Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-09-16
FIGHTER AND
PIONEER IS OVER
THE DIVIDE
Colonel Ethan w. Eaton, At
ter Strenuous and Piotur-
esque Life Dies as Result Of
Accident at socorro.
CAUGHT IN ENGINE,
INJURIES ARE FATAL

fsperial Di.patsh a. Eyenina nernial
SOcOrr0, y. NJ. Sept t5.-.Col.
ethan w. Eaton. trail blazer into the
far west. who led many "a fOriorn
hope TO victory against the savage
red men in the early days, a fenricFs
officer of the law and courageous
lrOntiorsman, died al s;fs Mondey
morning as the result OF an accident
which HAPPENED sunday afternoon.
Colonel Eaton went into his new irrl-
cation plant 90 start the pump 80 IT,
rlgate his garden. aud his coat was
caught in tho caEa OF the engine.
Colonel Eaton was hurled against tho
as wheel fearfully bruised ami
would undoubtedly have been killed
had not his hired man entered the
pump house just In time 10 turn tic
switch and stop The machinery. a
moment later and Colonel Eaton
would have been torn Go pieces. As
a. was he suffered injurica. internal
and external 70 which he finally
succunbed Monday morning. Ths
deceased. who was SO years old. rs
survived by his widow. Mnrceiina
ChnNcz Eaton, daughter Of joaquin
Chavez az Galistcu. and eight chic
dron us follows. Elite. wife OF u. j.
Owens of ~ paso; Torrcza, widow 81
tho late COL e. n. Gllderslceve for
rmely OF santa Re. sedo wife Of Or.
a. J. Alternately Of Socorro; ". j.
Eaton, of Clayton. y. NJ. Ncstor.
Charlie and =. G.. Eaton of san Mar
cial The last three named have been
managing tho colpncls cattle inter-
osts in the san Matoo mountains.
Funeral services will bc hell We'd
ncsday morning in the Is. of n. hali,
with burial in the local cemeterv.
Colonel Eaton came Ia New Mae
leo in iNl9 ana spent the rcrt ~ his
ne here. lie was born IN Montgom-
cry county New York, October 10,
1897.
In tSfo. the year OF tho gold rush
10 California Colonel Eaton came
with "a party bv OK team 10 Santa Re.
having left Buffalo. n. y, that same
year lie and two COMPANIONS settled
at Santa Fc. lie prospectcd for gold
"a while, ran store az Gglisteo for
two years and ran e saw mill at SAN
"a Fo. also gOing into the stock bust
ness extensively on % land grant Of
100. 600 acres which nc bought.
when the war of the rebellion
broke ont he WIS commissioned a
captain by Governor Henry Conncl-
ly, was given command of "a company
In tho Kit Carson regiment and
fought IN the battle OF Val Verde,
north 81 Glorieta. Aftor this battle
he was brevctcd lieutenant colonel
and served with his company until
the close Of the war. Both before
ana after the war he WAS actively
engaged in subduing both the Navajo
and Apache Indians az one time
chasing "a band that stole 100 head OF
his cattle for 100 miles with twelve
med killing practically all the In
dlans and recovering the stock. In
tho seventies In Socorro Colonel
Eaton headed "a vigilance committee
which after a bloody fight killed two
men Implicated in the wanton muir
der of newspaper editor. aud Sc
cured pcnitcntiary sentence Tor a
third. As deputy United states mar
shall and deputy sheriff he fought his
WAY out OF more than one ticklish
place and displayed remarkable fear
lossness.
la Socorro county after settling in
1877 Colonel Eaton engaged In min
Ing and stock growing He was a
pioneer miner in the Kelly mining
district whore hc sold "a group OF
mines some years ago for 100000.
lie was still interested In the district
at the time ol his death.
zone of the bravcst men ] ever
Know" was the comment Of Col. a.
| n. Hilton. another we'll known pio-
/ ncor, yesterday
I'm the early eighties. as deputy
| marshal In Socorru. n fell upon
| Colonel Eaton to restore order often
/ during thosc turbulent DAYS. Tie
never shirkcd his duty and risked his
| NE almost every month Ia cnconn-
/ tors with tho rough element"
Despite his age. Colonel Eaton was
ns erect aa q soldier and FOR years
| WINS "a most familiar figure on the
streets OF socorro. the people point
inr him out with pride TO strangers
as New McNico's most picturesque
pioneer.