Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-08-31
SOLOMON. LUNA
TO Be: buried
MONDAY
FUNERAL WILL TAKE PLACE FROM
CHURCH OF IMMACULATE CON.
CEPTI0k At ALBUQUERQUE At 8
O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING

Albuquerque, n. NJ, Aug. 31.-The
funeral of the late Solomon Luna,
whose sac death at his ranch near
Magdalena Yesterday morning, caused
universal mourning, will be he'd Mon
Gay morning at o'clock from the
church of the immaculate Concep-
tion in this city and burial will be
made here.
An inquest held at Nagdalena this
morning brought in verdict of acci.
dental death. The real way in which
Mr.. Luna died, probably never will be
determined.
The body was brought here on
special train and arrived at 2:3O this
afternoon. 1t was taken in charge by
an undertaking establishment and
later will be taken to the home of
M. r. Otero, Mr.. Luna's father-in-law,
who is critically i'll and may die at
any time. Mrs. Luna is prostrated
and is in the care of a physician.
Friends of Mr.. Luna are arriving
here from all over the state and many
te'egrams and letters of coincidence
are pouring in from all parts of the
state with number of kilograms from
various parts of the country. includ.
ing many government officials.
When the news of Mr.. Luna's death
nrst came, there was talk to the eff.
feet that he might have met with foul
play. This was entirely allayed by
The testimony at the inquest which
made it appear that such talk was en-
tirely without foundation. The under
taker, who took charge of the body.
declared there was not sign of
wound except a Sight abrasion on
the head obviously caused by the fall
into the vat and not sufficient to have
even rendered Mr.. Luna unconscious
That the death was entirely acci-
dental, there can be no doubt. 1t is
the theory of those at the ranch that
MI. Luna was searching in the dark
for water faucet when he tainted or
suffered a heart stroke and that he
tumbled into the vat. It is now be-
lieved the body was in the vat when
the hot water was turned in. Mr.
Luna, unable 70 ai1 hiiaself welld
have died in few seconds after fall
ing into the noXious and poisonous
mixture of sheep dip. He probably
was still alive when he fell into the
vat but unconscious.
The boiling water was turned in
at l a. m. and Mr.. Luna's body was
terribly scalded which accounts for
the fact that he was not recognized
instantly when the body was first
found.
The entire city, today, is in mourn
ing. When the funeral train reached
the station, it was met by a large
crowd of people who stood reverently
with hats removed while the body
was taken from the train. The body
was followed to the undertaking es-
by large concourse of
friends
Few peop'e except those who
knew Solomon Luna intimately" said .
a well known Spanish-American to-
day, "can realize what his death has
meant to hundreds of the poorer peo.
pie of Valencia comfy. In sickness, |
in trouble, when death visited their .
humble homes, when out of work,
those people looked to Solomon Luna.
And although such charity was a con-
slant financial drain, I have never
known Solomon Luna to refuse re-
quest for aid He was unable to re.
fuse request for help which shows
the nature of the man and what gave
him such hold upon his people. He
will be missed by the poorer people
more than. by anyone else for he was
their friend in their hour of need, al.
ways"
When the body was found floating
in the vat it was clad only in under
wear and shoes, showing that Mr..
Luna had left the house hastily and
hat he probably was i'll. His physi-
clan here states that he was subject
% heart trouble and that he had ad.
1ised him against going to the ranch
1t this time, because his heart had
been causing him some little pain.
The funeral train from Magdalena
Vas accompanied by Frank A. Hub. ,
bell, H. o. Bursum, E. M. Otero, E.
4. Mann, Judge NJ. c. Mechem and
vas Joined at Los Lunas by two doz-
III prominent citizens of Mr. Lunas
lome town.
A large crowd of people met the
rain at Los Lunas, the crowd stand.
ng with barred heads while the train
vas at the station. There was sim.
lar scene at other towns along the
inc.