Bisbee daily review., 1920-08-26
AGED SlCK MAN LIES STARVIN6
 NEAR HIGHWAY
Fearful Conditions Found In Mexican Camp Below
 Town of Lowell

This is a story that should not be written because it is horrible. It is a tale that should not be read because it blackens the sunshine and sickens the sensibilities It tells of some thing that should never happen in the Warren District but it has hap pened in the Warren District. It tells of human misery that should not eX- ist in a civilized community but this is a civilized community.
 The scene is the city garbage dump about three miles from Lowell on the new road to Douglas. To the right of the road is stream bed through which the muddy water from the Shattuck mill runs. Hidden sl the brush along the muddy stream is small camp consisting of old gunny sacks hung over the brush. The camp is noticeable for an evil smell, countless flies, absence of food, and two Mexicans. The two Mexicans live on offal from the garbage dump and drink the muddy water in the stream bed.
 This is shocking, but off to one side is a sort of shelter made of rags hung over a bush Who lives there? The two Mexicans point off in the brush excitedly Even in their own abject misery their gesticulations convey a suggestion of pity. Walk over into the brush and see.
 An old man is huddled up on his back on the rocks in the sunshine. He has drawn some rags over him. | A swarm of flies cover him and he | feebly tries to brush them off. Why all the flies? They are feeding or the old mans flesh. He is afflicted with some disease and one of his feet | is rotting off. The other two Mexi- cans are afraid of him. The old man can no longer drag himself to tie garbage dump and the other two men ! bring food" to him.
 This story that should not have been written will not be made more ] detailed than necessary.
 Deputy Sheriff Ash found the old man Tuesday night. He was sleep 1 ing on the ground in the brush with a heavy rain beating on him. Ash saw his foot and it was enough. The 1 only way to get him out would have been to carry him on stretcher for a long distance, so Ash got a heavy carpet. rolled the old man onto one end of it, covered him with the other and left him for the night.
 In the morning Ash returned to : find the old man. He was not in the 1 spot where he had left him. The dep uty sheriff followed the trail where he Had crawled through the brush. Lying on his back in the sunshine on the road the old man held his hands in an attitude of prayer. He prayed to the Sun that covers the poor.
 The sun was the biggest thing in his life. It warmed him.
 Deputy Sheriff Ash informed Dr.
 Charles F. Hawley, a county physt
 elan, of the aged MeXican's condi
 tion. Dr. Hawley referred Ash to T. c. E. Adams, a county supervisor
 for an order to have the old man re-
 moved to the county hospital. Adams
 is in the northern part of the state
 and could not be located Dr. Flaw
 ley took the deputy sheriffs word fol
 it that the old man was in bad way
 and did' not go to see him.
 A Review reporter called on Dr
 Hawley, described vividly the olt mans condition and requested t' know how it would be possible to SC [ cure immediate action. Dr. Hawley 7 thought it might be well to send hin to the county hospital without wait } ing to see MT. Adams. He said i - was up to the deputy sheriffs to sec } to it that he got to the hospital. H'