The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-05-22
Correspondence Of tho ST. Louis Repudliesn.
THRILLING NARRATIVE
Horrible S1HerInes Of a Woman Captured by
the Apache Indians.
TuBAc, AnrzovA. April 9th. 1860.


"uBAc, AnrzoSA, April 9th, 1860
The following thrilling details of captivity,
savage baroarity, suffering and final restors-
ton to her friends, of one whose misfortunes
have lately filled the public ear, will be read
with interest The writer has taken the sto.
ry as IL fell from her own lips, and gives it ~
the public without establishment.
NARRATIVE OF MRS. LARsENA A. PAGE.
7 had been married but little over two
months, and was living with my husband Nj.
j. III. Pogo, in rude cabin at tho mouth ~
tho grand cannon leading to the pinery Of the
Santa Rita Mountains. Our family consisted
Of myself ard husband, little Mexican girl
eleven years Of age, Msare Kirkland, and Mr..
VIM. Randall, who Was engaged with my
husband in the lumber business.
On tho morning of the 10th OF March, af.
ter nm early breakfast, my husband left US at
camp for tho purpose of putting some Mexi
cans to work, and Mr. Randall going out to
kill q deer, Misare and myself were left quite
alone. As it was washing day, had started
to procure some water, whom the little girl
screamed and said the Apsches were on US.
They came up on a run. Having six shoot.
er (Colt's Rsvolver) in my hand, turned to
fire at them, but they were already 50 close
that before | could pull tho trigger they had
rushed upon me and secured my weapon.-
They then proceeded 10 pluudeT, soizing eve.
rything they could carry of-four, blankets.
clothing, &c.; and, not satisfied with this,
they destroyed tho balance. Wo halloed
and screamed for assistance, but the Indians
struck me with their lances, and told us to
keep quiet or they would kill US. They pack
ed up what they could take, and marched us
of, hand.in hand, in a hurried aud barbarious
manner. After proceeding thus for a quar-
ter OF mile, they separated us, in order to
prevent our talking together, the little girl
being little in advance Of me.
We travelled thus all day, over very rocky
and mountainous road, penetrating deeper and
deeper into the mountains, and finally almost
reaching the summit. Having sutfeerd much
from recent attacks of fever aud ague, was
in very enfeebled condition, totally made.
quste for the fatigues OF such a journey, aud
my inability to travel at the speed they desir-
ed me, was the cause of my receiving the
most brutal treatment at thcr hands. They
several times pointed six shooter at my head,
as much a. to say my fate was already decid-
ed upon, and that was to bs made victim
of savage barbarity. The little girl who was
ahead, would occasionally fall back crying,
and tell me that the Indians were going to
kill me. They spoke but little Spanish, yet
enough was understood to awaken my fears
and till me with apprehension. l knew that
my strength, which was rapidly falling, would
admit Of my proceeding but little further, and
that unless my husband and other parties were
following to rescue US, / must fall a victim As
soon rs my strength entirely failed
We had proceeded thus about sixteen mile,
as nearly as my limited ideas of distance will
enable me to judge, aud now Jagged behind
so much SO that my savage captors grew inpa
tiont, aud resolved to XII! me. They strip.
ped mo Of my clothing, including my shoes,
and left me but single garment. They then
thrust their lances at lne, inflictins eleven
wounds in my body, threw me over ledge
Of rocks, or precipice, some sixteen or eight
cen feet high, and hurled large stones after
me to make sure of their victim, and then left
me, supposing that / must die, ,and too bar.
barious to end my misery by entirely exlin
gushing the spark Of life. This occurred near
sunset. had nine lance wounds iu my back
and two in my arm, and my head was cut in
several places by the rocks that were hurled
after mo,s but most of the latter glahced with.
GU striking me.
had aligbted on bank Of snow, almost
IN a state OF nudity, and in a senseless cond.
ton. In counting up my camping places be-
fore reaching home, think l must have laid
there in a ststc of unconscousness for nearly
three days. When come to, took some
snow and put on my wounds. l recollected
the direction travelled and the position of the
fr.,y,
guides started for home. My feet gave out
the first day, and l was compelled to crawl
most of the distance. did not dare to 90
down ID the foot Of the mountain, for fear
could lind no water and therefore compelled
to keep in the steep aud rocky mountains
Sometimes, after crawling up a steep ledge,
laboring hard for half day, would loose my
footing and slice down lower than the place
from which started. As had no fire and
no clothing, suffered very much from th)
cold. was at point said to be elk thossn
fee; above the soa, and only wonder that I
did not freeze. scratched holes 10 the sam
at night, in which to sleep, and before could
travel was obliged every day to wait for th.
sun to warm me up. travelled what cu'i
every day, and in the mean time had to su,
sst on grass alone. On the fourteenth day |
reached a camp Of some workmen in the pr"-
ry. which was untensnted. There fouud
little food, and some flour which had be.
spilled on the ground. The fire was not quite
out, and kindled il up. Scraped up The
-four and made me a little cake, the fI"
food had tasted since left home / Wa
now near the workmen in the pinery, RI,
within two miles OF my home, but was tob
weak to 60 on. could hear the workmar
and sometimes saw them, but could not at
tract their attention. At length I crawl /
along to the road. over which they must pas,
and was found thorc, and carried home, atler
being out sixteen days.