Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-11-03
SOMETHING GAVE WAY.

Remarkable Story OF How 1Iexican's
Bullet Accomplished It's Purpose.
A remarkable story is recalled by the
exposure through a landslide at Fort
Tulerosa, n. NJ, Of the skeleton Of a
man who was buried there three years
ago. His name was Richard Delong,
but he was known among his associates
as Long Dick. When the Mexican Cen
trail railroad was first constructed, Dick
was employed by the company as a car
penter, and the wages being rather
good he rapidly accumulated a stake of
several hundred dollars. This done, he
started back for the States, and as luck
would have it was in a train that was
held up by bandits. That is to say,
number Of bandits boarded a train at
station and started through the cars,
two TO each car, to rob the passengers.
Dick had been in Mexico long enough
and under such circumstances as to
acquire violent prejudice against the
ordinary Inhabitants. It riled him great
ly to have one Of them get the drop on
him, and he sat with his hands up under
the muzzle Of the bandits revolver as
pale as death. When the thief who was
taking the valuables came to his seat, he
noticed Dicks pallor, but nistook it for
a sign of fear, and so, having been very
successful so far, he lost his caution for
a moment and turned his head to call
the other bandits attention to Dick.
That was a very bad mistake for the
bandit. The moment he turned his head
Dicks big fist caught him under the ear.
Dick was as strong as on OK, and the
blow killed the bandit-broke his neck,
they say.
Nevertheless, in falling the thiefs re-
volver was discharged, and the bullet
struck the seat and glanced thence into
Dicks side. But Dick was game, and
picking up the revolver opened fire on
the bandit who was on guard. That
sent the rest Of the gang flying off the
train, and then the passengers gathered
around Dick. A surgeon found the bull
let was lodged somewhere in the muscle.
of the back, but had no instruments tC
] cut it out. So he dressed the wound, anC
uy the time Dick got up the road TO So
| rocco, where he intended to stop, he felt
so well that he decided not to have the
bullet cut out at all. He eventually re
covered, to all appearances, and coming
to the Tulerosa region became a cowboy
He had been here a few weeks when
man came along breaking bronchos fol
the COW outfit. Dick watched one MAJ
through two mounts and then said hl
could break one of its desire to pitch il
less time than the professional could an'
backed his offer with s..
Both men mounted at the word, ant
both got a good shaking. The two ponie
pitched as only plains ponies know hoy
to do. but both were conquered in space
of time so nearly equal that the eontes
was declared a draw and new noun
for each man called for. But Dick wa
out Of the game lie had downed hi
pony's spirit, but when he had done s
his head was rolling from side to side be
cause Of dizziness, and he was groauin
with pain.
Something gave way" he said, San
It must have been the lead Of that infer
nal Mexican"
He was right in his diagnosis. lie &C
off bis pony, but soon fell TO the groun
and in q short time died. A surgeo
who examined the corpse said that tn
bulict had lodged near the main arter
there and the wound had not fully hea
ed. He was Of the opinion-that it woul
have killed the man. sooner or later, u
matter how he cared for himself, bu
the tremendous jolting while trying
break the pony had broken down I'll
wall Of the artery, and death soon 70
lowed. He was buried in tho soldier
cemetery near the fort.-Exchange.