Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-05
DIR. DEPEw MADE AN INDIAN.
Adopted by the Sioux Under the Name
of Es-Chela- Tonka- Ectape.

Prom the Phfsdelphis Press.
DIR. Chauncey NJ Depew started for Europe
Thursday by the steamship Normannia. He
had the most unique send-of OF his long expe-
rience as an ocean traveller. Friends kept him
awake during all of "Wednesday evening aud il
was not until O'Clock in the morning that he
had chance to get TO sleep. Al 40 am.
Charles A Davis, representing the Forepaugh
Circus, now showing in Brooklyn. entered his
state room and besought him to rise. Mr. Davis
informed DIR. Depew that forty Indians and Q
host OF COW boys all armed and painted red
were on hand 10 greet him. They had left the
show grounds at a. m. and had plodded across
the Brooklyn Bridge, partly on horseback and
partly IN carriages. and over the ferry 60 the
dock where the NormRunia Law.
Dr. Depew dressed and got out into the main
saloon OF the steamer. There he found q
motley crowd. The Indians were arrayed in
their picturesque blankets and the COWBOYS
had ali their long hair on. Black Bull Bear
chief OF the White Mountain Sioux which
tribe Is remnant of the command led by
Sitting Bull in the conflict with the force under
Gen. Custer AT the Little Big Horn. made
ten-mlnute speech 70 DIR. Depew, which Was
translated as follows:
MY brethren, red and palefaced. we are glad
to have come to wish this man. who NAV be the
great chief some day, safely an his travels over
the immense water. We have often heard Of
your name, white chief, and when We Travelled
behind your horses of iron over your trail OF
steel from Buffalo to Albany, thought that
as your railroad was greatest so must YOU be
high IN the councils OF the great white father
at Washington. When you return 10 these
shores and meet again the great white father,
will you not intercode with him tor those In
dams who. for taking part in the conflict with
mighty Custer, were banIshed 10 British
America. We wish to return from Canada to
Dakota. there TO spend the rest Of our lives,
and finally 10 have our ashes laid in the same
soil where the ashes OF our fathers repose."
DIR. Depew answered that he belonged 10 q
society pledged 10y ats constitution TO promote
the best interests of the Indians and would do
ali he could for them. lie said: II am gong 10
Europe for recreation. j canno. help thinking
that II Is peculiarly appropriate that begin
my restful journey by going 10 bed at 80
O'Clock IN the morning aud being walked MP st
$50 O'Clock to receive a body of native Ameri-
cans"
Miss Gray Eagle Tracks and Mrs. Hailstones-
in-Her-Stomach stepped forward from the
group of red-robed Indians and presented TO
DIR. Depew an enormous bouquet Then q
young Indian named Grass, nephew OF Grass,
the famous Sioux orator OF the last generation.
announced that hs comrades lad decided to
make the doctor an honorary member OF their
tribe under real Indian name. This was
''Es-chela-tonka-ectape." Literally translated
this means Big Pawnee-kiler."
In all probability not one of the Indians had
IN hls mind thai Dr. Depew was capable OF
blood-thirstv deeds, but the Pawnees are deadly
enemies of the Sioux. and therefore any friend
of the Sioux must be a Pawnee killer and on
account OF Dr. Depews kindness to the sioux
he must be great Pavnee killer.
After the speeches Dr. Depew shook hands
with all the delegation IN the cabin. and then
went down the gang plank to the dock, where
an ancient Rocky Mountain coach stood In
which were the squaws of the tribe. He shook
hands with all of them.
When the steamer finally started the Indians
and the cowboys discharged ragged volleys
from their firearms and howled, in the penta-
tonic scale, their wishes for the doctors good
health during the trip.