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-•Sfii,.^. oi ap- der the -' be itu- oft .) at- be der Thunday, May 11, 1M7 UaiMna, N. Y. Observer 2] David Burl Carl Lavhie Warren Plumadore Sidney Laffin Four Area Youths Join ,; • ;/ • .-^j^nL :..:..u.~: . ' Marine Buddy Plan Pour local youths have tak- -:en advantage -of the Marine] Gorps 12May-delayed . enlist- ment program. They are David Burl, son of Henry J. Burl, Hogansburg, and the late Mrs. Burl; Carl Lavine, son of /Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lavine, Brasher Falls; War-, re'n Plumadore, son of Mr. and Mrs; Gorddri^PlumadorerWin-- throp; and Sidney Laffin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louise Gar- Eow, Hogansburg, and the late ( Mr. Laffin. These four youths fere presently seniors at Sal- mon River Central and St. Lawrence—~CenfiraJT~Schools. TJiey will graduate in June, spend the summer at home and then leave for active duty in August. They will all go through Marine Basic Training or the Marine Corps' Buddy Plan, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Para's Island, S.C. Physics Summer Meet June i$-!T Canton — The American As- sociation of Physics Teachers will conduct its 1967 Summer meeting at 3t. Lawrence Uni- versity, Canton, June 15-1V, il was announced by the associa- tion recently. Dr. Stanley S. BaHara chair man of the department o j physics and astronomy at the University of Florida is ,pro- gcain chairman of the meeting, and Dr. Thomas L. Finch, as- sociate professor of physics a St. Lawrence, is campus co- ordinator. Officers of the association are Dr. Arnold B. Arons* Am herst College, president; Dr. Alfred Romer, St. Lavrren c University, secretary; and Dr Irving E. Dayton, Montana State University, treasurer. RISE UP ... to the need for adequate wiring in your home. Want full performance out of the electric appli- ances you now own ... and are planning to buy? You'll need adequate wiring to get it. Make sure. Call your local Adequate Wiring Bureau man for information and a free housepower check-up. FOR A FREE HOUSEPOWER INSPECTION SEE: MASSENA- . ''••.. -- r • Cameron Electric, Rt. 2 Carpenter Electric, 9 Isabel St. NORWOOD - Norwood Hardware & Electric, Main St. FOR MODERN HOME APPLIANCES SEE: MASSENA A-l TV Appliance Co., 45 Main St. Baker's Service, 120 Main St. A. J. Hartman Refrig. Sales, 60 Willow St. Massena Agway Co-op, 541 S. Main St. Montgomery Ward Co., 26 Andrews St. Slavin's Furniture & Jewelry Store, 10 Water St. Sunshine Accessory Store, 10 Main St. FOR ELECTRICAL FINANCING SEE: Marine Midland ADEQUATE WIRING BUREAU OF CENTRAL NEW YORK EDITOR'S NOTE: Mrs. Anna T. Porteous of Waddington loaned The Observer a clipping of the first account of the 1876 Ciister Massacre, which was given to her during the time the St. Lawrence Seaway was being constructed. We are publishing it now because of the action being taken by a great grandnephew of Major Marcus A. Reno to clear his Name. Major Reno was a subordinate officer to General George A. Cluster. Charles (COPY) A. Reno of Jackson Heights, N. Y. and the American Legion have ask- ed to have the Court Martial against Major JReno set aside. He was court martialed four years after the 1876 massacre for brawling at an officer's club. He was dismiss- ed from the Army. We are re- printing here the account of the massacre. We are very grateful to Mrs. Porteous for loaning us this clipping : Price 25 Cents RIBUNE EX BISMARCK, JXT., JULY 6,1876 Gen. Custer and 261 Men the Victims No Officer or Man of 5 Companies Left to Tell the Tale Siouxs, emptying several chambers of his revolver, .each time bringing a red-skin before he -was brought down—shot through the heart. It was here Bloody Knife- surrendered his spirit to the one who gave it, fight- ing the natural and hereditary foes of his tribe, as., well as the foes of the whites. The Sioux dashed up beside the sol- diers in some instances knocking them from their horses and killing them at their pleasure. This was the case with Lt. Mclntosh, -who was un- armed except with a saber. He was pulled from his-horse, tortured and finally murdered at .the pleasure of 3 Days Desperate Fight- ing by Maj. Reno and Remainder of the ^ ;Swen1Ji^~~^\i Full Details of Battle List of KiUed arid Wounded The Bismarck Tribune's ^necial Correspondent Slain ' MutUate and Rob the Dead . ictims Captured Alive Tortured \In a Most Fiendish\ ' Manner \What Will Congress Do About '•'• • ,\•'-. lit- ' • Shall This Be the Beginning of the End? It will be remembered that the Bis- marck Tribune sent a special corres- pondent with Gen. Terry, who was the only~ltirotts»loiml mumpondent-'with the red devils It was here that Fred Girard was separated from the com- mand and lay all night, with this screeching fiends dealing death and destruction to his.'comrades within a few feet of him, but. time will not permit us to ..relate the story, through some means succeeded in saving his fine black stallion in which he took so much pride. The ford was crossed and the summit of the bluffs, having, Col. Smith says, the steepest id tht h r s ascended by a ies terribly mutilated. The squaws seem to have pasad over the field and crushed the skuls of the wounded and dying with stons and clubs. The heads of some were severed from the body, the privates )f some were cut off, while others lyre traces of tor- ture, arrows havinr been shot into their private parts while yet living, or other means of torture adopted. The officers who fel were as'fbliowa: Gen. G. A- Custer, Cols. Geo. Yates, Miles Keogh, James Calhoun, W. W. Cook, Capts. Mclntmh, A. E. Smith, Lieutenants Riley, (ritenden. Sturgis, Harrington, Hoqgion, and Porter, Asst. Surgeon Delgdf. The only citi- Gen. Capt. happy nappy juro. VMUVWU •«*<« -. ..— „ three brothers and a nephew. L t Harrington also had a family, but no trace of his remains was'found, We are indebted to Col. Smith for the fol- lowing full list of the dead; to Dr. Porter for the list of wounded, which is also in full: . - f. The only iton Custer, Iih t Custer Mr. Isiah, the in- dMkKel imith/and Lt. Porter. The un- Calhoun loses a husband, H.A \ J. B. »' J. Barry f C Mt—--Blacksmith sT ntens~Sl. .. - Reed, Charles—., terpretef from Ft '• logg, the latter tL., — pondent. The body OJt '. remained unstrippee of and was not mutilated. they had reamed to-respect the Chief, Custer and for that reason did not mutilate his remains they had Field and staff, George A. Custer, Brevt Major General, ' W. W. Cook, Breyt. Lt.-Colonel. Lord, Asst Surgeon, J. M. DeWolf, Acting Asst Surgeon. ' ' ' N^C. Staff, W. W. Sharrow, Surg- Uajor. J. Conner*.— \ T. P. Downing- \ Mason ;...\..— Blorm r» ,ts ciouuns;, Perhaps as et the Great di in m manner bl in like man this humble lt Tb nded having, uoi. amim say», me Dtecpcoi,. I sides that he ever saw ascended by a I horse or mule, reached, though the: as- cent wasmade under a galling fireT^ •.» ._-——. -.-_-—- >JSt*-*^SSBfe?'* s *S* French, and Mclntosh. CoL Reno ha TeamedI *6 . of the lead result. Tb* wounded wire sent frt^J*™ W X K wwi r Horn which \ J. E. --—-—- » James Drinaw » Win. Moody—~= \ R. Rowlins -_—. » James McDonald \John Sullivan _ » Thos* P. Switser- iBTBenjrHodgson-— JPrivt » TISUUI wu wuuxnw. «.._ «,.—.___ gone ahead with these companies in obedience to the order of Gen. Custer, fighting most gallantly, driving back repeatedly the .Indians, who charged in their front, but the fire from the bluff being so galling, forced the movement heretofore alluded -to. Signals were given and soon Benteen with the four companies in reserve came up in time to save Reno from the fate with which Custer about this time met The Indians charged the hill time and again hut were each time repulsed. with heavy: slaughter by its gallant defenders. Soon.Tww- ever, they reached bluffs higher than those occupied by Reno; and op*\\\ 1 a destructive fire from points l~ the reach of cavalry carbines. N being heard from Custer, Col. Weir was ordered to push his command along the bank of the river in the direction he was supposed to be, but I he was soon driven back, retiring I with difficulty. About this time the Indians received strong reinforce-, ments, and literally swarmed the hill-! sides and on the plains, coming so command iles up the left on Monday at noon, ismarck, nine hundred miles AVWrlUMa *JW»i»»i , M.^ . distant at 10 p. m>* The burial of the dead was sad Work but they were all decently interred. Main- could not-be recognized; among the latter l r ome of the of- T _2dlieut. BitPhard Pffniii George Mask CT.W. Custer \ Mooney \Baker » Boyle '. f Bauth _— \ Conner —, \ Daring —— \ Davis ~> — •» Farrell -_- \Hiley _-—• * Huher __- » Hime ——• \ Henderson. \ Henderson • \Leddisson . » O'Conner _ \ Rood _—- \ Reese —— \Smith lst- \ Smith 2nd \ Smith 3rd \ Stella : \Stafford - \Schoole — \ H. M.- Harrington Brevt.Lt.-Col. _2dLt. II. M.~ uarrmsHiu •«..*». . The body of Lt. Harrington was not found, but it is reasonably certain tbathewasldUed. the la ficers. d not-be recognized; among er class were some of the of- This' work being done the i bk command wended its way bade to the base where Gen. Terry awaits supplies and approval of his plans for the future campaign. . ' ' The men are worn out with march- : ing and fighting and are almost [wholly destitute of clothing. \Indians numbered at. least in their per- who fought _Privfc M \ Edwin Baba h Fl -lstSergt. Sergt Finkle \FrenchFrench \Foley \ Ryan ^ \Alien'- \ Criddle -Coiyl. making their effective . nearly-four thousaiuL them, chting force were Only proxvssiuuau- VVUMVVU.w—w , . the expedition. Kellogrs last words to.the writer were: \We leave the Rosebud tomorrow and by the time this reaches you we will have MET AND FOUGHT the red devils, with what result re- mains to be seen.- I go with Custer and will be at the death.\ How true! • On the morning of the 22d Gen. Cus- ter took up the line of march for the trail of the Indians, reported by Reno Rosebud. Gen. Terry, appre- uicu v^ »»•»» of ammuni- tion. Charge after charge in quick succession, the fight being sometimes almost hand to hand. But they drew off finally, taking to the hills and ravines. CoL Benteen* charged a large nttrty in a ravine, driving them from ft in confusion. They evidently -- 1 -— and did not nearly~zour WUWBMIU. ...•»...»- ..... led by chiefs carrying flags of -various colors, nine of whom: were found in a burial tent on the field of battle. Many other dead were found on the field, and nearby ten squaws at one point in the raviner-evidently the work of Ree or Cro-jr,scouts. —-*. ~ \ great in num- kntly assault- !he camp had abandoned of Bee ^The Indian ber, as they were ins; an inferior the appearance i ht The lOOK IOr BO DU1U a iwieuium -~-^ were within range of the corral and wounded several packers, J. C.\ Wr~ oner, among the number, in the he . while many hones and mules'were killed. Near 10 o'clock the fight dosed, and the men worked all night strengthening their breastworks, us* ing knives, tin cups and plates, in place of spades and picks, taking up th fiht gain in the morning In the appearance ol in haste. The mostl gorgeous orna- ments were found on {the bodies of the dead chiefs, and hundreds of finely dressed and painted robes and skins were thrown about the camp. The Indians were certainly-severely pun- ihd » Bud \ Eisman. » Engle » Brightfield \ Fanand Giffi » Griffin _ \ Hamel ;— \Hattisoll . \ Kingsouts \Lewis —; \Mayer — \Mayer—. \ Phillips - \ Russell _ Russ \Six — \ Ranier ?' Short » Sh Indian ished. W hed. We said of those who went into hat- e with Custer none are living—one TirriarMnHflWin-tlfflrfleldi- tolerable. The wounded were beggig piteously for it: the tongues of the men were swollen and their lips k f t th men were swollen and their lips parched, and from lack of rest they lt exhausted So a bold on the nuKuuui «<»•.. »_..„, _„.__ hending danger,, urged Custer to take additional men, but Custer having full confidence. in his men and in their ability to cope with: the Indians in whatever force he might meet them, declined the proffered assistance and marched with his regiment Jdone. He waa instructed to strike the trail of the Indians, to follow it until he dis- covered their position, and report by courier to Gen. Terry who would reach the mouth of Little Horn by the even- ing of the 26th, when he would act in concert with Custer in .the final wip- ing out At four o'clock, the after- noon of the 24th, Custer scouts report- ed the location of a village recently deserted, whereupon Custer went into camp, marching again' at 11 p. m., continuing the march until daylight when he again went into camp for coffee. Custer was then fifteen miles from the village located on the Little Horn, one of the branches of the Big Horn, twenty miles above its mouth, which could be seen from the top of the divide, and after lunch General Custer pushed on. . The Indians by this time had discovered his approach and soon were seen mounting in great haste, riding here and there, it was presumed in full retreat This idea was strengthened by finding a freshly abandoned Indian camp with a de- serted tepee, in which one of their dead had been left, about six miles from where the battle took place. Custer with his usual vigor pushed on making seventy-eight miles without sleep, and attacked the village near its foot with companies C, E, F, I, and L, of the seventh cavalry, Reno having in the meantime attacked it at its head with three companies of cavalry which, being surrounded; after a desperate hand to hand conflict, in which many were killed and wounded, cut their way to a bluff about three hundred feet high, where they were reinforced by four companies of cav- alry under Col. Benteen. In gaining this position Col. Reno had to recross the Little Horn, and at the ford the hottest fight occurred. It was here where Lieutenants Mclntosh, Hodg- son and Dr. DeWolf fell; where Charley Reynolds fell in a hand to hand conflict with a dosen or more e of spades and picks, taking up fight again in the morning. In the afternoon of the second day the desire for water became almost in- tolerable. The wounded were begging, piteously for it: the tongues of the pla the the XSowTicruriarMnHflWintlfflrfleldi and- witnessed and survived the bat- tie. His story is plausible,, and is Accepted, but we have not room for it now. The names of the wounded are as follows: • LIST OF WOUNDED V Private Davis Corey, Co. 1,7th Cav., right hip; Patrick McDonnaU, D, left leg: Sergt. John Paul, H, back; Priv. Michael C. Ma en \ -•-•\• '— W Gg H left Sheai-j-V \ Shader \ Stuart _ » St. John - \ Thadius — \Van Allen \ Warren \ idh •» »»' If » II n n n n n it n \ Smal - Tarr— \ Vaugant » Walker \ Bragew i* w >' Knight FG.W. Yates. » W. Van Rieley- \ Kenney —-— \Nursey __— » Victory \ Wilkinson. —— » Coleman _—-- \ Feeman _ \ Briody ——— •\ Brandon ——— \ Manning \ Atchison —— \ Brown 1st —— \ Brown 2nd ». Bruce -^ if —Capt. _2dLfc. -1st Sergt. —,-Sergfc ___Farri« blacksmith Privt. *dy — \ Burnham \ Cather — » Carney \ Dohman \ Donnelly \ Gardiner »' Hammon \Kline •— n n M I* It \ Windham -\ Wright — D Vincent Charley Farrier .,\ Patrick Golden. t»-Edwmrdtt» E A. E. Smith -Privt. If .Brevt. Capt. 2d, Lt. parched, and from lack of r were almost exhausted. So a attempt was made for water. lnteered to go with cantee they bold Men d attempt was made for water. Men volunteered to go with canteens and camp kettles, though to go was al- most certain death. The attempt-sue ceeded though in making it one man was killed and several wounded. The men were relieved,.and that night the animals were watered. The fight] closed at dark, opening again next. E. Sturgis -, _ T . The body of Lt. Sturgis was not f ound, - but. it is reasonably certain .lstSergt. .---Sergt. Michael C. Ma en, Wm. George, H, left -- 3d, at 4 a. m.; 1st Sergt A, left knee; —— John hi Ptric .Is .— Heyn, McVay, C. K, right ft A, left knee; Jh hips:- Patrick —--oran, K, right shoulder: Ma—-——Ice, K, left foot; d Whitkr C -*- iUi ---n—.• shoulder: Ma-— Alfred Whitaker, C Thson\ - Peter Thompson, Deal, A, face; J. Roman Rutler, _ rht tht hand; Jacob _._Ieyar,M,hack; M, right shoulder; left thigh; Jas. h; Elijah T. sstrouae, A, * ••»••• >•«, Sergt Patrick Carey, M, right hip; Privt James E morning, ternoon , and contin- 'ofthe 27th. until the af- the ternoon ox WM IIW. «»:«>»».. ... men became' more and more exhausted and all -wondered what had become of Custer. A -panic all at once was created among the Indians and they stampeded, from the hills and from the valleys, and the -village was soon deserted except for the dead. Reno and his brave band felt that succor was nigh. Gen. Terry came in sight, and strong men wept upon each others k bt d as had from Cus- both nanas; BUW «««»_, _», „.-_ thighs; Frank , M, face and left thigh; Corpl. Alex B. Bishop, H, right arm; Privt James Foster, A, right arm; W. E. Harris, M, left breast; Benett, C. body, o'clock; Frank and body; James Jasper* James T. _. Privt John James E 5th, at 3 left aide Wilbur, M, left leg; L, left foot; Sergt back and left leg- hip; Privt. , died July 5 Reeves, A, l s Wilbur, M, L lft f he was killed. \ F. Hohmeyer — \ Egnen ———- \ James , \ Hagan L James Calhoun \Miller .\ Tweed _—_— •Veller __— \ Cashan— \ Kiefer ~~ \ Andrews \ Crisfield —- \ -Harnington — \ Haugge * Lobering _—- \Mahoney\\___ \Schmidt \ Lunon __— \ Semenson -— \ Riebold » CC Corp. —lstLt —PrivU » \ Krianth \ Luman. \ MHton, Jas. \ Madson — \ Monroe _—, » Ruddew \ Omeling _— \ Sicfous — \ Sanders , •\ Wanew _* \ Way L n II Way Lerock id Kideyv^=~~ '\-E. C. DriscolL.. \ D. C. Gillette- \ C. H. Gross-- \ F. P. Holcomb \ M. E. Horn \ Adani Hitismer » P. Killey —— Fred Lehman Privt John - - —- both hands; Samuel ; ana ierc leg: H, face and Hvbotii hers Cus- ations , but no word wa ter. Hand shaking and congratulations were scarcely, over when Lt. Bradley reported that he had found Custer dead, -with one hundred and ninety cavalry men. Imagine the effect. Words cannot picture the feeling; of these, his comrades and soldiers. Gen. Terry sought the spot and found it to be too true. Of those brave men who followed Custer, all perished; no. one lives to tell the story of the battle. Those deployed as skirmish- ers, lay as they fell, shot down from every side, having been entirely sur- rounded in an open plain. The men In the companies fell in platoons, and like those on the skirmish line, as they fell, with their officers behind them in their proper posi- tions. General Custer, who was shot through the head and body, seemed to have been among the last to fall, and around and near him lay the bodies of Col. Tom and Boston, his brothers. Col. Calhoun, his brother-in- law, and his nephew young Reed, who Insisted on accompanying the ex- pedition for pleasure, Col. Cook and the members of the non-commissioned Chas. H. BiEhop,7H»V ri « ht ' \\I 5 S Homsted/'A. »wirt Seret. Chas. i ,• M, rlgnt arm; Privt TjSSp.lnw\' jfe rifht^ear; i, ».«-. ..—... John it arm; Henry Buck, Chas. - John Cooper, H McGuire, C, righ McGuire, C, right arm; Henry Black, H, right hand; Daniel McWilbams, H, right leg. Ann Indiann scoutt name unknown, ft ff t Birt: Sergt M Riley A India scou left off at Birt I th Ift t name : Sergt , leftt offf t. Did >» M • n II IT II » CConnell \ J. J. ~ ' J. j. C \Butier- \ Warren _20th Inf. -lstSergt » Henry Lehman. » E. P. _Lloyd_- \ A. Mclchargey \ J. Mitchell _-— \ J. NoshauB — \ J. O'Bryan leit o u n imr-—, uv-_— M. Riley, Co. I, 7th Infantry, lef of at Buford, Consumption; Privt David AcMson, Co. E, 7th Cav., left off, July 4th, at Buford, Constipation. The total number of killed Was two hundred and sixty-one; Wounded, 52. Thirty-eight of the wounded were brought down on the Far West; three of them died enraute. The remaind- er are cared for at the field hospital. De Rudio had a narrow escape, and his escape is attributed to the noise of beavers, jumping into the river durmg the engagement De Rudio followed them, got out of sight and after hid- ing for twelve hours or nor* ffcally reached the command in safety, . The body of Lt Hodgson did not fall into the hands of the Indians; that of Lt Mclntosh did and was badly muti- lated. Mclntosh, though a half-breed, was a gentleman of culture and «•- staii au aeaa—m nw.^u »• v..».., teemed by all who knew him. He clothing and many of them with bod- [ leaves a family at lAnrQln, as does and lay behi -Jbert \ Seiller _— • \Walsh — \ Adams , \ Assdely \ Burke J— \ Cheever . •\ McGue , \ McCarthy __ \ Dugan ——— \ Maxwell _ \ Scott \Babcock » Perkins \ Tarbox \ Dye —: \ Tessler \ Calvin __x__ \ Graham \ Hamilton __. \ Rodgers \ Snow -' M Hughes —i — K D. Whitney — \ Hughes \ J. J. Callahan- —CorpL \ J. Parker — \ F. J. Pitter \ Geo. Post —— \ J. W. Rossberg—I \ D. L. Lymons—-_ \J. E. Troy—^_— » Chas. Van Bramer- ».W. B. Whaley-^ G Daniel Mclntosh _ \ Edward Botaser \ M. Considine »' Jas. Martin -——- \ OttoHageman : \ Benj. Wells \ Henry Dose if it II w. n n w \tt n n n t* n -1st Lt s^ -Farriex Teptr. Privt staff W a5i their \ Juliuss Helmerr — ..1st Sergt Sergt Corpl. \Crawford Selby JSa \ Benj. F. Rodg \ Andrew J. Moere— \ Jno. J. McGmmss— \ Edward Stanley \ Henry Seafferman \ John Papp . H Geo. Lee _ \ Julian P. Jones \ Thos. E. Meade M Miles F. CHara— \ Henry ML Scollier- \ Fred Stringer \ Henry Gordon - H. Klotzburshtr -_ \ G. Lawrence _ JPxiYt 99 n M w M -Sergt _CorpL —Privt \ W. D. Meyer — \\ G. E. Smith \ D. Somers \ J. Tanner » H. Tenley \ H. C. Vtiyt Boston Custer Juliu Helme _ \ Eli U. T. Clair- I M. W. Keogl.— -Trptr. »Privt CoL iU* TT* A^vgii———-— - ..••••••WM J. E. Porter—the body of Lt Porter was not^found.Jtut^it is reasonably -1st Berg Arthur Reed Mark Kellogg - Chas. ReynoM- _CivllUsi certain ne was killed. \ F. E. Varden. \ J. Burtard — » John Wild — \ G. C. Morris.. H S. T. SUples- \ J. M. Gucker. \ J. Patton — -Cor- t» n res_t Bortfo- ol *«• amtilated by foldta>a> •-, •+.
