The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-06
TELLING TERR0R'S TALE.
THE APACHE INDIAN OUTBREAK.
A Week of Unexamplod suspense--F First
News ofthe Raldlng and the Efforts
to Rescue Menaced People.
Incidents and Reports.

SILVER CITY, n. M, June 5-The
week has been one Of unexampled sus-
pense and terror here, Never have the
Indians on their .bloody raids come 80
near the. city. The first news of tbs
proximity of the Indians was received
on Wednesday of last week, when a
boy riding a horse, white with foam,
dashed INFO town from Welty's rancho,
on Bear Greek. He brought word that
hostile Indians were in the hills; that
an attack on the rancho, in which were
gathered many women and children,
was expected, and help was needed. A
volunteer company OF 35 men WAS Or
gained and went to the rescue
AT 1880 o'clock the rancho was reached
All the families within a radius
OF seven miles were collected there, ex-
cept one. A party set Off To bring them
in, while two other parties stared for q
water hole in the hills, where they ex-
pected to find the Indians, who had,
however, fled. Returning totheranche,
q large party was organized TO go to
Juniper Springs, but the Indians had
lied from that spot also. Scouts spent
two hours In searching for the trail,
which led TO Lit le Wanut Creek,
Along this stream the most horrible
sights were witnessed. Dead bodies,
trishtfully mutilsted and naked, were
found at short intervals. The houses
were pillaged, and clothing and house
nold articles were scattered
everywhere. AT Tom Ogden's
five bodies, al scalped, lay
IN pool OF blood. 'rhe two women had
been outraged and their breasts cut off.
A 6.yoar-old girl had both hands cut Of.
Following the trail oyer the hills tho
Gomez ranch was reached. A number
OF children were gHthe red here. They
had escaped death by hiding. Their
parents living in tho vicinity had all
been killed. Six miles further on, nj
the house of Felix MARQUEE, five dead
DO lies we're found. Mrs. Marquez and
her 7-yoar- old daughter had both suffer
ed at the hands of the Indians before
being killed. The bodies were slashed
with knives and presented sickening
spectacle.
HEROIC WILLIE CARPENTER
One OF the heroic deeds that occur
on suoh occasions was performed by
little Willie Carpenter. The par.
ents were some distance from tho
house when the Indians appeared. Will
lie and his sister we're playing in the
yard. The boy caught up his little sis.
ter and slipped into the weeds. He
crawled long distance and finally
reached this city, having carried his ais.
ter two miles on his back, The parents
were wild with joy 70 find their children,
whom they supposed the Indians had
carried OF.
The boy who brought the news 10 tho
town had narrow escape, At one timo
he found himself WITHIN q few hundred
yards OF the Indians, flo dismounted
and bid ia pond of water among the
weeds for nearly an hour until they had
passed, Then ne again mounted and
rode in.
TIM DEAD LIST.
SAN FRANCISCO, june 5.--pho follow
ing dispatch has been received from the
assistant a5jutauJ.genersl Of tho de.
partment Of Arizona, dated June 3:
General Crook telegraphed Yesterday
from Fort BayRrd: "rho Indians are
again moving south"
General Crook telographs as follows,
direct from Fort Bayard;
"From the best Obtginable information
the following number Of citizens have
been killed: Seven on Blue River and
around Alma; fyO near Silver City; two
near Old Camp Nincont; three near
Grafton. There may have been others
Killed, but can get no reliable informa.
ton"
THE REPORT FROM DEFINING.
DEMING, June 8. The Indians who
passed Duncan Station yesterday stole
20 horses and killed a man named
Woods. A band of Indians passed this
morning near Hudson Station going
south. The telegraph operator says
they were going rs fas. as
their ponies could run. Whether there
were twolbands OF hostiles, or hostiies
pursued by Indians, we could not de-
termine. The line OF the Southern Pa.
citic is now thoroughly guarded, in the
event of any more Indians crossing into
Mexico. Its impossible to get informa.
ton as to the number, as they have
scattered In parties of two to six.