The state herald., 1893-11-10
LoNo DICKS LAsr RIDE.

A Bucking bronco Prsoipitatod Death
From, . Wound sustainsd Long Ago.
A slide Of sand from tho mountain
side that rises just east OF the old
fort the other day tore open ono Of
the graves that were rnado by the
soldiers some years ago, says the
Fort Tulerosa, N. NJ, correspondent
of the Now York Sun, and disclosed
tho skeleton OF man who was once
we'll known here, who came to his
death in an unusual fashion. His
name was Richard Delong. but known
among his associates as Long Dick.
Whom tho Mexican Central railroad
was first constructed Dick was en-
ployed by tho company us d carpoh-
ter, and, the wages being good. he
rapidly Accumulated b stake Of sever.
oil thousand dollars. This done. he
started back for tho states, and us
luck would have it, In u train that
was held up by bandits. That is to say,
q number Of bandits boarded d train
ut station and started through tho
cars. two to each car, to rob the
passengers Dick had been In Mcxi-
CO long enough and understood such
circumstances as to acquire IL violent
prejudice against tho ordinary in
habitants It riled him greatly TO
have one OF them get the drop on
him. and he sat with his hands under
the muzzle Of tho bandits revolver
Us pale Us death. Whom the thief
who was taking the valuables came
to tho seat he noticed Dicks pallor,
but mistook 1t for sign Of fcar, and
SO, having been very successful so
far, he lost his caution for moment
and turned his head to call the other
bandits attention to Dick That
was very bad mistake for tho han
dit. The moment he turned his head
Dicks big fist took him under the
car. Dick was as strong ms an OK,
md the blow killed the bandit, broke
his neck, they say
Nevertheless, In falling tho thicf's
revolver discharged and the bullet
struck the scat dtu glanced into
Dicks side But Dick was game and
picked up the revolver. opened fire
on tho bandit who was on guard.
that sent the rest Of the gang flying
of the train, and then the rest of
the passengers gathered around Dick.
A surgeon found tho bullet was
lodged somewhere in the muscles OF
the back. but had no instruments to
cut 1t out. So he dressed tho wound
and by the time Dick got up tho road
to Socorro, N. NJ. where he intended
TO stop, he felt SO well that he de-
cided not to have the bullet cut out
at all. He eventually recovered, to
ell appearances, and coming to the
Tulerosa region became cowboy.
He had beon here few weeks when
n man came along breaking bronchos
for the COW outfit Dick watched tho
man through two mounts and then
said he could break one OF its desire
to pitch in less time than the pro-
fessional could. and backed his offer
with 50. Both men mounted ut the
word. and both got good shaking.
Tho two ponies pitched as only plains
ponies know how to do. but both
were conqu cred in space Of time
so nearly equal that the contest was
declared draw and q new mount for
each man called for But Dick was
out OF the game. lie had downcd
his pony's spirit. but when he had
done SO his head rolled from side to
side. because Of dizziness and he was
groaning with pain.
Something gave way" he said.
land 1t must have been the lead OF
that ID Mexican"
Ho WINS right In his diagnosis. no
got of his pony, but soon fell to tho
ground. and In short time died. A
surgeon who examined tho corpse
said tho bullet had lodged near the
main artery there and the wound was
not fully healed. lfc was OF the
opinion that 1t would have killed tho
man sooner or later no matter how
he had cared for himself. but the
tremendous jolting while trying to
break the pony had broken down the
wall OF the artery and death soon
followed. He was buried in tho SOL
diers' cemetery near tho fort