JOHN FRITZ
Arizona Republican Newspaper
October 3, 1904

John Fritz, an old time blacksmith, fell from a trestle at 
Morenci Tuesday evening last and was instantly killed.  
When near the converting plant and while crossing a trestle, 
he lost his balance and fell to the ground, a distance of 
only about eleven feet.  His head struck a car wheel that 
was lying on the ground, the force of the fall breaking 
his neck and smashing in his skull.  Deceased came to 
Arizona in 1879 and resided in the various camps of the 
southwest since that time.  He was a native of Texas 
and 49 years old.