The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-06
rho latest official is from Thomas on

rbe latest official is from Thomas oil
ssptember Sd, evening;
The southern territory is not believed
tain any danger The Chericshua
agency Apaches are reported al
snI News OF Jarr's disaster is no
qu-stTrs3icted. The southern posts are
c a?iI caorrisoned and troops are being
s.a SUI forward night and day.
(Signed,) hAs a. a. =. ~
Can Francisco, 5.-The latest advicei
oCntbrown doubts on q general massacre
peeTo-r,s command having occurred. Il
el - reported that Lieutenants Cruise
E,. pO and probably other officers, sue
os.5od in efecting their escape, and thai
CaDfain HentiE and some dozen eB-
Go:liS5 men were killed. No particulars
!TTT scson dispatch: The O1tazeH hiss re-
..;red the following: @ E
CAMP THOMAS, September 5th. .
r;ortansnt Stanton, Sixth Cavalry.
- tbirtv-three men as escort, reached
wiz WIZ from frnm Camp Apache last evening
n lSnY,t o'clock, with dispatch as fol-
lowe Fort APACHE, Sept LIST.
C..o,oI Carr. colonel Sixth Cavalry,
= 80 NJ August 29th, with Cempa-
Iel. ~ n ana E sixth Cavalry, and a COM
hLes &c Indian sceuts, los men and six
pGaay orS inter ding TO arrest Apache me-
Jic;oa roen, who have been endeaVerlng
ocluI &c Indians To- break out. he
ia Cibcie Creek, forty-fve miles
IesIN The. st 3 d 10. on tbs 30th. They
We - e00 Trdisns camped there, and ar
lounG rnadicine man without resist
IosSo' The command then went q few
AEIo' rom the msin Indian village and
a lni,To and tie pack train was I'M
io.Isd when Indians began arriving
from every point, hut keeping along the
-enge Of the bluff, some 500 yards of.
Some Of the Indian scouts having at this
lime lett their own camp and come into
camp. Captain Hentig ordered them to
leave. While doing so an Indian turned
and fred. aad killed Captain Hentig in
SANITY. The fight then became general.
Troops formed q skirmish line, driving
The Indians back some distsncs The
berders were killed By the first volley
and the herd stampgded. The fight be-
gan at O'Clock, lasting nearly three
hours, until darkness, when the Indians
drew of toward their own camp. It is
impossible to tel how many hestiles
were killed. A council was held and it
was decided that il was impossible to
hold the position against such a large
force. There wss bu me wsy out of the
camp, through Bad Cafiou. The herd
was rounded up, and 1t Was found that D
Troop had lost thIrtv-three horses, E
Troop eight, the pack train seven mules,
nrnl h.A IT, IL
gathered up the dead and found seven
men and one 0ffc4r, Captain Hentig,
killed. They buried them inside the tent
Of Carr, which with everything but the
saddles snd ammunition. was eft on the
field as a blind 10 c1ve- the retreat.
Three badly wounded soldiers were put
on horses. At Ii o'clock the command
started in retreat for the post. one Of
the wounded men died at O'Clock next
morning. The Indians did not follow,
evidently thinking hem still at Cibicie.
Gen. Carr made forced march, not
stopping anywhere until he reached the
post, At p. N. on the 31st. The troops
were badly used w with hunger snd
fatigue. The hostiles are swaruiDg
through the country and came within q
mile of this post this morning, burned
several buildings stampedPa large herd
Of cattle, and then drew off to the noun
tsins. The cauriers who started ont |
we're killed within twenty miles from |
here, also several more out on escort |
duty, besides four citizens. This is re- |
ported By g friendly Indian spy. The !
Mormon settlers north Of as must be !
suffering heavily. We can do nothing |
but hold the post until reinforeements |
reach Us The Indians cut the telegraph |
line every few miles.
Lster-at 2 O'Clock the I1dians began |
ihrlng into party at the graveyard |
burying the dead, drove them into |
the post, ard then fred into the |
post from the bluffs on every side. |
The troops formed skirmish line around |
The entire camp, keeping them out of tho |
post. The fight lasted until dark, when |
the Indians drew off. Captain Gordon, |
successor to Captain Bentig, was
wounded IN the leg. There were no
other Casualties. The firing during the |
trst hour was very heavy from the hos
tiles. We believe we can keep them out |
OF the post, but no more.
Lster.-September ID, 10 s.m.-We
still hold the fort. The fight yesterday
was very warm for two hours We have !
sent messages By Couriers Corporal
Wagner. on the night of the 30th, and
Private Walsh, at 4 o'clock a. m on the
3Ist; s'so by Owens, mail carrier, at
noon on the 3lst. Welsh is the only onei
VINO has reached Thomas. He started on
4ls return on the morning Of September
list, and md has not been heard from since.
II. 1ne t0ll0Wing Is the list of killed: Can
T Ssla s ss a a6sotg Sinh sE;h Cavalry;
D, Sixth i Il CsvaIry. Wounded: HT iepten.
ant I. q. Gordon, Sixth Cavalry. in tbe
leg gnd out not serious; Sergeant i, MISC
+ 9iObfi Ia,s company o91P E, Sixth Cavalry,
ILatsr-Apacbe, 8. ep.m.-Nobles and
Coiyille were driven back last H-T niS @bp
s snils 5yiog to get through to Thonss'
everything Is quiet, awaiting reinfo3ca.
nents. -Four companies of the SiTth
cavalry are e.! route Three of then
must have reached there by this tins