Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-16
CUSTER.
He Stood Like a Sheaf of Corn
With all the Ears Fallen
Around Him.
Sitting Bull Tells the Story Of the Mas.
sacre and How Long Hair"
Died.
Critical Condition Of the French
Government.
Civil War Imminent aud Little Hope
Of ArreSting It.
Reports from the Seat Of War Announce
More Turkish Victories.
Congressional Proceedings and Other Intelligence
Critical Condition Of the French
Government.
Civil War Imminent aud Little Hope
Of Arresting 1t.
Reports from the Seat Of War Announce
More Turkish Victories.
Congressional Proceedings and Other Intelligence.
THE CUSTER MASSACRE.
Setting Bull Tells the Story Of the Deadly
Encounter.

encounIet.
New York, Nov. 16.-Setting Bull has
been talking with correspondent, and tell
ing the story Of the Custer massacre. He
says the fight was "hell'-"a thousand
devils" )" the squaws were like flying birds
and the bullets like humming bees. We
thought we were whipped, not at frst but
by and by. Afterwards your people we're
killed. ] tell no lies about dead men.
Those men who came with the "Long Hair"
we're as good men as ever fought. When
they rode up, their horses were tired and
they were tired. When they got off their
horses they could not stand firmly On their
feet, they swayed to and fro, so my young
men have told me, like limbs of cypress in
great wind. Some of them staggered un.
der the weight of their guns, but they began
to fight at once; but by this time our camps
were aroused and there we're plenty of war.
riors to meet them. They fred with
needle guns, We replied with magazine guns
and repeating rifles.
Setting Bull illustrated by putting his
palms together with the rapidity Of fusil
lade. Our young men rained lead across
the river and drove the white braves back,
and then they rushed across themselves, and
then they found they had good deal to do
The trouble was with the soldiers; they
were so exhausted and their horses bothered
them SO much that they could not take good
aim. Some of their horses broke away from
them, and left them to stand and drop and
die. All the men fell back fighting and
dropping; they could not fire fast enough
though they kept in pretty good order. They
would fall back across a couli and make a
fresh stand beyond on higher ground. There
were great many brave men in that fight,
and from time to time, while it was going
on, they were shot down like pigs. They
could not help themselves. One of the off
GERS fell where the last fight took place.
Where the last stand was made the "Long
Hair" stood like sheaf of corn with all the
ears fallen around him.
Not wounded?
No.
How many stood by him?
A few,
When did lie fall?
He killed man when he fell. He
laughed.
You mean, he cried out
No, he laughed; he had fred his last shot.
From carbine?
No-a pistol.
Did he stand up after he first fell?
He rose up ON his hands and tried another
shot, but his pistol would not go of.
Was anyone else standing up when he fell
down? One man was kneeling, that was
all, but he died before the "Long Hair"
Setting Bull says there were only squaws,
old men and little children in front of Reno
keeping him in his strong position on the
bluff and preventing him Of giving aid tc
Custer.