Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-09-08
MERCILESS APACHES.
Terrible Massacre Of General Carr and
His Command.

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! thirty.fve miles from Camp Apache.
One hundred and ten soldiers and seven
officers were killed. The officers must
be General Carr, Captain Eentig Lieu
| tenants Carter, Gordon, Stanton, Ornes
and DR., McCrcery. The White Noun.
tain Indians reservation is located
| about 100 miles north OF Wilcox, near
the line OF New Mexico. The tribe
numbers about 800 in all. They can
muster about 400 warriors. This is the
only tribe of Apaches which have not
been whipped into subjection. They
were moved in 1876 into the San Carlos
reservation, but were recalled and re-
turned to their old hunting grounds,
where they have been ever since. Those
who escaped are fighting their way to
| Fort Apache, but their success is doubt
| ful. PIedro's band attacked Fort
| Apache, but the commander of the de
| partment thinks that he must have been
repulsed and that he now holds the
canyon through which the road from
| Camp Thomas to Fort Apache passes.
| 4 company of the First cavalry station
ed at Camp McDermott and another at
Camp Hallock and company OF the
ordered at once for Arizona.
THE NEWS CONFIRMED.
| CHICAGO, September 3.-A special from
/ Tucson, Arizona, confirms the report of
/ the massacre OF two companies OF cav.
airy under General Carr, by Apaches,
near Camp Thomas. Lieutenant Cruise
was shot by a medicine man" whom
f ha to tth . h..
troops opened fire and killed the "med
1 icine man. The massacre then began.
the Indian scouts firing on the white
troops. and nearly every white was kill.
ed. Three companies of cavalry and a
company OF scouts under Overton are
on the way As relnforcements. No
courier has yet come through. and all
are supposed to have been killed.
EVERYTHING REPORTED QUIET.
SAN FRANcrsco, Cal, September r.
| The following is the latest official die.
patch from the vicinity OF the Indian
/ massacre
CAWP THOMAS, September ,, 81, even.
| ing.-The Southern territory was not
believed to be in any danger. The
Cheri Capou and Apache agencies are
reported all quiet. The news of Gen.
I Carr's disaster is not contradic'rd The
southern posts are still garrisoned b.
the troops are being pushed fgrw
day and night IT,
iSgnedl Ao,eS
GENERAL u'DowELL 70 SECRETARY LINCOLN.
w,surxcrov, Sci Amber 4.-secretary
Lincoln this evening received dispatch
from Gen. Mcdowell at san Francisco.
in which he reports the receipts of the
late advces from Camp Thomas corrob.
Grating the reported massacre of the
men OF General Carr's command. Gen.
McDowel's dispatch states that an In.
dian who witnessed the fight came in
to Camp Thomas and reported that
Gen. Cars men were killed, but two
men escaped. They were trying to
make their way back to Fort Apache.
SKETCH or GENERAL CARR.
General Eugene a. Carr the com.
mander of the force which has been
massacred by the White Mountain In
dians, was a native OF the State of New
York. He was born in Erie county in
March, 1880. Graduating at the West
Point Academy at the age Of twenty,
he received a commission IN the mount.
ed rifles, and for several years was en-.
gagged in Indian warfare in New Mexico.
Texas and the far west. In skirmsh
near Diablo mountain, in 1854, he was
severely wounded, and for his eallantry
on this occasion he was promoted to be
first Lieutenant in the First cavalry. In
1857 he was ordered to Kansas, and
Governor Robert j. Walker. In 1858 he
served under Colonel T.. V. Sumner in
the Utah expedition, and in June OF
that year was made captain. AZ the
outbreak OF the rebellion, in 1861. he
received permission to accept the com.
mand Of the Third Illinois cavalry.
For gallant and meritorious service
in the battle Of Wilson's creek, Mis-.
souri. he was breveted colonel of the
First cavalry in August, 1861. In the
same month he was transferred to the
colouelcy Of the Third Illinois cavalry
serving with this command until March,
1862, when for distinguished service in
the battle OF Pea Ridge he was made
brigadier general OF volunteers. A few
months later he was made major OF the
Fifth United States cavalry and his pro
motions thereafter were prompt and
rapid. He was breveted colonel in May
1868, for gallant conduct in the action
of Black River Bridge. Mississippi re
ceived brevet appointment as major
general OF volunteers In March, 1865
was breveted brigadier general In the
regular service the same month for die
, tinguished services in the capture oi
Little Rock, Arkansas, and at the same
, time was made major general by brevet
for gallant and meritorious service in
the field during the war. In the opera
tions against Mobile in 1865. General
Carr was in command OF the Third divi
sion OF the Sixth corps, under General
A. J. Smith. and distinguished himself
! | in leading the assault on Spanish Fort