The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-06-17
SLAIN BY SAVAGBS.
Shocking Sights on an Indian
Trail in New Mexico.
The Mu t!latel Bodies Of Many
White People Discovered,

A dispatch from Silver City, New Mexico,
says: The past week has been one of un'
cxampled suspense and terror in Silver City.
Never have the Indians on th:ir bloody raids
como so near the city The newspaper &C
counts sent East are very meaSro, because
of the fear that it viii prevent em-
igration to this section. Tho first
news of the proximity Of tho In.
dians was received OIL Wednesday
Of last week, when a boy riding a horse white
with foam d1>!el into town from Weltys S
rarch. on Bear Crock He brought word that
hostile Indians were in the hills and that an
attack on the ranch in which were gathered
many women and children, was expected AMI
help was ne,lcl. \ volunteer company of
!hirty-ive men was soon organized
and went t. the rescue. At 80
o'clock the ranch was reached. All the fami
lies within radius of seven miles We're col
lected there except one. \ iarty set off to
bring them in. while two other parties started
for water hole in the hills where they ey
pected to find the Indians, but the latter had
lied. Returning to Tie ranch larger party
was organize, to 90 t. Jun;:er springs, but
the Indians had fed from that spot also.
Scouts spent two hours in searching for the
trail, which led to Little Walnut creek.
"Along this stream the most horrible
sights were witness d. Deal bo;lic; fright
fully muti'ated and ra';ed, We're found at
frequent intervals The houses We're pill
laged, and clothing and household articles
were scattered everywhere. At William
Oglen's five dead hotlics, all scalled, lay in a
POOL of blood. \ tive-year-od girl had both
hands cut Off Following the trail over
the hills Gomez ranch was reached
A number of children were gathered here
who had escaped death by hiling. Their
parents living in the vicinity had all been
killed. Six miles further, i'll the house of
Felix Marqucse, five dead ho lies were found
Mrs. MaruueSe and her seven year-o.d daugh-
ter had 18th suffered at the hands of the In
dians before being ki lei The bodies were
slashed with knives and presented si"ken-
ing spectacle. From this point tho party
proceeded fifteen hours ride eastward into
the Pinos mountains without food or sleep
but without ovcrtakinG the redskins
BY this time all but six or seven OF the posse
were exhausted and the horses disabled 4
telegram was dispatched to General Bradley
asking for fresh norscs hut h. replied that he
had none The troops were sent out to take
up the trail where the citizens had left it.
'"The citizens who followed the Indians
must have been very close Oh them. as eight
left by the Indians along the trail, all show
ing signs of Icing completely worn out The
troo,S proceeded on the trail, but the enemy
was by this time too far i'll advance, and the
chase was given up. On the return trail the
dead was brought in in va IONS The Amerl-
cans were cared for, but the bodies OF the
Mexicans lay here for hours before anything
was done to them.
Gone of the heroic deeds that occur on such
occasions was performed BY little Willie Car
pcnter The parents were some distance
from the house when the Indians appeared
Willie and his one .ycarold sister were playing
in the yard. The boy, with wonderful wis
dom, caught up his little sister and Slipped
into the weeds. He crawled long distance
and finally reached this city, having carried
his sister five miles on his back. The parents
were wild with joy to find their children,
whom they supposed the Indians had carried
off.
"The boy who brought the news to town
had a narrow escape. At ono time he found
himself within a few hundred yards OF
the Indians. lie dismountcd and hid in
pond of water for nearly an hour among
the weeds until they had left, when he
again mounted and rode on. miner
named Clark was working Wednesday on
mine not far from Juniper Springs He had
lust set Oft blast and rushed up the hill to
u
top he saw the In,,iars between him and his
camp. He started for Little Walnut creek and
warned all tho ranchmcn. who moved their
families up to S:cwart's ranch If it had not
been for this every man, woman and child IN
the vicinity would have been murdered.
''The authorities claim there are only 135 In
diaus Off the reservation, bit it is believed
there are good many more than this Up to
this time the only fight between the troops
and the Indians was brought on by Indians at
tacking Captain Smiths command while The
men were bathing i'll Devil creek. Two of tho
men, a trooper and al Indian scout. were
wounded and two horses xii ed. The In
dians were teaten back. but they managed
to carry off everything with them except
quantity of ierliel beef Aft:r this lis lit the
Indians went on TO S;aivorth's ranch. ON
which they made an attack, but We're driven
OF after having wounded Stalworth." The
number of dead whites at last accounts was
nearly fifty.