Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-26
MEXICAN ASSAsSINs.
Tr+E NURcEROUs REVOIT ~ T-E
TAOS VALLEY

Out Sf tHs s-v~nt~~a A@~rt~mm9
Who Wee rrspp~d ~ tA~ M~xa-
cans Onis ORE Escaped Death IT,
th~r by KGr~ or Ballet
John Albert. who ended bis layS az
Nalscuhur-. C0lo had exciting al
ventures iu every sectien west % the
Mississippi tie saw two wars AMI
took an active share Ia the fnsfian M
risiags. yet when on his deathh~.I As
waS asked Ga dictate % a reporter rh@
scene DE- considered most exciting IN
his lie o. chose a theme with wAieh
few e a1g - his eountrymea are ae-
uuaiate,L
The revolt In the Taos valley. II ever
il came to che ears % IL. authorities.
was never universally Disseminated
IL appears au no page % common his-
tory. ald. although fog horror ir CON-
pares fasaraaiy With she massacre af
the Ahm0. 10 novelist has seen &c
% make it central theme.
The sectios ncw Known as New Mex
ico was formally tzSen possession %
by tAe AnseE.saTrs tn fh~ spring 10
1886 General Kearny was nc that
tiue lu Command of the Invading
forces. lie ula,le his headquarters at
Santa BE and ren1alaesI In active su-
periutenticncc for more than n year
1T the expirafion % that period the
growing need - troops GA the Pacific
coast icd % bis withdrawal f0 Lever
California lie Ieft two regiments
with a military governor IN charge.
CharIes Feat with handful % men.
was lcft 90 guard Santa Fe. The Mex
icau governor. General Armllo hal
lied on the advance 81 the hated Tan
KEGS. Ills people. no matter what their
secret thoughts might be. had been the
most peaccabls OF subjects. jet the
body 81 tie army had not heen gone
two months before the Americans saw
that trOubh. was imminent
The only man who escaped has told
the story fnore graphically than any
pen can portray a. Arroyo HonsEa
was town ~ sDsne I.-u0 Inhabitants
mostly Mcxioans and Pueblo indians
IL lay in the Santa BE district. but too
far away for aid 60 come The total
OF Americans In the place was fT.
NIWHA NA AANAI NEtE NWWal AMKNNtAN
and mogntaineers. The entire town
turned out 90 al lmprOmptu mass
meeting on the plaza IL was declsied
10 revolt and return 90 the Mexican
authority. Wen knowing that the
band % Yankees. although compnra-
lively Insignificant In numbers. would
resist such n step 10 the hast. u was
determined 20 shoot all on sight For
this purpose the mob spread through
the town But through some source 0r
other Governor Bent had received .
tip. lie sent OF 70 santa Re for help
and then. gathering his Httin band
about him. fed 20 the only refuge the
place afforded.
THE next morning said John Al
bert. they commenced the attack IVY
sending In 20 us a tag of truce. de-
manding our arms and ammunition
and an unconditional surrender OF our
selves I told the boys they could d0
n- tnev pfraSrri. uur I knew rreacnery
would lead us 20 certain death In the
end. and ! was going 90 die with mJ
gun In my hands and mot be- murdered
like a common dog.
AAN vas AA1 taAa@1@ 49, - -
matter. aud they all concluded 90 hght
IL out as best they could The men
who came % make a treaty with us
went back. Their forces were secreted
behind the brow Of n hin near by uss
and one Of them. after n manner % tse
Wild Indians In opening n battle. came
TO the top Of the rtIgu ind Snnced a
fix AMI sang = suug 0f defiance.
knew the time had come. and ths soon
or the bloo.fy work commenced the
SOONER we would know our fate.
we of the mounsalneers had col
lected In IA building 0f considerable
size and the only one In the place that
was two stories In height The dane
Ing Indian was within gunshot. and
kiIled him BILLY Austin stood close be-
hind me. and when another man came
10 drag the body back Austin shot
him. by this time my gun was loaded
and | Killed a third man. Then the
hurrah commenced aad the air was
hlled with bullets from the guns In
the hands OF the men who tay behind
the top of the hin The bullets rattied
against the house like hail There was
not a window left IN a. Although VIZ
saw we were TN "a trap. we fought o5-
when the sun was setting. the Mex.
leans made furious charge and st
tlrc 20 the house we were tn and got
under the walls 10 other buildings
Soon everything was ablaze. The NJ
roar of the yelling iensis on the cut
side and the excitement ~ the men ON
the Inner sl,fe was deafvning We tried
to escape By digging through the noor
down into the sranary. The house
was fllinE with Mexieans. and every.
thing was In confusion. Fortunately
Tor mc ln the confusion I escaped from
the house don't know how many
shots were fred nc tine. but noue tn"k
effect hal a bullet In my clothes.
one cut or the hrim ef my hat. and an
other cut the band. and lost "a rroFn
my head Gn the excitement | forgot
my coat aud was cut in the worid
alone without coat. hat or friends and
with it0 miles 0f mountain road b.
tween me and safety"
Albert wandered for three days over
th. mountains without food anil ex-
posed % the bitter cold lie rcachesf
the Americas lines at Last thu iirst -
bring news ~ the uprising OF course.
when a regiment arrived ON the scens
the Taos valley quickly guietci y
was not long after that that the Mext
can war broke out one haif 20 that
nation was transferred % Uncle SaEn.
In consideration % which old scores
were wiped cut No penalties were
exactel foY the Arroyo Honda mas~a-
ere. yet Il must so Down as one % the
most horrible Ia our western annals
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