Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-12
"reminiscences
Capt. Grant Marsh Relates Interesting Incidents Of Steam
boating Thirty Years Ago. Wherein Many
Now Prominent Are Mentioned

Editor Tribune: In speaking of
old times with party of old timers
today I was telling them of meeting
an old friend on one Of my trips on
the Steamer Weston while running
from Bismarck to Fort Yates this fall
When left here Capt. Baker told
me that T should get 500 sacks of
wheat at Cadelle's Landing on my
up trip. n s..s }$ s5E5
When we arrived there man was
on the bank. He came on board and
proved to be NJ. C. Cadelle, formerly
a sergeant in the Seventh cavalry,
who was with us in all the Indian
campaigns that the Seventh cavalry
ever made. He was with Reno In
his fight with the Sioux Indians near
where General Custer and his men
wereykiHed. He came UP, to Bismarck
with me and on the way be reminded
me Of an incident that happened on
the Far West, following Clusters
fight. 5z= ~. K. @stz H..
After the battle everything was in
confusion. Many horses had been
killed which left a number Of men
dismounted among them being
Sergeant Cadelle and sixteen of his
men. After the arrival Of my boat
with the wounded Sergeant ,Cadelle
and his men came on board and
made themselves to home. IL The
sergeant and his men occupied the
engine room, where there was stove,
and slept and cooked their meals
there. Il I! lss,#<55 s \ Z
*# We took the wounded on board at
the mouth Of the Little Big Horn and
started down the river. When we
would land to cut our wood the
sergeant and his men would assist.
AS cutting wood for the steamboat
was a big Job, / finally asked Cadelle=
how he and his men would like to
remain on board as guard and assist
us III getting wood. They liked the
idea and Gen. Terry willingly gave
his consent. They remained on the
boat helped us cut wood and assisted
Doctor Porter in caring for the fifty
two wounded as the other two doc
tors, Lord and DeWolf, were killed in
the battle. Mark Kellogg, the cor.
respondent Of the Bismarck Tribune,
was also killed at the same time, he
being my guest on the boat on the
up trip. s Re- sj ss4as.
Alter we brought the wounded to
Fort Lincoln and returned to the
camp which we left at the mouth OF
the Little Big Horn river, We found
Gen Niles had arrived there with
the Fifth Infantry Of which he was
the colonel, and was ID active COM
3mand under orders Of Gen. Terry.
He took the boat to patrol the river
and keep the Indians from crossing
from the south to the north side Of
the river.
Buffalo Bill was one OF Miles
scouts. An incident occurred while
Bill was On the boat that might be
well to relate. Gen, Miles made a
camp at Powder river with two com
panies Of his regiment and put Capt,
Bennett who was killed q short time
afterwards by the Indians, In com
nand That winter built q boat at
Sioux City and called It she andrew
&. Bennett, Tor him. His parents
lived II Wabasha, wisconsin Gen.
Miles and officers of the Fifth Infan-
try sent 70 New York and had fine
picture made Of Capt Bennett and
presented It 10 my boa. have the
picture get lii 81 Louis.
Once during the time we were pa.
trolling the river We were u i point