Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-04-14

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together on an eminence, which had been a
famous battle-ground, thus dd'essed
j them: a -a, f8 eT91 n
"Dakotas, the big men are here, they
have got Maza-sha Cred Iron) in pen like
wolf. They mean to kill him for not
letting the big men cheat US out Of our
lands and the money our Great Father
sent u.s. .f..eet
Dakotas, must we starve like bufaloes
IN the snow? Shall we let tour blood freeze
like little streams Or shall we make the
snow red with the blood Of the white
!, braves?1 r.s r. -.
'Ho, no. repeated by almost every voice
with savage ferocity, and the war.whoop
was yelled by every one in the band 8
Dakotas, the blood of your fathers talks
/ to you from the graves where we stand
Their spirits come up into your arms and
make you strong. am glad of it. To-
night the blood of the white man shall run
like water in the rain, and Maze. she shall
be with his people. ['Ho, ho.]9a 7oa'
Dakotas, when the moon goes down be-
hind the hills, by ready [Ho'] and I will
lead you against the Long Knives and the
big men who have come to cheat us, and
take away our lands, and put US in pen
for not helping them to rob our women
4 apd cb;lIro,
Dal1otas, be not afraid we have many
more braves than the whites. When the
moon goes down, be ready, and | will lead
you to their tepees. 'Ho, no. II y asu d
COMMENCEMENT OF THE MASSACRE
CDR Humphreys the physician to the
Lower Indians, fed with his wife and three
children, two boys and girl, the eldest
aged twelve years, and reached the house
of one Magner, two miles from the river
The doctor sent one Of the boys down a
little hill to bring some water, as they were
very thirsty. While the child was gone
the Indians killed his father, and burned
his mother and the other two children in
the house Hearing the report of the fatal
gun, and seeing the Indians, the child re-
malned concealed until they left. When
he emerged from his hiding place he went
and looked at his father, and found that the
miscreants had cut his throat. q. Then he
retired to hidng-place again, and present
| ly some more Indians came along and chop
ped off his fathers head with an axe. All
the buildings at the agency hut two were
committed to the flames sa
Down the river, on each side, below the
fort, and within six miles Of New Ulm,
and up to Yellow Medicine, the massacres
that day extended. At Beaver Greek, and
at the Sacred Heart Creek, large numbers
perished. Parties gathering together for
| flight with their teams and movables, and
partially armed, would be suddenly met by
| large bands of Indians, and, seeing the
futility of resistance, would give up every
thing, thinking that thereby they could
appease the wrath of their opponents, and
be allowed to escape, but all in vain. Quick
and barbarous destruction was their por-
ton. Occasionally some would be allowed
4 to indulge in hope Of escape, and to pass
a little distance on their way, but soon a
gun-shot would bring them to the ground,
and death would teach them that their
foes were only toying with them as the cat
toys with the mouse. -e#1r.safi I
| The naked forms of the savages, hideeus
with paint, their mad shouts and wild merri-
ment, increased the horrors of the victim
Former friendship and kindness availed
nothing. On the contrary, te Indians
! started off at first to the neighborhood
where they had camped on their hunting
excursions, and been Hospitality treated by
the murdered. Heplessness, innocence,
tender age, prayers, tears-these were not
calculated to induce mercy. They served
but to furnish embellishments for the tale
to be told for the pludits of the camp, where
narratives of common slaughter had become
stale, and excess In cruelty received the
palm. Continually discussing and puzzling
their minds as to how they could outvie
one another in the next outrage, by adding
some new element Of atrocity, nothing which
devilish ingenuity could suggest was omit
| ted" II
AN ESCAPE.
About seven o clock four. Indians came
to the house Of a farmer named Anderson,
residing with his family thirty miles west
Of Forest City, on Eagle Lake. They had
often visited there before, and were well
acquainted with the family, and had re-
ceived many favors from the family. One
was called John, who could talk English a
little. Each one carried double barreled