The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-06-11

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a wseh ~ unessmp,ed Hospsnss-rirst
News ofthe usiding and the Efforts
TO Rescue Mensoed People.
Incidents and Reports,

SILVER CITY, ". M, juno b,-Tho
week has been ono OF unexampled sus-
pense and terror here, Never have the
'~Indinns on their bloody raids come 30
near the city. The first news OF the
proximity OF the Indians was received
ON "Wednesday OF last week, when a
hoy riding horse. white with foam,
dashed inIo town from Welty's rancho,
on Bear Creek. 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 80 men was Or
!. ganIzed and went To the rescue.
At 1880 o'clock the rancho was reached.
All the families within radius
OF seven miles were collected there. ex-
cept one. A party sot of 10 bring them
water hole In the hills, where they OK
pected to find the Indians, who had,
however, fled. Returning to the rancho,
q large party WAS organized 90 go 10
Jumper Springs, but the Indians had
fled from that spot also. Scouts spent
two hours in searching for the trail
which led TO Lit 10 Wa nut Creek.
Along this stream the most horrible
sights were Witnessed. Dead bodies,
ri htfully mutilsted and naked, were
found at short intervals. The houses
were pillaged, and clothing and house
hold articles were scattered
everywhere. AT Tom ogden's
IN IL pool OF blood. The Two women had
ben outraged and their breasts Gu. of
A g. oar, old girl had both hands cut oil.
Following the trail over The hills the
Gomez ranch WAS reached. number
OF children We're gathered here. They
a IA. "A Il l. "A De
parents living Ia the vicinity had oil
been killed, Six miles further on, at
the house Of Felix Marquee, five dead
DO les were found. Mrs. Marquee and
her T-year old daughter had both sufler-
ed az tho hands of the Indians before
being killed. The bodies were slashod
with knives and presented sickoning
spec tAcle.
HEROIC WILLIE CARPENTER.
One OF the heroic deeds that occur
on such occasions WAS performed by
little Willie Carpenter. The par
ents were some distance from the
house when the Indians appeared. Will
yard. The boy caught up his little SIS
ter and slipped into the weeds. He
crswled long distance and finally
reached this city, having carried his sis.
. ter 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 the
town had narrow escape. At one time
he found himself Within few hundred
yard ~ the Indians. He dismounted
and mid j . = ponJ ct water among the
weeds for nearly an hour until they had
passed Then he again mounted and
rode IN:
THE DEAD LIST.
san IRA SgIsCO. Juu9 5.-The follow
ing dispatch has been received from the
assistant adjutant general of the de
partment of Arizona, dated June 8:
General Crook telegraphed yesterday
from Fort Bay ard: "The Indians are
again moving south"
General Crook telegraphs as follows,
dirHe ir1m l.' Eayard:
"FCCm the est uObainabie information
the following nUnbor of citizens haye
been kiiled: ven on Blue River and
around Aimn, i've near Silver City; two
near Old Camp Vincent; three near
Grafton. There ntay have been others
killed, but Team got no reliable informa-
ton"
THE REPORT FROM DEFINING.
EENiN4- JuEA 5. The indians who
passed Duucan Station yesterday stole
20 horses and KILLED man named
Woods = band OF Indians passed this
moruirg neRr Hudson Station going
south. The telegraph operator says
they wore gorng as fast as
their ponies could run. Whether there
were twoshands OF hostiles, or hostiles
lsrmine. Tho ine OF the Southern Pa.
cidc is now thoroughly guarded, in the
event OF any more INDIANS crossing into
Mexico. It Is impossible to get informa-
ton as to the number, as they have
scattered in parties OF two to six.