Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-06
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TUcsoS "a. IT,. September sth.-The Citizen has
received the following dispatch from Camp Thomas,
dated September 5th Lieutenant Stanton, Of
the Sixth Cavalry, with thirty-th men as an es
cort reached here from Apache last evening abou:
o'clock with dispatches. The following from Will
c. Barnes, tho operator there, can be relied on,
there being no material difference between this and
the official report i
DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE.
FoRT APACHE September 1st.-General Carr, Col
onel OF the Sixth Cavalry, left here August Goth
with troops and E, Sixth Cavalry, and Company
of Indian scouts, los and six officers, intend
ing to arrest the Apache medicine who has
been endeavoring to get Che Indians to break out
He reached Cibicr creek, forty five miles west OF
here, at p NJ. on the Goth ultimo hey found GOO
Indians in camp there, and arrested the medicine
man without resistance. The command then went
a few miles from the main Indian village and
camped, and the packt train unloated, when the
Indians began arriving from cry point, but keep.
ing along the range Of bluffs some 800 yards of.
Some of the Indian scouts having at this time left
their own camp and come into our camp Captain
Hentig ordered them to leave. While doing Sc an
lHuiau luIllsu, hillSu AhptSlH
THE FIGHT THEN BECAME GENERAL.
The troops formed skirrnlsh line, driving the
Indians back some distance The herders were
killed by the first volley aud the herd stampeded.
The fight began at o'clock, lasting nearly three
hours until Darkness when the Indians drew of to.
ward their camp. 1t is impossible to tell how
many hosties were killed. council was held and
it was decided that it was impossible 10 hold the
position against such large force. There was but
one way out OF camp, through bad CANYON. The
herd rounded up, and it was found that d troop
had lost thirty three horses, troop eight, the pack
train seven mules, and several badly shot. They
hastily gathered up the dead, AMI found seven men
and officer Captain Hentig) killed. They buried
them inside q tent OF Carr's which, with every
thing but the saddles and ammunition, was left on
the field as blind to cover the retreat. Three
badly wounded soldiers placed on horses, and
at IL o'clock the command
STARTED IN RETREAT
For this post. One OF the wounded men died at
o'clock the next morning. The Indians did not
follow evidently thinking them still at Cibicu Gen.
eral Carr made forced march, not stopping any.
where until he reached the post at P. NJ on the
2lst. The troops were badly used up with hunger
and fatigue. The hostiles are swarmiDg through
the country, and within mile Of the post
this morning, burned several buildings stampeded
large herd of cattle and then drew off to the
mountains. The couriers who started cut were
killed within twenty miles from here; also several
out escort duty, besides four citizens. This
is reported by friendly Indian spy. The Mormon
settlers north Of us must be suffering heavily. We
can do nothing but hold the post until reinforce.
ments reach The Indians cut the telegraph line
every few miles.
BURIAL PARTY ATTACKED.
LATER.-At O'Clock the Indians began firing into
party at the graveyard burying the dead, and
drove them into the pest, and then fired INTO the
post from the bluffs on every side The troops
formed skirrnish line around The entire camp,
keeping them out of tie post. The fight lasted
until dark, when the Indians drew off, Captain
Gordon, successor 10 Captain Heniir, was wounded
in the leg. There were no other casualties The
firing during the first hour was very heavy from the
hostIes We believe we can keep them out Of the
post, but no more.
STILL HOLDING THE FoRT.
September 2d-1O 4. M.-We still hold the fort
The fight yesterday was very warm for about two
hours. We have sent messages by couriers-Cor-
poral Wagner on the night OF the 18th and private
Welsh at O'Clock T. NJ. on the Slst also by Owens,
a mail.car1ier, at noon on the 3lst. Welsh is the
only one who has reached Thomas. He started on
his return the morning Of septembr LIST, aud has
not been heard from since.
THE KILLED AND woUsDED.t
The following is the list Of killed Captain c. E.
Hentig Sixth Cavalry privates saundagger suli-
van, Miller, Livingston Bird and Foran, of Com.
pany D, Sixth Cavalry. Wounded-Lieutenant c.
C. Gordon, Sixth Cavalry. in the leg, but rot
serious Sergeant Macdonald, Company (, Sixth
Cavalry, right leg, badly.
EFFORTS TO RAISE THE BLOCKADE.
APACHE, September 34-e P. Mobiles and Col
vile were driven back last night while trying to get
through to Thomas Santon's company Is to try it
to night Everything is quiet, awaiting reinforce.
ments. Four companies OF the Sixth Cavalry are
en- route Three of them must have reached there
by this time
REPORTED MASSACRE OF cARR's COMMAND NOT
TRUE-oFFICIAL REPORT or THAT OFFICER.
Preside OF SAN Francisco, September 9Th. = The
following has just been received:
FORT APACHE, September 2d-S:30 P MO Adju.
tant General Whippe, Barracks, Arizona =: Pursuant
TO orders from the commanding General, dated Au-
gust 18TH to arrest the Indian doctor Mckay Del
KLINE as soon as practicable, and formal request
from the Agent dated the 18th ult to arrest kill
him, or both, l first hoped TO arrest him when he
came to hold his dances and incantations here, but
be did not keep his appointment. | then sent an
Indian scout with a message that wanted to see
him. On Sunday, Angus. 2Sth, | received an
evasive answer from him, and the next day
marched with troops D and E, Sixth Cavalry and
Company A, Indian scouts, the command number
ing six officers and seventy nine soldiers and twenty
three Indian scouts. 1 reached his village on the
50th, aud arrested the medicine man. He pro-
fsssed entire willingness to go with me; said
he would not try TO escape, aad there
would he no attempt 10 escape. But as
we vera making camp our scouts
and many other Indians opened fire upon US, killed
Captain Hentg at the first fire, aud of the ami
mails already turned out o Craze. The ms6cine
man was killed as soon as they commenced firing,
and We drove them of after severe fight, in which
we lost Captain Hentig shot in the back by our In
dian scouts he turned to get his gan four pri.
Yates killed, and Sergeant and three privates
wounded, two mortally After burying the dead |
returned as rapidly practicable. arriving on the
31st. Some of the Indians had preceded u.s. and |
had Killed el2Ot men on the ruad TO InOma5 The |
next morning they made demons ration against |
this post. which they attacked in the afternoon but
we're repulsed. Our total loss is Kiod-Captain |
Hentig, Sixth Cavalry; seven pr;vates of troop u,
Sixth Cavalry; private Of troop E, Sixth Cav
airy two prlvates of Company D, Twelfth Infantry
Wounded-First Lieutenant C. G. Gordon, Sixth |
Cavalry IN the leg; one Sergeant of troop and |
one private Of troop D, and forty.i horses and |
ten mules killed, wounded and missing. The |
command behaved with the utmost cooluess
and gallantry, and encountered danger, hsrdships
and iaigues with the greatest chserfulnsss in spite
Of the sudden and most traitorous nature of the |
attack in the midst Of the camp. The officers and |
soldiers sprang to their arms and defeated their
plan of massacre, and subsequently held this post,
and are ready for further service. We require |
itty.niue horses and ten pack mules. The officers |
here are Major Cochrane. Twelfth Infantry Captain
B. MCGOWAN, commanding Company d, Twelfth |
Infantry; First-Lientenant c. C. Gordon, Sixth |
Cavalry, Post Quartermaster. wounded William