Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-26
HORRIBLE DEEDS.

The Barbarities Perpetratsd by the In
diana In Ar zona-story of an Eye Wit
ness-The Whites Arousing to the Elmer
geney- Other Atrocities.
TUCSON, Arizona Territory. April 25.-A
correspondent at ssffords gives an account of
the recent Indian attack, as follows: stanis-
las Mestas, aged 9years, has Just arrived from
the Starr sheep camp, with the following
story of the Indian massacre OF the 18th inst:
Before daylight the Indians attacked the
camp, while all were asleep. My father and
five other men attempted to get their guns,
but too late. The Indians rushed in from all
sides and overpowered them before shot
could be fired. The work of slaughter then
began. An Indian put the muzzle
of his gun against the head of one man
and fired, blowing his brains against the floor
and walls. saw them kill my mother and
two little brothers by beating their brains ont
with stones. They killed five. They tied my
father and tortured him most dreadfully. BE
begged them to spare him, but they only tor
tured him the more. When they were tired
Of torturing him one of them split his
skull with an ax. An ludian squsw,
wife of one OF the friendly Apache herders,
who worked with US, saved my life By holding
me behind her and begging them to spare me.
When all the Mexleans were dead except me
the Indians left. The sauaw arriving with the
hoy says there were thirteen warriors in the
party. They called themselves Chisnuspuas
and said they were gong to kill all OF the
whites and get more Indians to Join them.
They also declared that they
would kill all of the inhabitants
of the valley. The hostiles have frequently
declared that their whole desire was to kill In
retaliation for the Indians executed recently
at Fort Grand.
Later news from the front Is to the effect
thatthe whole force of about 30O Indians, In.
GLIDING women and children, crossed the
Southern Pacific track last nigh, go,ng
south near Lordsburg, with the
cavalry in close pursuit. The present
outbreak is the most disastrous which ever oc-
CURED in Arizona Not less than forty per.
sons h ave bsen killed.
Tonight mass meeting was held here,
Gov. Tuttle presided and was determined 10
raise force of volunteers to take the field for
two or three mouths.
GETTING READY TO RAP TIE REDS
San FRANCIsco, April 25.-Two companies
of cavalry at Fort Point have received orders
to be In readiness to go to Arizona, but
marching orders are not yet received. Ad-
vices are m-agre.at military headquar ers, but
the impression IS that the force at the trout Is
sufficient to meet the emergency Captain
H4rrison's company. of the First cavalry, has
left Preside for Arizona.
ANOTHER MILITARY FARCE.
LoRDsBURe, N. Mo news of I'm portanco
has come from Doubtful Cannon since yester.
days dispatches. Forsythe is reported TO be
in camp on the east side of STEMS Peak Range
taking things very easy and aFordlng the hos
tiles every facility for escape. It looks very
much like another military forco over the In-
dian question. The troops had the Indians
completely surrounded in Doubtful Canon and
Horse shoe Canon Saturday night last, but
now it is feared they will escape An uncon.
firmed report is current of two prospectors
having been killed yesterday fourteen miles
north of here on the Gila road. Mckenzie is
said to be en- route to Join Forsythe and take
command in person.