The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-09-05
THE INDIANS.
Massacre of Gen. Carr and Con-
mand by Apaches.
ITO MEN AND OFFICERS KILLED.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. ga Tucson dispatch
to the Star has advices from Fort Grant TO the
following effect: Three carriers have now
come into Camp Thomas, all bringingsthe
same news, that Gen. Carr and command have
ali been massacred by the White Mountain In
dams, 80 miles from Camp Apache; no men
and seven officers were killed. The officers
must be Gen. Carr, Capt. Henley. Lieuts Car
ter, Gordon Stanton, Ornes and DIR. McCree-
ry The White Mountain Indians reservation
is located about 100 miles north of Wilcox,
near the line of New Mexico. The tribe num-
hers about 1900 In ALL They can muster 400
warriors. This is the only tribe OF Apaches
which has not been whipped into subsection
They were moved IN 1910 INTO san carlos re-
servation, but recalled and returned to their
old hunting grounds, where they have been
ever since.
Partial Confirmation of the News.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-The following tele-
gram was received at the War Department.
this morning by Acting Adiutant General
McKeever, from Gen. Mcdowell, dated Sept.
2:
The following received from the Command
ing General of the Department of Arizona,
dated to-day:
Tiffany teiegraphs report from the sub
agency that an Indian named Mickey brought
word that a number of chiefs are coming in
band and others are on the war path; that
Cars command, including himself, six other
officers and GA enlisted men were killed the
day before yesterday; also that Pedre,s men
had killed seven or eight men, lnciudIng an
No word from Apache; line down. wire cnt.
Biddle was at work yesterday and last night
getting troops across the Gila with difficulty,
pushing for Apache.
Further Confirmation.
A dispatch from Gen. Mcdowell at San
Francisco con6rms the reports OF Indian
troubles in Arizona; that Fort Apache is taken
by the Indians, Lieutenant and several sol
diers killed, and that Indian Inspector Gard
ner reports the agency endangered and calls
for troops. Several bodies of troops have been
ordered there.
The News Confirmed by the Way of Chi
cago.
CHICAGO, Sept. 8.-The Times Tucson spec
ial confirms the report OF the massacre Oh Two
companies Of cavalry under Gen. Carr by
Apaches, near Camp Thomas. Lieut.. Chase
was shot by medicine man whom he was
trying to arrest, whereupon the troops opened
fire and killed the medicine man. The massa-
ere then began, the Indian scouts firing on the
white troops and nearly every white was kill
ed. Three companies of cavalry and company
of scouts, under Overton, are en- route as rein
forcements No courier has yet come through,
and all are supposed to be killed.
Prompt Despatch Of Soldiers.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3.-It is understood
that three companies of infantry at Angel
island. three companies of artillery at Preside,
two com panies of infantry at Benicia and three
companies at Fort Point and Hosprouck's bat
tery as cavalry, will be ordered at once to the
front. Some of the companies are already
under marching orders.
Another Account.
The following has been received from tie
Headquarters, Preside: Mickey Free, an In
dian who was at the fight, says the medicine
man was arrested by Lieutenant supposed o
be Crue. The medicine mans brother killed
Crue The troops then killed the medicine
man. The enlisted scouts then poured their
Are into the troops, killing most of the officers
and great number of men. Then the massa-
ere took place. A few soldiers got away, hold
ing together and trying to fight their way back
to Apache; but it is supposed they must have
all been killed from the number stated by the
Indians.
Tucson, Sept. 3.-It is reported by rumors
that the fight continued all the day OF the 18th;
Every hill and canon was swarming with red
devils News from the Lower San Pedro last
night is that EskemiguD, chief of the band,
jumped the ranch II miles south OF Bowie and
It was seen to burn. But 40 mel are at Bowie
with four guns. They have made fortifica-
tions of government baed hay
Last night number of signal fires were seen
in the mountains both north and south OF
Bowie Station, which were kept in active
operation for several hours. If the reports be
true there is no doubt these are the Mescaleros
band moving out of Sonora and Chihuahua
north to aid the White Mountain Indians.