The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-03-11

driven back III confusion, surrounded.
and most of the men killed and scalp
ed.
A party of Is, under Lieut. Carrot,
which had retreated about mile, was
surrounded and all but the young COM
mander killed and scalped. Another
party Of forty was more than half
murdered in the same manner. Col. AL
len, the valiant young Ketntucklan,
wounded In the thigh in the attempt to
rally the troops, managed to crawl
about two miles towards the Maumee,
when he was obliged to lean against a
log to rest. He was spied by an Indian,
to whom he surrendered on promise OF
protection. Two other Indians APP
preaching to kill him, Col. Allen
promptly dealt one of them q death
blow with his sword and was instant
ly shot dead by the Indian to whom
he had surrendered. No rule Of civiliz-
ed warfare was observed. Blood and
scalps were the delight of the Indians
who let no chance escape to crafty
their thirst for carnage.
kentuekisns Hold Fort.
Within the fort the Kentuckians
were holding their own. Unfortunately,
however, Gen. Winchester had been
captured in his quarters on the first
approach of the enemy and Proctor
had persuaded him that he must or
der his army to surrender OF the
Americans would be exterminated. In
the thick of the fight, one of Proctor's
staff, together with an aide of Gen.
truce. They bore message from Gen.
Winchester, ordering his men to sur
render. Major Madison, next in COM
mand Of the army, refused to comply
unless Proctor should give his word
that all prisoners should be protected
and the wounded safely removed from
the reach of the savages. This Proc
tor promised on his honor. How dismal
ly the British general failed to carry
out his promise, or even to attempt it,
is a matter of history. Promising to
send conveyances for the wounded, he
marched away with his able bodied
prisoners, turning loose upon the de-
fenseless Americans who were left be-
hind. horde of bloodthirsty savages.
The house in which the wounded lay
was set fire and those who were unable
to escape met horrible deaths in the
flames. Those who crawled out of the
burning village were tomahawked and
scalped. Capt. Simpson, a brilliant
young member Of congress, Capt. Hick-
man, Capt. Hart, and Major Graves,
men of illustrious renown in Kentucky,
were murdered in this terrible manner.
Hundreds were thus killed by the In
dams and their bodies were left upon
the open ground. It was months after
wards that their whitening bones were
taken up by the avenging army Of Ken
tuckians' and given decent burial, with
the honors due to soldiers who had died
in their country's cause.
Awaits Home Coming.
In the homestead at Shelbyville, John
Aliens wife waited in vain for his
coming. When one of the survivors of
the disastrous fight came through
Shelbyville and told her that her hus-
band would return no more, she re-
piled: ooh, yes, John will come back"
lamp in the window that faced the
north to cheer his weary footsteps as
he should be nearing home. Month at
ter month and year after year she
waited thus. Eight years afterwards
she faded away. her last words being:
"John has come"
Early last September there was un-
yelled at Monroe a beautiful monu-
ment to the Kentucky heroes who gave
their lives for their country at this
battle. Notable exercises were held
and one of the able speakers Of the day
was Gov. Crittenden of Missouri. the
son Of John Aliens daughter, the tod
ding girl he left with his lovely wife
as he marched away, never to return.
The battle or the river Raisin and
the fury that its atrocities aroused,
led the way for the recovery of the
northwest and the defeat Of the Brit
ribly beaten at Thamesville the fol-
lowing October, Kentuckians having
the lions share Of the victory. The bat
tie cry, "Remember tho Raisin," spur
red the Americans on to a. furious on
slaught that no enemy could withstand.
Makes Great Advances.
Civilization has made great advances
into the country through which the
Kentucky patriots marched to their
impenetratable forests has given way
to cultivated farms and thriving viii
lagos. Many Of the marshes still re-
main the home of the thousands of
wild fowl that come every fall and
spring to their old haunts, the delight
of the sportsman's heart. Perhaps there
are no better duck grounds in Michi-
of fine woods remain and the country
is beautiful.
At Monroe the river Raisin flows
peacefully on through a glorious coun-
try to the lake, much as it did, no
doubt. when the Indians were troub-
ling the settlers at the ancient village
of Frenchtown. At times the little
stream mas Deen Known TO go on the
however and its swollen wat
ers have carried off many a building
mill and cottage along it's way.
Now. through all this historic coun-
try run splendid electric cars with all
the conveniences Of the most luxurious
vehicles Of travel. In place Of the In
dian trail, roads Of steel, built upon
beds Of rock, unexcelled in the United
States bind the great cities together.
From Detroit, the sight-seer can board
a car any hour and traverse the en-
tire country in which the events de-
scribed transpired.
Starting from the city hall and rum
ming out Fort street, across the pretty
river Rouge on substantial and beau
tiful bridge of steel down past Ecorse,
and Trenton, passing a pam
Drama of beautiful landscapes, glimps-
es Of water scenes, and smoking fac
tory chimnies, one comes to the "quar-
ry' where the electric road mines the
rock for it's roadbed, and at last, to
Monroe. Here, looking from the car
window, the passenger sees the beauti-
full monument erected by the state of
Michigan to the memory of the Ken
lucky patriots who gave up their lives