The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-06-04
Apache Indian Tragedy
Like Custer Massacre.
Evidence Of Slaughter Found,
but Bodies Have Never
Been Recovered.

recorded IT, the history OF Texas. But
many "details " this sauguinny light
iu which az least nvc Indians wei.
KILLED Tor each soldier, linEcr In the
memory 81 tho few pioneer settlers
who survive today
uuumrraElr battles between the
Indians and the whites were fought
IN lhy Western part ui the state. and
IL wlH not until well along IN the sew
outtcH that the rcdskiu5 were nnally
driven ont OF Texas territory with the
aid OF state Rangers and United states
troops Frlrurnutry accounts ui
those vura guWyuu hnN" boon written
from time To time, but NO attempt has
over been made To collect them in
the form OF historical narrative. II
Is now plUuucd to prcpnr" such u
work and make Il q part Of the COM
m0uwCalthH history. This will very
probably hr done under the auspices
~ the state Historical Association. In
such houl, "Muyso's Inst stand"
viii be- nm inspiring chapter.
This Nght was the outcome Of an
expedition commanded by Lieutenant
Colonel Baylor cOusiEtiug Of three
companies Of the Second Texas CHyll-
~. which set out FROM Fort Davis.
ID puHo In 1861, The purpose was
TO enter New Mexico and end tho
murders and dcprrdatlons by Indians
along the overland mall routca and
TN adjacent sections of that territory.
Peace Pact Made md broken.
En- route. Colonel uVlcr met old
Nicholas. an Apache chief. at tho
head NJ % band oil $50 OF his tribe.
Colonel Baylor and chief Nicholas
met with all ceremony and made a
treaty In which II was stipulated that
Nicholas and his tribe should cncamp
at fort nearby. receive ratlOnH and
remain nj peace. This fort was gar
risouud by detachment from Cap
tain Walkers company Of about
thirty officers and men. Lieutenant
Maysc being second In command.
Old Nicholas remained QuieEccnt
for q month: then he pretended 10 be-
come dissatisfied with the rRtlUns and
asked permission OF the forts com
mundlng officer to go Ia III Paso TO
see Colonel Baylor. who had returned
from his expedition. Leave was
granted. and arrangements were
made for Nicholas to ride with the
driver OF the stage, which, az the In
dian knew we'll. left for Fort Davis
that night.
Tho stage had reached a point ON
the far sid" OF mountain about n
mile from the camp. when the chief
snatchcd the drivers pistol and the
guards gun. lcapcd rom the stage
and disappeared In the darkness. The
driver continued Oh his course. II
was not until the second day that
thuge at the fort learned that Nichu-
las had yamoused then some Of the
soldiers visited the Indian camp. II
was found deserted and every horse
hobblcd or tethcrod outside the fort
gone.
Indians Brought 10 hay.
Lieut. Mayac and fourteen men with
a Mexican guide went in pursuit. Of
them. Capt. Walkers company had
been rniEed In eastern Texas and had
had but little training In lighting In
dams The detachment pursued the
Apachcs toward the east for several
days Then, late one evening, while
passing through a valley between two
high mountains. they came upon n
great rock about twenty yards long
and four or five high-R natural
brcastwOrk.
These rcd devils could never dis
lodge us from behind that rock" said
Lieut.. Mayso to his little company.
About midnight tho soldiers came
upon tho Indians stock, unguarded.
They drove the horses back three
nj cod ln
Indians, and then secreted themselves
TO await daylight.
At the break OF day Mayse opened
4 deadly FIRE on tho Indians. of whom
there were $50 at least. Taken COM
pletely by surprise. many ApHchos
were killed. Recovering themselves.
the Indians advanced In force. pur-
suing their usual mode OF warfare. |
The soldiers fell back To their horses. |
The soldiers long Mississippi RISES
brought down many another Apache.
but Chief Nicholas and his over !
whelminE numbers drove back Lieut.. /.
Mayse and his little force. MayBe |
ordered u retreat to the rocky breast
works he had picked out as n citadel.
Guide Alone Escaped.
The Indians had to approach the
rock over q smooth. level valley. but
they charged fcrociously. AS the fight |
waxed fercer MayBe's arm was broken |
by bullet. but he handed his gun TO |
the guide and fought on with his pis-
toll The guide made his escape by |
up the mountain through its |
crcyices.
He was the last white man to see |
Niayse and his men alive. and to this
day no one knows what became Of
their bodies.
The guide reached Fort Davis in
four days. Lieut. Jctt Of Fort Stock
ton. with fifty men from companies in
various forts. was detailed to hurry to
Sayses aid. or At least to learn his
fate. The guide led them to the rock
where he had left Mayse.
There were evidences OF great bat
Tie. The valley was strewn with dead
horses. and blood stains on the ground
showed where many Indians had fall
len. Mayses company doubtless shot
away their last cartridge while be-
hind the rock, as the tin clips from
the cartridge boxes wero lying on the
ground empty. After shooting away
all their cartridges they. no doubt.
made q run for their lives down tho
ynllav Tho Indiana had fanknd thonn !