New Ulm review., 1912-08-14

0o8O No. att '% ri.
which were the tirst ones to come
from that city. The shots they had
heard, had been fred BY the new.
comers after they got inside the bar
ricade and. the cheering was done by
the troops because they were glad
they had arrived safely. That, they
were there is, az far az I know, all
that St. Peter did fol, the support Of
New Ulm on Tuesday.
The same evening patrol Of about
fifty men was sent out to makes tour
around the city and they returned with
one dead man by the name Of Rie.
mand, who had been shot in the vici.
nifty Of Rehfeld's house during the
course of the afternoon. Pickets were
posted as on Monday night.
Wednesday morning shortly after
sun rise, the picket line was extend.
ed and those who were killed on
Tuesday were brought in. Young
Loomis was still alive and they brot
him in on door taken from Schil.
locks house.. Austin of st. Peter and
l extinguished the fire in the Krich
house. The picket line was extended
from the Barth place to the Catholic
church. from there to the Will Brick
yard along German street to Third
South and from there to the place of
beginning
A second company arrived that day
from st. Peter with Flandreau. The
sheriff designated Capt. Dodd of St.
Peter to be commander of the troops
which were arriving and to take
charge of the defense of the city but
because quite few of the st. Peter
men objected to Dodd's appointment
because ''he was, as they put it, "too
careless with the lives of men," q
meeting was called in which Chas.
Flandreau was elected as commander
Flandreau appointed Dodd as Provost
Marshall, Buell. as Deputy Provost
Marshall and S. A. George as Post
Adjutant. Strict military discipline
was enforced and martial was pro-
claimed
On the same day some people put
in an appearance, who, in their ankle
ty to fight the Indians, had forgotten
their shoes. Others came, who, as
they had no other means Of trans
portation had walked 30 miles and were
in need of foot wear also. 1t, there
fore, became necessary to supply them
with moccasins. The powder and lead
and caps in the stores were confis-
Gated. In short, life began where
the individual as such ceased to ex-
ist. The whole place became a COM
missary and quarter masters store,
the same as in garrison. Expedi-
tions were sent out on Wednesday
into the immediate neighborhoOd,
Thursday and Friday to greater dis
tance. To furnish fodder for all the
horses that were in town foraging ex-
petitions we're sent out as tho the de-
the enemy's country. .r-.
= Saturday an expedition was ready,
awaiting orders, when the attack was
made by the Indians. Rifle pits had,
IN the meantime, been dug but so far
away that it required too large force
of men to defend them. About noon
the guard on Erd's house called, ,"In-
dians are out, everyone to the wea-
pons." The companies Immediately
formed and deployed as skirmishers.
A wagon train guarded by about twen-
ty men left the same night for St.
Peter. The Indians were coming in
large numbers from all sides. The line
of men which had been thrown out as
skirmishers gave way till the center
was reached. It was at this time
The engagement was continual cross
firing and several charges were made.
The Indians burned many houses. The
brick houses were well garrisoned
more than was necessary. The fight
ing was kept up during the night
through the firing of occasional shots
and renewed again in the morning
but was suddenly given up on the
part of the Indians. AS soon as the
front was cleared, the besieged march
ed out for the purpose of re-takins
the ground they had lost the day be
fore. Geo. LaBlanc, a we'll known hal
breed was found dead. About nOol
Cox came with about $50 men. Th'
same afternoon might be seen tn
comical sight of fifty men lined up OF
Minnesota St., between Center ant
End North St., playing "Dresdene
: Bruecke." ...
t''n' Sunday night it was decided a
Headquarters to leave the city, be
cause in the first place ammunition
!. and provisions were getting scarce
and because too many people wer
l cowded into too few houses. Beside
I that, the soldiers from out side di
l. not want to stay any longer. as the
!, were afraid that their own home
might also be attacked by the indians
n So the city was evacuated on Monda
!. morning and all left for St. Peter vi
;, MankatO. ...