The Daily Tombstone., 1886-02-04

go back and insure no more firing. started back, when another volley was fired. Of course we all sought shelter. I am sure they knew who we were perfectly yell at this time. Lieuten aHt Shipp and Mr. Horn were also shouting at another point, telling who we were and that all was right. MT. Horn speaks Spanish very well.
 When I turned again I saw the Captain lying on the rocks with wound in his head and some of his brains upon the rOcks. This. had ali occurred within two minutes. He was said to have been .waving his handkerchief when shot. Mr.. Horn was also wounded at the same time in the left arm slightly. It is remarka- ble no others were shot. There gan be no mistake; these men knew they were firing at American soldiers at this time. I toolE command and en- dsavored by all means to prevent more firing. I do not believe the scouts fired more than Was necessary to keep the Mexicans away. After about half an hour firing ceased and an apeweF to our criRs from the Mexicans, I sent MT, Horn to go gut and talk with one of them, who advanced, and I soon followed him to a point some 300 yards away. I had talk with the man in command, their Captain having been killed. l was told by many that they were sure we were hostiles; that they took our trail for a hostile train, and, it being dark, could not tell, They seemedgYery sincere iR their regrets, and signed a paper stating all was mistake, etc. They asked me for horses to fake away their wounded, and wanted rations. I promised to do what I. could, and also promised, as they requested, to send the doctor to dress the wounded.
 The result of this unfortunate af- fair was the loss to us of Captain CrawfQfd. Third Cavalry, mortally wounded .Mr. Horn, chief of scouts, slightly woundedi two Indian scouts, slightly wounded, apA Qre aeverely. The loss on the Qalt of the Mexicans, so i;,4a&E I se6u1dsdetermine, was four killed and five wounded. l saw the bodies of fo@. carried sway from within one s:ipdred yards of our camp. examined each of them my self. I had to csaihsc the men carrying them away to come -YitIiout arms as l feared the scouts would ti50 at theni again until they were carried off the. field. It seemed hardly possible that these men should continue this attack when they know who we were, but l now believe they expected to drive us off with an overwhelming force and secure our camp and. effects. I do not believe they had any idea we were so strong, or had taken such a strong position, for which we are indebted 10 the hostiles. ... ..
 Fearing a fresh conflict, as the scout seemed much excited, and would not leave the rocks, I decided to make filters for the wounded and move the next day. This I did with the advice of Dr. Davis, who reported that it was matter of only short time as to Captain CrawfQrd's life, and that, besides, he was insensible to pain, and would remain so until he died. He died on the 18th inst, hay ing lived sever, days and four hours, remaining unconscious until his death. On the following morning, the 12th inst, sent six of the captured ponies to the Mexi,cans, with a request that they return receipt. I busied myself with fixing for the march and getting filters ready for the wounded, when I heard the interpreter, Concep--1 cion, crying out to me, I had sent him with the horses for the Mexican wounded and to drive back some of the herd taken from the hostiles that