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Show ^Secretar/~5 time ""they were told that in. care cf a contagion? disease like measles or smallpox the children must not be taken home, for fear of contagion to others and also because of the danger of pneumonia. He says that while many cf the children were sick of measles and the excitement among the Indians was aggravated by their superstition and medicinemen, a girl died; that then, while many Indians were at the agency arguing with the Agent to let the children go* Blackhawk, a policeman, went-to the school with several others and forcibly took, his own child and a number of other children; that in doing this he threw the Industrial Teacher down stairs; that the police then refused to obey the orders of the Agent, and other Indians at once took their children out; that the school employes then tried to wrap up the sick children to prevent their taking cold, but the Indians were very careless about it, taking many in their nightshirts out of bed and refusing blankets for them, and in consequence of this many have since died, and others have their health impaired as he had occasion to see in some who had returned to school; that no resistance was then made to the other children being taken, and all were so taken cut that day (December 12) except a few half-breeds who did not share the Indians' superstition; that there was much excitement among the Indians and it was evident they were looking for trouble; that It was reported to the Agent that Blackhawk KS&S talking about burning the school that night, and he therefore sent for a detachment of soldiers from Port Duchesne; that they camped on the school grounds one day, which was enough; that the Indians were badly frightened and became at once the most peaceable Indians that side of the Missouri; that Blackhawk was arrested the |
