Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-11-25
DEATH OF JUDGE BOWMAN.
Meets With an Accident and then
Succumbs to Pneumonia.

From Fridays Daily.
| The many friends of Judge William
X. Bowman will be panied 10 learn OF
his death under sad circumstances.
A few days ago he drove over to
Archuleta county to visit his brother.
Charles Bowman. who is conducting
saw mill in that section. He start.
ed home Wednesday, Wednesday
afternoon while coming down u hill
this side of the Piedra the wagon
wheels struck the heels of the horses
| and the team started to run. The
| judge turned the horses OFF the road
upsetting the wagon and throwing
him to the ground and he sustained
about the head. The team became
entangled and stopped. He was un-
able to extricate them and walked
| until he came to house where he
secured help. He then drove to Pine
River. where he stopped for the night
sending yesterday morning for Hen
ry Ludewig, he being an old Animas
Fork acquaintance. Mr.. Ludewie
brought him to town last evening
Mr.. Ludewig wanted to take him at
once to doctors Office, but he said
they had better eat supper first which
they did, after which the judge went
alone to Doctor Prewitt's office where
his injuries were looked after Re
turning to the Rochester, they repair
ed to their rooms, connected by fold
ing doors. Mr. Ludewig says they
conversed until about ten O'Clock
Mr.. Bowman was suffering some and
Mr.. Ludewig wanted to get the doc
tor. but the judge objected, saying he
would he all right.
During the night Mr.. Ludewig heard
the judge breathing heavily and this
morning found him breathing the
| same, like one with pneumonia
MIR. Geo. N. Raymond was called in
being an old acquaintance. but the
judge was apparently sleeping at the
time. Dr. Prewitt was then called
and he at once discovered that pneu-
| monia had set in in an aggravated
| form. He called to his assistance
Dr. Mclean. and the two decided that
death was near, although they tried
to restore consciousness. This
proven iutIie, anu uedtH eHSutu dDOut
| 1890. The remains were turned
over to Undertaken Hood who will
hold same until the arrival of the
| deceased's friends.
| Deceased is well and favorably
known throughout the San Juan coun-
try. having located in San Juan coun-
ty in 1875, residing at Animas
Forks. He was county Judge OF San
Juan county for three years twenty
years ago. About twelve to fifteen
years ago. with his brother Alec
Bowman, he engaged in business at
Pennington, although he retained in
terests In San Juan. conducting saw
mill on Cement Creek. Later he
moved the mill to Ridges Basin, in
this county and later to Pine Ridge
where he has operated the past two
or three seasons. Besides his broth
er at Pennington. he has married
daughter residing there. Mrs. Estes
A brother, James. is in business in
Gladstone, San Juan county, and will
be down this evening. His brother in
Archuleta county has been wired,
The judge was one of those charac
tcrs admired by every one who knew
him. and his friends will miss him
Quiet and unobtrusive. always the
same, Industrious, with no enemies
he was respected by all. We are not
close to 20. Nc funeral arrange
ments will be made until the arriya
OF members of the family,