Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-01-01

nearest port he could take her to Mel
bourne. Upon his return to England
the brave sailor was given certificate
as junior officer. Relating his expert
ence on the Trafalgar, he said: 1.-THE
deaths on board and the position we
were left in made the men see things
very blackly. It was from that fact that
any difficulties had with them arose,
not from desire, am certain, to cause
trouble. Anybody who knows what
sailors are will easily understand their
fdgetiness and the troubles they make
as result Of it. If had been in the
fo'c's'le and seen a lad taking the bear.
ings day after day on the quarter deck
and had known that he was the only
frail guide OH the trackless sea, why, I
might myself have been trifle uneasy.
All the men could have done would
have been to take given direction
the direction of the Australian CONT
nent-and bear up for it. Either that
or have trusted to being picked up by a
passing ship. In the first case they must
just run her aground on the first land
they touched. 1t might have been bar
rem coast hu . dreds Of miles from civil
cation. As to being picked up by anoth-
or ship, we'll, we didn't see one on the
whole voyage.
"We had good bit Of rough weather
when we got into Australian ATTITUDES,
had sails blow away and so OH, but got
to Melbourne all right in time for
Christmas. Immediately the men got
foot on shore they forgot all their trou.
bles and couldn't say too kind things
Of me. The strange affair, 10 doubt
was not without its risks, but if had
set to doubling the results VIC might uut
have got through as wo C4u.
A SECOND IEe Sioux out
PAUL REVERE. b 1ecc e CT December:
Of part of the garrison of Fort Phil
Kearny is we'll known incident of the
plains. but the subsequent relief of the
post was attended with thrilling deed
Of personal he1oism, lost sight Of in the
horror of the massacre. The Sioux i'm
mediately laid siege to the fort after
killing over 80 officers and soldiers out
side. The families of the officers were
present, and at one time the women
begged to be placed in the powder house
and blown up in case the work must
fall. ANY fate was better than to be the
prey Of savages. The commander, Colo
mel Darlington, handed his revolver to
his wife and told her to use it in blow
ing out her brains in case the Indians
broke into the Enclosure.
The Indians outnumber thegarrison
20 to /, and the nearest help was at
Laramie, 225 miles distant. A volun-
teer scout named John Phillips, who
was an alien, went to one Of the vic
Tins widowed by the massacre, the wife
of Lieutenant Grummond, and offered
to ride through the Indian Lines for help
providing he be allowed to choose his
own horse. He was given the best steed
in the officers stables. The thermome-
ter was 20 degrees below zero when he
set out, and his horse had to pillow a
path for himself through the SNOW.
Having passed the Indian lines without
discovery and covered a good distance
before daylight, ~ gallant fellow
found hiding il some mesquite bushes
for the lay. Next night he was chased
by Indians, but escaped and reached
Laramie while a say masked ball was
at its height. Covered with snow and
ice, with icicle= for beard, the jewellers
took the figure which burst among them
for mimic Santa Claus. Having just
strength to announce his errand, he fell
unconscious. Troops hurried from Lara
mie to the threatened post in time to
save it.
The hostiles took revenge upon the
brave scout in the most savage manner;
Once he came within their power, .hav-
ing been lassoed while riding on the
plains, but was rescued from death by
torture. Phillips ranch was raided
again and again by the Sioux, his cat
tie killed or driven away and other
wanton depredations visited upon him.
The gallant fellow died of the exposure
incurred in the winter ride from Fort
Kearny to Laramie and in his personal
campaigns with his savage enemies last.
ing for years, GEORGE l. K1IMER