Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-09
MINE ENG|NEER
/. OLD NE WARKER,
KILLED IN MEXICO
William H. Mcdonald Murdered
by lnsnrrectos on His
Ranch. -
THREE SISTERS HERE
HAVE MEAGRE DETAILS
Partners Had Deserted Him
After Previous Raid by
Brigands.

It became known today that William
Fl. Mcdonald, a former Newark mining
engineer, was murdered in Mexico early
this week. Three of his sisters live
here, and they are shocked by the tragic
news. Mr.. Mcdonald was head of the
Mexican mining firm that bore his
name. He had been educated in this
city, and was well known among local
industrial men.
The details of the murder are still
meagre. A despatch from Monterey.
dated June 7, states that W. H. Nc
Donald, prominent mining engineer.
was killed by the leader of band of
Mexican insurrectos on his ranch near
Pachuca, ninety miles from Mexico
City.
Letters that Mr. Mcdonald had sent
to his sister, Miss Mary Mcdonald, of
II Milton street, throw a good deal
of light on the circumstances that lead
up to the assassination. When the re-
bellion first broke out, insurrectos
raided the ranch, which is known as
the Santa Inez Carretera, and demand
ed money and supplies.
Former visit from Raiders.
The miners had no money on the
ranch, luckily, but the rebels made off
with fifteen mules and all the portable
stuff of value on the place, besides
wrecking the mining shaft which the
company was erecting.
Mr.. McDonald's two partners both
left, one saying he was going to Cali
fornia and the other to Virginia. Mr..
Mcdonald was determined to hold out,
and 1t Is to this determination that he
owes his death.
1t is supposed that the rebels made
another demand on the company and
J that MIR, Mcdonald refused them. At
/ any rate. the dispatches state that he
was shot and killed by the same
brigands who were responsible for the
death of Enrique Delrivero. a rich
Spaniard, on the Santa Ana ranch, tn
the state of Pueblo, and fatally wound
ed his cousin Emilio Delrivero. The
leader of the brigands was killed in
the light.
Served in Spanish War.
Mr.. Mcdonald was raised and edu-
Gated in this city. He attended first
the Christian Brothers school connect
ed with ST Patrick's Cathedral, and
later studied Spanish and electrical
engineering. When he received his de-
gree Of electrical engineer he went
first to Panama. He was then % years
old. From Panama he went to Gem
| trail America, and when the Spanish
American War broke out offered his
services to the United States army.
| On account of his knowledge of Span
| ish, he was detailed to the staff of
/ General Lawton in Cuba, where he
acted as interpreter and aide. At the
close of the war he was sent with dis
: patches to Mexico. and while there took
advantage of an opportunity to or
ganize mining engineering company.
His firm had been connected with tho
work of many of the biggest mines
| in Mexico
The members of the family in New
ark are Miss Mary Mcdonald, Miss
Sarah e. Mcdonald and Mrs. H. h.
Good, sisters, and Mrs. owen e. Fox.
cousin. He was also related to
Thomas Gilgan, wealthy cattle
raiser, who owns a ranch near Mexico
City AS nothing has been heard from
him since the recent earthquake. the
relatives fear he may have suffered
/ from the catastrophe