New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-03
GERONIMOS GRANDCHILD.
A NEW MEMBER OF THE CAPTIVE APACHE
BAND.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept 13.-GerOnimO and
part of his baud reached here Friday last SUPP osei
TO be en- route for st. Augustine. Florida There are
tbirty-two OF then-twenty one bucks and tho REL
and children. when they arrived they were
sulep and sold looking The halt in their journey In
spired them with fears. and the ohies asked Genera
Stanley II they werc 20 be killed that night Upon his
assurance that they would not be mJeste they became
more cheerful, and quito at homo and CON-
Portable.
Geronimo is man Of fifty, but looks older He has
deepyli fsoe. He Is treaoherOus and prince OF
lara He Is their medicine aud not regarded as
great The hereditary chief. Natchez. IS Ia tn
prime OF life, Of comman ling appearance and with all
Intelligent rather pleasant face He brave and truth
full indeed rather respectable savase-as savages
90. The ln1iani confined In the Government depot
q large stone building enclosing a space OF ground
planted with grass and trees. In this pleasant park
like place. the captves living in five fonts. They
their liberty Within the enclosure but securely
guarded. All the motley population OF San Antonio
throng to 500 them whites. Mexcans, negroes, and
Cinnamon. The Indians do not seem annoyed by visitors
excepting when cooking or eating their food
One OF their number Nap by name is pointed out as
having oace held thirty-two Mexcaus at bay. He IL
not ideal warrior. His heavy. squaty figure Is ILL
sustained by two slender legs and when noticed he
gnns with delight aud assumes air OF coy modesty
that Is very iuiicrous He Is dressed like most of the
In cotton shirt OF gay stripes and very little elsc
On Saturday however, trader from the city brought
some goods for their inspection They bought literally,
aud since then the women are busy making garments
Of cheap aud gaudy prints
They neatly using thimbes and oven str0kng
the gathers" a little pieoe OF nicely In nceilework
almost obsolete in thess days Of sewing machines The
party spent about 800 and seem TO have plenty OF
money, both Mexican and Amsrioan taken no doubt
from their viotins They have also many ciylzrd
looking articles of dress also rosares crncidxes and
religious medals Since they have been allowed to
trade they confident believing that tuey would
not have been permitted to spend their money If the
TO did not intend to allow theu to live Tho
quito liberal to their sIuaw. giving them
money to bny what they pie issl. Almost all bought
oh oss, OF which thoy prOul though they not
neeiel IN this warm climate. ani must certainly be
irKsoDe to them. The men spend much time gambling
with Spanish monte cards. Ilsyng for articles or dress
and food well aS money. The squaws prepare the
brea which Is similar to the Mexican tortlas. only
ie of wheat -four instead OF meal. The women
form 1t very dexierouiy into caSss large ana tan
They tnen tho bottom of inverted flying
pan posture heat, become puffy and
sllgLLly brown very ike English m1illD They
rather appezlnS In Appearance one did not know
tue young woman as male thsm."
One young girl, GerouiuiO's dauchtcr in-law, has a
little baby born tho mig OF tic surrender Tue mother
who Is only dfteen obliged to travel long days
journey In the saddle the day after the birth or her child
and since then sho has had little rest ana loDks worn
and haggarl. The bsby-a girls remarkably small
and sickly looking. Tied like Llny mummy IN It's In
dian cradle, 1t can move only It's heal III never opens
its anu Indeed, almost the Ohy signs OF fo II gives
tendery and exhibits IL tn pride. lester
day. Of the ladies' gave her little lace cap for her
baby, which evidently pleased them all greatly, even
old taking the child his and carrying II
proudly about Gefobimo has been Ill aud on Sunday
ateiD pied 20 take some ills which the doctor had
dered lie found great difficulty In swal owlns them
and the standing about laughed heartily at hs
efforts. several OF them swallowing some OF the pills by
way of encouraging hun to try again After several
failures he succeeded