The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-06
TIE sANoUilNARY APAcnEs

And their Horrible work OF But0hery and
MutiIatIon,
SILVER CRY, NM, June 5.-The week
has been one Of unexampled suspense and
terror here. Never have the 1ndians on
their bloody raids been SO near the city.
The first news Of the proximity of the In.
dians was received on Wednesday OF last
week, when boy, riding a horse white
with foam, dashedinto town from Welty's
ranch, on Bear Greek. He brought word
that hostile Indians were in the hills;
that an attack on the RANCH, in which
were gathered many women and phil.
dren, was expected, and that help was
needed. A volunteer company OF IS men
was organized and went to the rescue.
At 1880 o'clock the ranch was reached.
All the families within radius Of seven
miles were collected there except one. A
party set of TO bring them In, while two
other parties started for water hole in
the hills, where they expected TO find the
Indians, who, however, had fed. Re
turning to the ranch, large party was
Organized to 60 to Juniper Springs, but
the Indians had fed from that spot also.
Scouts spent two hours In seaTchlng Tor
the trail, Yhichled to Little Walnut creek.
slcKEN1Sp sInHrs.
Along this stream were the most horri-
BILE sights witnessed. Dead bodies fright.
fully mutilated, and naked, were found at
short intervals. The houseswere pillaged,
a,,j a1att1;nn, at,5 ha1aaha1J = S1aa ~ .aNs
scattered everywhere. At William 0gden's
i've dead bodies, ell sSalged. lay in . pool
Of blood. The two women had been out.
ragged aud their breasts cut of. A5year
old girl had both hands cut of. Follow.
ing the trail over the hills, Gomez ranch
vas reached. A number Of children were
gathered there. fney had escaped death
BY hiding. Their parents living in the
vicinity had all been killed. Six miles
further on, at the houseot Felix MarQuese,
Eve dead bodies were found. Mrs, Mar
9uese and her F.yeaY-ald daughter lad
both suffered at the hands OF the Indians
before being killed. The bodies were
s!sshed with knives, and presented . sick.
ening speftse!s.
BOY HERO.
One of the heroic deeds that occur on
such occasions was performed by little
Willie Carpenter. The parents we're SONS
distance from the house when the Indians
appeared. Willie and his sister were play
trg the yard. The boy caught up his lit
tlS sister and slipped !at6 the woods. He
crawled long distance, and finally reached
the city, having carried his sister five
miles on his back. The parentswere wild
With Joy "a And theil children, whom they
supposed The Indians had carried of.
The boy who brought the news to town
had q narrow escape. At one time he
found himself within one hundred yards
af the Indians. He diEmounted apd hid
In pond Of water among the weeds for
nearly an Lour until they had passed.
Then he again mounted and rode In.
miner named Clark was working
Wednesday on Q mine not far trom Ipnil
per SpTings. He had Just set OF Q blast
and rushed of up the hill to avoid the
falling rock. On reaching the top he saw
the Indians between him and his camp.
He started for little Walnut Creek and
warned all the Tanehmen, who moved
their families up to Stewards ranch. II II
had not been for this man every man,
Nomaa and ehid IN the vicinity would
have been murdered,