New Ulm review., 1912-06-12

one in the upper reservation an
! each reservation had it's agenc,
. Therefore called the lower and uE
per agency.) The first one kille
l was James Lynde. He was . cler
T in Myrick's store. Several of tn
!. Others of the clerks were also kill
: ed. Myrick saved his life by fore
ing his way through the roof an
, descending to the ground by wa
of the lightning rod. Some Of tn
! Indians sent their arrows after him
just when he reached the wood
} he was shot by a Sioux. Man,
;. were killed, because the attack cam
90 unexpected. The traders, who hat
done the Indians great wrongs, wer'
shot down wherever one could b.
found. Many of the people saveo
their lives by crossing the Mime
sofa river on ferry-boat. Thost
that did not have the chance tt
cross the river the first time il
crossed, we're cut down by the
Indians, because the boat did moi
return. Many had a hard and sad
death. A man by the name OF
Manderfeld escaped from the In.
dians and after several days of great
hardships met General Sibley near
Fort Ridgely. Manderfeld told Gen
eral Sibley what had happened at
the agency. A few days afterwards
Captain John S. Marsh, left the
fort with forty-six men. They
were struck with terror when they
came near the place where so much
blood had flowed. Captain John S.
Marsh and his little company were
attacked by the Indians soon after
they had arrived. Only nine Of the
forty-six saved their lives.
The Indians, now in full glow,
spared nobody. Many sad reports
we're made of how some of the peo-
pie were tortured till death relieved
them. Whenever the settlers had
chance to warn their neighbors or
friends, they did it. Having no
other place to go, many fugitives
fled to New Ulm. Jacob Nix, al
well trained soldier, had come to
New Ulm with the fugutives. When
the people Of New Ulm, who had
company of soldiers, |
heard this, they elected him as |
Sheriff Roos with
twenty-five men at once started out
toward the agency where the mas
sacre had taken place. They were
astonished when they saw the great
number of bodies, some cut up and
others covered with blood, lying
about. They picked up the dead
and returned to New Ulm. Many
Of the people wanted to leave New
Ulm when they saw the dead. They
feared that their fate might be
The same, because New Ulm was
not fortified and had very few
means of defense. Orders were
soon given that Notifications we're
soon to be made There were only
about twelve rifles in New Ulm
that could be used. There were
now about two thousand people in
New Ulm. Wagons, logs, barrels,
boards and other things were used
N building barricade. They did
heir very best to defend themselves
against this wild enemy. This work
vas done on the 18th Of August,
until the morning Of the 10Th. On
he 10Th of August Indians could
'e seen in the open country. They
we're coming from a northwesterly {
direction towards New Ulm. As
oon as they reached New Ulm,
hey surrounded it. The Indians
we're yelling and shooting. The
whites were Mortified when they
aw the half-naked and painted {
'odies of the Indians. Captain Nixl
ried his best to encourage his men.
1t first only about twenty men
'ollowed him, but soon more join
d. The Indians fought with great
ury. The settlers soon saw that
f the fight would keep up for a
ertain length Of time they would {
'e lost, because they did not have
nough guns to defend themselves.
The Indians numbered several hun
lred. They had the advantage over
he settlers, but luck was with the
'eople. The fight had been going
N about two hours, when a heavy
ain came, and the Indians retreat
ID.
After the fight some reinforce
,orfo frop, g. Do4.. s u