Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-08-16

,aten lt4 bau lprlde was ne only
thing lhaf kept mo from Following
hIml ~ na ran inln the Stable
Nhnfr ne kept his horse bullet
traknta Through the door. just iHiHs'
lnN hls head. Hc then sol his horse
hhl of the back door. and eaddled
him and took down the rood with
great speed passing tho houec where
Mira ffioWcllyn md the family were.
yelling shat Z had been killed ana
that for nll 10 run. ard ~ passeu
on down the canyon he went 90
las Cruces and ~ Paeo and reported
that everyone nt the agency had been
snaaeaered. Pretty soon the cnfoun-
ter was renewed. and getting gu the
line ~ tbs nrr ! was shot through
the left arm and shoulder Ny
watch was shot out ~ ms pocket
aas much Younger then than now
and tho agility with which ! got be-
hind a cedar tree would have hxed
ms stafna ~ an acrobat In the high-
pst class This particular tree was =
little too small IL diameter and I soon
found that unless ] stood sideways
that my shoulders ana arms would
be shot on, and 50 had % turn
sidcv Vs and hold my arms down
The position caused by wounds 60
bleed freely. and soon ! was weak
and very sick at the aSomnCh. 80
much ~ that ms hearty dinner ! had
30 recently eaten went forthwith. Al
that fime san Juan came Dp and
aided me 90 moant a horse. and
took ms departure for the house.
whore Mrs Llewtliyn bound up my
wounds. That afternoon and night
was surely ono OF terror. The In
dams fought amongst themselves
nearly an night, and suffered the
fortunes at the damned. thought
that my action had caused the entire
tribe 90 A. on the warpaih. and that
tho settlers IN All directions would BE-
killed. The house was surrounded
BY SIGNALLING lot OF indian squaws
and children. ! sent squaws IN every
direction to beg the Indians not %
leave the reservation that the fight
was a family affair. that the Indians
who we're killed were la the happy
hunting grounds. and that there
would be no soldiers and All would
be settled amongst ourselves. except
that the hostlies must surrender. that
we would renew our engagement
aglnst them al once did not know
ut that time that messenger had
been sent 20 Fort stanton begg.ng
the commanding officer % send IA d.
las we were ~ being massHcred /
found this out later, and before the
troops arrived. and At once called a
council Of the principal Indians. and
explained 20 them that the troops
might come. but that ] would stand
by them. and see that no Indian was
moiestcd who belonged on the reser-
walton. In the meantime kent
Nautzila a sort Of hostage aH u
we're. The Indians engaged In fu-
siilade nearly all night the trouble
being between Nautzsias and Sar
JuRn's bands Many bullets struck
the house. but behind the adobe walls
the family VAS safe. A Miss Nellie
Munson. whose father was doctor
a. Lake Valley. was visiting Mrs. Lie
wellyin ~ TIT time. and proved a
valuable assistant In dressing nut
only my wounds but treating sever..i
wounded Indians. she was indeed a
noble young lady. She died In les
Cruces. and her mortal remains have
Tor years rested In the Masonic Gem
etery there.
Al 4 a. m. two troops Of the
Fourth U s cavalry arrived In COM
Inand Of Captain Lawton, a splendii
officer and horn fighter. and ~ the
same time man ~ great discretion.
tie came direct 90 me- with the srf-
geon who accompanied the COM
mand. who eNsmlned my wounds and
compiimented Mrs Llewellyn and
Miss Munson FOR tho skill they ox-
hibited In dressing same. Iawtou
viii be remembered as She 40 fatol
general who met his death tn the
Philippines on thu firing line he
died a. he lived brave soldier ana
= gallant gentleman His sword D.
rust His bones arr dust Ills SOU
Is with the saints. ! trust"