New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-25
DICK HUYL.
ZONE LITTLE INDIAN BOY"

exactly of gratitude, as the story Will demonstrate
which she, by writing his biography, seeks to
discharge. Dick Huyl's history will never be
written by me, nor by any one else who knew
him, to adorn a Sunday-school library he was not
that kind of a boy. Dick was an Apache Indian.
with all the characteristics of total depravlty tnat
the word Apache conveys or suggests. We were
children together Dick and l. We lived, fought
and played together for two years In the same
ARMY post On one memorable occasion Dick.
instigated by the devl-for | firmly believe in
the devil, if only for Apaches-dropped down the
neck of my frock live toad 1t was the cause
of my first fit OF Mysteries, and determined, II /
ever grew old enough would tell the whole world
how bad young Apache could be-
In 1872, if remember rightly, General crook
had succeeded, after years of bloody war anu tie
loss of hundreds of good men, in subdulng most
of the bands composing the Apache Nation oil
New-Me1ico and Arizona. They had dweit III
the strongn0lds of mountain and desert, from
which they frequently emerged to rob ana murder
all miners or emgrants that they could am
bush. leaving nothing for the human MIND TO
conceive of in the way of cruelty whenever
white man fell into their power.
At the reservation, although they were well leu
and quite dccently treated, 1T was necessary 10
watch them constantly, and large bodies OF troops
were detailed for that purpose nevertheless.
scarcely a week passed but small squad oil
Apachcs, usually led by some attractive squa"'
would slip quietly past the guards ana escape
through the darkness into their DcloNeu cao'uo
plains and mountain barrens koii-caii Nearly
every morning developed these absenteeS' ana
next day would come news of murder, rapihe' anu
horrors generally. A favorte Apache mode
inht
of disposing of the unsuspectlng lrelShei' n'i"
or cmigrant whose camp they had sIcceeueu :"
raiding. was to tie the victim by the iour nii''
70 stakes and then to build fire on that portion
of his body designated in the old-iashione" ~
MANAGES rs "virgo.o There seemed to be some
thing particularly fascinating to the Apache 'cui-
nerament in this form of torture Death pelhg
long in coming. il gave the s1uaws ana pappooses
plcntv Of chance to invent small torments, on tne
side rs il were. The women and children emil
orants-but enough Suffice it to say that the
obsolute hatred entertained by these Indians for
the whites was fully reciprocated, especially by
tho soldiers II was no easy matter TO track ana
successfully follow the runaways. through the
cactus and mcsduit thickets, over the barren
deserts and dcsoate mountains that make up tce
tono,rapbv of Arizona But in that parchei
country wafer is only TO he found at certain
snrincs and water holes" between which days
Of travel often intervene. but which are eqnaIS
we'll known 70 soldiers and TO Indians. 30 wheh
tbc morning report showed 10 General Crook thao
so many warriors. squaNs and pappooSes We're
MISSING thc grim old warrior would make no sign
If purSuit hut on the night following, or perhaps
the next one. a squadron of mounted men woui"
file silently out Of the reservation bearing orders
to move as rapidly possible to tie wafer holc
of Palo Pinto, or TO Agna Grande prHlG' VI "
some other place where the presence OF the precious
auid favored n camping place for the rehe-"'e''
Tho troops were always positively instructor 10
hrn, back no prisoners. all matters OF de'ail
b,ino left 70 the officers in command. one June
.or,;ro tborn was reported missing eight Indians,
clcvcn sauaws and pappOoses, including NanI emo
than whom, 4 more depraved and cruel lhdiai
never existed. even in Arizona TWO nights aiei
ward squad of the 23d Infantry, CROOK own
regiment. under Lieutenant Huyl, speh"i'
young fellow. who has since LETT the serNlce' ""'
scnt on a scout with the usual orders No ""oe
-, tho rcrogodcs was found but burned ranch
and stage station and cremated co"poS ~
s,nicient evidence of Indians at large. The heAt
NIGHT. or rather Just at dawn, after loh9 -'"'
f,ti,uinc march. the scouts reached natural
.,l, ho.ip n tbc foot of one of the steepest ana
most inaccessible knobs to he found IN desoia,e
,ri,or, This basin had often collected supply
- acrid water. which, however was dnnkape
o,orrh in that country thin vapor OF smoke
r..,,, - roorl. spent fire convinced the troopers
,bot thcir NIGHTS march had not been III Naih'
and an crccping up as close as possible, the nos
ill., worc outlined against the rocks, last asleep
rho little squadron silently deployed out so as
- ovoid missing a single shot. ana al the worn
- command fired. killing rearly every ore oil
tho Indians. The others jumped up only 10 DC
emf down by the reserve fire. The Only TWO uh-
h,,r, vcrc Wahncmo and his four-ycar-old pap
nooSc Crashing the child, he SprahS LOT 'ie
mountain side. sealing the rocks like chamo's
amid a shower of bullets, soon diS'ahelnE nl'
nursucrs and getting out Of range o. their rl"'s
U,ltino on a shelf of rock he set the chld oo"h
and proceeded 10 indulge in every cNhlptioh o.
coptcmpt and dcrison that his imagination couIu
i,,o,,, - o,oravatc the discounted troopers, who
,noshcd their several sets OF teeth IN rage at III
'.'.,,I,. If tbc old heather. They were relieved
,t l,st bv the arrival of luctcnant liuNl' VINO
I,.,1, in his hands new target rifle. received
orIv the DAY before the scout started ms Won
lawful ,,un WAS guaranteed 10 carrN-l forget
tno Yards with accuracy, and the lieutenant,
rb, was one of the best fellows III the world
- ,,orrjson but quite cold-hcaricd ana plOou
thirsty where Apaches were concerned, announced
,hot ,vhile he was doubtful of his gun carrying
rcar the Indian. yet he was going to Try Inc
In,ch. feeling secure against their carnlheS, con-
,inued his taunts, until IIuyl, taking deliberate
ain, with sights raised for loo yards, hred'
His aim WAS true and the gun all that 1t was
hoosted The old savage plunged face forward
over the ledge and crashed down the rocky noun
,oi, side ot the very feet of his slayer
The attention of the soldiers was now directed
70 fine pappoosc-thc subject of tins sketch ihaV
interesting infant still calmly occupied the ledge
and was evidently turning the sltuatloh
over in his mind. The troopers, WIN
iontenont Tuyl at their head, slowly ana
nainfuly clambercd up the rocks and hnaliS
apnroachcd the orphan, who, instead OF squailihs
os q civilized Christian child would have done
commenced throwing stones at his purSueTs' MT
ting Lieutenant Huyl squarely on the nose WIN
= bolfpound rock. and drawing blood coplouSiy'