Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-10-01

Drought out Jul ahiihun'
ion, then paraded on one side of the
Fort, two deep, all the while our field
pieces telling them to keep back, but
they came on. When they were within
two or three rods of us, we saluted them.
In few minutes they retreated, taking
their dead and wounded with them this
they continued to do, till they got back
into hollow out of our reach. Here
they continued two or three days. After
the alarm was given from the Fort, all
the soldiers that were billeted round town
ran in, but many of them were killed or
taken by the Indians; others discovered
the enemy and changed their course
some got within ten rods, and then were
shot down.
We saw the smoke arise from all quar-
ters of the town, for the Indians burned
everything they could lay hands on, and
killed every living thing, men, women,
children, cattle, hogs, dogs, cats and ev-
en- the fowls, and did all the mischief
they could invent. One singular incident
| will mention. Mr.. Delop, the priest of
the town, who used to come night and
morning and pray with us, when he came
the night before, as it was stormy, he
said he would remain all night in the
Fort, and SO his life was saved, but his
wife and family were all killed, and a
great negro girl which he had, was all
cut in pieces, and the pieces strewed
round in the door yard.F
A man by the name of Mitchell, got
up very early in the morning, and going
out, saw the Indians right at the door,
Knowing that he could not save his fam
ily, he run through the house and con-
cealed himself among some rubbish in
; the barn. Here he staid until the In
dians had killed all his family and set
fire to the house. When he saw them
, leave he ran back into the house, stopped
. the fire and searched for his family
They were all dead, the beds, tables ano
chairs, piled upon them. He conveyed
the bodies to place of concealment, anc
then came to our camp. After the In
, dians left town we assisted him to bring
his dead, seven in all, into the Fort, anC
/ bury them in the grave yard by th
e Westinghouse.
e Another man, by the name of M'Cul
e ly, was up and dressed. Hearing tn
J. alarm gun, went to his door, and seein
), the Indians, told his family to run int
n piece of woods. They did so, an
i saved their lives, but saw their hous
q burned. They continued in the wood
IS two nights without shelter or provisions
It then one of the young men came to tn
le Fort, and requested us to help brin
v them in, for, said he, "They are so col
d and hungry they cannot come then
selves" The family consisted of fathe
It and mother, two brothers and two si
le ters
T They were so stiff with cold and hui
70 ger that they could neither stand nc
: walk. / took one of the young wome
o and carried her half way to camp on m
i back. We fed and warmed them, an
40 made them as comfortable as we could
es So many Of our men had been killt
m or wounded, or had escaped to the 9TH
no army, that our officers called for volu
in teers to follow the enemy, Capt. JON
ii Parker turned out, and when we ha
re enough, we followed ON the track of Il
av Indians to see if they had left any
our men to suffer.
II We found bier made of two rouI
rs sticks, and elm bark laid across thel
ra When we saw this we concluded tn,
of had brought some one along, so we MAJ
n search Removing an old log which Ii
in across the brook, and also the mud al
leaves, we found an old Indian with
ba calico shirt on, and ball through
y body. We raised him up and left hi
a sitting there against the old log, and !
13 turned to the Fort again.
mt We wintered in this place. 1t "
in called Cherry Valley.
m. CHAPTER ".
M Early in the year 1879, as soon as
Mohawk river was open, so that {
ba bottomed boats could get up, they sta
be ed with them as far as the Germ
de Flats; here they had to mount tn
,st boats on wheels and carry them t.
of lake, called as think Tioga Lake.f
,os was at the head of Susquehana riv
~ They had to draw all the boats on whet
- distance of twelve or fifteen mil
,vr This was hard job for the poor s
!. diers-to go through woods and o,
bills, vallies and ledges, through the v
tlv derness, where nothing but wild or
lures had been before.
As soon as the boats were got to
IL lake, we were ordered to march W
Of what little baggage we had. We ii
20 sailed in boats to the foot of the lake
nod head of the Susquehana river.
:. When we came to the outlet of