Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-02-06
HON. M. S. OTERO
TlS Sudden Death From
ApOplexy Early This Morn
Ing at his Residence.
A MOST VALUABLE CITIZEN DEAD


q lnirtocnth street and Roma av.
onuo. az i;gO O'Clock this morning
from RpoDlcry.
Too above startling piece OF news
vas put 10 circulation early this morn
ing. and upon Investigation by Tho
Citizen representative was found too
true.
In consequence OF the news. which
came aB q shock 90 everybody here.
a gloom Of sadness has Indeed been
cast over the city, Tor there ia no die
putting tho fact the deceased was we'll
liked by ever person who know him
and with whom no came 90 contact,
not oaly 10 this city out throughout
Bernalll!1 county and tho territory AZ
large.
Yesterday. Il lh reported. ne was "a
unusual good spirits ana n was 80
remarked by those who met and con.
veraod with ham.
Immediately after the noon hour.
Dr. and Mrs. q. w. Harrison. the iat.
Ter being a daughter, called az the
residence OF tho deceased. ana spent
pired Mr. Otero Joining IN the CON
voraatlon. ana was aa ioyial and hap
~ az ever.
About O'Clock I'm the afternoon. a..
oompanlod by Dr. Harrison, ar Otoro
GROVE over % the Commercial club.
where he played Car0a with several
gentlemen. and during the games iok.
~ nnd conversod On lively spirits with
his feIi0g players.
Accompanied by Governor slower.
Mr Otoro loft the club az O'Clock and
tho latter went uirect 10 hia home.
where ne enjoyed a hearty supper and
ihrn of BIS usual hour retired for the
night
a. aInYt $3.50 cioCk This morning
wok, vito ana with hia hands
CON rite trHt. complained OF a most
sDro t. lachr directly ca the top
of mo haaf Hc loft me bed and took
sca' his easy chair while Mrs.
Otoro nt aftor tho smelling salts.
con nor roturs 20 tho room. Mr. Otoro
bat iaft the chair and again mad sought
ne ned while the wife was adminlst-
~ring the amolLng salts. Mr.. Otoro 70
marked to her IN spanish. n am go
inE--l am dying" and Immediately
became unconscious
The wife seeing that a strange con
dition had suddouly lranspirod IN tho
life OF her husband, dispatched a NEE.
sengor for Or. and mrs Harir1n and
one also tor Dr .. n. Wroth The
former reached the griefatrlcEon
home about nftcen minutes before
death. which occurred at about f;3p
this morning. and Dr Nroth. who was
AZ tho time making a call On the
Highlands. reached the patient q few
minutes after death nad claimed ne
victim
A. stated above. GpopilAy is no
doubt the cause OF HE death. Tor the
deceased was one OF the largest men.
ayoriuois. IN this city weighing. u h.
sad. hhout 27O poundH. but he enjoy
I'd excellent health. and was never
known 20 complain. ilis aahlis we're
the best. never drank and seldom
smokod
The deceased was born In Perata,
Valencia county on August 81. istf
and therefore was go years ON last
August Hc wa Joined IN marriaFe
TO daughter 90 Hon. Jose lRandro
psrea. deceased. and then with hla
wife. took up nls residence az Borna
lilo Abogt fifteen years ago. with
wife and cnildrun. he moved from Der.
nallllo 10 this city. guiding and ~
siding therein the handsome home
Wherc his death occurred this morn
Ing.
The deceased vac 10 every sense OF
the word native of New Mexico
solfmado uui aolfoducated man; a
shrcwd. honorable. energetic and sue
ccssful man of huslnean; well and
thorouFhly veraOd in public anaira
having served win bonont 30 The
people and credit 90 himself az pro
bate judge ana mombor of ,ne board
u county commissioners OF this ooun
ty re was Gle .tod 20 the congress
of the United sntoa hs q republican
delegate from Now Mexico IN 1878
and served in tho term following o.
1890 he was again nominated Tor dele
gate 20 congress Dy tho republicans
ana was defeated by Hon Antoni,
Joseph.
Mr. Otero was a man "a progress
sivo ideas; great energy and action
fully mbuod with love Tor bic M
tive country anu iellow-cltiEens, an,
representative citlEon of New Mex
leo To- the fullest sense OF ttho words
He was In public life, an tod. 10
aDout thirty years and during thosl
long years proved hi1 eminent qua
tiles as a man, as a citizen and as
public servant
re was une Of the organizers OF th
Bank oi Commerce Ga 1890 and no.
served az president Of that bankin
Institution the pass eight years. IA
was a director and interested hnar
clally On that bank.
Tho deceased was considered on
~ tho woalth,Cst residents OF the toI
nt0ry and probably the largest PROF
erty holder "a tho southwest Beside
being interested in a number OF smn
Tor land grants, no was practicall
the owner OF the Baca l0ohucu, N,
Q. consisting of the finest timber land
10 the territory, located On Bandov'
county and mo Toiol grant on %
santa d. Central railroad un which