The copper era., 1901-11-21
Jndga Goodwin Dead.


 ness of several weeks. Deceased was one
 Of the old time citizens of this section and was well known all over Southern
 Arizona The remains were buried
 Saturday last, the services being well attended by citizens Of Clifton and
 vicinity. The following remarks were
 made at the graTe by Judge J. NJ.
 Egan:
 My Friends: I desire to lovingly
 place one flower on the grave of my old
 friend and brother attorney, Judge r.
 L. Is. Goodwin. The couch of the dead should be without thOrns. Only gar lands should be laid on the tomb. l
 had the pleasure Of meeting Judge Goodwin when he vas in the prime and
 pride Of vigorous manhood. He was man Of fine and stately mould. He
 was manly, brave and generous. of mien refined and Of scholarly air. Hi. man
 uers were that of d gentlemen-a birth right from noble ancestry, and these never changed even while he saw the evening shadows deepening a. he de- scendcd the hill.
 Judge Goodwin followed no type. He
 patroned after no one. He was him self unique and peculiar. He was a practical philosopher, with the best traits Of the Bohe nian predOminating in his character. He warmed both hands before the fire of life. He had genius, and the practical vein cropped out cons spicuously in ali of his speeches and writings. Nature had touched his lips with the living fire of true elOquence. At one time he was known and styled the Silver-Tongued orator of the Golden West. As writer for the press he was ready and fluent. He framed his thoughts and ideas in the most expressive and concise diction. He often helped many q newspaper editor out Of pressing and perpleI- ing predicament when short of copy. As lawyer he gave his services to the poor and oppressed without fee or reward. To him there were no out casts, they were victims Of circum- stances or environment.
 "In his daily life and wanderir gs h0 cared nothing for railroads, stage coaches or the comforts of any trans portation. l have heard him say that he furnished his own lOcomOtiOn by walking everywhere. He was an ardent lover of nature. He went across the mountains and over the deserts, and by the winding streams, and down the canyons and over the cliffs on foot, and always alone. He had no equal in this country as q pedestrian.
 "He had tender regard for others. He forgot only himself. There was not an atom of selfshness in his nature. He cared nothing for tomorrow, he lived for today. He never railed at fortune and the star on the brow Of night was one of hope to him.
 "Hc loved freedom of the spirit and of action. He despised the narrow limi tatiOns of COnvcntiOnalites, mere rules and. forms were shackles on his personal liberty. Money was Of no more value to him than the dead leaves of the forest. When he had a dollar he spent it like "a prince. In his heart the whole world kin.
 And now that the angel of death has touched his tired heart, and that he has passed through the gates that ever open in and never out, let us re- member our own faults and frailities, and the generous and loving character of Judge Goodwin.
 With the beautiful words of the poet. I will close:
 Life. We've been long together.
 pleasant and through cloudy weather;
 Iris hard to part when friends are dear,
 Perhaps, it will cost sigh, n tear Then steal away. give little warning.
 
 Say not Good Night, but in some brighter
 cline
 Bid me Good Morning"
 A slight wreck occurred on the Shan non railroad this week, which, while no serious damage resulted therefrOm, was quite thrilling to those on the car and also to q few spectators. A car of lumber was being unloaded near the grave yard, but it seems that the brakes were not set. The grade IS pretty steep at that point, and the car started down the track to join its com paniOns on the A. X x. NJ. track. Three wOrkmen were on the car, and they attempted to set the brakes, but they did not understand the business, or else the brakes were out of repair. In the meantime the runaway car had gained considerable momentum. Two of the men jumped off on the lower side of the grade between trcstles Nos. 1 and ,, and rolled down over the loose dirt for more than one hundred feet, but were not hurt. The other man stuck to the car and again attempted to set the brake, but also failed. When the car reached trestle No. l, which spans the arroya for about three hundred feet, he saw that a collision with the rock train, which was partly on side track No. l and the main line at the end of the trestle was inevitable.
 He was in the middle of bad fix, and for a time seemed in doubt as to whether it would be safer to take chances on jumping of or staying with the car He finally decided on iump- ing. The distance to the ground was about thirty feet, but he struck soft dirt and got off without serious injury. A second later the wild car ran into the rock train with a crash, scattering lumber and rock in all directions, but the car was stopped. The end of the car was splintered up, but not greatly damaged. It is understood that the of the road will issue some new orders in regard to setting brakes while cars are being unlOaded. The car inspector of the Shannon line drew his time the same day and is now in the employ of the Deming and 
 J. F.. Cosper. thrifty farmer of the upper Gila country, whose ranch is in Grant county. x. NJ, visited the Cop per metropolis this week. and reports the past season the most favorable he has ever seen in this country. Mir. Cosper gathered 100 bushels of corn from little moro than three-quarters of an acre of ground, which he thinks was never before equaled in that sec tiou. Mir. CCsper markets all of his produce at Clifton and Morenci for cash, and at prices entirely satisfactory. He says that the two camps consume everything grown in the valley and that as consequence all of the farm CTS are doing well. The smallpox epidemic in that section has about ex- pended its energy. Most of the people who have not been vaccinated have had it, and all recovered.