The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-12
HIS BODY is FOUND
PETER BUCKS REMAINS DISC0V-
ERtDIN COLORADO
a the aSand River caral at Grand juno
tion, Colo. the Body of an Aged Wich-
fta Man was Found on May 6-He Left
Wichita April and was Probably
Killed Sunday Morning, April 5-Cause
of His Death Is Wrapped In Mystery
His Son Received Telegram Yester-
day Announcing His Loss.

day Announcing His Loss.
The body of Peter Buck whose dis
appearance was mentioned in Saturdays
Eagle was found in the Grand river ca
nal near Grand Junction, Colorado. as
shown by the following dispatch re-
ceived yesterday yesterday morning by
his son Henry c. Buck of 1924 East
Central avenue
''Sturgis. Mich, May 1f.-H c. Buck.
Wichita, Eansas.-Your fathers body
was found dead in Grand river canal
at Grand Junction, Col. Telegraph L.
F. Ingersoll, coroner at that place
"a. II. WAITE"
A. H. Waite is cousin of Mr. Buck
of this city and il is supposed that on
the body were found the pension papers
where Mr.. Buck drew his pension from
Detroit, Mich. and that the coroner
| telegraphed TO the Dertoit pension de-
partmeDt and the books there showed
that he had received his pension az
Sturgis, Mich, and this dispatch fell in
to the hands of his nephew. Mr. Waite.
On receipt of the dispatch Mr. Buck
wired the coroner at Grand Junction
and received the following dispatch in
answer:
fathers body was found May in Grand
River canal evidently drowned. He
was heavy set and apparently about Go
years of age. His papers found on his
body show that he drew pension for
service in the Black Hawk war. VIII
write you full particulars.
IS. +. INGERSOLL, Coroner."
The coroner and the place are the
same as were in ;he case Of William
Reed, son-in-law of Dan Jones. whose
body was found there some months
since, and the thoroughnesS of Mr.. IN
gersoll during that accident leave rae
friends of Mr.. Buck in this city 10 be-
lieve that when the letter is received
all Will be explained.
Mr.. II. c. Buck called at the Eagle
office last night and gave the following
particulars concerning his father. OF
course he is much in the dark about his
fathers death as anyone else and is I'M
a BILE TO conjecture whether il has been
an accident or whether il has been a
murder. He said:
Father was almost Sc years old. He
was hale and hearty, had never been
sick a day in his life, and had never
missed a meal when he could get il
but once and that was last fall. He
crossed the plains in 1852 and was an
old miner He talked much of spending
the summer IN the mountains where he
had plenty OF acquaintance and for
this reason bought a ticket via the San
TIA route for Wolf Greek tation. Ore
gon, on Friday, April 3. know that
many people viii think it strange that
/ should consent TO man of his age
making such a trip alone, but they are
persons who are not personally acquain-
ted with father. He never asked con-
sent of a human being about what he
would do. When he made up his mind
TO to do thing he done it. I fully
expected to see him reach 100 years OF
age as do to reach the age of SO.
Father came to Sedgwick county IN
1871, and pre-empted a claim east of
the city where he resided for three years
since that time he has alternated be-
! tween Wichita, Michigan and the Pa
cifc coast. He came when he wanted
to and he went by the same rule. He
always had plenty of money for his
needs and ne was as active in business
as the majority Of men at 80.
when ne bought his ticket, he had
plenty of provision prepared TO last him
the entire trip, and there was nothing
that he had 70 leave the car for. He
GiltChEu HIS iUdSSdSE tlLOukl anu lily
daughter, his only grand-child. gave
him a number of envelopes stamped
and directed 10 me at Wichita. He had
some money with him. think about $50.
Father had crossed the mountains
twelve times, making six trips TO the
coast. He was a great traveller and
not man likely to get up and go from
one car to another. The best ! can
Judge from the train was that he would
have arrived at Grand Junction on
Sunday morning. April ). and the tele-
gram says mis- body was not found I'M
til May cover a month.
NY theory IS that II father was not
murdered and taken TO the canal. is
that he fell from the platform, and was
badly stunned and wandered around
and fell in the river. l cannot think
what has become of his papers. etc.
and yet IL looks as though they were
gone, because If they had not been the
coroner would have wired TO me instead
OF 10 Detroit. l am anxious 70 meet
Mr.. Jones and learn all the particulars.
about his investigation Of Reeds case
There is something very strange and
mysterious about the whole thing which
I cannot understand.
After he had been gone two weeks