Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-19
Private Secretary and Nurse
Notice Labored Breathing
and HurriedIy Summon
Physician and Wife,
MAKES GALLANT BUT
LOSING FIGHT FOR LIFE
Descendant of Noble Family
of ConQuiStadofesi WASH
ington {, Lindsey Succeeds
to Position Automatically.
(By Il. l.. ID. McAilistcr. Staff Core
SuOndcnt.l

Santa Fe, Feb. Ex-Governor dc
Baca is dead. The end came peace
fully at $40 o'clock this afternoon in
his room at st. Vincent's sanitarium
Present at his bedside at the time
We're Mrs. de Baca, Or, j. a. Massie,
Miss Clara Olson. his private secrc-
tary; Elmer e, Veeder, his legal adj
wiser; Miss Johnson, his nurse Arch
bishop j. b. Pitaval and two Sisters
of Charity,
While it had been known for weeks
that death was d matter of only a
short time, the end came with tragic
suddenness, Last Sunday afternoon
the governor had been given trans
fusion of blood, one of many that had
been administered to him since he
went to California for treatment I'M
mediately after his election as gov
crnor. sinking spell followed and
for time his friends were greatly
alarmed for fear he would not re-
cover.
BY Tuesday morning, however,
Governor de Baca was so much bet
ter that he was able to transact off
cial business, and several official
communications were signed by him
during the week and transmitted to
one or the other of the two houses OF
the legislature. Today he was SO far
improved that although it was Sunday
he decided to give directions for the
transaction of some official business,
and sent for Miss Olson, his private
secretary, for that purpose.
Change Comes Suddenly
Miss Olson arrived at the sanitarium
about 230 O'Clock this afternoon and
went directly to Governor de Baca's
room. Shortly after her arrival she
and Miss Johnson, the nurse. noticed
that the governors respiration was
iabored and threw open the windows
of the room in the hope that he would
revive. lie did not get better, howev-
er, and hurried telephone calls were
dispatched for Or. Massie. Mrs. de
Baca and Archbishop Pitaval, while
Mr.. Veeder, who lives in the santa |
rium, was hastily summoned from his |
room.
DIR. Massie was first to arrive and |
saw at a glance that the governor WAS
dying. few moments later Mrs. de |
BaCa reached the sanitarium. The |
governor, conscious to the end, recog-
nzed her and spoke affectionately to
her Archbishop Ptaval reached the
deathbed Just before the end Ex-
treme JUNCTION had been administered |
to Governor de Baca by the prelate
several days ago when the end seemed
near.
The news of Governor de Baca's
death spread through the city with in
credible rapidty and in less than a
half hour the driveway in front was
lined with automobiles that brought
hundreds of sorrowing friends to pay
the last sad tribute of respect.
Mrs. de Baca is prostrated with
grief, and no funeral announcement
will be made until after the arrival to-
morrow of the governors brothers
who are now in Las Vegas 1t is prob
able that the body will lie in state
in the capitol on Tuesday and be TAX
en- to Las Vegas for interment on
Wednesday. The house and senate
will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2
o clock, at which time steps will he
taken officially to pay tribute to the I,
memory of the governor. and adjourn
ment will be taken until after the
funeral.
Lindsey Is Now Governor. !
Washington Il lindsay iG nnu ypv. |
ernor of New Mexico. Under the con- !
he succeeded automatically {