Kelvin Grade massacre

Kelvin Grade massacre
The Apache Kid in 1889, as a prisoner in Globe
Locationnear Globe, Arizona
DateNovember 2, 1889
Attack type
Murder, prison escape
WeaponsSmall arms
Deaths2
Injured1
VictimsAmerican citizens
PerpetratorsApache

The Kelvin Grade massacre was an incident that occurred on November 2, 1889 when a group of nine imprisoned Apache escaped from police custody during a prisoner transfer near the town of Globe, Arizona. The escape resulted in the deaths of two sheriffs and triggered one of the largest manhunts in Arizona history. Veterans of the Apache Wars scoured the Arizona frontier for nearly a year in search of the fugitives, by the end of which all were caught or killed except for the famous Indian scout known as the Apache Kid.