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

lSuPPoeAAiS ileIs " DC ueau, he started on
his lonely mission. He found Mr.. Ire
land lying upon the ground, weak had
and suffering from his wounds Ireland
thought there was no possible hope to
escape knowing the long distance inter
Nening, and told the lad that they better
remain and die together. But Merton
refused, repeating his mothers Injunction
and his determination to carry it out.
Ireland then instructed him as to the route
admonished him to caution from the In
dlans, and the little hero started on his
tramp OF ninety miles across an almmost
trackless prairie. He made 6 miles the
hrst day, and go miles in all afoot. carry
| ing his little brother on his back, then
In his arms and occasionally leading him
by the hand short distances at a time.
living upon raw corn, bread crusts or
other victuals such as he could find at
ransacked houses on the route.
Mr. Ireland was much encouraged by
the heroic conduct of the little fellow. he
determined to make an effort to save
himself, and he too, started on his lonely
Journey. The rain which followed the
| fight and occasional brief showers after
wards, it is thought, washed his wounds
and thus strengthened him for the task.
He overlook the Eastlick children and
for awhile they Travelled together
Mrs. Eastlick revived, AMI after dark
following the battle crawled to where
her husband lay, but found him cold in
death, and supposing her children dead
she started for the settlement, travelling
mostly atnight and hiding in the swamps
in day time. She tried to eat corn and
it made her deathly sick. At deserted
house she caught and killed chicken,
and tearing the breast into shreds which
she dried in the sun, she strengthened
and sustained herself by eating. This
meat and several ears of raw corn was her
only food until rescued. She met a mail
carrier, who carried her to station
known as.'Dutch Charles" 's"-Chas. Zier-
ke's-50 miles west of new Tim, where
she was surprised and delighted to find
two of her children, Mr.. Ireland and Mrs.
Hurd and two children.
After resting they journied on to-
gethel to another station known as
s.Brown's" 20 miles, and sending Mr.. Ire
land ahead they remained there. The
sixth day after the battle he reached
New Ulm, where Lieut.. Roberts and
/ detachment. of Co E, Ninth regiment,
stationed at that point, was sent to their
relief and brought the party to that place
from whence, under escort, they were
brought to this city.
i Merton Eastlick was slim, delicate
lad. He grew to manhood here, but af,
terwards moved to Rochester, where he
died several years ago. We question
whether history furnishes a parallel to
bravery, determination and physical en-
/ durance shown by this lad. The infant
brother whom he carried this long dis
ance-John Eastlick-is now a farmer
and resides in this county.
The captlves were taken, to Yellow
Medicine Agency and remained there
a week or ten days. The camp was Ii
yided and the captives taken to the Mis-
souri, river They travelled from ten to
thirty miles day and reached their des-
tination about the 27th of October The
women walked all the way, forded
streams, chopped wood, carried water
and performed all the menial labor of
the camp under supervision of sduaws.
They were treated with every possible
4 indignity and were Objects of barter be
tween the Indians, Mrs i Duly being
sold four or five times, the consideration
being once a bag of shot, then. couple
i of blankets and several times a horse
4 Her little girl was was sold once. for
gold watch and again for two yards of
! cloth These captives, consisting of Mrs.
4 Duly and two children, Mrs. Wright and
child, two Ireland children and Mr.. E
yeretf's daughter, were ransomed by
friendly Yanktons, who paid a horse for
each, and they in turn were compensated
/ by the government. They were with the
White Lodge band of Sioux, and where
rescued in Dakota about one hundred
miles north of Fort Pierre.
Mr.. Duly remained at Mankato, was
appointed chief of scouts under Col. Mil
Ter, and to him was awarded the honor
of cutting the ppe holding the platform
ofthe scaffold upon which the thirty EIGHT
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