Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-06
THE ARIZONA BUTCHERY.
Further Reports from the Scene of
the TrOubIes-TrOOps I'm Motion.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 5.-A dis
patch from Tucson, Arizona, says: Gen
Carr was in command OF the garrison Of
Fort Apache, consisting of two companies oi
the Sixth Cavalry aud one of infantry. Aftel
leaving sufficient men to protect the public
property at Apache, he had but sixty-thret
enlisted men of the Sixth Cavalry
and five officers. Medicine Man
who was at the bottom of the
trouble, had been for some weeks past
| predicting to the White Mountain Indians
that when the corn was ripe he would raise
all their dead chiefs, and the whites would
then be driven out of their country. This
was sufficient to warrant the conclusion that
preparations were being made by the
| tribe to break out as soon as they
had gathered their harvest. Gen.
eral Carr was ordered to arrest Medicine
Man. He doubted his ability to do so with
SO small a force against the whole tribe,
who had been worked up to the belief that
their Medicine Man would raise up theiI
dead chiefs. The circumstances attending
the massacre were such that 1t could hardly
have been avoided. An outbreak had beer
feared, and for the last two weeks In the
Apache. country the settlers have been pre-
dieting trouble.
There are not less than ten thousand In
dians on the San Carlos reservations and
fully as many in the Navajo tribe, which is
located from sixty to one hundred miles
north of the country of the White Noun
tain tribe: A large number Of young
bucks of both the San Carlos
and Navajos tribes have been visiting
the White Mountains recently, and 1t is be-
lieved they were engaged in the fight. 1t is
reported by runners that the fight continued
all. day of the Both. Every hill and canon
was swarming with Indians. The news
from lower San Pedro last night is to
the effect that Eskimgun, chief of
the Avavibus, and Chief Lagulo have warn
ed the whites to leave the valley or prepare
was wrong with the Indians on the reserva-
tions. Both of the chiefs are warm friends
of the whites.
Yesterday afternoon the engineer of a
freight train coming west was surprised by
the sudden appearance of large body of
mounted Indians near wilma, west Of Gage.
They followed the train for about four
miles. He opened the throttle valve and
sped away. He did not know
whether they were armed or not.
He calculated their number at about one
hundred and fifty. The band scattered, and
when last seen part was going North and
the remainder South. He encountered
another large band about eight miles
west Of Wilcox. These Indians did not
show any disposition to trouble the train.
Reports from Bowie station are to the effect
that the band jumped rancho twelve miles
south Of Bowie, and it was seen to burn.
There are about forty men at Bowie, but
only four guns. They have made
Notifications out Of government baled hay,
of which there is a large quantity there.
Last night a number of signal fires were
seen In the mountains both north and south
of Bowie station, which we're kept in active
operation for several hours.
II these reports be true there Is no doubt
ing out OF Sonora and Chihuahua north, to
aid the White Mountain Indians.
Capt. NJ II. Stailty of the Twelfth Infantry
and Captain Smith of the Eighth Infantry,
with two scouts and seventy enlisted men
for Fort Yuma passed through here for
Camp Thomas at p. m. They will march
sixty five miles from Wilcox.
Captains Smith and Stacey, with their
command of seventy men, who passed
through Bowie station, will march from
Wilcox, sixtYfive miles, on foot, to Camp
Thomas. Major McCelland, with sixty en-
listed men of the Sixth Cavalry, left Lowell
for Thomas, and goes via Old Fort Grant to
observe the movements of the Indians on
the lower San Pedro.
Ifhalf the reports are true there is fear of a
general uprising of the Apache nation,
which means war of determination. Up
to this hour, s p. M, nothing further Is
learned In confirmation or otherwise from
the scenes OF the massacre All of the
women and children are being moved from
Camp Thomas to Camp Grant. Fifty cav
airy have been ordered from the department
of the Platte. Indians with government
carbines-the same as used by the scouts
were seen near Fort Bowie yesterday. They
have had time to reach that point since the
massacre.
SAN Francisco, September 5. - Major
Wilcox, of the Eighth Infantry, leaves San
Francisco tomorrow morning with two
hundred men on a special train for Arizona.
He will go through as fast as possible
These troops are veteran Indian fighters.
The First Cavalry Is much scattered on the
coast, but has been ordered to Arizona, and
will be sent south as soon as possible. The
Fourth Artillery is ready for marching, but
will not be sent until positively needed
Officers Of the army here familiar with the
Southern agency are agreed that q general
rising OF the Arizona and New Mexico
tribes is imminent, If it has not already oc-
surred.
The latest advices have thrown doubt on
the reports that there was a general mas
saere of CaTr's command. 1t is now re-
ported that Lieutenants Cruise, Stanton, and
probably other officers, succeeded in effect
ing their escape, and that only Captain
Hentig and some dozen enlisted men were
killed. No particulars have been received
as yet.
WASHINGTON, September 5.-The follow
ing was received from the Indian agent at
the San Carlos agency:
"SAN CARLOS AGENCY, A. T., September
40 the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs,
Washington, ID. e.: Reports have come In
that the affairs at Ciben was not SO bad as
reported. Capt. Hentig, of the Sixth cav
airy, and ten men were killed. The Indian
losses were large. The report that Colonel
Carr and others were killed is false. | am
in cooperation with the military, and am
fully prepared with my scouts and en-
plOyes. The agency is in no danger. can
stand off all hostiles and will.
TIFFANY, Agent.
1890 P. M.-The following has Just been
received at the Adjutant Generals office:
SAN FRANCISCO, September SO the
AdjlStGSst General Of the United States AY7ng,
WdShingtOn: The following has just been
received from Haskell, Aidecsmp:
Lieutenant Stanton is on the other side
of the river crossing with Company E of
he Sixth Cavalry. He calls across that
Captain Hentig and seven men are killed,
and that Lieutenant Gordon was wounded
in the attack on the post. The men are
cheering in the quarters. VIII give you
more In an hour"
Lieutenant Stanton and company referred
to are of the command heretofore reported
to have been massacred under Carr.
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