The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-08
Conccrniug The Carr Massacre.

Concerning the Carr Massacre.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 5.-The fol.
lowing has just been received:
SAN CARLOS AGENCY, A. T., Sept. 4. =.
To the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs,
Washington, u. o.:
Reports have come in that affairs at
Cibien are not as bad as reported. Cap
tain Hentig, of the. Sixth cavalry, and
ten men were killed. The Indian loss
was large. The report of Col. Carr and
others being killed is false. / am CO.
operating with the military and am full
" prepared with my scouts and en-
ployes. The agency is in no danger.
We can stand off all the hostiles and
will.
(Signed) TIFFANY, Agent.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 5.-A Tucson
dispatch says a citizen has received the
following:
CAMP THOMAS, September 8.
Lieutenant Stanton with the 9Th caval-
~, with 80 men as escort, reached here
from Camp Apache last evening about Z
O'Clock, with dispatch as follows;
FORT APACHE, September q.
Gen. Carr, and Col. Smiths cavalry
left here August Goth with the troops d.
and E. Sixth cavalry and q company of
Indian scouts, 105 men and 6 officers,
intending to arrest the Apache medicine
men who had been endeavoring to get
the Indians to break out. He reached
Cibien creek forty.five miles west of
here, at 3 p. IN. on the Both. They found
six hundred Indians camped there, and
arrested the medicine men without re-
sistance. The command then went
few miles from the main Indian village
and camped, the pack train was unload
ed, when the Indians began ar
irving from every point. but keep
ing along the range Of the bluffs
some 400 Yards off. Some Indian SCOUTS
having at this time left their own camp
and came into the camp of Captain
Hentig, he ordered them to leave, and
while doing so the Indians turned and
fired, killing Captain Hentig instantly.
The fight then became general. The
troops formed in skirmish line, driving
the Indians back some distance. The
herders were killed by the first volley
and the herd stampeded- The fight be-
gan at four o'clock and lasted nearly
three hours, until darkness, when the
Indians drew off towards their own
camp. 1t was impossible to tell how
many hostlles were killed. A coun-
Gil of war being held it was decided
impossible to hold the position against
such large force. There was but one
way out of the camp. through bad can
non. The herd was rounded up, and
it was found that the E troop had
lost thirty-three horses, eight pack
trains and seven other mules, and
several badly shot. They hastily gath
cred up the dead, and found seven men
and officers, including Capt. Hentig,
were killed. They buried them
inside the tent of Cars which,
with everything but their sad
dies and ammunition, was left on
the field as a blind to cover the retreat.
Three badly wounded soldiers were
placed on horses. At IL O'Clock the
command started on the retreat for this
post. One of the wounded men died at
4 a. m. The Indians did not follow,
evidently thinking them still at Cibien.
Gen. Carr made q forced march, not
stopping anywhere until he reached the
post at p. m, on the 31st. The troops
were badly used up with hunger and
fatigue. The hostiles are swarming
through the country. and came within q
mile of this post this morning, burned
several buildings, stampeded large
herd of cattle and drew of to the
mountains.