The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-11-25

lick supposed to be dead; one of the
children, a boy IL years Of age, was
unframed, with his brother twelve
months old in his arms, and another
brother, six years of age, lying in
the grass mortally wounded. Messrs.
Everett and Hatch, themselves bad
ly wounded, could render no assist
anoe, in saving these children, and
they were left on the prairie at the
mercy of the Indians or to die of
starvation Mr. Hurd had been
killed, and his wife and children es-
capped, but: inwhat: direction is not
known. II, '''.'l
MRS. Eastlick is wounded in the
back, in the heel, and has q duck
shot in the back of her head" While
lying in the grass, wounded as above,
she was observed by a young Indian,
who beat her severely with the butt
of gun over the head and back,
and she was left on the field for dead,
though only insensible for the time
being. After dark she crawled to
the body Of her husband, who had
been shot, in the fight, to see whether
he was dead. She found his body
cold, and supposing that her children
were also killed, she started on foot
to make her escape She travelled
during the night, and hid in
the grass in the day time. She con-
tinued thus for several days and
nights, when almost exhausted by
hunger, she determined to find some
thing to eat, even at the risk of be-
ing discovered and murdered by the
Indians. She crawled through the
grass to a cornfeld, pulled an ear of
corn, and had eaten but two rows
when she grew very sick, and was
unable to eat the remainder, That
night she stopped at a house, where
she killed a chicken, and with her
teeth pulled the raw meat from the
breast. She was unable to eat any of
it that night, but next day tore it in
strips and dried them in the sun.
She ate little, and the remainder,
with three ears Of raw corn, supplied
her with food till rescued. She met
a mail carrier, who brought her to
Dutch Charley's' place, where she
saw her two children and the remain
der Of the party. From that point
they walked to Browns, Is miles
from New Ulm, from whence Mr..
Ireland was sent for assistance.
"Mrs. Eastlick's son, whom we re-
terred to above, as having his little
brother in his arms, found Mr.. Ire
land after the fight. Mr.. I. thought
there was no prospect Of escaping
and told the lad to remain with him
and they would die together. The
little fellow refused, saying that his,
mother (whom he supposed was dead)
bad told him to carry his brother as:
far as he could, and he wa determin-
ed to obey her. Mr.: Ireland then in
structed him as to the route and 9TH,
er matters, starting the little fellow:
on. his lonely and tedious journey
over q deso1ate region Of: ninety
miles, and in moime1n:a'r':y!I danger of
being murdered by blood thirsty saw.
ages. '.. ~ ,
"This heroic little fellow travelled
sixteen miles the first day on foot;
and sixty in all, carrying his little
brother 'atl,e in + hisarms and on;his back the
entire distance, aud living on raw
corn and such victuals as he could
find at the deserted houses along the
route. W. question whether history
records parallel instance of such
bravery, determination and physical
endurance as evinced by this lad, on
ly twelve years old, in his efforts to
rescue his infant brother. We hope
our State Legislature will reward
him, by providing for his education
and support"