St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-08-13


Forgetting Brackett, ID tie excitement yhich
followed';os feeffngeo Etst him in his Mdink
place. ARM d IS he va va they left without any
further attl htion to him. e.
After thy we're aons, ls started to find u
"ay back 70 the trtil. >"fhst night it rsinsd
on Him andSswet his gnnssso they becamsasssss
less Travelling two days and camping two
nights on the same riyer-he was evidently
|fsseYilaersd and lost-he changed his conrse
and after two more days got back to the trail,
near where Freeman was killed. Starting On
to try to o7ertake the train he saw moccas;;no
trsefs - 'he RID and e9eiaea to turn back to
During this time he had eaten only some
ahe"cut~frour
buffalo nbones., and some! birds which he killed
at therNer ofsthe 1atterslie said that all ex-
cept the limbs and breasts were so hard and
tough he could scarcely Cat them, and they
seemed to DO him but little good. His feel had
become very sore-being hurt by his boots
He had lost all his knives, but had the good
fortune to find one in the road, and also some
strings. Cutting off his boot legs he made a
pair Of moccasins, ia which he 'a could walk
faster and with less p.in, when lie he came to
one Of the old camps, he found some pieces of
hard bread, which had been dropped about on
the ground. These, muddy and dirty as they
we're. he says tasted as good to h,m as any
food he ever ate. This renewed hi, strength
50 he made forty miles the day he came. in.
He was pretty we'll used up, but is doing
well and in good spirits. His feet were much
swollen, his head blistered-he lost his hat in
the race and his mind seems q little affected.
as if hes had been in severe fever. There ,s
little confusion in some Of the details of the
story, but the, main facts we. have no reason to
doubt. Freeman's gun he carried till the third
day, when his weakness and exhaustion com
PEELED him to leave it. 1t had been wet and
he could not freoit. Taking out the trigger to
make it useless to the enemy, he stuck the
muzzle in the ground, and wrote the fate of
the owner on the breech.: The revolver he
brought in. "A minute. account has been sent
to the expedition, to enable them if they did
not find it, to find the. body. on their return.
We have no force here that can be sent after
1T, and no one to guide us to it. Every posi-
BILE effort will be made to obtain the body, if it
is not found already.
!" On the above named facts, we need not com.
ment. A brave and good man has fallen. 1t
is humliating' to think that one So skilled in
the use of firearms !. in this respect he was
probably without an equal III the Brigade
should fall by the arrow Of savage; that his
deadly rife should fall from his hand with its
six leaden messengers If 'death in lis chambers,
and his blood unavenged but such Is war.
The announcement caused deep sadness in the
hearts: of ahose here who had know him at
home, and those who had become acquainted
with him in the army. :. , - .'''* ~ '''5
His company will sincerely mourn him, for
he was a popular officer. The public, where
he is so well known; will hear of Ills death with
unfeigned regret To his family it. will be a
terrible blow. and an irreparab,e loss.
Of his virtues much might be said. but they
are we'll known. 4: character 50 unsullied,
honor so untarnished, needs not the .adorn-
meut of my poor praise Sill remembering
him as the kind hearted, frank, honest, hos
pitable man; energetic and upright in bust
ness; sincere and consistent as christian !;
and my warm personal friend, feel to ex-
claim with the old prophet, "Alas! my broth
err Another spirit has gone , up to join tho
society Of ':just mon made perfect,' and his
earthly remains: even if 'u,inburied, God will
keep till that day wien Tie IN. m,vortal shall nut
on imhortality:'' '''"'' E'~$'' 4" ~ 2"i""}@Si ,
Prospects arc not very encouraging for the
success of the expedition, but the boys feel
we'll concerning vicksburg and Fort Hudson.
All arc hopeful'of the suppression Of the re-
bellion; and generally disguised with Til cain
dian Expedition" We have heard nothing
from Sibley for ten days. 9dA detachment
which went to DEVILS Lake With eight days.
rations has Been gone nine days and not heard
from. Some apprehension issfelt for othem.-
If something is notd donc soon: We shall halve
to return The hard tack will Soon fail. :
:;'"< '';' - ,Yours;e1' ,|'aoW: N, DARNEt1h ::
,Tav !" stjF 3Gi
Pas 7"> -.'@o" "'"isesT Lilo 70 xuousr 1stY
In the letter Of yesterday, I mentioned the
detachment WHICH had gone to Dcvil,s Lake.
They came to-day about noon. They
captured ~, and brought in one Indian who is
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