Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-08-11

Captain e. A. Cutter died from
heart failure at San Jose, California,
on the lrst Of the mouth. When the
Arizona & New Mexico road was
built Captain Cutter was one Of the
civil engineers employed on the work.
After it was completed he for a long
time had the contract for furnishing
the lime used in the smelters at Cliff
ton. He then went to Fort Thomas
with NJ. A. Leahy for a partner aud
opened a mercantile establishment.
or his later life the Tucson Citizen
says: Observing the ability shown by
Mr.. Cutter, Jos. ii. Hampson, the
railroad and cattle king, placed Mr..
Cutter in charge of his vast cattle In
terest 10 Arizona and New Mexico,
which position he held several years.
He became a government contractor,
with headquarters at Bonita, estab-
fishing a store at that point. MT.
Cutter was largely instrumental in
arranging terms with the Apaches,
February, a year ago, to enable the
@. ", G. s. n. Railway TO pass through
the San Carlos Reservation. PC was
chief engineer Of the road and vice
president Of the same. Mr.. Cutter
has served as prison commissioner aud
as a member OF the territorial Board
OF Equalization. In all Offices Mr..
Gutter displayed executive ability Of a
rare order, and was true to his trust
lie was universally esteemed 10y all
who knew him, here as elswhere.
Deceased was aged 40 and unmarried.
The burial will take place at Mouu-
tain View, near San Jose, California.
Arizona loses one Of her best citizens
10 the death Of Il. a. Cutter,
Last Thursday afternoon a freight
train went into the ditch just this
side OF Deming, but luckily no one
was hurt, but seven cars of sugar were
piled up In heap, 1t seems that a
small bridge needed some repairs, and
the section gang was at work on IL.
The section foreman says he set up
the red flag of warning and put tor
pedoes on the track at the proper dis
lance, and with his men went to work.
The engineer says the flag mad blown
down, aud SO he never saw it. till he
got right to the flag, and his seeing
it then was only an accident.
He Immediately put on the emer-
gency brake, but the train was Il very
heavy one, and answered very slowly.
The section men were all out OF sight,
under the bridge, and when they
heard the train coming they swarmed
out like bees from a hive. When the
engineer and fireman saw them going
out they jumped. The supports had
been taken out from under the bridge,
and for about eight feet the rails had
no support. Wonderful to relate the
engine and four cars crossed this, but
tho NTH car aud those following went
into the ditch, and were badly smashed
up. The cars were bonded, and Col.
Dick Hudson, the collector OF customs,
came out ana took charge Of them.
a great deal Of the sugar was spilled
aud many D%emiugites gathered mp
enough to last thom a long time. The
wreck vas all cleared up aud 90 sign
Of IL was left by Saturday night.
Lust Sunday afternoon word was
brought into town that a dead Next
can was lying on the track a couple OF
miles east OF town. The yard engine
went down aud found the man, who
was not dead. lie was brought Into
town and DR.. Crocker dressed his
wounds. 1t was supposed that he had
tried TO work the brake beams Of a
freight train, which had gone east
some time earlier in the day, and had
fell of. One Of bis feet had been cut
of, there was a cut ia the head that
extended into the brain cavity, and
be was bruised up generally. Il was
not expected that he would live, but
lie seemed to hayea wonderful vitality
and recovered from the shock nicely.
At the time OF going TO press he was
doing we'll, and stands a fair chance
OF recovering.
Last Saturday morning Z. Kohlberg
II. b, Stevens, DR.. Turner, and the edi
tor of the LIBERAL were in ElPasO
That same day Mr.. Kohlberg took thu
III Paso & Northeastern train TO
Cloudcroft, Mr.. Stevens took tn
Texas s. Pacific train for Cutler