Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-06
GOOD NEWS.

Command Greatly Exsggerated--A Hard
Fight With the Red Devils, in Which
Capt Henlig and Ten Men Were Killed
Indian Losses Heavy.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.--The following is
just received: San Carlos Agency, A. T.,
Sept. 4.-Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
Washington: Reports have come in that the
affair at Cabien was not SO bad as reported.
Capt. Henhg Cavalry and ten men were
killed. Indian losses large. Col. Carr and
others reported killed is false. I am cooper
ating with the military and am fully prepared
by my scouts and employees. The agency is
in no danger. Can stand off all the hostiles,
and will.
(Stgned) TIFFANY, Agent.
DETAILS OF THE FIGHT.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 5-The following
has been received at military headquarters:
Fort Apache, Sept. 2, $50 p. INTO Adju-
tant General Whipplc, Barrack Arizona: Pur-
suant to orders from the commanding general
of the department to arrest the Indian
doctor, Mckay Delkine, as an impracticable,
and the request from the agent to arrest or
kill him, or both. first hoped to arrest him
when he came to hold his dances and incanta-
tions here, but he did not keep his appoint
ment. then sent an Indian scout with
message to the effect that l would see
him Sunday, August IS. I received an
evasive answer from him, and next day
marched with "troops D." Sixth cavalry, and
company of Indian scouts, the command
numbering six officers and seventy nine SOL
ders and twenty mine Indian scouts. /
reached his village on the Both and arrested
the medicine man. He professed entire will
ingness to come with me, said he would not
try to escape, and there would be no attempt
at rescue; but as we were making
camps, our own scouts and many Indians
fired on us, killing Capt. Hertig, and ran off
the animals, already turned out to Craze. The
medicine man was killed as soon
as they commenced firing, and we
drove them off. after severe fight, in which
We lost, Hertig shot in the back by our
scouts as he turned to get his gun, four
privates were killed, one sergeant and two pri-
Yates wounded; two MORALLY.
After burying the dead returned as rapidly
as practicable, arriving on the 31st. Some of
the Indians had preceded, and had killed eight
ing they made demonstration against this
post, but were repulsed.
Total loss, Capt. E. C. HertIg, sixth cavalry
seven privates, Troop D. sixth cavalry and
one private, Troop E, sixth cavalry, two pri-
vstes company D, twelfth infantry; wounded
first. Lieut.. G. G. Gordon, sixth cavalry in
lrg. One sergeant Troop E, and private
Troop D. Forty-five horses and ten mules
killed, wounded and missing.
l am confident the Indians have been pre-
pairing for this outbreak for six months.
Cooley, who is here, says SO; also Phipp,
whose employer, Cullen, was killed. There
have been only few Indians around the post
to-day. (signed) CARR, Commanding.
While lauenting thu death by threachory Of Capt.
Hertjg and the men who fell with him. rejoiced
to report that the massacre of CARTS command is
not tue. (SigDed.) MCDOWELL, Msjor General.
CHANCE FOR HOPE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 5.-The latest ad-
vices throw doubt on a general massacre of
Carr's command having occurred. 1t is now
reported that Scouts Cause and Stanton and
probably other officers succeeded in effectlng
their escape and that only Capt. Henlig and
some dozen enlisted men were killed. No
PARTICULARS yet.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. Capt. John Mcguire of
this city, father of Mrs. Carr, wife of Gen.
Carr, reported killed at Camp Apache, has re-
ceived no intelli gence from the scene of the
reported massacre, but as his daughter was
great favorite with the Indians he has strong
hopes that she has not been killed The son,
Clark Carr, was spending the summer vaca-
ton with his parents. He had been attending
school at Garden City, near New Rock, and
was to 60 to Europe this fall to finish his
education.
Mrs. Clark, a guest of Mrs. Carr and
special correspondent of the Globe Democrat,
and several other ladies, were at Port Apache
when it was attacked, but from the fact that
the assault was repulsed it is believed none of
them were killed.