The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-04-16
JOHN CHR|STY DIES IF HEART FAILURE
 AT G|LA BEND
Death was Caused From an Affection of the Heart Caused by Being Struck in the Upper Abdomen
 By Heavy Timber

By a Heavy Timber
 John Christy, of this city, died at seven o'clock. The diagnosis given pectoris, an affectiun of the heart.
 Word was received in Clifton this afternoon by Desmond Christy, son of the deceased, from R. w. Pierce, book-keeper for MT Christy, that his father had been seriously injured by being struck with a heavy timber. Later in the afternoon a second tele- gram was received stating that MT. Christy was in dangerous condition and to come at once. The four sons of MT Christy, Desmond, Jack, Jim- mic and an older son at home on a visit, left immediately by auto for Lordsburg this afternoon but arrived too late at Gila Bend to see their fath- CT alive.
 According to a telegram received from Gila Bend by the COPPER ERA MT. Christy was working in the Gila river with some helpers engaged in building small dam from the bank in- to the stream. A heavy timber was being handled in the water with some men on one end of the log and MT. Christy lifting the other end. In some manner, as the log was turned over, it is thought to have struck MT. Chris ty in the upper abdomen, but this is not certain, and the force of the blow was probably not grea. enough to have caused fatal injury. MT. Christy bent forward at once and complained of se- vers pain in his left side, and remain ed in much pain and partial collapse from that time, 6 D. m. on Thursday, until he died at seven o'clock Friday. evening. There was no physician, in Gila Bend at the time of the accident and doctor was hastily summoned from Phoenix who wens across country in an automobile, arriving at Gila Bend
 a. m. Friday and remained with MT. Christy all day Friday. The diagnosis given by the attending physician was Angina Pectoris. It is evident that the blow received in the upper abdomen affected the heart.
 MT. Christv was at Gila Bend in con- nection with the inauguration Of an | irrigation project having for it's pur- pose the reclamation of several thous- | and acres of arid land which was re- gently purchased by himself, and as- | soclates in Norway, from Phoenix land company. This immense tract was
 to have been colonized by citizens of
 Norway and the land secured was con- sidered very valuable investment. MT. Christy left Clifton two weeks ago to give this project his personal atten- ton following business trip to New York City where the financial arrange- ments to insure it's success had been concluded
 F In addition to his land holdings MT. i Chrlsty was interested in mining and cattle raising in this section and dur ing the war period operated the Lesyn- sky group of copper mines under a | lease.
 MT. Christy has made his home in
 Clifton for the past nine years coming | here from Tucson and shortly after his arrival was one Of the organizers of the White Mountain Lumber Con-
 pany, which company later sold it's water rights on the Black River to a San Francisco company. During the past year MT. Christy has devoted most of his time to the promotion of enterprises in this country, in conjunc- | ton with business associates from Stockholm, Norway, including cattle ranches, mining, timber and land and 1 had succeeded in securing strong fi- nancial backing for his various enter | prises.
 John Christy was a native of Cana da and his father was a Major in the
 British Army. As young boy he was taken by his parents to England and while young man the deceased also served with British troops in Africa. Later returning to Canada MT. Christy was Captain in the Canadian North west Police and was in Alaska during the gold excitement. Possessed of an adventurous spirit he had travelled the world over, made several fortunes and lost them and was in fair way to make another at the time of his death.
 The deceased was a progressive public spirited citizen possessed of A magnetic personality, well informed. and happy faculty of making friends smong all classes. In his family re- iatlons he was a devoted father, his wife having died in Clifton two years ago and the Era, together with many friends, extends condolences to the sons of MT. Christy who survive him.