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Subject: [IASCOTT] 1910-Wounded Men are rescued
Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 10:04:28 EST

Chapter 5 cont.

WOUNDED MEN ARE RESCUED.

A salt-water sailor by the name of Hoadley did gallant service in this daring
enterprise by his superior knowledge of the management of a vessel.  Rector
took all of the live men from Campbell's boat into his; and his men, in the
water, hauled their own boat out into the stream.  The Indians feasted on the
abandoned boat of Campbell.  Rector had his boat crowded with the wounded and
dying but rowed night and day until they reached St. Louis.  It was supposed
the boat of Riggs was captured by the enemy; but the vessel was strongly
fortified so that it lay, as it were, in the hands of the Indians for several
hours; the enemy having possession of the outside and the whites of the
inside; but the wind in the evening subsided and Riggs got his boat off
without losing many men.  It was a general jubilee and rejoicing when Riggs
arrived at St. Louis; the hearts of the people swelled with patriotic joy to
know that the lives of so many brave soldiers were saved by the courage and
energies of Rector, Riggs and their troops.  I saw the soldiers on their
return to St. Louis and the sight was distressing.  Those who were not
wounded were worn down to skeletons by labor and fatigue.

Debbie Clough G-erischer


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