The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-06-05
APACHE ATROCITIES.
Ficndish Cruelty of Savages in the
Southwest.
Men, Women and Children Tortured
and Butchered.

Advices from Silver City, New Mexico
say that since the Apaches' outbreak at San
Carlos Reservation it is estimated that sixty
persons have been killed. Not only have
they taken the lives of whites thew
captured, but they have tortured and
mutllated their bodies in horrible
manner, especially those of women.
Among those known TO have been killed dur
ing the raid are the following settlers, pros
pcctors and scouts: MAJ. Luze, scout, and
his partner, Calvin Orwig; Robert Benson
hentuckian, twenty years old; Thomas Walsh.
George Montgomery, Christian Luther and
brother, both Swedes Suffer Brothers. Pete,.
Anderson, one Smith, w. Z. Lyon. Baxter
Mckinney, Chas. Stevenson, foreman OF
Alley ~ lngersolls ranch: Frank Adams and
u whole Mexican family, name unknown
Inc children were Drained. Harvey More
land who when found was lyine ON his back
with an iron rod through his head. pinnina
him to the ground.
he most horrible butchery was that of the
Phillips family, consisting OF old man Phi
lips, lis son, General Philips, wife and three
children, the former fiftythree years old;
General Phillips, aged twenty six, and the
children one three and one five years old Gen
eral Phillips family were killed on their cat
tie ranch within three miles of Fort Bay
ard, where they had been living for
seven seven years. Last year he had addea
$4,000, much of which was killed by
the Indians. 1t is believed the family made
a hard fight Phillips would fight fifty
Apaches, sinSle-handed if necessary The
TACT That the bodies were horribly mutilated
Is evidence that some Indians had been killed
or wounded, as the mutilation of bodies is
done by squaws to avenge the death or niur-
les OF their braves. Both General Phillips
and his father were horribly multi
ated. one little girl had been
her brains dashed out against the
trees. A little boy was bruise and mutilated
ami the four year-old girl had been hung on
a meat-hook and was found some four hours
alterward by the rescuing party still hanging
and alive She was unconscious and died n
few hours after being rescued One of the
resculng posse says he never behed such fright
ana agony III human face as was shown by
the little girl.
, Three additional prospectors were killed at
the south fork of the White water One was
Joe Bunting. The fight was witnessed bv
bunting partner, who succeeded in killing
two Indians before the band got away Cow.
boys discovered the bodies Of four Indians
Killed by Bunting and Haynes in Magellan
creek, covered with stones
man named Watts was a guide for the
troops from Fort Bayard. When near Will
sons canon Watts became separated from
the command, He was discovered by a small
hand OF Indians, who cut off his retreat.
The latter fired and gave chase, killing his
horse. He escaped to the fort Oh foot leav-
ing the troops in pursuit
four miles from Silver City family of five
MeXicans were killed The three children
We're Drained. Another Mexican was shot at
uhe same Time but escaped, also did his
Wlle' Al daylight the next morning their
BOY, years old, came TO town bringing an
infant III ms arms. 1t was supposed they had
Jeen killed with the others
reports OF killing come from other sections
Mexican troops are gathering on the border
waiting for the hosties to cross The present
Is the most bloody and bold raid made in
many years The Indians are going through
well settled sections, where perfect i'm
munity from attack was felt. But the people
are thoroughly aroused, and it seems impos-
sipie Tor the Indians to get back to their res
erVation; If they fail to find a way to es-
cape to Mexico the campaign will probably
Iast TWO or three months Most of the Squaws
ana children are believed to have gone south
Whlle the bucks kept the attention Of the
troops attracted elsewhere
Su'h excitement has not existed at Silver
CITY since Judge and Mrs. McComas were
Killed IN the Burro mountains two wears ago,
ana their son Charlie carried away into cap
uNlfy. Al the time Of this massacre Judge
Met omas was one of the most prominent
lawyers IN the Territory and a county
commissioner. He had not heard of the
outbreak and was driving to Shake ,peare to
see about some of his mining property and
his hve-year-Old boy was with him When
the news reached Silver City posse left to
mlng in the remains and the bodies warc
found naked and blstering in the sun, the
Indians having, as usual stolen all
that their victims wore The poor lady had
been subjected to the most brutal iudignities
before she had died and had been shockingly
INITIATED The icIrprs of that camIai-n are
being duplicated. and the peo, lie OF Silver
Guy are once more talkng OF organizing a
body and wiiin5 all the In,lans Of tie White
Mountain reservation from the face of the
earth.
Il seems that Vi. Coqucn, the famous
French actor, is to visit tbs country next
season after all. He will play four weeks