The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-05-28
An APACHE .IMBUSH.
j ohm Magruder's Experiences In the West
Saved by Mule.

fFoW "e huNHNfUH fOT
Mr.. John Magruder OF Georgetown, whose
providential escape from The Indians near
Clifton, A, T., "A month ago. "a matter of
such great rejoicing among his friends East, is
young man about medium height, slenderly
but compact!y built. with very handsome
face, quiet and courteous manner, and an air
Of the past few years amply confirms. lie
graphically told tile story OF The ambush. lie
had made dctour from the trail toward An
tones cabin to warn the two men there to get
their arms. and consequently was in the rear
Of the party when the ambush took place. Mr.
Rlsque. who had famed his knee, was riding
mule. Nasruder. with Caps. SIaWsun. tall
larte man; had Irst e2m" ny with the party,
River side of the San Fran ,isrp Mountains ut
ihe henI OF sod Gpieh We we're going to
p6lny Of ambush. The country il an open one,
the grass peepinG ur here and there above the
bare ground. aud u tree and rock here and
all around, hut stopping down 10 the point we
had reached. This point WAS Il riunp If cedars
cabin Was about 800 yards the otlur side Of
this ,lumr, hsluc and Itesgottand lrink on
watch to see what time il wls-ll :4u-Siawson
threw up his arms and said: Look! there are
your Indians, Mngrud"r" My attention was
then directed lmiucuar.y to him, for he stood
stu, ~ il po,r!iicd. looked tJr Indians. but
could not see any, ana thnn Heard the reports
end cried that Rislur was -h"t, and then
heard poor Trs.e9tt sob o"ti MY God, boys
fail. He WIS SHOT through nc Thighs. Several
more vollcys came. SiaWsou Disappeared and
tia RI bullet whiIlci by ny head On c either
side | rcmainrd moment behind the ttee
looking for Indians, but wa not able 20 sec
any OF them. Then TrrscD't' p muIp cnme niGng
and halt, d about twenty feet from me. deer
mined they 'shpu dnt huv" that muc. and
raised ny rifle = shoot i, when the mule whrc-
ed around and cooked up his ears. l i'm
mGdmicly turned and thrrr, not forty lect
behind me, was an hiiun with his rifle .cv-
elicd NJ me. He fred ma ~ once bounded
toward ne, thinkiuE | was hit, tool; dcllb-
crUt" aim with my Winchester aud pulled tho
trigger remember that ~ llled tcit II pc
cuuar satisfaction III recalling the fact thai |
his arms ANA tumhlrd hactw'rd | took no
further interest in HIM but mHde for another
tret. which reached, several more BULLETS
keeEirG, me uncomior,ahly close "qmrnny |
was TN NY frightened, aud hou very little doubt
would be KILLED like the rthrrS. hu' MI the
same determined would fEnt To the end. IL
behind huuldcrs ana trees. throwing myself
HAT on the ground every now ana then, and
rendered Stlll harder and Nor" NJ, pleasant by
let's whenever left cover, 50 length reached
Nntoine's shunty. Hero we were nrain exposed
70 lire, and Tor Il w!!il" WAS IN more extreme
danger than u any time daring my race NJ the
mountain, We ilnalIy glt mo the shelter Of
some tllhpr and We r." s,li".
How d,t yuu feel NJ" ueNt day. when NJ last
You K low yOu wore snin'
/ felt ~" i"eriGr It nrryr s,4ply h"cnqse
! vas iun busy. Az i!u 'Nt DAY was hard al
WORK lNDHlng '1." ln Nhsrp 10 convey MIR.
NsIu" ) rruHins hast
"8n! ~" .Wagy 'gYe. have yqr escaped z"
from the uo-'il"s although this was. perhaps.
men a=h's + hay" uod with ,hon', Tor then l
.Ao1a Wv rs,r5" 10 70 No,I, there r"
sion = thrt ol 'auln, engineer and Ia work
at II mus go wn"re mines arn; they will not