, 1880-04-09
HORRIBLE MASSACRE.
Two American and a Canadian
Slain and Mutilated by
Mexicans.
4 Story of tho N[lncs-Yaim Fight for
Life Against Overwhelming
Odds.

saw - R4AtNu \"e4EA 4AHRAsStIAt oESGtNt FE40AssS
ltad been killed, twD Ut whom were AmGri-
cails Anti ono II Canadian. No further par-
ttcnlars wcre received until Monday Inst,
when tho steamship City Of Now York, from
Vcra Cruz, brought among her passengers
frotn that port two gentlemen, Mcssrs. Clfli-
ton Stephens and n Mr.. Fagnt, the former a
partner In the wcl!-known firm Of mtulng
contractors, Arnold l. Stephens, Of Oneida,
N. r., tho otllor one OF his assistants, tho
only survivors Of a party OF five who Inst
October left New York City by the City OF
Alexandria GIL route for Angang1lco, win
Yern Cruz. To a ucrntl reporter. Atr.
Stephens communicated tho following shock
ing detAlls of tho massacre:
About twelve months AEO, he Bnttt, We
rntered Into n contract with tho Tro]cs Min.
Ing y Smelling Company If London. Eli
gta1d, to bore II tunnel, @fter the SMtrn 1,nt-
fern, through u, their nlnss M to dra1 them
chtncry, drills anil such like, bGing NIL ready,
myself and four Acknowledgements Arnold,
Gpnnelly Youinans. a1!a Fagnn--left New
, York Gy the stennsl,ip City Of Als;SaMrla far
BY rall to tho City Of Mexico, nr,tf thence BY
diligence and oil horseback across tho moutlt-
aims. to our destination, Angnngnco, 4 tawn
of about 1$o nab'tants ~ the Sate f
ntnlng settlement, tlistnnt from tho City Of
Mexico sDile ITO English miles, a'tl is in!lab-
tied BY nj! almost etfual number Ut Indians
a as1e"? o S o To S s o wf{S G know 10 cre es
but scattered ali over tie monntaln, which
is soule 10000 feet above the Lowell Ut tho sen,
none OF the houses being very caose together,
ald ths nearest from from ours at least 49, 9r H1
Everything worked well with LIS Ht first md
though tlle style Of labor was new to tle
"peons" md "Bareteros," they ttftln'tseerntb
nt ad l wgt I' tey wsf9 d t9a ,' wtnant !,
dcsiru to bc 1t thelr doyotIons. ali Tits, how
ever, did not hinlcr. tllcsl from being tho
eeiosciy for fear That they W woa,d eyrn try i' to
steal 4 half OF tile dynn1nite Charge tlat,nfglt
lave been given thou to put into Il llole for II
blast. The poems {laborcrs) at our mines, 40
f. f. "S W. 1sssd sn ys5Y istfny svyr sTs ws
lily MI maitreated my OF tfls:nt; Iii: but tliose at
sums Of the other mines III tho ncIEl!,orl,ood
seem to have .take1 strong dislike 10 Us
yankees" ~ they ter termed , .,s: On the ~
fatnl tly, some of 01lr party went over to in-
sIcct tho mines Of Sci1or Soto Mayor, large
1iline.ownur who wns dcsirOls tint We should
take a contract to make tunnc! In Ills mi,lcs
Trojes Mines.
INDICATIONS OF TIT. sropM,
11nknow1, to ia thIs ray., ~ rrrat I ntfcnso to
ths psons elpoyed - w r IN fs iscs ies sso wo L
ss,el'ls, M, detGr,!lset 70 be reysngei on w.
a,,a m ~ tau nt.a 'y t io. t ~ ~ ~ 1Mtc ,vs
omg " , t"esu tctioMs np!ei ~ ,.ift NJ tol WR
down y "s IN ts fs'1i ,ne hc |s refusa to- s Work. tut
wns ai9wea i. e IcIa'' i.t ~ 10 ni!g OF " sarG
e riI ,,;t WIN tha rst @ ~ ~ lesr w y" Dic. ~
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was haMe t1reS rfa!s tn lkS ;nS rfS Of t
fonr renis whiel Sh MIg rsf1ss h. h,.Ii,e Gee W.
nnnriv f.ly siies ,y nn ,yna YIN ta 't ,ncn % ~ @ s
Wemt a"ay ~. tnattHring ts H. Wnts! nn r. e.
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10 tae m'aGt.mry, ,,;i 1sinvhg Af f., Cohile.y
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M.t ,,ai.,o ~ H., 1aas" ,on ,1, t NJ. liz ILL.,
4f thG enginel,tG',so beinF at the far sitlg
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nn,' ~ tI aen ~ nn,, T1u WIZ ~, p th 'os
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sounn OF voees la!seit Ill Masly Hispntc,
ha "rnsr g r ~ ,hc II bnrsl thn
rnnrt nS ~ ~ @ ,he md II to so sa 1
nn isata,e Mtgssco lMg Fn R.o, , Wiz wv ~ so'o
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u "Gmt ,.'.1a ,"tte' IL L. pH i'' 9a @ Ivy
t;,o o i;,,,s n nmoti H. az rn.'I H5' o,s f
I!!o !uAsu tn!!ta Gnniitt!y, ht!t"l'i. Miltt
wna wfti tiirnitv INK % It "at r%,,i.I nnt i
then, tn tell what tllU cause Of tlo trilg was.
Etll,i,cIiy. ii seems. from Ets nrrnunt. ,Sns
king where / hnil .Iuft him, Still rentlIuw.
Will, i tic ptsoll viii whom hs hatl tic tlIs.-
puts In tl.e morning can0 lip on thn yeraiitla
ind ljtrnn cilrsfnw him. jninred awny. in
rctircd ,iti w to sprt dlstnnce oit, f from in
Whence ho legan throwing s,ours.
sitting IN. nn,i tl;lnr ot3lor ID ,iau,agu.
Cun,lclly mIen,,tino 1att Zone Tito The llot1so
and close,i tic door. FnGinr lint iit, corl.i
@ not ret I.iln to conu out Unat way t,o rullin,,
eau,0 iputl tho yur,,llia, ind, Will huse
stolies. sliI.sficd il, lis tloUr. II WINS tiie,l
Tint Coi,,ieliy ilrel tic si,ots froni Ills r.
voiyer, ilnt 1T him, bit oyrr llis ileatl, 10
frighfrn lin. InatpHti NJ ti,is II SrntnIif II,
lI,1tEe tho fellow WORSE for, ir.wl,lg n swori
wIicl, lie llai conccale.i bei,cNth ils ciunk,
fu III iht t VIZ ~ ,lrv"n ~ 1w % rnn n"i Yrn,', e
mnlls. e Who cal,,e to Coli,,rljy's rescue. Er-
tlrlng, tbe peoii asalr leaaia. to assaii tle
resourcu. ] co,'neiiy hntI hu sstd. tal;ei, II liz iis