Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-25
The Apache Excursion.
SCENES AND CELEBRITIES ON THE TRAIN THAT
BORE THE ExILEs TO FLORIDA.
1St. Louis Globe Democrat.


Att o'clock there rolled into the Union
Depot ten Santa Fe coaches loaded to the
guards with an aggregation of murderous
and natural born cut-throats that would cause
Jesse James to blush for his comparatively
insignificant record and lost opportunities.
The aggregation consisted of six bands of
Apaches on their way to Florida to remain
for good on the Fort Marion Reservation, near
st. Augustine, where it is reasonable to sup
pose that they will be barred from doing
harm. The six bands were: Vecottley's
Chricahuas, numbering ID men, 81 women
and "a children; the infamous Loco's Chiri-
cahua murderers, consisting of Is bucks, 81
women and 22 children; Bischtuay's band of
Warm Springs, numbering 10 men, IA wo-
men and l6 children; Chevez's, 10 warriors,
% sauaws ard 81 children; the notorious
Chatto's followers, footing up only bucks.
Is women and 20 children; 8 men, 90 women
and Is children under Zeleh. the Warm
Spring chief, and Jose's Warm Spring band
of 3 bucks. 20 squaws and 10 papooses, num-
boring 3S2 in all.
Guarding them were detachments of SOL
diers from the Sth, 22d and 10th Regiments of
Infantry. consisting of 81 men and 8 off,
GERS The troops were stationed in the front
and rear cars and on the platforms, but no
attempts were made to escape. One buck.
whose name is unknown, attempted to pass
from one coach to smother as the train was
running rapidly near Verona, and slipping
nnon the wet platform rolled of the train.
II was rumored that he had been picked up
uniniured by the regular San Francisco pas
sepger train, but the officers had heard noth
ing about him. and manifested utter indifter-
ence as to his fate. The officers in charle of
the troops we're Lieut.. Col Wade, ranking
~ ,at,t Crifr dan
Jores and Patton of the pad; Surgeon Ceary
and Ouartermaster Terrell. The coaches
containing the Indians were emigrant sleep
ers. and every bunk contained buck and
soua~ sometimes two, with children stuffed
into every available space. The babies were
stranped rieidly to boards and stood up
against the sides of the car, looking at the
st,snye scenes without uttering sound. The
stencil in every car was simply dreadful, and
beypers description, while the presence of
vermin in untold quantities was easily seen
on casual inspection. About half the bucks
manifested disregard for conventionalities
in the matter of dress, showing that they
ERE ,rue children of nsture. Those in full
dress wore pair OF white cottoa drawers
ana stoicai expression enlivened with a
.,rask of red paint. while the half first
s,,ant;oned dispensed with the drawers, and
oyerlooked the situstion in very abbreviated
srn,v prdershirt They were all understood
,,,an 1.-THE and sinewy. with heads so large
that that thew appeared deformed. Their features
a.. az the true Indian type, lips thin, cheek
homes high, with the keen black eyes and
asa,e nose of the traditional red mann.
E;gbt;ng his way through the intolersble
..annh Globe-Democrat reporter sought
T chief who has shed enough blood to
sw;n, IN He sat in lonely dignity with his
hare legs eos occupying the opposite seat like a
Chicago drummer, while his sq1aws s STOOD on
short distance and awaited bis pleasure,
He was in good humor. aud, as spectral