Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-07
THE APACHES FOILED.
The Recent Massacre Much Exag-
gerated-Further Particulars from
the Scene of the COnfIIct-GaIlant
stand of Carr's Command.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 6.-The fol-
lowing has been received at Military Head
quarters:
FORT APACHE, September 2, $50 P. MO
the Adjuta'lt General, Whipple Barracks, AYtzO-
ma: Pursuant to orders from the Commanding
General, dated August Both, to arrest the
Indian Doctor Mckay Delklinne as soon as
practicable, and formal request from the
agent, dated the 14th, to arrest or kill him,
or both, l first hoped to arrest him when he
came to hold his dances and incantations,
but he did not keep his appointments. I
sent an Indian scout with a mes
sage that l wanted to see him
on Sunday, August 2Sth. I received an
evasive answer from him, and the next day
marched with troops D and E of the Sixth
Cavalry and Company A with scouts, the
command numbering six officers and seven
ty-nine soldiers and twenty-three Indian
scouts. I reached his village on the Both
and arrested Medicine Man. He protessed
entire willingness to come with me and said
he would not try to escape and there would
be no attempt at rescue. But as we were
making camp our own scouts and many
Captain Hertig. They first ran off the ami
mails already turned out to Craze.
The Medicine Man was killed as soon as
they commenced firing, and we drove them
off after a severe fight, In which we lost
Capt. Hertig, who was shot in the back by
one of our Indian scouts, as he turned to
get his gun. Four priVates were killed and
one sergeant and three privates wounded,
two mortally. After burYing the dead l
roA.r II akfa
on the 3lst. Some of the Indians had pre-
ceded and killed eight men on
the road to Camp Thomas. Next
morning they made a demonstration
against this post and at acked it in the after
noon, but were repulsed. Our total loss is:
Killed. Captain E. G. Hertig, Sixth Cavalry;
seven priVates of Troop D, Sixth Cavalry,
and one private Of troop E, Sixth Cavalry;
two privates of Company D, Twelfth In
fantrY. Wounded, First Lieutenant G. G.
Gordon, Sixth Cavalry, in the leg; one Ser
geant of Troop and one private of Troop
d. FOrty-fVe horses and ten mules were
killed or wounded or missing. The COM
mand behaved with the utmost GOODNESS and
galantry, and encountered danger, hard
ship and fatigue with the greatest cheerful
ness, in spite of the sudden and most trait
orous nature of the attack in the midst of
the camp. The officers and soldiers
sprang to their arms and defeated
theEplan Of the massacre, and subsequently
held their post, and are ready for further
service. We require ffty-nine horses and
ten pack mules. The officers here are Mai.
Cochran, Twelfth Infantry; Capt. B. Mac
gowan, commanding Company D, Twelfth
Infantry; First Lieut.. G. G. Gordon, Sixth
Cavalry; Post Quartermaster VIM. Stanton,
commanding Troop E, who moved forward
with skirmishers and most handsomely
cleared the saVages out Of brushY bottom
close to the camp; W. Fl. Carter, reglmental
Quartermaster, Sixth Cavalry, Adjutant and
commanding Troop D after Capt. Hertig's
death; Second Lieutenant Thomas Crane,
commanding Company A of the Indian
scouts and Of Howard's command, Troop
d, Sixth Cavalry; Assistant Surgeon Geo.
McCreary, U. S. A, who, besides skillfully
performing his professional duties, used his
carbine effectively. MyRyOung son, Clark
NJ. Carr, accompanied the expedition, and
deserves to have his name mentioned in the
dispatches. There are forty-five civilians
here who are assisting in the defense of
the post, and l am rationing such
as require it. 1 armed four priso-
ners, two of whom belong to the Ninth
Cavalry. They fought bravely, and | shall
recommend that their offense be pardoned.
received no dispatches from you later than
August 14th till after my return. Then
came those of the 18th, which are the latest
now at hand. l am confident that the
Indians have been preparing for this out
break for six months. Cooley, who is here,
says so; also Phipp, whose emploYe, Cullen,
was killed. There have been only a few
Indians around the post to-day.
Signed CARR, Commanding.
While lamenting the death, by treachery,
of Captain Hertig and the men who fell
with him, am rejoiced to report that the
report of the massacre of Carr's command
is not true. MCDOWELL,
Major General.