New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-08-26

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very welcome addition to orr forces
Capt. William Huey Of ST Peter came
with them. In the beginning Of the
night Capt. Huey had taken q squad 8
men to the ferry to repel the advanc.
of the enemy in that direction and had
been cut off from us. He proceeded
towards St Peter, and. meeting Cox
returned with him. Nothing Of i'm
portance happened on Monday, and il
was decided to
EYACUATE THE TOWN
and move for st. Peter or Mankato,
The latter point was determined upon,
the save the necessity of crossing the
Minnesota river. All available teams
were made ready and loaded with
women, children and wounded men.
think there were 1853 wagon loads in
the train; mostly drawn BY oxen.
The disposition of the escort was
entrusted to Capt. Cox, who was fresh
from the battle of Mill Spring, and pro-
badly the most experienced soldier
among us all. His management was
most judicious, and the migration was
successfully made.
One short week before, the town of
New Ulm was q prosperous and happy
community. know of none in the
state of its numbers that was more SO.
They marched forth from their ruined
town bruised and bleeding. Families
were dismembered, children orphaned,
homes burned and their only worldly
possessions what they carried OIL their
backs. History does not record more
heartrending spectacle. Where were
these people to go? What was to be
their future? These were questions that
turned the pervading gloom into utter
darkness. saw strong men shed bitter
tears as they took last look at their
once happy homes, which they never
expected to see again. hope I shall
be spared from ever witnessing q
similar scene of wretchedness and utter
woe.
And so ended the battle of New Ulm,
the twenty-third anniversary of which
we are assembled here to celebrate. We
lost in the actual engagement, about
twelve. killed, and between forty and
fifty wounded. The recording Of this
roll of honor I leave to other hands.
God save our beloved country from a
similar visitation of horrors, but should
1t come, may the noble example set by
you in 1862, nerve the arms, and fire
the hearts of your defendants to like
deeds of valor.
Judge Flandrau was frequently inter-
rupted in his delivery bv the plaudits of
his listeners, and at the 'close he was
heartily cheered. After more music by
the bands Hon. Peter Scherer stepped
forward and made an address in Ger
man, of which the following is a trans
lation:
Mr.. sCHERER's SPEECH:
Ladies and Gentlemen: After the
elaborate speech we haye just had the
pleasure to listening to, it will be hard
" necessary to make extended remarks.
1t is the custom of people to celebrate
certain days in their lives, families re-
unite to commemorate important
epochs in their history; nations note
great occurrences by days of Joy and
happiness and thanksgiving; and it is
eminently proper for US to meet to-day
with those who, in the hour of our
darkest despair. proved themselves
friends indeed. To-day we celebrate
the twenty.third anniversary of the
great battle of New Ulm, and it, gives
US sincere pleasure to have our neigh
bors of LIE Sueur, st. Peter, Mankato
and Fort Ridgely join with us in re-
membrance Of those days of anxiety
and terror, rejoicing at the thought.that
such an event can never happen 10 us
again. All who lived here at that time
will ever be thankful to those who rush
ed to our assistance in that time of our
great calamity. Yes, not only those
who were of us in those sorrowful days
but all who have since come among US,
entertain the same deep sense of obi
cation to our neighbors of other places,
because if New Ulm had then been de.
stroyed who can say where our beauti-
full and productive valley of the Mime.
sofa would haYe been again settled by
an industrious people with peaceful and
happy homes as we now see them. Civ.
ing all due praise to all who came to
our aid, we still should not forget the
undaunted courage of that band oil
heroes that repulsed the first attack on
our homes, because hardly twenty-foul
hours had elapsed after the first alarm
was given when the town was attack
ed. No preparation had been made,
no barricades were erected, no organi-
cation of men had been effected and
yet, by the presence of mind and the
unwavering bravery of our townsmen,
this attack was repulsed. At the time
of the second attack, on the %, much
better organization had been secured,
good measures for defense taken, barri.
cades built, men organized and the
whole under the command of one &C.
customed to Indian warfare, one who
proved himself q brave and unsel6sh
hero, the highly esteemed gentleman te
whom we have listened, and to whose
guidance and inspiration we looked in
the trying days of '62, Judge Charles
E. Flandrau. Although the greater
part of our city was in ashes, and
though many were wounded, a large
number losing their lives even, yet our
women and children were saved from
the atrocities that only such merciless
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