Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-03-29
l|IASSA(,RI|ED Eight Men MuFd cred !! By Indians iG inc HuaChuca = and Whetstone MtS. A Murderous Band of kpaches
 Turn on the Settit.s FUNERAL OF FOUR VICTIMS
 AT CHARLESTON.
WHERE ARE THE MILITARY

CHARLESTON, A. T. March 23.- Many conflicting reports reached here yesterday regarding the Indian attack on Clark's coal camp, in the Hunchuca mountains. Tine murder cd men, four in number, two being Americans and two Mexirans, were brought in here last night. Their names are William NJ. Murray, Geo ". Owens, James Wolfolk and Nm. Armstrong. The following are the facts as clicitcd by the c0roner's jury and given by the men who were i'll the camp at the time of the at tack. The Indians, nun bering about twenty, coming rom the south a3ou, dark, encountered Owens and Vol folk, who were cutting wood about a half mile above camp and killed them; then meeting Murray shor. distance up tho creek, who was look Ing for his horse, they fired upon and killed him. One of the men named Mcfarland, engaged in making & pit close by, hearing the firing, made his escape, although the In> dians fired some twenty shots al him. There were four men in camp who, although having heard the firing, were not alarmei, supposing 1t was their companions shooting turkeys, until Armstrong fell wlth bullet through hls heart, exclaiming :: II am killed; look oui boys" Two of them ran into tent and ore. named R. P. Childs, and who had the only gun in camp, ran down the creek and past the Indians, but find ing that because of inc darkness he could not get shot at them, return ed up the creek and hid in a small dug-oui near the tent The Indiaus had stopped behind corral about thirty feet from the tent and called in English and spanish for the men 10 come out. They not doing so, the Indians fired into the len. and seeing no movement two of them ran toward it. the foremost one receiv- ing a ball from Child's rife, who ai that moment fired from the dug'iut The Indians returned Child's fire, one bullet cutting his hat band and another shattcring his rife stock Then the Indians evidently becom- ing confused al his firing and not know ing how many more there nigh, be, ran of Mcfarland ia the mean time, at the risk of his own life, had made his way six miles tc Evans camp to warn Mir. Miles, of this place, who was to arrive thrrc with his family that evening, but fortunately did not, having heen de lsyed. Upon the receipt of the news at Fort Huachuca, Major Nolan i'm mediately sent a detach Nent of sol diers to protect the women and chIl- drent Igo's ranch, while Captain Madden, with his company proceed ed to the coal camp. The dead h. dian was recognized as a former scout in the Government service The citizens of Charleston, in recog- milton of the bravery of MT. Childs in remaining 10 protect his friends instead of making hIs own escape good, have made np a subscription for the purchase of new rifle to be presented to him.
 The funeral of the four men killed by the Indians at Clark's camp took place this afternoon. A large wagon and an eight horse team conveyed them to their last resting place fol- lowed by large number of meu rn- CTS. While the ceremonies were be- ing observed, a report was received that tour more victims had been brought into Total Wreck.
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