Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-06
passengers s.u,n ana Eass.

FRESNO, CAL, Sept. 5.-The fol.
lowing is the list of passengers fol
the South and East on the train
which passed this place at 5 PM:
M Keber, Mrs S DAILY, st Louis;
DR. Harmony, Miss Mason, Thur.
mand, Tucson; ] w Anderson. Los
Angeles.
ParstcuIaFs OF the Frat Das's Al.
tack.
TUCSON, Sept. 5th.-The Citizen
has received the following:
CAMP THOMAS, Sept. 5th.-Lieu.
tenant Stanton, Sixth Cavalry,
with thrity-three men as an escort,
reached here from Apache last
evening about z O'Clock with the
following dispatch from Will G..
Barnes, operator there. He can
be relied on, there being DO mate
rial difference between this and the
official report:
FORT APACHE, Sept. zst.-Gen.
Carr, Colonel of che Sixth Cavalry,
left here August 29th, with troops
D and e, Sixth Cavalry and Com
pany A, Indian Scouts, los men
and six officers, intending to arrest
an Apache medicine man who has
been endeavoring to get the In
dians to break out. He reached
Cibicu creek, As miles west of here,
at 8 p. NJ. on the 30th. They found
600 Indians camped there, and ar
rested the medicine mau without
resistance. The command then
went a few miles from the main
Indian village and camped, and
the pack train was unloaded when
the Indians began arriving from
every point, but keeping along the
range of the bluffs, some 300 yards
off. Some OF the Indian scouts
at this time left their own
camp and come into the troops
camp, Captain Hentig ordered
them to leave. While doing 80 an
Indian turned and fired, killing
Capt. Hentig instantly. The fight
then became general. The
troops formed skirmish
line, driving the Indians back
some distance. The herders were
killed by the first volley, and the
herd stampeded. The fight began
at 4 o'clock, lasting nearly three
hours, until darkness, when the
Indians drew of towards their own
camp. 1t Is impossible to tell how
many hostiles were killed. A
council was held and it was decided
hat it was Impossible to hold the
position against such large force,
There was but one way out of the
,aMp, through bad cafion. The
nerd was rounded up, and 1t was
ound that d troop had lost thirty
hree horses, e troop eight, the
,ack train seven mules, and sever
Il badly shot. They hastily gath
red up the dead, and found seven
men and one officer Captain Hen
ig) killed. They buried them In
ide o tent of Carr's, which, with |
verything except the saddles and
was left on tho field
s a blind to cover the retreat.
'hree badly wounded soldiers were
laced on horses, and at ii o'clock
be command started in retreat for
bis post. One of the won Huded
len died at 4 the next morn
lg. The Indians did not !
,llow, evidently thinking them
Ill at Cibiou. Gen. Carr
lade a forced march, not stopping
nywhere until he reached the
Dst at A p. M. on the 31st. The
oops were badly used up with
urger and fatigue.
The hostiles are swarming
trough the country and came
thin a mile OF this post. This
srnipg they burned several 4
iildings, stampeded q large herd !
cattle and then drew of to the s
Three couriers, who :
arted out, were killed within 20 !
lies Of here; also several more !
i on scout duty, besides four citI. 4
ns. This is reported by q friend
Indian spy. The Mormon set
re north Of us must be suiferingI
avily. We can do nethipg but
Id the post until reinforcements 81
Ich US. The Indians cut the Il
line every few miles. p