The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-02-04
THE WEEK.
In the United States aud the
Old World.
FIRED UPON IN THE DARK.
American Troops Taken for Hostiles
NV Nnxinnns

American Troops Taken for Hostiles
by McNicans.
A telegram from Fort Bowie, Ari,, signed
Gen Crook, gives the contents of dispatch
received by The latter from Lieut. Maus,
dated Nocori, Sonora, Mex Jan, 81, 1t states
that the troops under Capt, Crawford ON
Jau, l surrounded and attacked an Indian
camp, 5OmileS southeast of Nocori A run
ming fight took place, in which a number of
Indians We're wounded, but all escaped. The
hostileS sent word that they wished to hold
a conference, While the troops werein camp
awaiting the time fixed for the conference,
they were attacked by l5i Mexican SOL
dlers, Efforts were made to let them
know that the troops We're Americans and
friends. Capt Crawford and Lieut. p Maus
advanced to talk with them, when a volley
was fired. Capt, Crawford was shot in the
head and Mr., Horn, the interpreter, was
slightly wounded in the left arm. The Next
can fire was returned by the scouts of Capt
| Crawfords command, but was only sufficient
to keep the MeXicans at distance. The
firing lasted half an hour, when Lieut.. Maus
succeeded in having n talk with the officer in
command of the MeXiCans, their captain hav-
ing been killed. He was told that the Ameri-
cans were taken for hostiles, owing to dark
ness Mr.. Horn, chief of scouts, and two In
dams were slightly wounded and another
killed and five wounded
In a telegram sent by Lieut. Maus, he says
he believes the MeXicans expected to drive
the Americans oil with an overwhelming
force and secure their camp and effects.
Capt Crawford died on the 18th, during
the march to Nocori, where he was buried.
He was unconscious until his death Lieut..
MauS then assumed command. While the
troops were en- route to Nocon two squaws
entered the camp through whom arrange
ments Were made by Lieut., Maus for con-
ference with two bncks of the hostile band.
This ended by Chief Mona and one buck and
his wife, and child of both Geronimo and
Natchez, a sister of Geronimo, one boy and
woman, being given to Lieut. Maus as nos
tages for the Observance of peace until Ger
onimo hall have met Gen Crook, with whom
he EXPIRE ssed wish to have a talk. The
meeting bet ween Gen Crook and Geronimo
will take place in about a month, and will
undoubtedly end in the surrender of the In
dams. The band consists of Chiefs Geronimo,
Natche., Chihuahua and Mona 20 bucks and
some women and children. Lieut. Maus is
now heading for Lang's ranch,
Another dispatch says: A strange thing
about the attack upon Crawfords camp by
the Mexicaus is that he was not killed until
after he had opened a conversation with them
in Spanish, showed his uniform, and caused
his own scouts to stop all firing. All accounts
by the official private courier give the high
est praise to the Apache scouts for their eflci-
ency as traers and for their CALAMITY in
action. They followed the renegades with
out error, detecting the slightest mark of
grass on the rock Hoping TO battle pursuit,
the Chiricahaus crossed long stretch of lava,
where they scattered in such manner as not
one white officer or soldier could find foot
print. The Apache scoutspicled aboutfoot by
otthree whole days, until at last one of them
found bracelet OF laurel berries dropped by
the Chiricahaus One of the older
Indians pulled the berries apart, and
felt of the sinew upon which they
were strung Rain had fallen all day, and
the sinew was still dry. The conclusion was
that the bracelet could not have lain there
many minutes. The scouts pushed ahead,
and in - minutes struck the point where all
the Chircahuas came on the trail again
Crawford pushed on for so hours without
rest, ending up with an all-night march,
which enabled him to reach the hostile posi-
ton before dawn.
Capt Crawford, although young in the ser
vice. had made fine record in the civil war.
He had been engaged in many bloody conflicts
with the Sioux, CheyenneS and Utes i'll Ne
braska, Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado and
/ Kansas, as well as with the ADacheS in the
Southwest. He was with Gen. Crook on his
expedition to the Sierra Madres in 1888, and
had he been in foreign army his breast would
have been blazed with medals. He was as
modest as Il woman, and never could be in
duced TO allude to his own achievements. He
was always Kindness itself. All his comrades
have but o,e expression of opinion, and all
CLASSES, civil and military in Arizona, deplore
his IL timely death