Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-05
BATTLE WITH INDIANS.
TERRIBLE BUTcHERY BY THE
TREACHER0US RED SKINS.
General Cars Command Wiped 0ut-OSer
One Hundred Men and Six Officers
KiIed-The White Mountain
Indians the Cause Of
the Trouble.
TROOPS ORDERED TO THE FRONT.
ON TIE WARPATH.

Victorious.
WASHINGTON, September 3.-The fol-
lowing telegram was received at the
War Department this morning from
General Mcdowell, dated September I'd:
The following has been received from
the Commanding General OF the Depart.
ment of Arizona, dated at Prescott to-
day:
Tiffany telegraphs q report from the
sub-agency that an Indian named Mick
ey, brought word that a number Of
chiefs are coming in with their bands,
but that Pedro with all his band, and
others, are on the war path, and that
Cars command, including himself, six
other officers and sixty-four enlisted
men were killed day before yesterday !;
also that Pedro's men killed seven or
eight men, including an expressman,
between Apache and the Thames rivel :
Further Particulars of the Fight.
SAN FRANCISCO, September S.-A Tue
SON dispatch to the Star says: Advices
from Fort Grant aIe to the following
effect: Three couriers have now come
into Camp Thomas all bringing the same
news that General Carr and his CON-
mand have all been massacred by the
White Mountain Indians 50 miles from
Camp Apache and ITO men and seven
officers killed. The officers must be gen.
eral Carr, Capt. Henly, Lieutenants Car
ter, Gordon, Staunton, and Ornes and
DR.. McCreery.
The White Mountain Indian reserva-
ton Is about 100 miles north Of Wilcox,
near the line OF New Mexico. The tribe
numbers l,500 in all. They can muster
400 warriors. This is the only tribe OF
Apaches, which have not been whipped
into subjection. They were moved in
1876 into the San Carlos reservation,
but recalled and returned to their old
hunting grounds, where they have been
ever since.
San Francisco, September 3.-Noth-
ing has been heard in reply to the in.
quiries OF Gen. Mcdowell at Presidio,
but there seems no reason to doubt the
truth OF the report OF the massacre OF
Gen. Carr and command in Arizona.
Mcdowell Heard From.
SAN Francisco, September 3-The
following dispatch has been received
from General McDowells headquarters
at Presidio:
A dispatch from General Wilcox, re-
ceived last night, says he has received
news by an Indian runner, that Carr's
command, including himself, six other
officers and sixty-four enlisted men,
were killed on the 3lst, and that Pc
dro's men had killed seven or eight men,
including an expressman, between
Apache and Thomas.
A dispatch received from General
Wilcox this morning says he has receiv-
ed news that few escaped from Carr's
command at Cibicu creek, which was
forty miles west OF the Apache. Those
who escaped are fighting their way to
Fort Apache, but it is doubtful il they
get in. Pedro's band attacked Fort
Apache, but the department command
er thinks he must have been repulsed
and now holds the canyon through
which the road from Thomas to Apache
passes.
[Signed ] KELToN, A. A. G.
Gensrsl Hancock Doubts 1t.
New YORK, September 3.-General
Hancock stated tonight TO Tribune re-
porter that he had doubts as to the &C.
curacy Of the reported massacre OF Gen.
Carr and his men. He knew the
officers and they we're not men to be
massacred without great deal OF
trouble. DR.. McCreary was a native Of
New York and ten years ago was sta
toned at Governors Island.
The Officers Killed.
SAN Francisco, September A Tue.
san dispatch to the Star says:
Fort GRANT, September
All day Indian runners have been
coming into San Carlos agency with re-
ports OF the fight with Gen. Carr, at Gu.
bics creek, in which they say there we've
seven officers and about one hundred
men killed. They also say that an ex-
pressman and seven whites were killed
on the way from Thomas to Apache on
the 3lst
The White Mountain Apaches are the
only Indians known to have been con.
cerned in the outbreak, as they number
about four hundred braves, but others
may have been drawn to their forces.
II these reports are confirmed this will
be a serious affair for the territory as
well as the military. The force killed
are probably: Gen. Carr, Lieut.. Carter,
DR.. McCarty, Lieut.. Stanton, Lieut..
Cruise, Capt. Commanding OF the Sixth
Cavalry, and q SON OF Gen. Carr, who
has Just graduated from an eastern col
lege.
Preparing to Go to the Front
SAN FRANCisco, September 3.-There
is great activity in military circles to-day
in preparation for the departure for
Arizona. 1t is understood that three
companies OF the Eighth infantry at
Angeles and three companies OF the
Fourth artillery at Presedee, two compa-
nies of the Eighth infantry at Benecia,
three companies at Fort Point and
Hobrouck's battery, as cavalry, have
been ordered to the front. In fact son Q
Of the companies are already under
marching orders.
indignation ct Indian Agent Tiffany.
Tucson, September THE excite
ment in Tucson is intense, and there Is
talk of organising Q force OF volunteers
and proceeding against the Sar Carlos
Agency. Much indignation is expressed
at the conduct Of Indian Agent Tiffany.
He has studiously denied that
there was any danger or
trouble and repeatedly asserted
that none OF the agency Indians were
of the reservation. 1t is claimed by
those well informed in the matter, that
so large q body of Indians could not
have been absent without the knowl-
edge of the agent, and had he informed
the military OF the fact, the disaster
would doubtless have been ayerted.
The White Mountain Apaches
are most warlike and have always
been considered superior TO any
other branch Of the numerous sub
divisions OF the great Apache nation.
They number, all told, about 500, and
have never yet been thoroughly subju-
gated. For the last fe~ years they hsye
occupied the northwestern part OF the
San Carlos reservation, and have drawn