Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-08-31 | Page 2 | Body Discovered in Dipping Vat

BODY DISCOVERED IN SHEEP JPPIG VAT Solomon Luna, New Mexico's Richest Citizen, Meets Death at His Ranch. ALBUQUERQUE, N M . Augr. 30. Solomon Luna, for the last sixteen years Republlran national committeeman from New Mexico, the largept RldlvldusJ owner own-er of sheep In thj southwest airl the state's richest citizen, was found 'lead a fi o'clock this mornln? at his ranch on the St. Augustine plains, seventy-five miles west of Magdalena, Soccoro county. The body was discovered In a sheep dipping: vat and was so badly burned In the lime solution as to be almost un-reoojnlaable. un-reoojnlaable. The dlscoverv was trade by Dr. TC. E. Rplndler of this city, a federal fed-eral sheep Inspector. Details received tonlerht show that Mr Luna's death either resulted from heart failure or a stroke of apoplexy, and not from foul play, as at first suspected Mr. Luna had complained of a weak heart for several days and it 1b presumed that he was seised with a smothering spell during: the nlfiht and went out to pet some fresh air or a drink of water from n hydrant near the vat, when he was overcome and pitched headlong- Into the open tank. His wife, who Is here, tvas prostTfttad when told of her husband's de.-ith. The deceased was Horn October 1H. 1S5&. at Los Lunas. being: a descendant of the famous Luna family ot Spain. He was a director in several banks an or-poralions or-poralions In the state.