Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-05-13

in the Southern States, where for ,nore
than two years they have encounter
ed the extreme heat peculiar to the
sunny SOUTH" and having assigned
them to duty in the department Of
Dakota, for intended service in the
remote valley Of the Yellowstone, and
along the line Of the Northern Pacific
railroad; and, whereas, Immediately
following their arrival in this terri
tory, and before timely warning was
received. or due preparation could be
made, the troops Of this command
found themselves i'll the midst of and
exposed to the rigors of a snow
storm, which in terrible severity, cN-
tent and duration was without paral-
lei even in this latitude, and so pro-
nuunced by the Oldest residents in this
territory, a storm which impcrilled
the lives of all who found themselves
exposed to it's full force, and of such
binding effect as rendered it beyond
the ability of either man or beast to
brave its full power except for few
brief moments; and, whereas, in this
terrible emergency, and when in a
condition OF comparative helpleSsness,
and when without assistance a large
proportion of the lives of this com
uand must have been lost by expos
urc, the citizens of Yankton, acting
in. earnest harmony with the terri
torial officials, fastened to the relief
of this command, and by extending
the hospitality of their homes, the
freedom and use Of their legislative.
and other public halls, to the officers
and men of the, It'll Cavalry, and by
granting the use of their stables,
workshops, and other buildings as
skt tier for the horses, they undoubt-
eddy preserved the lives of great
number belonging to this command.
besides saving to the government the
value of the public animals, amount
ins; to many thousands of dollars;
Lifelong Gratitude.
Therefore, be it Resolved, That in
acknowledgment Sof the noble gener
osity, the unbounded and universal !
ospitality, the unvaryins and con
stantly repeated kindness with which ;
every member of this command was
treated by the territorial officials of
Dakota, and the citizens of Yankton,
without a single exception,
We, the officers Of this command,
representing not only ourselves, but
our wives, out sweethcartS, and all
who are dear to us, and represent
ms also, the sentiment which we
know is shared by every soldier and
member of this command; although
feeling that mere words however COM
bincd would fall short of expressing
the extent of our obligation, yet WEI
desire in this feeble manner to con-
ve.;:: to the territorial officials of Da-
knta, and to the citizens of Yankton,
cur heartfelt and lifelons gratitude
for extending the helping hand to us
in our "hour of need" and rescuing
us from a position surrounded with
great peril and privation.
and should our duty on the from
tier of this young and growing ter
ritory bring us in armed conflict with
the traditional enemy of the from
ticrsman-the barbarous red man
our arms will fall with redoubled
force when we remember that each
Llow struck is a blow in defense of
VIC anu ulCSiulo Ill anu 0iOullu
which we were treated with such gem
ercus care.
Thanks to Gen. Cook.
Be it also Resolved: That, while
the territorial officials of Dakota resi-
dent in Yankton, and the citizens of
Yankton, and vicinity, seemed to vie
with each other in their efforts to de-
fcnd us from the storm, and in shar-
ing the comforts of their homes with
US, and while the names of a large |
number who exertcdl themselves in
our behalf are not in our possession,
yet there was one whose prompt etfic-
lent aid, constantly rendered from the
commencement to the termination Of
our embarrassment, and whose per-
sonal risk and exposure, incurred in
his manly and determined efforts to
save from suffering all who were en-
posed to the storm, have indelibly i'm