The New York herald., 1879-10-31
THE TROUBLED FRONTIER.
The Navajos Reported to Have
Dug Up the Hatohet.
A CAPTURE BY THE APACHE INDIANS.
A Hostile Trail Near RawIns---O --Obsequles
of Lieutenant Weir
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. I

BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
RAwLINs. Wy. T., Oct. 80. 1879.
The arrival Of the remains of Lieutenant Weir this
forenoon made the occasion Of touching mill.
tary ceremony. AS the escort accompanying
his body appeared on the crest of the
ridge beyond Rawlins the guard of honor
previously designated by Colonel Bracket
advanced from camp to meet 1t and the
entire camp ordered in array. First Lieutenant
Bowman. of the Ninth infantry, directed the cere-
monies. The pail bearers were as follows Lieu
tenant Paul, Third cavalry; Lieutenant Reynolds.
Third cavalry; Lieutenant Cherry. Fifth cavalry;
Lieutenant Eting. Third cavalry; Lieutenant Dodd.
Third calvary and Lieutenant Ducah, Third cavalry.
The dismountcd men In charge of Lieutenant
London Third cavalry.
THE PROCESSION.
The funeral escort halted few minutes at Colonel
Brackets camp while the pal-bearers. followed by
Colonel Bracket aud his staff reversed in order OF
rank and attended in the by all the troops with
reversed arms prepared to accompany the wagon
used as q hearse along the way to the
Court House at Rawlins No band headed the
march, but the cavalry buglers blew tine thrilling
and melancholy notes familiar to soldiers on such
occasions. Arriving at the humble Court House.
the containing the remains lifted and borne
into it by six sergeants followed by the pallbearers
Colonel Bracket took his place at the foot Of the
coffin while the Presbyterian clergyman. the Rev.
MIR. Hamilton. stood at the head and made q few
marks Of clearer texture than that of most sermons
the dead. The following passage illustrates
the feeling which death by savagery inspire in
the heart of Christian minister who is fsmiliar
with the spirit Of savage warfare:-
HOW HE FELL.
elm his last hour his sister, who his better
life was not with HIM the spot where he
fell before the lurking savage. for father. .
mother and brother had preceded him to
the spirit land. He fell. not in the battle
and surrounded by his companions in arms; he
fell, not wounded in the fray. to be borne to the
rear by hands only too willing to do his bidding
when leading on against the foe; but he fell by
the hidden, savage, murderous foe, foe fed
and clothed and warmed by the government.
the exponent of whose power and authority he stood
forth, with his companions in arms, fe while the
wagons Of the Great Father were conveying to the
agency supplies; he fell when the gallant
or on the trail; when Gordon and Gold
stein had just fallen, while conveying the
Indians yearly gifts to his savage home % rhus 1s
by than all the red men in all the forts IN the
Union.
| In the audience We're soldiers who participated in
the Thornburg fight and the subsequent defence OF
the beleagured camp. To these. addressing them as
| the close of his remarks the clergyman said:-
Dear friends. we have felt near to you in the
sense of conscious security ever since first your
chargers disturbed the dust of village. and it
touches us to our hearts core that safety
tainly of it. has been purchased by your
trials and by the death OF dear friend before u.s.
| and that of the others who have fallen since tho
countrymcn, reward your galantry, and whom peace
shall again be conquered and you restored TO your
families and homes. May the light of your hearth
blaze like present camp hres amid these
Rocky Mountain peaks, while the hopes of q future
life brighten your path, till all the lights OK
this world will be exchanged for the cloudless splen-
dors Of infinite day..
Charles Weir brother OF the deceased lieutenant.
| is expected here the midnight train from the
East. 1t is not known whether the remains. which
are to be conveyed to New York, will go hence on
the 4 40 train tomorrow morning or be held here
until the next train on Saturday at the same hour.
TRAIL.
The sent out to seek the track OF the white
men or Indians who shot at two soldiers while they
| were hunting Tuesday and killed one Of their
horses within miles OF their camp, report pony
| trail, which Lieutenant Paul. their mnandeT, be.
| lieves to have been madc by Indians.
| AN APACHE VICTORY IN NEW MEuco-TH1
| NAvAJoEs ON THE wARPArH.
SAN FRANCISCO Oct. 80. 1879.
The following despatch has been received from
Phenix, Arizona "A special despatch from Tucson
| saws intelligence was received here this morn
ing tht the Apaches have captured sta
/ tion on the Jornada del Mierto. Fort
sons The Navxjoes have broken out, and troops
| from Fort Wingate have been despatched against
| Them The Indians captured all the stock. nclud-
| ing the mail mules" The despatch adds that the
| Indians have burned Fort Wingate.
|