New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-07-06

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with eight children eleven in all-were
retained as captives.
A little daughter of NJ. Duly, only six
years of age, was brutally murdered by
squaws. They threw the child upon the
ground, beat her across the face with
raWhides and then threw sharp knives at
her, three striking and inhicting wounds
that caused her death. Another daugh-
ter was afterwards shot in the arm, re-
tanning the bullet until rescued five
months afterwards.
Another child was killed by squaws
in about the same way.
The day after the fight the Indians re-
turned to the battle ground and found
Mr.. Everett's daughter, Lille, about six
years old, wounded in the side, Mrs.
Duly, Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Cook took
charge of her and while seated beside
them an Indian shot at the group, but
fortunately only their clothing was torn
This child was afterwards struck on the
head by a squaw with a heavy stake,ren-
dering her insensible for time, and
from the effects of which see did not re-
cover for d long season.
A year old boy, one of the captives
cried to go home, which SO angered some
of the Indians that they killed him by
literally cutting him to pieces with knives
and cutting chunks OF flesh from his limbs
The wounded men hid in the tall grass
but as soon as the Indians had gone out
of sight they determined to make an eff
fort to escape. Mr. Everett was helped
| to his feet, and with Hatch and Bentley
started towards New Ulm, but Mr.. Duly
took different direction. Mr.. Ireland
was believed to be fatally wounded and
he was somewhere in the grass.
After walking about 16 miles Mr..
Everett and party overlook neighbor
named Myers, who was escaping with his
sick wife and four children in an OK
team. They were taken in and contin-
ued their journey until near New Ulm.
Here Meyers left the party to go into
town for assistance In so doing he was
pursued by Indians but fortunately
reached there in safety.
After waiting reasonable time for
his return, the party resumed their jour
ney, and avoiding New Ulm, finally sue
ceeded in reaching Crystal Lake, where
Company E of the Ninth Minnesota reg
iment, was encamped. Mistaking their
tents for Indian tepees the party left the
wagon and hid in swamp. Fortunate
| ly some Of the soldiers saw them, they
| were hunted out, taken to camp and af-
terwards brought to Mankato.
From the clay of the. fight until they
reached this city just eight days elapsed.
Their food during this period was chief
| ly flour mixed in the sun, fearing that if
they built fire it. might lead to discov-
cry by the Indians.
On the journey they made several very
narrow escapes When aboat forty miles
out they went to a house which they
found had been sacked by the Indians.
While there a party Of sayages was ran
sacking house about ten or fifteen rods
distant, and where they remained all
night. Mr.. Everett and his party crept
upon their hands and knees to pile of
brush where they concealed themselves
until the Indians had gone. Next day
they could distinctly hear. the firing of
guns, and were in constant fear that they
were being pursued.
AS we stated before the Indians who
had tortured and murdered these settlers
had for three years been recipients of
many kindnesses at their hands. Three
DAYS before the outbreak three tepees of
these supposed friendly Indians camped
at the lake. They came to Mr.. Eyerett's
home to beg ammunition,s saying that if he
would give them powder and lead they
would fight for him, one Indian going
SO far as to assure him in great earnest
ness that if an Indian would shoot him
(Mr. E.. that he would kill the Indian.
Ammunition was freely given them, and
there is no doubt but this powder and
lead was used in numbering the whites.
for the recipients Of it were seen with
the numbering band.
Merton, the 12-year old son of Mr..
Eastlick, who had followed the Indians,
was left on the battle ground with a
baby brother only Is months old, woun-
ded Mrs. Eastlick was also left upon
the ground, having gun shot wounds in