Tombstone epitaph., 1916-11-26
IONA CHARLIE"
 TAKEN TO AsYLuM
FAMOUS "ARt

as the ordinarS tramp or the eooke west He had his trunk (a gunny sack with him as had been his GUS tom for many iyears. and after due examination he was adjudged insane by the eommis{'sio and was taken to Phoenix todAy by Sheriff Harry Wheeler.
 Twenty years ago, James c. Drum gold was considL tered one of the best locomotive engii neers of the Southern Pacific system. and was well liked by all of his fef low employees for his good disposition. always ready to help the needy and always had . good word for his felslowmen. and was companionable ass Associate with all.
 It was while Mir. Drumgold was on his regular daily run one day. many wears ago that hek returned one night tn learn hat h;=s wife snd daughter had met death ths day in passenger train wreck 5ets ween Bowie and Lordsbu-c. from q broken rail. and not d long time al terward. heartbrok- CT Iv the loss of | lis family, his mind haau. become uf b danced, he lost uls yyu, ana ID nj aarmIess state Of m-l- -e began Jras mplns the raiis out oI 1yn!u. both eat sJ qua west Tor sew era hundred mtIes, looking from Yuma to El pa3 b Tor broken rals that nls4t cauj s another accident sucn as Jus one D winch he lost his IoYeG ones.
 In hIs traN,s drom one end of the dn.s.ou to lue I lner. the employees soon c4ue 10 knoS nm by the nick naIae ol '.Arizona narlie' winch he has caIrIeQ al tneAe long years un- ul ms true name waIs brought out sr the hearing.
 Not a TaIroad emplC Fe on the main line qoes not AuOw A rizons Charlie" anu he nas been JaE recipient o: toOo. money and distance from them Tor years, who always looked out Tor "ArI1ona Chariis>
 ou hIs hikes, year in and year out Arizona CAarne" would never ac- ceyL A ride pronered from the cons" oi the fastest express or the slowest old freight but always preferred to walk and look for the broken rail stili lingering in his mind. He car rieG with him a sack for his clothes, two fryng pans, two or three small lard buckets, for his food, and 2 coat, ii he was lucky enough to get one. He caInped wherever night might oyertake him, always managing to make a water tank by nightfalL ana the next morning would resume his hike, regardless of an offer of . ride to the next station or the end of the division, whichever the case might be.
 Contented to walk the tics with his head bent low, and eyes to the rails no one has ever been able to calculate how many miles of track Arizona Charlie" has inspected, but it is known they are many. And . peculiar thing regarding his inspec- tion trips was that whenever he did find al irregularity in the track. be it the ties, the rails, Or q bridge, he would walk to the nearest section boss and report his find.
 Many times the company offered to provide for the keep of Arizona Charlie" as did q brother in Califor- mia, but the offers were steadfastly refused. just as often as they were made. while Arizona Charlie. unas- sisted, contiued his walking career year after year, over the division in search of the broken rail.
 Of late. however. it has often been noticed that the old man, now bent with age, was becoming weak and feeble from exposure. and he was brought to Tombstone from Bowie. and committed to the State Hospital at Phoenix, where he will no doubt spend the remainder of his days. well provided for.
 The closing chapter of the life of Arizona Charlie" probably will never be known to many of the railroad men along the road, and 1t will be regret ted by those who may learn of his feeble condition.
 He has taken his last railroad ride