars. Eastick accounts in her own case
aud family that she was shot four times
during the battle and after the attack on
gham in the slough, If battle it may he
called, and that she was badly wounded, a
ball having penetrated Ler head aud anoth
er her foot, each Of which stunned her
very much. and vii ch she accounts as til
cause Of her bewildered travels after her
subsequent escape. The attack, refuge in
tie house, escape therefrom, battle and re-
firament to the slough all took place on
Wednesday, the Goth Of Augu-t.
In the evening Of that d !, about lak,
she succeeded IN Q Gaping from captivity
withou! knowing at the time what had be-
come Of her children That ti.ht she
scarcely succeeded in getting ont If lolr-
ing Of her captors, though travelling 4 il
most OF tie time. She AIMED to iiHd some
road but failed. The day following she
hid by to esaae pursuit The next ,nighi
her ayeIs were in sim.lar beNi!deret
iaauneE and the day following was spent
is before, aud nothing 10 eat. She at last
found roa ana soon was oge,taken bY
The mail caliier who aided her il travel
ling As nil-s to the house IF ri. Brown
the family having been murdered Is