Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-01-30
STATE FAlR.-Will he held at Dubuque
September 10th. 10th, 18th and 18th, 1863.
A TOUCHING INCIDENT.

Yesterday morning fine appearing man,
leading handsome little girl. went into the
depot at Cedar Falls, and inquired the price
Of half fare tickets to Dubuque On being
X informed by the agent that only first class
tickets were sold, the tears started in his
eyes, and turning, he walked away, almost
weeping. The i'll concealed emotion of the
man attracted the notice Of Conductor Cav
ley, who, following him out, asked the cause
Of his trouble.
The gentleman (for such he was) seemed
unwilling to converse upon the subject at
first, but the kind and persistent inquiries Of
the good Conductor at last touched
him, and he told the history of his misfor-
tunes. Epitomized it was as follows:
Six years ago he, with several neighbors
(farlners in New Jersey moved to Minnesota
with their families, and settled about sixty
miles from New Ulm. They cleared their
land, erected dwelling houses, barns, &C.. and
in two or three years had surrounded them
asTves with all the comforts of civilized life
Sbtsfhable in those regions. They built a
school house and employed teacher, erect
ed \ church and procured the services of a
pastor, and were Z happy and industrious
community One morning last summer a
band Of forty or fifty Indians encamped, as
was often the case, near the settlement Du-
ring the day the Indians appeared friendly
enough, and brought in wild game and gave
il to several Of the families. Four or Ave Of
them came in to this gentleman's yard, and
shaIpened their knives and tommahawks on
his grind stone, saying they were on their
way west to join grand hunting expedition
Late that night German from another set
Element came into the neighborhood and GO
ing quickly from house to house, told the
people that the day before the Indians had
murdered all the settlers in his neighborhood
and that they had bettr. nv fer their lives
The men quickly convened, and after holding
hurried consultation. it was agreed to gath
er the families in wagons and start for the
Minnesota river. Accordingly, supplying
themselves with blankets and provisions, the
women and children were put in wagons and
the trembling outcasts started on their Jour
ney. Daylight came before long, and look
ing back over the prairie they could see the
Indians galloping towards them on their po-
MES, and away in the direction OF their once
happy homes they saw the smoke of their
burning dwellings,.
Suffice it to say, that in the fight that en-,
sued the narrator was wounded in the leg
his right arm was broken, and his wife and
three daughters were murdered. he lay sew.
cntecn hours on the ground, and then man
aged, crippled us he was. to make his way to
tho Minnesota river.
The Indians carried off his younees. child,
1.-THE little girl with him, abont six years old \
and he had spent all his remaining means n
his cndeavors to rescue her. A short time
ago she was ransomed by Major Pattee and
he had been to Fort Dodge after her. H.
was now trying to reach his parents home
in New Jersey, but he had no means to psy
his way, and his crippled limbs would no,
allow him to work. ...
This was his story. lie told il in voice
quivering with emotion, and with the tears
running down his cheeks. He had lost ev-
erything, and well educated. manly and proud
as he was, it was evidently with feelings OF
humiliation that he let his destitute condi-
ton be known. But he had come across the
right man when he met Conductor Cawley,
who Immediately helped him into the car,
and told hin to rest perfectly contcnted-he
would take him to Dubuque
After the cars had reached Manchester, the
noble hearted Conductor went around among
the passengers and told them the gentleman's
story, and taking up q collection, gathered
twelve dollars on the train, and gave them to
his unfortunate passenger. When he arriv.
ed here, he was taken to the Key City, whera
every attention was paid him by Mr., Russ
Mr.. Cawley also gave him letter to Charley
Warren, who of course took him to Freeport,
and saw that he was passed to Chicago.
g No more noble-heartcd persons than rail-
road men live, and Conductor Cawley Is one
Of the noblest among them.-Du6uque Tines.
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