Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-07-28
John Becker and Party's Mar.
row Escape.
Battling Against the Current
Of the Muddy River.
On Thrir Way to . Pienlc VIII. n The
Aecid nj Occurred.
A XIV bELEN ITEMS


nsrr'w "Tcsp~ fN"n wa,ery graves in the
Rin Grande yesterday morning
During the preceding night the river
hal rece v,ri n stream IL water. caused
10y the heavy rains In the northern ooun.
ties, aud when they reached the river 10
f"rl !, f'r the pnrl-se ~ attending liar.
~ Gl-aS"n's picnic at Tonne, they found
the channels full II water and the cur.
rent .r,ng
Mr Becker was driving, hut as he had
cr ared the river many times when II was
much higher. he did not fear any danger
u came, however, aud IN large doses
just aH the horses reached the middle
II tue stream, with the muddy water al.
m"~, ny 4" their backs, tn, siugletr-e- II
the buggy pulled uu, aud Ar Becker was
jrrk~i over the dashboard into the cur.
r'ni. the horses plunging and freeing
themselves. finally reached the opposite
shore, leaving MIR. Becker wrestling with
the current. aud he buggy, with h1 wife
and MI. aud Mrs MuenAt.rmsn, in mid.
-ir'Ain
Just then Th-o. D-mohn. Carl Dalirs
aud Mr. Brcker'a children hove In sight
~ u wagon, snd II was not long for the
Two men IT, go t. the rrrcu. of Mr. Beck
~ and PARTY Three M-xicAns. I'm rou,.
tu their hnInrr from Lee LunAr, alan fortu-
ns'"ly appeared.
| NJ ll.,.. Il g.. ..,l
had- hir wife b- calm. lie then lifted
"rr Mn"nSi-rmann froIn the buggy and
carrlrI her safely Ia the shore. An old
NrIicau grn,l-mnu carried Mrs Becker
tr shore. while Mr Dalirs wadcd into
waite, up To- hr chin and did noble work
~ the r:rcuiug
NJ. lurnstertnAnn, who n not enjoy
my the b's, ~ health and IN no, strong.
WAS also carried to shore.
After everybody had been rescued, the
horses recovered and the buggy pull,d
out II the stream. the party returned Ia
B-len foregoing the pleasure u attending
the t'lrssnns picnic. When they arrived
at Brlrn III. party presented q most dis.
trnsingly dirty sight all had on their
hest sunday clothes aud they were fair
ly Siain--i aud ruined by muddy water.
Mr.. tiecker was entrusted with Key
III beer. which had arrived on the pas
s-ngrr train from Albuquerque. and
which h. was taking Ia Mr.. Gleason.
The beer. II course, never reached Tome.
tn, WAS tapped and drank at Mr.. Beck
.r's hosri,ahle horne by his family and
hia pleasant employee.
Til. picmc was given in honor ~ IN.
baby IL Mr., Glesson'S and the young.
St-r's four teeth
In the afternoon Of yesterday. Paul
Dalirs, one II the popular clerks At the
Becker store, also returned to B-len, and
he wss wet ami dirty ali over. He lef, Ia
attend the Tome picnic on horseback.
taking another route. lie attempted 10
ford the river And got into swimming
water, aud barely escaped being washed
cii his horsr. lie had an experience that
he will M, S.on forget. and informed .
representative al THH CiriExx tina, for n
moment he CAV. up hopes Of reaching the
shore in safety.
! Thus, in conae., urnce Of the rice In the
river the B-len folks dd no, attend the
picnic AT Tome. yesterday, but they came
very near losing their lives in attempting
to get there.
HsLns BREviriKs.
The people IT Bslen took advantage 81
the water in the river. and irrigation on
large scale was the orier yesterday.
Fred, Becker thoroughly irrigated his
valuable orchard, vineyard and garden.
II. NJ s,ecker Ia still the obliging
agent for the santa W read ~ Belen.
some time ago, John Becker construct
"i pond, measuring IN by $40 feet.
There is from two a. four fee, II water In
the pond, and boat rides In the evening
ART enjoyed by the Becker household aud
friends.
Carl Reink-n, q brother Of Bernard
Reinken. the well-known southwestern
agent for the Ely.wAlker Dry Goods
ComlAny, 81. Louis. Is again clerking at
IN. store II John Becker. lie was at IA
pamela for several years, but prefers
central New Mexico to the northern sec.
tion. he il nephew OF Mr., BECKER. and
is capital young gentleman. Paul ami
Carl DAlies are Also nephews u Mr..
Becksr'h, c"mpe,en, clerks in his store,
ami are two pleasant, obl,ging brothers.
The lookkeeper for the big concern la
Theo. MuensterinAnn.
Fred. soholle's oriental palace L. rap
idly nearing oomp'eiion. He expects to
have It ready for occupancy some time
the coming winter.
Up 20 the prssen, time, John Becker
has handled about i3OO sacks II wool
this spring, amounting 10 nearly 100000
pounds. He expects 70 handle NJ least
half million pounds for the year He
states that his wool business has grown
10 enormous proportions the past few
year
esose 90 seesrre.
W, II. futile, wife and child. have gone
"a socorro and neighboring mountains,
x.h.ra Mr. Tuttle will Gnr thu. TINA ...i