Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-03
INTO A DEATH TRAP
Two Hundred Mexican Sol
diers Meet Awful Deaths.
M,lpnrpcn Nv TUE VEOlllc
MURDERED BY THE YAQUlS.
Ambushed and Massacred by
the Wholesale.


the Ranks, Siiiinn Many.
BY Associated Press.
San Diego, Cat, May 2,-News re-
eelved here tina, the 1aquls have once
more been victorious with their war
fare with tho Mexican soldiers. Once
again the WHY Indians have ambuehed
the forces sent against them, 4 day
or two ago statement was published
that two companies Of Mexican troops
stationed Mt Ensenada had been or
dered 10 Guaymaa, Sonora, on the
Gulf OF California, for immediate duty.
At the time Il was thought % be an
ordinary and unimportnnt transfer of
soldiers, but the report which now
comes in directly from the Mexican
officers at Ensenadn, gives that move
ment most sensational aspect Ex-
Governor Luis Torres, who Is now
general Of the Northern and Western
departments Of Mexico, Il says has
been making another campaign against
the Yaquls IN South Sonora and
Northern sinilo0. lie had an army
Of over 500 men and the plan was TO
aispose OF inc faauA aue~'Hh ~ et,e
ana forever
Led Into "a Death Trap
President Dlas selected Gen. TorSss
for this work because Of his expcfi-
ence and supposed ability 20 accon-
plish the desired purpose But rae
inc o'iier commanders VIM i'"Ns 'r'Nu
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sierra de- Bacatsi. The walls OF the
canyon were almost pr1clpitous. ris-
ing 10 a height. In some places, OF over
goo1 feet. and covered with brush.
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mishers pushed forward to un-
cover any possible. ambush The slcir-
mishers cllmbed/the walls and beat
the brush as fT up ms possible with
out results, ana MS the TRAN was clear
ly defined IN the sand In the bottom
of the canyon, the colonel In command
ordered them followed
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han OF bullets ana other ieaS severely
wounded ana those sun unhuFt sought
the bushes on either sac ana watched
with cooked rineS Tor some sisn OF their
bloodthilsty foes
TWO h"h'rea Ni'ea'
IN such CONFUSION ~ was hnpphAlpis
for the commands OF the officers TO be
heard Sut hnaily the colonel found u
wounded bugier with yet iife enough
to sound call In a few moments,
although still in range Of those deadly
rocks and rifles. those Of the wounded
unable 10 move without assistance
were started back down the canyon.
while those who were able to offer re-
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