The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-03
FOURTH OF JULY SCENE
Indian Massacre TO Be Re-en-
acted by Survivors.
THRILLING ABDUCTION FEATURE

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Act Part 81 4 Captured Bride when
the Tragedy Is Portrayed al
Apache crossins, Tex.--A surprise
ana sham Rattle WIN close the
Wild Spectacle.
on July 4 Or Ut an early date after.
ward If postponed on account Of bad
weather the people Of tile Colorado val
ley In western Texas win assemble at
| apache Crossing for the purpose of re-
/ enacting one Of the widest, most cruel
tand exciting scenes that ever occurred
ii an Indian camp ia the hope Of max
ing the rising generation familiar with
the trials and hardships that their fa-
| Tiers and mothers had 10 endure on
the frontier III early times, says d spe-
ciai correspondent of the Cincinnati
/ Enquirer at Austin, Tex
There will be al Indian camp. ana
painted warriors, with streaming
plumes, mounted on gayly caparisoned
mustangs. viii ride over the plains
Fires viii be lit. and prisoners dashed
TO the stake will be tortured in mimic
glee I'll harmless flames while their
shrieks mingle with the savage yells Of
! dancing Comanches A surprise and d
sham battle VIII close the wild scene
as balloon sails away toward the
clouds with mysterious prisoner
writing ina network Of ropes beneath
ii.
During the last days Of June. 1910
the Comanches made d raid Oh the
Texas frontier and after a series Of
bold depreda1ions they carried several
prisoners on into captivity.
The last cabin the red fiends sur
prised was filed with wedding guests.
On that evening Miss Sallie DornweII
was 20 be married to Foxmart King
don, gallant Young ranger The
happy bridal party was just entering
the room to appear before the aged
minister, who was present to perform
the wedding ceremony. when OH arrow
whistled through a window and the
warwhbop of the sayages burst upon
the ears OF the startled guests
A desperate battle ensued, bat the
red iiends had come ia Overwhelming
numbers ana the whites were forced
into the forest, leaving the Oh preach.
er and many others lying ifeless 10
their blood The bridegroom felI a the
door ia front Of his bride. severely
wounded and comrades dragged him
away. III tie smoke ana dust the Girl
IN her bridal robes became separated
from tile man she loved After firing
her last shot from q revolver She seized
an AK. and. planting herself at the door
Of exit for the overwhelmed guests, she
defended the wounded until she was
knocked senseless aud bound The In
dians hurriedly retreated to their
strongholds in the mountains Of the
Colorado, where they at once made
preparations to haye great war dance
/ celebrating their victory Runners
were sent to other branches of the
tribe Inviting them to come ana wit
ness the torture Of prisoners.
/ AS soon as the whites conld collect
their forces the Indians were pursued
over the broad trail, which they had
left crimsoned with the blood Of their
| captives. "A brutal renegade who had
| formerly been employed at the frontier
| posts to make observations from bal.
loon was at that time with the Indi.
ans He had committed q series Of re-
! voting crimes and was eager to DO any
| deviltry III order t. win the protection
Of the chief,
rf,4e q,,,,tssf ssr .,ttt Il ft,t, 4hn gthafls of
the Comanehes to send some Of the
| eaptiYes to the clouds dashed to a fire
balloon which he had stolen from the
government The idea pleased Buffalo
/ Hump who was an incarnate iend.
| July ], 18i9, 1.-THE white mans big no
work day was set for the great war
dance and the torture and massacre Of
prisoners. Streams Of bowling savages
poured into the camp, and the morning
OF the eyentful day was spent in max
ing strong young men and pretty girls
run the gantlet Prisoners dashed to
stakes could hear the exultant shouts
, of the savages as they beat and
dragged the exhausted captiyes about
the camp, and they listened in fear and
hope for the shouts Of their friends.
Ii had been day Of horror, and the
hearts Of the captives were beating
slow in their bosoms The sun was
slowly sinking. The merciless rene
gade had Undated his balloon, and
twenty prisoners -men and women,
boys and girls had been dashed to
stakes planted in q great circle about
the swaylng balloon Sallie Dornwell,
still wearing some Of her bridal robes.
I was torn from among her companions
] and dragged to the inhuman renegade.
He bound her hard and fast to the
kissing balloon Naked squaws stood
/ ready with blazing torches eager TO
/ set the flames to roaring at the feet Of
] the captlves. The shrieks and screams
Of women and children mingled with
sobs and farewelIs.
The ropes that held the balloon We're
cut and the flames lit A wall Of de
{ spair rose upon the winds, and as the
poor girl tied to the fire ship rose above
/ the tree tops a rifle shot echoed through
; the forest and the next moment the
earth trembled as IL in the thfoes q
] an earthquake Texans on foot and