Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-05-07
SUDDEN pEArH.

"A Prominent Newspaper Man Falls
Oyer q Cliff and Breaks His Meek
Every Honor offered to His Re
mnins.
One Of tho saddoat accidents that has
occurred about this part Of the country
for a long time, happened on Friday,
when Mr.. N. D. Hutton, OF tho Chicago
Tribune, fell over a cliff on Sycamore
Greek and broke his neck.
Mr.. Hutton arrived here aboutt a
month ago on a visit 70 bis friends,
Messrs. Smith and Beckham, bookkoep-
ers for the Lyons & Campbell Cattle Co.
He had not beon in good health for
some time past, and had come out here
TO rest and build up again. He was de-
lighted with the new life, the fresh ex.
perienocs he was meeting, and every
thing about him. He was filling huge
note books with stories, ideas and sketch
es OF everything that he met, saw and
heard; laying in stores OF matter for fu-
ture use 10 his writings while leading an
outdoor life which was rapidly rebuild
ing his constitution.
Last Monday Mr.. Lyons with his two
foremen, Ed Elrage and Lem Childers,
and Tn. Meier started with a pack-train
for a bear hunt in the mountains, leav-
ing word for Mr.. Hutton TO come on
horseback and join them. This be did
the following day. On Thursday the
party was in camp some six miles up
Sycamore Creek fifteen miles above
the mouth OF the Sapello. The follow
ing morning about 9.o'clock, Mr.. Hutton
started down the trail alone to visit
some cliff dwellings at the mouth Of the
creek. Half an hour later Mr.. Lyons
and tho rest Of his party followed with
the pack ANIMALS. They had not got
more than a hundred and fifty yards
from camp when Lem Childers, who was
ahead, called loudly to Mr.. Lyons that
Mr.. Hutton and his horse were lying
dead in the bottom Of the canon. Both
at once climbedsdown some twenty feet
to the bottom and found MIR. Hutton ly-
ing face downwards in apool Of water.
HIS left foot was still in the stirrup, and
his horse, feet upwards, on top Of him.
Mr.. Lyons raised the poor fellows head
out of the water, hoping he might still
be alive, while Childers unchincbed the
saddle and got the horse of him. 1t was
useless, however. There was q bad cut
three inches long, and very deep into the
skull, right across the forehead, and the
neck was broken. He bad died instant
", without warning and without pain.
II seems that a large stump stood right
alongside the trail, aud that having hurt
his knee the day before, he had ridden
out Of the trail and around the stump to
avoid a possible blow TO the injured
limb. Being no horseman, and short
sighted besides, be rode directly into
what proved bis death-trap. In falling,
his Winchester was thrown out Of it's
scabbard and smashed. His horse had
bis back bone injured and was dying.
The party was far away in the midst Of
mountains, inaccessible to wagons, but
no time was losk. Mr.. Lyons at once
took the pack train back to the ranch,
whence he sent a messenger in hero for a
collin and to telegraph the sad news to
Chicago. Lem Childers put Mr.. Hutton's
saddle on a fresh horse, got tho body on
1t, dashed it there, and took it fifty five
r,,l.. fh,o Az ,,nrr4.;,o - The fA;1o
farm in four hours and a half. At the
farm Mr.. Lyons had a wagon ready to
send the remains on a 35 mile drive ia
town. On the way the coffin met them,
the corpse was placed in it, and the jour
ney renewed. The body reached here on
Friday night, was embalmed, and shipped
East on Saturday mornings tram.
Mr.. lyons and the whole party were
terribly shocked and distressed, aud the
grief Of his many friends and a%cquaint.
ances here was deep and sincere.
MI. Hutton was bright, witty and com
panionable, a man who made friends Of
all those whom he met, and a man who
had already made his mark in the new
paper world. During the worlds fair he
had beeen chief of the staff on the Chica.
60 Times, and at the time of his death
was connected with the Tribune. Al
his death be was almost q years old
His birthday would have taken place day
after tomorrow.
The following kindly telerraphic ord.
ers were received by the Santa Fe agent
here, but so rapidly had everything been
attended to by Mr.. Lyons that the body
was already twelve hours on it's way
east, having been sent at double first
class express rates by Mr.. Lyons.
LAS VEGAS, May 4, 1895
J. H. MuDoE:
am Just advised that Mr.. N. II: Hut.
ton, Of the Chicago Tribune was acct.
dentally killed yesterday at ella, 25 OF
40 miles from Silver City. The remains
will be sent east 10 some point In Mis-
souri, or to Chicago. Do not know as To
time remains will reach Silver City, pos
sibly tonight or tomorrow. The remains
will be forwarded free with such attend.
ants as may desire to accompany the 70.
mains. Please see that every attention
possible is gwen this matter. We want
to offer every courtesy. Wire me when
the remains viii leave there; the mum
Der and names Of attendants and the
destination and / will issue tolegraphiC
transportation for the entire party.
j. y II.
See the Majestic Ranges at RoBm
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