The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-06-26
APOPLEXY IS CAUSE
Of SUDDEN DEATH
Of TRvEL|NG MAN
VIM. Buckingham, Well Known
Throughout Arizona and Mexico
Drops Dead While Visiting at
Residence of Norman Carmichael
on Saturday Evening Last.

VIM. buckingham, travelling repre-
I sentative of the Fairbanks-Morse En-
gine company, of Los Angeles, who
| for the past fifteen years has spent
most of his time in Arizona and north.
ern Mexico, died suddenly at this
residence of Norman Carmichael,
Manager of the Arizona Copper Co.
Ltd, on Saturday evening, June 20,
caused by stroke of apopleXy.
! Mr.. Buckingham was the guest Of
Mr.. Carmichael, for the evening,
together with Mr.. Scotland, super
! intendent of the mines of the A. G.
ICo. Mr.. buckingham had arrived
in Clifton two days previous on one
of his usual business trips and had
completed his business during Sat
urday Afternoon and had made all
preparations for leaving Clifton on
the following morning. He was
around the lobby of the Clifton hotel
on Saturday afternon in his usual
good spirits and apparently as well as
ever.
Arriving at the residence of Mr.
Carmichael shortly after seven o.
clock Mr. Buckingham was still ap-
parently in his usual good health.
The party was seated on the broad
veranda engaged in conversation
concerning an article which recently
appeared in a periodical. Mr.. Buck
ingham arose and went into the house
to find the periodical which he had
previously noticed lying on the
table. Messrs. Carmichael and
Scotland followed him into the room
where Mr.. Buckingham seated him
self and began turning the leaves of
the magazine for the article in ques-
ton In short while he complain
ed of being unpleasantly warm and
Mr.. Carmichael suggested that he
return to the porch. He returned
there and reclined on the porch lounge
apparently suffering from the heat.
Ice water was sent for and both
Mr.. Carmichael and Mr.. Scotland
began tanning him. At this time
he sat up on the edge of the lounge
and requested that a doctor be sent
for. That was the last word he
spoke.
Mr.. Carmichael rushed to the
telephone and summoned DR.. Smith
and when he returned to the porch
Mr. buckingham had fallen to the
floor and was unconscious. Within
five minutes DR.. Smith arrived on
the scene and pronounced life eX-
tinct caused by cerebral hemor-
rage brought on by a high blood
pressure.
Mr. Sam Abraham, of the Clifton
Hotel, was summoned and the body
was removed to the Pascoe Under
taking parlors where it remained
Sunday awaiting instructions from
his wife and son who reside in
Venice, California. On Monday
morning advices were received to
ship the body to Pasadena for in
oiaI
ranged for a special train to carry
the body to Hachita where connec-
tion was made with the Golden State
Limited for California.
Brief funeral services were held at
the undertaking parlors on Monday
atN1:15 p. M, and at 1:30 the re-
mains were escorted to the special
train, Messrs. Bennie, Abrahams,
Car.2t:2hael, J. Smith, Reisingcr and
Williams acting as pail bearers, fol
lowed by a funeral procession of
prominent citizens.
The remains were accompanied to
Pasadena by Norman Carmichael, of
the A. c.. Co. Ltd, and J. w. Ben
ME of the Shannon Copper Company,
where the funeral services occurred
on Wednesday.
VIM. buckingham was born in
Ohio and was about sixty years of
age. He graduated from the same
law schol in Chicago as the late NJ.
J. Egan. After practicing law in
he went to Alaska and later
came to California and associated
himself with the Fairbanks-Morse I
Company, with which company he
has remained for the past fifteen
years. He was well known through
out Arizona and Northern Mexico and
was a member of The Old Pueblo
Club, of Tucson.