Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-25


crossing of the Wisconsin river and
at Bad Axe where he attempted to
cross the Mississippi river into Iowa
Black Hawk then surrendered.
He was taken, with Jefferson Davis
in charge, to Jefferson barracks, Mis-
souri,, where he was placed in CHAINS
Shortly afterwards the defeated chief
and his band of captive but loyal fol-
lowers were taken east and impris-
oned. At Washington, D. c., he met
President Andrew Jackson and agreed
to remain a peaceful ward of the Uni
| ted States. After short lmprlson-
ment he was returned. He was
/ feted. given valuable presents AMI
drew all the attention that was given
the captive Queen Zenobia by the con-
ouering Romans centuries before.
Black Hawk was then taken west to
Fort Armstrong where he was formal
ly delivered into the custody of keO-
kuk, his hated rival. He complained
bitterly of this humiliating treatment.
Shortly afterwards the aged Sac chief
tan was taken west into Iowa where
he died of a fever at the age of Il.
This was in 1888 near Fairfield, Jeffer~
son county.
His head was stolen by a physician
and, although his aged wife tearfully
and passionately demanded its return
from Governor Lucas of Iowa, history
does not record its final resting place.
His skeleton was also stolen by ply
stefan and after the bones had served
as an interesting curio in closet OF
the territorial capital at Burlington
the last remains OF the greatest OF
Mississippi valley chieftans were OBJ
, liberated in a fire which destroyed the
capitol building.
, His last illness and the pathetic de-
Element of his grave by civilized
ghouls of the white race are recorded
as follows in the words OF james
Jordan, white trader.
BLACK Hawk died Oct. 4, 1888 IL
, his house right here before my doc!
next to the river He was sick Ia
, DAYS. He was taken sick with fever
Black Hawk said to me: / do not wan
YOU TO let my boys go with you to Rocf
. Island, | think | shall die before the,
come back and | want them to be witt
me when | die. l want you to go t
Fort Edward and fetch doctor from
the fort. The Indians have tried al
:. their skill on me and can't break my
2 fever
"Black Hawk said maybe the doc
p tor would not come for fear that III
would not get paid for the trip ant
- asked me to write a letter TO MN
that | would say that he could ge
s30o for the trip if he would come.
left him and he died about an hou
after | left him. | asked him before
n left if he had any choice where n
: wanted to be buried. He said n
wanted to be buried right where h
had council with the Iowa Indians
He had whipped the Iowa indian
: and had taken this town here Ate
he captured them he made a treat
| with them. He said: l want TO D
Il buried where | had the council wit
| the Iowas You know where it is an
where l sat and l want you to stick
stake down there
When he was in Washington Pres
| dent Jackson had given him blac
| broadcloth suit and silver media
about the size of saucer, very thick
" engraved on one side with tn
words BY President Jackson to Blac
| Hawk and on the other side were IN
| figures of President Jackson an
| Black Hawk shaking hands.
Black Hawk had three medals On
| was from the British government
| get him to fight for the British. Blac
| Hawk said for me to unlock his trun
| and to take out these things and tie
| them TO put them on him. He gay
me a sword and bowie knife. A
these medals were buried with hi
| and also a sword cane that Hem
| Clay had given to him.
There was also buried with him n
epaulets of gold that must have co
81 600. President Jackson had all
given him flag about sixteen or Sc
enteen feet long and, agreeable
BLACK Hawks wish. that flag wi
boisted at his grave and left on pc
30 feet high. 1t stayed there un
the wind wore it out.
He was buried in sitting pos
ton, They first dug shallow tren