Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-08-03
pioncer Lie aud History of
SIyaud0t County.
BT A. W. BRISKEE.OFF.
CHAPTf i N-No. u.

Dr. knight, an sye ,,'.fasss O { that .ravi,.
sccne. gave thr iui!owing account Of the
burning OF Col. Crawford OF the cor
rrcturss of this there iste,, Ir no ouc,-
tion. for that which "a man sees he Knows
and with Dc. Knight there was no cause
Tor rNagerition in this matter
Tny Doctor said ''wheu we went to
the fire tie Colonel was stripned naked.
ordered To sit down by the lire. and then
they heat him with sticks and their fists
Presently after Was treated in the same
manner They then tie'l Il rope to the
iout OF n post about fifteen feet high,
bound the Colonci's hands behind his
back and fastened the rope to the liga-
lure between his wrists. The rope was
| long enough Ior hin Ia sit down Ur walk
| round tile post once or twice. and return
| the same way. Tie Colonel then called
| Girty, and asAei II they intended To burn
/ !1!m: G,Tty answered. yes. The Colo
| nci said i,e wojld ta%c it all patiently.
/ Upon rhis Captain Pipe. :; Delaware
/ taici 'lade Il s.irccl 20 tie Indians, VIZ h
! about thirty or 10 u men, sixty OF s.v-
! cnty Sgulws aud boys"
| "Whcn the speech was finished, they |
all yelled Il hiicouS and hearty assent Lo !
! what had been s;iiI. Ihc Indian Iaau |
then took MP thcir guns and shot powder |
into t!ic Colonrl> body. from his feet as !
lar up as his neck. | tninS that not less |
Uhan seventy loads were discharged uD-
about him, and 10 the best O; my ojs.r-
vation, cut olf his ears; when the throng
had dispersed Il little | saw the blood |
running from both sides of his head in
eOnSUqIence thereof
''i..c fire WAS about six or seven wards
from the past 10 which the Colonel was
t'ed; IL MAS made OF small, hi:kNS,
/; poles, burnt quite through in the mid
: d.r, each vII OF the poles rs,naininr
ta9a5 six feet in lengtI. 'Inree or four
: Indians By turns wn'...L take up. indivi
ualiy, o.ic OF tn ->e burning pieces OF
wool, ami apply it 10 his naked body.
: already vu:nt black with the powder
Ines .OImcnters presented them selves
o. every side OF him with the burning
.aggots AMI poles. Som. OF the squaws
| took broad hnirdS, upon watch they
: woald carry Il quantity OF burning Goals
and hot cialers. and throw on him, So
that IL a short time he il;.a nothing but
Goals OF lire ana iloG ashes 10 Walk upon
"in tile midst of these extreme tor
I tura, T.. calte.i To Simon G;irty. an b..r-
l gud OF hiln to shoot him, Girty then by
] way uf Ieri<ipu. told the Colonel he hat
: no gan. az the same time turning about
y 10 an In,ian who was behind him,
: l:lu ,.lic,i heartily. aud by all ms gestures
: seemed delighted at the hOrrid scene"
"Gir:y then came ~ 60 me ANA babe
| me prepare for tie t. He said. now
Il tn lac burnt ut the Shlwantsc JDwns.
!, II. sworc bv G-.l | need nat expect to
! escape death. bat s.iOuld suler IL il all
its cNtrrni;ic;."
"Cpl. Crawford 1T this periol OF his
: Sl.ftrinIs. bcs>ur:!t the .ilmiThJF t0
: have mercy on his @oul. spoke very low.
; and bore his tOrnl 'nts with the most
: manly fortitu IL. liz continued i'll all
the eXtre!nites Of PAIN for an hour and
y three quryterS or two il0Irs Ion ger. a.
near as can Judge, when :t last, being
= !, almost eXhapsJc I. he lay DIVA on his
T. belly; they thon s:I!pAI .iin, al re-
/, ptLtei,y t'ireW the scalp in my flcc. tell
:. ing me, tiiat was ms great c .psain.''
~ "-in oil sGIGw (whOse appearance
every way answerc,! the idea people have
OF tlc hcvii) cot board, toD'; II parcel
- uf Goals and ;.sies and laii them on his
Il back ami head, litter he had been Sc'I3-
> c lie then raised hiIa 'plf upon his feet
!, anal began IL walk roan.l che post; they
ncXt put ~ burning stick 10 him, rs
:. usual. but he seemed mJre inSensiJ OF
! pain tian before
;s -r.,e In,iia1 fellow WHO hal me in
- charge, now tnnk m1 away II Captain
:, Pipa's house, a5oEt three quarters of Il
80 - milc fIo ON the pltcc Of t.ie CoIoIals eX-
- ecation. | vas bound all night. AM
i. thus prevented from seeing the last o
- nc ..3-ri5 spectacle. Next III lrnin.r. be
=
~, painted me biIch. an | We set off Tor tho
=: S.aWanese town. which he told me wa
~ ~ somewhat less than forty miles distant
~ from t,I;tt place We soon rim,, to ia,
~, ! spot where t,i9 Colonel h.Ii been burnt
- as IL was prIiy GA our way; | saw hi'
~ bones lying among the remiins OF thj
fire. almost burnt TO ashes; I suppose
go after lac was d..;sl. they lail his body oI
w C!lc fire. The Indian told me that WA
~ my Gi.: captain. AMI gave the sea, p !ia!la9
is How Dr.. Knight. who has given I'll
:: foregoing, an NJ doubt correct st1te
.,S ment of the Treatment and terrible dealt
- of Crawford, escaped similar fate Il
az the ShawaEeSe towns has already bee
gu stated, and tie world aud history owe
80 Or. Knights statement To the generou
conduct of the young Indian having hin
- in charge. and who released him to rs
'th siSt in preparing the fire ut the Do tor
request. Had this not bean done my.
a@ terry would yet cnshroud the exact fat
oi. oi the unfortunate CrtwfOri at least n
e.; white mans report of his death woul
his ever have come TO Ii 5ht that cOull
TO- accounted reliable.
ire And although CrawfOrd's suffering
" and death point more to the coward
IN way OF dealing with those in his p0we
ali aud would Indicate the existence OF oni
the hascr qualities of even savage iii
as characteristic of the Wyandot In
-hc dianS such, however is not the fac
la. History accords to them bravery and nj
re- bility not Inferior t. that possessed h
not any of their race. while some of the
lse cEiefS were men of high moral charac tc
ed with all other tribes but ths Wyan
III dots, light in battle, when meeting wit
w unexpected resistance or oJsta eli
nr brought with it no disgrace. With then
we it was otherwise. Their youths WEI
lit. taught to consider anything that ha
nv the al pcarance of an acknowledged
cr- of tie superiority of the enemy as dis
graceful. In the battle OF the Mian
,b- rapids, of thirteen chiefs of that trii
m who were present. one only survives
the and he badly wounded. Some time b'
Il fore this action. Gen. Wayne sent f
If Capt. Wells and requested him TO go
his SIndusky and take Il prisoner, for Il
OF purpose ofobtainin" information. Wei
who had been bred withthe Indian
and was perfectly acquainted with the
cIiaracter-answered that he could tax
|. Il prisoner, but not from SIndasky, b,
her cause WyaniotS would not be take
ant aliye."*
W. discourse OF Gen t:r;saI, il Collections
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