Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-12-16
ANOTHER SUDDEN DEATH,
W, P. Mcclure, of the Pueblo Indian
Agency, Dies of Neuralgia
of the Heart,
Some Record of His Long and Busy LIE
on the Fronter-A Good and
Worthy Man Gone.

munitv this morning, the victim beng
". ?. Mcclure, government agent III
charge of the Pueblo Indians. He died
of neuralgia of the heart, at his room III
the agency building, at | O'Clock. Inc
agency interpreter, Elias Brevoort, VINO
rooms Just across the placita or court from
the office, saw Mr.. Mcclure in the placlta
at 4: 80 yesterday afternoon, and atted
with him a few minutes He was then
apparently as hale and hearty as ever,
and made no complaint OF feeling Dadly'
AIS. 30 last night Mr.. BrevoUrt was Ill MS
room when he heard Agent Mcclure call
loudly and he Immediately entered the
,ueut's bed room, where the agent WAS
found in his night clothes and just about
to retire. Mr.. Mcclure said to HIM;
Il have q pam here placing his hand
over his hearl and il is very Sharp. l
can't understand it. On previous occa
,ions have suffered similar pain, ana
once While in camp near Silver City 1t
lasted two days, but this pain is more
acute and higher up Oh my chest than
usual" AS he said this the agent
climbed into bed and Mr.. Brevoolt
busted himself applying liIiment t. his
.eft breast After a time Mr.. Mcclure
said he felt easier and would 20 to sleep,
euuesting the Interpreter to attend to the
IRE and eXtlnguish the light. Inns
vas about 8 80. Repairing to his room
Mr.. Brevoort retired, and at u o'clork
he was again aroused by the calls OF Mr.,
Mcclure. Dressing hurriedly the inter-
preter fastened out Of his room to tlnd
The agent half way across the placlta,
calling Justify. He vas i'll his might
,lolhes anu Mr.. Brevoort assisted him to
his room, at the same time warming nm
that he should not 20 INTO the night ar
50 lhinly clad and in his suffering conul-
ION. Mr.. Mcclure again laid down On
the bed saving he was very sick, that
| hen he arose lie WAS in proiuse pers-
piration and the open air had thoroughly
chilled him. He said his chest and throat
and the lower part of his face palned nm.
Mr. Brevoort covered MN snusly ana
suggested cup of tea to warm INN up.
The agent replied that he would like to
| have the tea, so accordingly the lnterpre-
ter ran acre rs to his own room and IN
| few minutes had the tea on over roaring
ire. Almost immediately he returned
l. and found Mr. Mcclure asleep as he
| thought. Upon closer examination, how
ever, lie became alarmed. The SICK man
VAS scarcely breathing and his flesh was
| lcy cold. Mr.. Brevoort ran across the
street and aroused several Of the
neighbors, women and children. There
TO be sent after a physician. Several
Mexican women went to find some one to
70 and summon doctor, While Mr.N1e-
wont hastened back to the SICK man 5
room. He found Mr.. Mcclure apparently
ia a trance and began RUBBING his flesh
and beating his chest. In moment the
agent turned Slightly on his side, took
nve or SIX deep resplratlOns, which we've
acc onpalied by a ratlllng III the throat,
and partially opened his eyes. 1t Was
plain then that death was not lar OH. yet
the Interpreter still had hope. by tins
time several nelghbors had arrived, and
Mr., Brevuort lett them there to watch
while he ran for DR.. sloan. The plysl
clan responded promptly, but found the
| BODY CUlu in the embrace OF death, the III
| spark having ueu DCioio 4''i' NV Ooi' 'i"N
| lett the room.
Many are the expressions OF surprise,
regret and sorrow to he heard to- ay over
tins sad and untlmely taking OH Of II
worthy man and good citizen. Mr.. NC
| Clute WAS esteem Ell by all who knew HIM.
| He had not a large circle OF acqua.ht-
ances here, having only short time ago
come from Silver CIV to assume charge
of the Indian agency, but throughout tie
territory he Was known to all the older
IT slueuts. He WAS pioneer III every
sense OF the word, and contributed more
Than his full share toward opening the
vest to the present generation. lie was
sober and steady, yet 1ull I good cheer
and com panionable to high degree. He
WIS All entertaining couversatUnalst, and
having been close observer of men and
events all through his lie, his tuAd OF
| general Information on subjects pertain
ing to the growth OF the west, political
history and historic Incidents, Was very
great.
The deceased was born in Virginia III
1872. HIS father fought in the war Of
| 1872, and was with jackson at the battle
of New Orleans. MIR. Mcclure received d
common school education, and upon
reaching his ajorlty settled Ill Indiana.
here he heard Clay and Crlttenden dis
cuss the doctrine OF protective dIscrlml-
mating tariff il 1912, that had much to do
with shaping his political beliefs. In 1915
he settled in Iowa, and during the war
served as colonel OF the LIST Iowa cavalry.
| He had letters from the administration
giving HIM credit, as he expressed 1t Tor
ali that any good soldier could ask" In
business he turned his hand when
Young to most anything that Wou q
gain an honorable livelihood, but in lo"a
he conducted wholesale grocery store.
| Under Andrew johnson he was offered
an Indian agency in Kansas, but refused
it because he did not admire johnson i
political tendencies. He subsequently
located in Topeka, however, and engaged
in business, and some twelve years ago
came TO New Mexico, resiuing at various
times in Taos valley, III Santa Fe for Il
short time and later AT Silver City, where
lie was engaged i'll mining and merchan-
dlziDg.
In June last Mr.. Mcclure, largely
through the influence OF his old friend
ex-senator Harland, of Iowa, received
the appointment OF pueblo Indian agent,
and lie entered upon his duties with ex'
celIent prospects Of bringing some order
out of chaos in this branch Of the public
service. He at once made several rec,
concentrations of note, and was getting
affairs in fine working order when the
u1pmonu of death came 40 suddenly