Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-12-29
CAMP SUPPLY.
Great Rain Flood-A Man Killed.
A Man Shot at Fl. Elliott

A MAN shot &C tt. ElllOtt-
Rain, rain, mud and water has been the order
Of the dag the past week. On Tuesday night IT
commenced raining and kept 1T up all day on
Wednesday and wedne sday night until II p. m.
During the "a hours nearly inches CT rain fell.
which flooded the garrison completely: at one
time the parade ground we'll rs the adjacent
grounds, yards, 81, were covered with water to
such an extent that small boats could have been
nsvigated, drawing several inches of water.
The Wolf creek is over it's banks. and some
anxiety Is felt for our water works. MS the wa
ter has quite surrounded it. The Indians en-
camped on the bottom Of the Wolf and Beaver
had to remove their camps rather suddenly to
higher ground. The Beaver is so swollen that
the mails are delayed.
A MAN KILLED.
This Thursday morning the camp was star
tied by the report that n man had been killed,
which proved To be only too true. The circum-
stances ere AS follows: Jose Moralon, in the
employ of Lee 4 Reynolds, retired on Wednes-
day evening. in . small g-stoc kade- built house
where he and others OF Lee 4 Reynolds men
were accustomed to sleep. The shanty beng
foorless. the heavy rains flooded 1t to such an
extent that it was not oecupyable, but Jose con-
clud-d to make hi bed upon table and thus
deiy the waters; but alas for him, the soaking
rains loosenei the earth TO such an extent that
tae building fell and Moralson being on the ta-
BILE, n strong one, was victim to the crash and
must have been Instantly killed
The balance of Lee & Reynolds men sought
other sleeping places. ON Thursday morning
jose did noe como down to breakfast Mt the usual
time AMI parties were sent to wake him up. but
Jose was IN his last long slumber.
Jose Moralon is supposed to have been an Ash
attic. He was able TO speak seven different lam
gusges. He was for awhile interpreter for Co.'S
tino Bro, and came to this post but recently.
He WAS simply crushed to death and in appear
ance was black and blue from head TO loot
rather CHASTITY looking SPECTACLE. Poor fellow
he was decently buried by Messrs. Lee & Rey-
holds, on Thursday last.
A MAN SHOT.
About one week ago u shooting affair took
place near Fort Elliott, under the following cir
cumstances. man named Theodore Tesch,
German employ ed by It. Thos NJ Wenie, A \
U NJ, WAS indebted to u saloon keeper named
Munson, Alderman, commonly called Frenchy,
the sum of d 50. and omitted 10 pay him. fr-n-
chy met him while he cresch)was on horseback.
seized the reins and demanded his money, but
Iesch instead of paying him hit him over the
hand with his riding whip This was too much
for Frenchy; he drew his revolver and shot him
through the heart killing him instantly.
Fr,nchy will be remembered by many about
Fort lodge and city q teamster in the quar-
termaster department under MAJOR ID Kirk,
some years ago, and more particularly for his
close resemblance of Chummy Jones He Is now
in arrest awaiting an Investigation
The uail owing TO high water did not leave
this post until Friday morning last week then it
only went as far as the Ciniarou and iuding that
river too high returned with the same mail not
having been able 10 make an exchange. The
driver reports that an atte mpt was made to cross
the timaron by one of the freIghters, resulting
in the drowning OF one mule and his wagon
swamped The mails are still here and no tell
ing when II will 20 out.
This reminds us down this way that SOMEBODY
either Government or Incorporation should build
bridges over the streams between supply and
Dodge City. &C.
Camp supply, Dec -, Isl.