New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-22
OTIN4H BLEW OUT THE Gas.
But THOUGH HE INHALED 1T FOR TWELVE
HOURS HE CHEATED THE CORONER.

Dal Record sTeS' Correspondence Of The Chicago
The reported death of Chief ouanah Parker, head
of the Comanche tribe, and probably the w'aItniest
and most influential Indian living in the territory.
proves to have been canard Qnanah Ma az s mo
time enjoying an outing az COWBOY Hohc IN ~
mour. accompanied b! tnree Of MS ms iE Eus in
fght and the only grain Of truth in 1t vac inai
when he does take his departure from TINS Mo.li
9nanah w ha PrRRe be- 90 no sd Warrior the
Quanah ever came 70 death was NOT III I"t NY
nence and his sensational experiences az WashihS
ton. Quanah coniemptuouly o w Tut M ,bSrety
hangs a tale of the most remarkable endurance
Wp evs be a Of 81 that Chief Quanh
to Fort WS5b eS% ea one D f his
fathers-in-law The object of their mission VA, Vas
to collect the annual rental paid by me ea, ,.r
ritory At the time there was no LsIefai l%w
authorizing the transaction 91t IL 0ua nrtooS for
in band paid no To nf 'rSs ~
tIe grazcd upon their lands 1t is but Just to say
that he always faithfully kept the Gombd0e 90, IA
bsG an Indians fondness for all the sights and
amusements of the town 1t was suppose ., no ~
heen him Straight on account Of the large amoune
of the payment 10 be made 10 MN ~! V.' IS no,
n ns% as beitfed faithful guardian allow
Bear not as familiar WITH tns ~ayS H Win
it, in fact. extended no further than ilre-""''' ""'
Yellow Bear permitted Quanah 10 rush him ,, 20
he'd in an annex Of the Pickwick; over s'gi =.
horse about O'Clock. after which he rroc,e'' 20
slIimber and Quanah TO take In the tow,
siooning room was l0xl2 feet with one sma, WI. WI,
dow and one door. In order 10 Keep oui 1in' y
may fit through innnteslmai ol'nlnES i,,. E,r
vas almost as hot as in midsummer i COW -, ~,
Sfor rctirng lowered and fastened thu window
and turned the key in the keyho.e 80 'h"' - ''"'
p Tbe hour 1 Of Quanah return never definitely
known although police invs.us.!i9hh S. I'D
rom The two Irdians the next morning. ana ~,
hotel manager supposed mat tn'y w9rS si,oP''' u
the effects OF an overdose OF ciNili~aHohh, hAS,t
o'clock in the afternoon an smploye OF me ho, ,s
discovered gas in the hall 81 inc ,b Inans The
door was forced. and the outpour almost suhoc"'''
M They found yellow Bear lying on his face ana
knees beside the bed cold In death. lie h'I - d..
deaI I ,ev ,h his face near the wndows uncon.
scious and apparently dying iHn hG4u o. rdo,
nau ngy'' haIfinch pipe for more than twelve
bours No SAXON could have stood Il: mule q, Az
erv but the gigartic indian chief was SIN suus'
Cling nightly for his life ,. .,,,r,,, Ito ,bs
Ar the time Quanah's breathing souiu'u nv r
s.rtrgle of an overloaded freight engine on an up
grade. , ,,,,,, ,,,o minutes for him 20
The cattemen in terror because they i ,Ssv
c,,r that ~ both of the Indians should de thss,
would never be able 10 explain to the susl'CSS W.,
followers the manner 81 their taking on 'ha, 11si
uould he suspected OF having committed the n' 81.
10 avoid paying the lease money. ana tna1 un
large and valuable herds In the indian Vo 80 re-.
would he destroyed or stolen as measure o. IL
venge =, -, $500, NOR, callsd
70 Ouanah's relief. His wonderful cohstltu 40,
triumphed Next morning he was prohouhvsu 49,. "a
OF danger and | permitted 10 lnterNe" HIM
Ills remarks were short and TO the point H., an.
,,Aie come home turn out gas me WIN ~
humph, awful sick: smell him: pun cover wv
nose; me know nothing . -. s. end
Ouanah insisted that he turned out the ehs, ca" as
II was true that he knew how 70 operate thg ny, ~
nxtures because he had often stayed AZ the ~ n
wick Ills brief statement TO me, when ""ss
thar could be got from him on the subject in as
Gated that ne had thoughtlessly blown out tn S SO
being A little confused by his nights rano"n "a
aftorward woke up and understood that tt . s
was leaking but thought he could shut our ,le AZ
pleasant odor by pulling the cover over ms S cost
we'll as by turning of the gas HIS lazin n WV
him n father-in-law and almost his own Ire; .,nls
,Ouanah Parker L. son OF the famous ,he
Ann Parker a white girl who was sto.n Wxsrd
Coma inches and adopted I'm her infancy Ail.s hts
she was recaptured by General SUI Ross an, en
rangers She ionged for the freedom OF i.n1sr,i
life after her return civilization. hnaly reJo The
the Coma inches married chief and became ,out
mother OF Quanah Parker. There Is iittie lie Is
him 10 indicate his relation 10 the paeiace. sslly
of stalwart form. six feet tall. ani pis ,s Q
n model In demeanor and conversation Us tr
typical Indian although his white blood seem IN
have endowed him with enough OF bushnesssJh TX
stinct to accumulate quite fortune; 10 VIM VIM iut6
ciings Notwithstanding his occasional relapse'
conviviH enjoyment.