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Cripple Creek Morning Times 1898
DEATHS IN THE MORNING TIMES (Cripple Creek, Teller County, CO.)

The following death notices appeared in the Morning Times, Cripple Creek, 
Teller Co., Colorado during the year of 1898, May to August.  Some the deaths 
did not occur in Teller County.  The date of publication is shown prior to the 
item(s).  There is no implication that this is all that may have been published 
in these editions.

May 3, 1898:
Dr. McElred Sunday night received a telegram announcing the death of his father 
in Orleans, Orange county, Ind., and asking him to start for home at once.  He 
started for Indiana yesterday morning.  

Miss Ethel Enders, who was called home to Ponca, Neb., by the death of her 
little sister, returned to this city yesterday morning.  She has again entered 
on her duties as night operator for the Colorado Telephone company.

Old-Timer Dead. – W.B. Scott, an old-timer in Cripple Creek, died yesterday 
evening.  The body is at Fairley & Lampman’s awaiting instructions from his 
children in Denver.  Deceased was a miner 56 years old.

Child Buried. – The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Hooter of Independence, 
was buried yesterday at Mt. Pisgah.

May 4, 1898:
Died. – May 2, 1898, at his home, 621 North B street, of pneumonia, W.B. 
Scott.  Funeral notice later.

May 5, 1898:
Funeral Notice. – Funeral of W. B. Scott will be held from 621 North B street 
tomorrow at 2 p.m.

May 6, 1898:
C.C. Vaughn died yesterday at the Pike’s Peak hospital, after a short siege of 
appendicitis.
Deceased was one of the representative mining men of the district.  The first 
success he scored was on his lease on the famous Orizaba claim of the El Paso 
company on Beacon hill.  The Vaughn lease, and the various subleases thereon, 
were noted throughout the mining world.  Later he was interested in a lease on 
the Rocky Mountain.
(More information contained in complete article.)
Several weeks ago he had an attack of appendicitis.  A few days since there was 
a recurrence of the attack, and he submitted to an operation.  It was 
unavailing, and yesterday morning at 6 o’clock, he died.
Mr. Vaughn was formerly of Illinois, but has been in Colorado for many years.  
He leaves a wife and three children in this city.
This afternoon at 2 o’clock the funeral will be held in Elks’ hall.  Saturday 
the remains will be taken to Florence for burial.

Blanche Fowler. – Blanche, the 1-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.A. 
Fowler, died yesterday evening.  Funeral will be held at the family residence, 
506 W. Myers avenue, Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock.

Funeral Notice. A.O.U.W.
Brother C.C. Vaughn’s funeral services will take place at Elks’ hall at 2 
o’clock May 6.  All Workmen and friends are requested to be present.  Interment 
will take place at Florence.  J.W. Shreve, Master Workman.

May 7, 1898:
Carrie E. Enoch.
Mrs. Abner Enoch died yesterday of blood poisoning at her residence, 315 May 
avenue.  The funeral will occur Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. at White & Martin’s.

C.C. Vaughn. – Funeral services of the late C.C. Vaughn were held yesterday at 
Elks’ hall under the auspices of the A.O.U.W.  Later the remains were shipped 
to Florence for interment.

Died Suddenly. – Patrick Shoolan, a well known miner of this district, died 
yesterday morning at the Old Kentucky house, of miners’ consumption.  Mr. 
Shoolan was on the streets the day before, and showed no dangerous symptoms.  
He was 55 years of age and unmarried.

May 14, 1898:
William Barry was found dead in his cabin near the Florence & Cripple Creek 
depot yesterday morning.  The cause of his death can only be determined by a 
coroner’s jury, as he was well and in apparent good health Thursday evening.  
Barry has been employed for some time on the Golden Circle road as a grader.  
His parents reside at Rochester, N.Y., where the remains will be shipped.

May 15, 1898:
A Sad Journey. – Mr. and Mrs. F.P. Crews were suddenly called yesterday to the 
death bed of Mr. Crews’ father, and left last night for Montrose, Ill.

May 17, 1898:
Frank Armbruster. – Frank Armbruster died at his home, 118 Colorado avenue, 
Saturday, of pneumonia.  His funeral will be held at the parlors of Fairley & 
Lampman at 10 o’clock this morning, and the remains will be interred at Mt. 
Pisgah cemetery.

Mrs. Eliza Roberts. – Mrs. Eliza L.W. Roberts died Saturday at her home, 531 
East Carr avenue.  The funeral will be held at the residence Tuesday afternoon 
at 2 o’clock.

Death of Mrs. Atchinson. – Mrs. M.E. Atchinson died at her home in Anaconda May 
15, at 6:10 p.m.

Death of Grant Hobbs. – Grant Hobbs died yesterday after an illness of twenty-
seven days, of typhoid pneumonia.  Deceased was 33 years of age, and a highly 
respected member of the Victor lodge, I.O.R.M.  His relatives reside in Kansas.

May 18, 1898:
Paul Curtis lost his life yesterday noon as a result of a cave in an untimbered 
hole only 22 feet deep.  Curtis was employed in digging a well on a claim known 
as the Oro, owned by James Kelly, and located just outside of the city to the 
northwest.  The property has been platted and was to be used for residence 
purposes.
Curtis and his partner had put a hole to a depth of 22 feet.  The formation was 
wash and dirt, but they had not thought it necessary to timber it up, and to 
this fact was due the disaster……..(article continues at length)…….Curtis has 
been in camp for about four years.  He is a brother of E.B. Curtis, formerly of 
the Appie Ellen and other mines in this camp, but now in another part of the 
state.
He leaves a mother and two sisters in this city.

May 19, 1898:
Denver, May 18. – News was received tonight of the death of Jim Baker, the 
famous scout and Indian fighter, at his home on the Snake river, eighty miles 
south of Rawlins, Wyo.
His death was due to old age.  Baker came west in 1832 and had resided on the 
Snake river since 1873.

Card of Thanks. – We hereby thank our friends and neighbors for their sympathy 
and kindness toward us in the death of our son.  Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Olson.

The two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Dell Robinson was accidentally drowned at 
Elkton yesterday afternoon.
The baby was playing around the house while Mrs. Robinson was lying on the 
lounge.  Missing him for a few minutes, she stepped out doors, and as the child 
was only learning to walk, she knew he could not be far away.  Her calls not 
receiving a response, she walked around the house and the sight of the child’s 
dead body, face uppermost, in a tub full of water greeted her eyes.
Her frantic cries soon summoned the neighbors. Who rendered all assistance, but 
the little fellow had been dead some minutes.  He had evidently crawled 
outdoors and climbed to the tub, when, over-balancing, he fell in.
Both father and mother are nearly crazed by the most unfortunate accident.

May 20, 1898:
W.A. De Lancy fell 100 feet down the shaft of the Bolivia mine at Gillett last 
evening and was instantly killed.
De Lancy was a machine drill man employed on the Bolivia mine located south of 
the town of Gillett.  It was 4 o’clock in the afternoon, and the day shift had 
come off duty, and the night shift was going on.  Three men got on the bucket 
to be lowered into the mine, among them De Lancy.
The three were standing on the rim of the bucket, holding on to the cable, 
ready to be let down.  The signal to the engineer had not yet been given.
Suddenly De Lancy let go the cable, and before any of his companions had an 
intimation that anything was wrong he toppled backward off the bucket and was 
gone.
The Bolivia shaft is 100 feet deep, and when the bucket was lowered with the 
other men, only a mass of crushed and disfigured bone and flesh was found.
NO cause is known for the tragedy.  De Lancy was well liked, and was of a 
cheerful disposition.  The supposition among his fellow workmen is that he 
fainted.
Deceased had been employed on the Bolivia for about three months.  He was a 
single man, about 28 years of age.  His only known relative is a brother at 
Corning, N.Y. who has been notified by wire of the tragedy.

May 21, 1898:
Death of a Child. – The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Norton died yesterday 
and was interred at Mount Pisgah cemetery.

May 22, 1898:
A Card of Thanks. – To the many friends who so kindly rendered assistance to us 
in our late bereavement, the death and burial of our baby boy, we wish in this 
manner to express our heartfelt thanks.  Mr. and Mrs. Dell Robinson, Elkton.

May 24, 1898:
Victor:
Laura Shoemaker, aged 13 years and 5 months, who died at Independence Saturday, 
was buried at Victor cemetery Sunday afternoon.

May 27, 1898:
In an old warehouse in Gillett four men lie dead, another is nursing a bruised 
head at his room, and half a dozen men are slightly hurt, as a result of a 
catastrophe on the Midland Terminal road just beyond Gillett yesterday 
morning.  Twelve men on a handcar were overtaken by a train on a high trestle 
and the dead are the ones who lost their self-possession and jumped from the 
trestle to the ground, sixty-five feet below.
The dead:
Ben Eberly., Ed Flynn, James Hanrahan, William Flynn.  (Article continues at 
length).

Victor:
The infant child of Herman Rohe died yesterday.  The funeral will take place at 
2 p.m. from the family residence.

May 29, 1898:
Buried Yesterday. – The infant son of E.L. Bowdish, only a day old, died Friday 
night.  The body was interred yesterday afternoon at Mt. Pisgah cemetery.

May 31, 1898:
E.B. Kelly of Anaconda died very suddenly last evening, and the cause of his 
death is not clearly understood.
For some days Kelly has been suffering from severe neuralgia in his head, and 
though known as a temporate man, had been drinking somewhat to kill the pain.  
He was about town until midnight or later Sunday night, playing cards with the 
boys, but complaining of the awful pain in his head. 
Yesterday he called in a physician, who gave him some morphine to alleviate the 
pain.  He went into Hy Allen’s saloon and soon fell into a stupor.  After a 
time his friends became alarmed at his condition, and removed him to his room, 
and went to this city for the Pike’s Peak physician.  Dr. Magruder made a 
flying run with a tank of oxygen and other restoratives, but the man was dead 
when he reached him.
Kelly was an old-timer in the district, and was well known.  He was one of the 
original locators of the now famous Mary McKinney mine, though he some time ago 
sold out his interest in the property.  He owned some real estate in Anaconda, 
and was in easy circumstances.  He married the daughter of Mr. Houten, 
familiarly know as “Uncle dick.:  His wife is now in Denver on a visit.
Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been made, but will be announced 
later.

Died of Exposure. – Peter Cunningham died last evening from exposure, which 
ended in an attack of pneumonia.  He has been a miner and prospector for years 
in this state, but seems to have been absolutely without family or friends.  He 
will be buried at the county’s expense.  

Jun 4, 1898:
Buried Yesterday. – The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Seeman, who died 
at Florence Thursday, was buried at the Victor cemetery yesterday.

Died Last Night. – Mrs. R. Miller died last evening at 7:30 at the residence of 
her son-in-law, Mr. Rooks, 310 Carbonate avenue, aged 55 years.  The remains 
will be shipped to Denver this afternoon at 3 o’clock.

John Trevarthen, the father of Superintended “Dick” Travarthen of the Midget 
mine, died at his home yesterday at 117 Florissant street, of old age. Mr. 
Trevarthen was in his ninetieth year.
The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the family 
residence.  The body will be interred at Mt. Pisgah cemetery.

Jun 8, 1898:
Victor:
The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Peiffer died at 1 o’clock yesterday.  The 
funeral will take place from the family residence at 2 p.m. today.

John Peters of Lawrence, aged 69, died yesterday of dropsy.  The funeral will 
take place from Hunt’s undertaking parlors this afternoon at 2 o’clock.

Jun 10, 1898:
Earl Butler, the 7-year-old son of the superintendent of the Housier Boy, met a 
horrible death yesterday by falling down the shaft of the Big Dick property, a 
distance of 160 feet.
The little fellow was playing with two other children near his home on the 
saddle between Globe and ironclad hills.  In their play they climbed upon the 
dump of the Big Dick, and old prospect which has not been worked for a long 
time past.  The children amused themselves on the dump for some time, when 
Earl, in attempting to leap across the mouth of the shaft, feel in.  The hole 
is 160 feet deep, and the bottom is covered with pieces of broken rock, so that 
such a fall could have but one result…..(More information in the complete 
article)…Sanders took the boy and was hoisted out.  He was unconscious and 
breathing heavily.  Dr. Whiting was sent for but he could do nothing.  The 
child’s legs were both broken in several places, and his skull was crushed 
badly.  He died shortly after 2 o’clock,, having lived three hours after the 
accident.
The parents are frantic with grief, for this was their only child.
The funeral services will be held this afternoon at the family residence at 2 
o’clock.  Interment at Mount Pisgah.

Jun 11, 1898:
Leadville. June 10. – John D. Morrissey, a well known mining man, died suddenly 
today.  In the early 80s he made about $350,000 out of the Crown Point mine, 
which he owned jointly with Thomas and Joseph (Diamond Joe) Reynolds.  
Morrissey bought a fine siring of horses and became prominent on eastern 
tracks.  He lost his entire fortune and retuned to Leadville about a year ago.

Death of Henry Huffmaster. – Henry Huffmaster, an old resident of Aspen, and 
well known in this city, is dead.  He death took place in Pueblo.  He was about 
55 years of age, and leaves a family in this city.

Jun 12, 1898:
J.C. Holt, a miner in the Gold Coin, was killed last night by having a heavy 
rock fall on him while at work in the second level of the mine.  He was working 
at the breast of the drift when a heavy rock, weighing several hundred pounds, 
fell from the roof a distance of four feet above his head, and crushed him t 
the floor.
His companion removed the rock alone, and then gave the alarm.  The wounded man 
was hoisted to the surface, but after gasping a few times he died.  The doctors 
could find no broken bones, but said his injuries were internal.  
Holt was one of the best known and most popular men of the city.  He was a 
member of the Miners’ union, the A.O.U.W. and the Woodmen.  He was married only 
three months ago in Pueblo, his wife now residing in Victor.  His parents live 
in St. Charles, Mich.  He has a brother in Leadville, and a sister in Aspen.

Frank Coolidge Drowned. – Word has just been received in this city of the death 
of Frank Coolidge, a former resident of Cripple Creek, but lately of 
Fruitlands, N.M.
Mr. Coolidge has for a year past been living on his fruit farm on the San Juan 
river, in San Juan county, N.M.  A few days ago he started to take a wagon load 
of fruit from his farm to town.  The San Juan river was very much swollen by 
recent rains and it was necessary to make the crossing in a ferry boat.  The 
wagon, with its load and two of the horses had been taken safely over, but on 
the last trip, with the other two horses, one of them became restive and leaped 
overboard, carrying Mr. Coolidge with him.  He was carried away by the rapid 
current and drowned.
The whole neighborhood, including all the Navajo Indians, has been searching 
for the body, but it has not yet been found.  He was very popular with them 
all, and the sad occurrence is generally lamented.
Mr. Coolidge was for some years a resident of Cripple Creek, being in 
partnership with his brother, B.F. Coolidge, in the Artesian Water company, and 
was quite widely known.  His friends will learn with sorrow of his sudden death.

Death of Thomas Bigram. – Thomas Bigram, aged 33, died Wednesday of pneumonia.  
His funeral will take place at the undertaking establishment of Hallet and 
Baker this (Sunday) morning at 10 o’clock.

Jun 15, 1898:
W.J. Flowers committed suicide yesterday at Independence by shooting himself in 
the head.  No reason is known for the deed, but his friends say he has often 
threatened it.
The weapon used was one seldom carried in this section.  It was a derringer, 
carrying a 38-caliber ball.  He placed the muzzle to his head just above the 
right eye, and fell dead instantly.  This was at 2:30 p.m.
Flowers used to work on the Strong mine, and has a brother now employed on that 
property.  He was a single man, about 38 years old.
The boy was taken to Hunt’s at Victor, and Coroner Hallett summoned to hold an 
inquest.

Jun 16, 1898:
Victor
Mrs. Annie Flynn, wife of Patrick Flynn, died last night at her home on Sixth 
and Portland.

Jun 17, 1898:
The funeral services of the late Mrs. E.P. Hoxie will be held at Hunt’s 
undertaking parlors at 2 o’clock this afternoon.  The remains will be sent to 
Providence, R.I.

Jun 18, 1898:
Died of Pneumonia. – William Oberhue, a miner who has lived in a cabin near the 
Pike’s Peak mine, died yesterday of pneumonia.  Fairley & Lampman will ship the 
remains to Milwaukee, Wis., for burial.  Deceased was 71 years of age.  He was 
member of Free Coinage Miners’ union of Altman.

Victor:
Funeral Services.
Services were held over the remains of Mrs. E.P. Hoxie at Hunt’s undertaking 
parlors yesterday according to the Masonic ritual, and the body was shipped to 
Providence, R.I.

Victor:
Edward James, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Smith, died yesterday.  
The funeral will take place today at the family residence at 10:30 a.m.

Jun 19, 1898:
Instantly Killed. – Denver, June 18. – Wolf Frome and Mrs. Tony Lendhoff, while 
driving from East Denver to their home in Colfax, at 9:10 tonight, were struck 
by an incoming Santa Fe train at the Grand avenue crossing and both were 
instantly killed.  I Wiseman, who was riding in the same wagon, was badly hurt, 
but will recover.  

Shep Maupin returned yesterday from Aspen, where he went to assist in 
performing the last sad rites over the body of the late J.C. Holt.  The funeral 
was one of the most impressive ever held in that city.

Jun 21, 1898:
Notice. – All members of Mt. Pisgah lodge No. ?? A.F.&A.M., and all visiting 
brethren in the district, are earnestly requested to meet at the Masonic hall 
at 9 o’clock p.m. Tuesday, June 21, 1898, for the purpose of escorting the 
remains of our deceased brother, John R. Wardell, from the family residence to 
the Midland railroad depot.
S.C. Stover, W.M.   Chas. Harcourt, Secretary.

Wardell is Dead. – Fell Down the Shaft When Working on His Lease. – (There is a 
lengthy article concerning the incident on page 1 of this edition.)  Mr. 
Wardell was born in Massachusetts 55 year ago.  He came west in the early days, 
and for a number of years traveled for various Denver grocery firms.  He 
finally started in the grocery business for himself, and was well known in 
Leadville.
Afterward he went to Aspen and opened a grocery store there, the firm name 
being Wardell and Wade.  Mr. Wardell was very successful in his business 
ventures, being at one time rated near $200,000.  
Some fifteen years ago Mr. Wardell was married to Miss Isabella Sherrick, of 
St. Louis, Mo.  She survives him, with their son, Willie, aged 13, and two 
little girls.  They live in the upper part of the city on Prospect Place.  
It was first intended to send the remains out on the Midland train at 3:15, but 
later arrangements were made to send the body on the 11 o’clock train tonight 
to Denver where the interment will take place. 

Jun 22, 1898:
Wardell’s Remains. – Last night the members of Mt. Pisgah lodge, A.F. and A.M., 
escorted the remains of J.R. Wardell to the Midland depot, where it was put on 
board the train at 11 o’clock and sent to Denver for burial.  Mr. Wardell was a 
member of Spur lodge, of Aspen.

Smith Takes His Own Life. – Frank H. Smith, lessee of the Alhambra, committed 
suicide at the mine yesterday morning by blowing his brains out with a revolver.
Smith has been working the Alhambra under lease for about three moths, stopping 
in the meantime at the National hotel in this city.  Wednesday evening he went 
over to the mine, which is located on the south slope of Squaw mountain near 
the Home Run, and remained there for the night.  Yesterday morning about five 
o’clock he went into the blacksmith shop of the mine, placed a revolver to his 
right temple and sent a 38-caliber bullet crashing into his brain.  Death was 
instantaneous.
Coroner Hallett was summoned form Colorado Springs, but after viewing the body 
at Hunt’s parlors in Victor, and looking over the premises on which the deed 
was committed, he decided that the case was a plain suicide, and that no 
inquest was necessary.
Deceased is said to have been a man of more than ordinary prominence in the 
east.  He was a native of New York, but was later a banker in Wisconsin, and 
has been in Denver for the past few years.
The deed is attributed to financial troubles.  Letters in his possession 
indicate that he has been hard pressed for money by his creditors.  He drew a 
check for $300 on a Denver bank, which was returned unhonored, and on his 
person was found a letter from another bank upbraiding him for not meeting his 
engagements.  He is said to have lost considerable money in mines in the west 
part of the state in recent years.
Smith was a member of the Masonic order, and of the Shriners.  Little is known 
of his family, but an effort is being made to find them.  It is likely that the 
remains will be shipped to Denver for burial.

Jun 26, 1898:
Died. – Saturday afternoon, June 25, of consumption, Ida, beloved wife of Lewis 
Brimire, and sister of Dr. Sinclair, both of Altman.  Funeral will be from Odd 
Fellows’ hall, Fourth and Bennet this afternoon at 3 p.m.  Interment at 
Pisgah.  Friends invited.

Jun 29, 1898:
Mrs. Louis Cohn Dead. – Leadville, June 28. – Mrs. Louis L. Cohn, of Cripple 
Creek, who was taken seriously ill in Leadville on Monday last with 
appendicitis, died in Leadville this morning.  Mrs. Cohn was brought to 
Leadville Thursday, and Saturday she was considerably better.  However, last 
night she was taken worse, and after the second attack lived but a few hours.
Mrs. Cohn was formerly Miss Friedlander of this city.  The funeral will occur 
tomorrow afternoon, relatives from Cripple Creek and Denver arriving here 
tomorrow morning.
Mr. Cohn is a well known business man of Cripple Creek.

Jun 30, 1898:
Funeral Of Mrs. Cohn.
Leadville. – June 29. – The funeral of the late Mrs. Louis Cohn of Cripple 
Creek, took place at the Jewish temple today.  The service was conducted by 
Rev. A. Schayer, while Judge Kiele, who on January 17, 1897, married the 
couple, made appropriate remarks.
There was a large attendance and a beautiful display of flowers.  The floral 
offerings from the Degree of Honor, A.O.U.W. of Cripple Creek, were 
particularly fine.
The interment was at the Jewish cemetery here.

Jul 1, 1898:
Victor:
The infant daughter of W.F. Hawker died yesterday of pneumonia.  The remains 
were sent to Florence for burial.

Jul 8, 1898:
Death of a Child. – Wilhelmina, the eleven-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 
John Crooks, Jr., died yesterday.  The funeral will be held at the family 
residence, 310 Carbonate avenue, this afternoon at 3 o’clock, and the remains 
will be taken to Denver for burial.

Jul 9, 1898:
John Kinney’s Death. – John Kinney, driver for the firm of Scott & Burton, was 
fatally crushed yesterday by being caught between an overturning coal shed and 
a car on the side track of the F.&C.C.  He never regained consciousness and 
died in a few minutes.  
Kinney was a single man, about 25 years old.  He has been in the employ of 
Scott & Burton for the past three years, and they speak in the highest terms of 
his honest and faithful service.  His parents live in Denver, but his father is 
at present in this district.  He also has a brother mining in this camp.
Funeral exercises will be held this morning at the rooms of White & Martin.  
The lodge of Red Men, of which deceased was a member, has been ordered to 
attend at 8 o’clock.  The body will be sent out at 9 o’clock over the F.& C.C.  
Kinney was also a member of the Junior Order.  (Article continues at length in 
this edition.)

Jul 10, 1898:
A Lonely Funeral. – John Finn, an old-timer about town, who died at the Pike’s 
Peak hospital, was buried yesterday in Mt. Pisgah cemetery.  There is no 
information as to his relatives, though it is believed he has quite a number in 
Pennsylvania, some of whom are in affluent circumstances.

Victor:
Mr. Rollestone’s Death. – William Rollestone died at the residence of his son, 
Alfred A. Rollestone, on Capitol Hill today.  He was born in Castle Derg, 
Ireland, 72 years ago.  For the past two and a half years he made his home with 
his son, who is the cashier at the Bank of Victor.  He has had an useful life. 
Funeral services will be held at the residence of his son, this afternoon at 3 
o’clock.  The Rev. Keator will officiate.  The remains will be taken to Pueblo 
for interment. 

John Kinney’s Funeral.
The jury in the case of John Kinney, killed yesterday by the falling of a coal 
bin, brought in a verdict of accidental death.  The deceased was taken to 
Denver on the morning train, the exercises here being conducted by the I.O.R.M. 
Judge Cater of Denver, and Judge Thompson, of this city, made touching 
allusions to the virtues of the deceased.  The remains were escorted in the 
depot by the I.O.R.M., headed by the band of the B.P.O.E.

Jul 16, 1898:
George Lally, of the Wells-Fargo company, has just received word from Leadville 
confirming the dispatch printed in The times a few days ago, stating that M.C. 
Yothers had been drowned in the Eagle river.
Deceased was an old-time friend of Mr. Lally, and was very highly esteemed by 
him.  Yothers was in the employ of the Herald-Democrat at the time of his death 
and had been in that office for a number of years.  Mr. Lally is much grieved 
at the death of his old friend.

Jul 17, 1898:
Jno. McNair, son of Dr. McNair, of Victor, died at Camp Alger Friday and was 
buried yesterday at Arlington cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Dr. McNair was 
present at the funeral.

Jul 20, 1898:
Badly Injured. – J.J. Robuske, of Denver, was probably fatally injured at 
Gillett yesterday.  He was a jockey, riding J. Gorman’s horse, Ethel B.  The 
animal reared and fell on him, crushing him badly.  Hi life is despaired of.

Jul 21, 1898:
Three men, their faces concealed under masks, entered the Senate saloon, in 
goldfield, at 1:15 o’clock this morning, shot and killed Jerry Cunningham, the 
proprietor, and wounded Dan Mills in the left arm.
Cunningham is a well known man in the district.  He worked in the Exchange and 
the Senate saloon in Victor before going to Goldfield.  H came to the district 
from Aspen.

Jul 23, 1898:
Funeral of Mrs. Grady. – the funeral of Mrs. Hannah Grady will occur at the 
family residence at Summit at 2 o’clock this afternoon.  Interment at Mt. 
Pisgah.

Victor:
Lillian June Dodson, the 9-year-old daughter of Mrs. J.W. Dodson, died 
yesterday.  The funeral will be held at the M.E. church at 10 o’clock this 
morning.

Victor:
Louise, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hargrave, died yesterday.  The 
funeral will be held at the family residence on First street at 1 o’clock today.

Jul 24, 1898:
Michael Leary, a miner employed on the Portland, was instantly killed at 11:30 
yesterday morning.
He was at work in the first floor of the eight level, putting waste into the 
chute.  It is presumed that he loosened too great a quantity of rock with his 
pick, and as it rushed down it caught him and crushed his skull.
The accident was discovered by a trammer underneath, who was loading his car 
from the chute and noticed a stream of blood running into the car.  An 
investigation was at once instituted, and the body was found wedged in the 
rock, with life extinct.
The remains were brought to the surface and sent to Hunt’s undertaking 
parlors.  The coroner was notified, and will come up this morning.
Deceased was single, 25 years of age, and a native of Wisconsin.  He came here 
three years ago, and had been employed on the Portland as an ore loader.  He 
began working under ground only a few days ago.
His mother, a brother and a sister reside at Bareville, Wis.  One brother 
resides at Arena, Wis., and another sister at Eau Claire.  A third sister, 
Julia, lives at Telluride, and still another at Anaconda.  Mrs. Shea, of this 
city, is also a sister.
The remains will be sent to his old home in Wisconsin for burial.

Dan Mills, who was shot at Goldfield last week, at the same time that Jerry 
Cunningham was killed, is about to die.  This makes the terrible affair a 
double murder.
Blood poisoning has begun to make its presence felt, and while the surgeons do 
not say as much in plain words, it is thought that they have small hopes of 
pulling him through.
(Article continues as length on page 1 of this edition.)

Jul 26, 1898:
R.A. Mulvin, a miner employed on the Gloriana mine at Victor, was overcome by 
foul air and smothered yesterday.
Sunday morning it was noticed that there was bad air in the Gloriana mine, and 
the men did not work.  The bucket was lowered to the bottom with fire in it, 
and it was hoped that this would overcome the trouble.  This is the second time 
that bad air has been found in the Gloriana, which is only 150 feet deep.
Mulvin came here about six years ago from Macomb, Ill., and has worked on the 
Gloriana for the past two years.  He was unmarried, and nothing is known of his 
relatives.  He was about 50 years of age.  (Article continues at length in this 
edition.)

Second victim of the Goldfield Murders Succumbs to Blood Poisoning. – Dan Mills 
died at an early hour yesterday morning, of the would received in the murderous 
attack on himself and Jerry Cunningham at Goldfield Wednesday last.  Thus the 
terrible affray is a double murder.
The cause of Mills’ death was blood poison, caused by the bullet carrying into 
the shattered tissues a portion of the man’s clothing.  As stated in these 
columns Sunday, the symptoms of blood poisoning appeared as early as Saturday, 
at which time all hope for the man was abandoned.  He died yesterday morning a 
little after midnight.
Amputation was not resorted to, as the wound was so close to the shoulder that 
so old a man as Mills could not bear the shock.  The body will be held, 
awaiting an attempt to find some of the man’s relatives.
The murder continues to grow in mystery.  The officers say that they have 
absolutely no clue which promises any success, and from time to time other 
facts leak out which, instead of helping them, throw more mystery around the 
case.  No arrest has yet been made.

Victor:
J.H. Hunt yesterday shipped the remains of Michael Leary, who was killed in the 
Portland mine, to his relatives in Barneveld, Wis.

Jul 27, 1898:
No Inquest Necessary. – Coroner Hallett yesterday investigated the death of 
R.A. Mulvin, who was overcome by foul air in the Gloriana mine.  He decided 
that an inquest was unnecessary.  The body still lies in Dunn & Co.’s morgue, 
awaiting some disposition by friends or relatives.  A telegram has been sent 
his brother at Union City, Pa., but no response has been received.

Funeral Today. – The funeral services of Frank Strong will be held at the 
family residence, 332 South First street, this afternoon at 2 o’clock. Friends 
are requested to be present.

Jul 28, 1898:
Laid At Rest. – The body of Frank Strong, who died Sunday night, was a member 
of the Cripple Creek I.O.O.F. drum corps, , was silently laid at rest by the 
members of the corps yesterday.  The funeral services were held at the 
residence of the deceased, who leaves a widowed mother, and were conducted by 
Rev. J.C. Horn.  The body was escorted to Mt. Pisgah cemetery by the drum corps 
consisting of thirty-six members, led by D.C. Weyand, manager, and Adam Gregg, 
instructor.
The boys presented a handsome appearance and the conduct of the members is 
something for the management to be proud of.  Will Kavannagn, the bugler, 
played the taps over the remains just before the benediction was pronounced by 
Rev. Horn of the M.E. church.  The sudden death of Frank Strong will be long 
remembered by the members of the corps, all of whom extend their heartfelt 
sympathy to the bereaved mother.

Undertaker Dunn yesterday received a telegram from George Mulvin, of Union 
City, Pa., a brother of R.A. Mulvin, who suffocated in the Gloriana mine, 
asking that the remains be shipped to that city.  There are no means provided, 
and the body will be buried here.

Jul 29, 1898:
Little Ernest Taylor, the boy who was thrown from his horse in Poverty gulch 
last week, died of his injuries yesterday afternoon.  The little fellow’s skull 
was crushed at the base, and he never regained consciousness.  He died at the 
home of his father, the dairyman in upper Poverty gulch.
The sympathy of all the neighbors is with the parents in their bereavement.  
This is the second child they have lost in a few months.  Arrangements have not 
yet been completed for the funeral.

Attention Woodmen. – All Woodmen are requ4ested to attend the funeral of Ernest 
Taylor, son of Neighbor, J.O. Taylor, at his father’s residence, 111 Silver 
street, this (Friday) afternoon at 1 o’clock.  A.F. Hotchkiss.

Jul 30, 1898:
Dan Mills, the second victim of the Goldfield tragedy, will be buried from the 
White-Martin Undertaking parlors this afternoon at 2 o’clock, his friends in 
Goldfield defraying the expenses.

Funeral Today. – Sarah Delia Mitchell, the five months-old daughter of Ben 
Mitchell, of Anaconda, died Wednesday.  The funeral will occur this morning at 
the family residence at 10 o’clock.  Interment at Mount Pisgah.

His Nephew Dead. – Mr. W.S. Tarbell received a telegram last night announcing 
the death of his nephew, Earl Hartman, at his home in Pueblo.  The boy, who was 
but 13 years old, suffered from typhoid fever.  Mr. and Mrs. Tarbell will 
attend the funeral which will be held in Pueblo next Sunday.

Red Oak, Neb., July 29. – Lightning killed three persons near here.  The dead 
are:
Mrs. Wesley O. Thornton, Baby Thornton, W.H. Henry.

Jul 31, 1898:
John Eichar Dead. – John Eichar, a young man well known in this city, died 
yesterday morning at New Windsor, near Greeley, where he had been taken in 
quest of health.
Mr. Eichar was attacked with pneumonia while living in this city, and after a 
long illness, was taken to New Windsor.  He leaves many warm friends in this 
city and New Windsor, his former home.  He was a single man, about 26 years of 
age.  The interment will take place at Windsor.

Aug 2, 1898:
Died at St. Charles. – Advices from St. Charles, Ia., report the death of Mrs. 
Svend Larson at that place.  Her husband was formerly a resident of Cripple 
Creek, when he was superintendent of the Twin Sisters Gold Mining company.

The remains of Robert Mulvin will be buried today at the county’s expense.

Card of Thanks. – We desire to extend our sincere thanks to Mr. and Mrs. John 
Williams, who so kindly assisted us in caring for our little son at their home 
during his illness, and also to the many friends who gave their sympathy and 
aid through acts of loving kindness in our recent bereavement caused by the 
calling home of our darling Ermie.  Our deep gratitude, words fail to fully 
express, but a tender and living God who comforts the broken-hearted will also 
grant a blessing to those who so willingly came forward with their love and 
assistance.
Mr. Oliver Taylor,  Mrs. Oliver Taylor, Mrs. Lrena Berger.
There in the Shepherd’s bosom,
White as the drifted snow,
is the little lamb we missed one morn
From the household flock below.

Aug 4, 1898:
Remains Shipped. – The remains of N.S. Smith, who was killed on the Wisconsin 
mine Tuesday, were shipped to Colorado Springs yesterday, where Smith has a 
brother living.

Purnell Dead. – Elisha Purnell, manager of the Atlantic Tea store, died last 
night about 10 o’clock, of stomach trouble, at his residence at 329 West Carr.
Deceased was 40 years old.  He was formerly a resident of Leadville, and while 
arrangements have not yet been made for the burial, it is supposed that the 
body will be sent there.

Aug 5, 1898:
Charlie West and W.A. Parkerson were blown up in the El Paso Gold King mine 
last evening, and West was so badly injured that he died in three hours.  The 
ambulance was called at once, and in a few minutes after the accident both men 
were on the way to the hospital.  Parkerson was soon able to walk home, but 
West died without having regained consciousness.  
West was a married man, and lived at 131 Crystal street.  His wife was at his 
side when the end came.
Parkerson was found to be cut in dozens of places about the head, face and 
hands, but none of his hurts were serious.  He was able to walk home soon after 
his cuts were sowed up.  He lives on Crystal, above the West residence.  
West was a man of more than ordinary prominence in local affairs, being a 
member of the I.O.O.F., Rebekahs and the Jr. O.U.A.M.  He was originally from 
Fairmont, W. Va.(Article continues at length on page 1 of this edition.)

Rebekahs’ Request. – The members of Independence Rebekah lodge No. 37, are 
requested to be present Friday evening, August 5, to make arrangements for the 
burial of Brother C.L. West.  Florence Peterson, Secy. Maud Kelley, N.G.

Aug 6, 1898:
Victor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kilday buried their infant son, Thomas, from the family 
residence on Portland avenue, at 10 o’clock yesterday.

Victor:
the little son of Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Crawford, who died in Denver, will be 
buried this morning from the family residence on Sixth Street.

Victor:
Little Flora May Edwards was buried yesterday morning.  The services were 
conducted by Rev. McNair.

Sent to Denver. – The remains of C.L. West, who was killed on the Gold King 
Thursday, were shipped to Denver yesterday for interment.

Jeannette Watson. – Jeannette, the little daughter of James Watson, will be 
buried this afternoon at 1 o’clock, from the family residence, 203 West Golden.

Aug 9, 1898:
Frank F. Swander, one of the most highly esteemed citizens of Victor, suddenly 
dropped dead at his home yesterday afternoon.  He had been in apparent good 
health up to the moment of his death.  Physicians attribute his death to heart 
disease.  Mr. Swander was 35 years of age, and has resided four years in the 
district.  He leaves a wife and two children.  He was formerly proprietor of 
the Independence boarding house.  He was prominent in lodge circles, being a 
member of the I.O.O.F., A.O.U.W. and Junior Order.  The body will remain at the 
family residence until the funeral is arranged for.

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 8. – Elmer E. Greene, of Goldfield, Colo., shot his wife and 
killed himself this evening about 10:30 o’clock.  Greene’s life, it is 
understood, has not been happy.  Mrs. Greene is not thought to be fatally 
wounded, while her husband died instantly as a result of the shot he fired.
It is understood that they separated about three months ago, and she has since 
been living with her sister in this city, Mrs. Cora Baker.  Greene called to 
see her this evening, the result of the interview being the shooting in which 
Greene killed himself, after having shot and wounded his wife.
Elmer E. Greene, the man who met death by his own hand yesterday, was until 
lately a resident of Goldfield.  He lived with his wife and two children on 
Summit street, near Ninth.  He was a miner, and worked on one of the big 
properties.
Greene was a man who drank a little, but was not known as a quarrelsome man, 
and was never in trouble with the authorities.  His domestic life was not 
happy, and some time ago his wife left him, giving as her reason his failure to 
support herself and the children.  Nothing positive is known of her, but it was 
thought that she went back to her old home somewhere in Kansas.  She left the 
two children with her husband.
Greene also went back to their old home a short time ago, and nothing was heard 
of him until the news came last night that he had shot his wife and taken his 
own life.

Mrs. Mary E. Martin, the mother of Harry Martin, of this city, is dead.
Her death took place in Denver, as a result of an accident or sandbagging on 
the part of unknown robbers, as stated in the Times Sunday morning.
Mrs. Martin was found in an unconscious condition on Seventeenth avenue, where 
it was supposed that she had been struck by a cable car, and later, the police 
believed that she was the victim of hold-ups.  She was removed to her home, 
1756 Race street, after the police surgeons had attended to her, where she sank 
until death occurred.  Her head and face were covered with cuts and bruises, 
her right arm was broken at the shoulder and she was wounded internally in the 
side.  When she rallied for a few moments she stated that she got aboard the 
car, told the conductor where she wanted to stop and that is the last thing she 
remembered.  Dr. H.H. Harry and Clarence Martin were at the bedside when she 
died.
Mrs. Martin was 63 years old.  She was born in Marysville, Ky., and moved with 
her parents to Indianapolis, Ind., when she was a young girl.  The family 
removed from there to North Salem, and there she married Jesse Martin, a 
merchant.  Her husband died in 1888, after which she went to Denver with her 
sons.  She was a member of the Central Christian church of the ……………for the 
funeral have not yet been made.
The cable company is still endeavoring to convince people that Mrs. Martin was 
sandbagged and it is understood that it will do all in its power to avert a 
suit for damages.  It is not unlikely that the jury will bring in a verdict 
exonerating the cable company from all blame.

Aug 10, 1898:
Card of Thanks.
I desire through the Morning Times to express my heartfelt thanks to the many 
kind friends and neighbors, the Daughters of Rebekah, and I.O.O.F., the 
encampment and cantons, and the Jr. O.U.A.M., for their kind assistance and 
sympathy during my great bereavement in the death of my husband.  Anna West.

Aug 11, 1898:
Omaha, Neb., Aug. 10 – The coroner’s jury which inquired into the facts 
surrounding the death of Elmer E. Green, of Goldfield, Colo., the man who was 
reported to have committed suicide after trying to murder his wife at Bellevue, 
has returned a verdict that Green was killed by Herbert V. Baker, a brother of 
the young woman.  Baker is held for murder.

Aug 12, 1898:
Omaha, Aug. 11. – a special from Deadwood, S.D., to the Bee says:
Three men dead and a woman dying is the net result of a shooting affray at 
Central City this morning.  They are:
Judge J.P. Giddings; Ed Shannon; Jack Wear; Mrs. Ed Shannon
(More information in article.)

Aug 14, 1898:
There was another terrible mine accident yesterday in which a man was instantly 
killed.  The death was the result of the not unusual fall from a ladder, which 
was not separated from the bucket way.
The victim was an Italian miner named Philip Staffroni, and the shaft down 
which he fell to his death was the Emma No. 1, belonging to the Isabella 
company.
It was just after noon yesterday when the men were going down into the mine for 
the last half of their shift.  They always ride down on the bucket to the 50 
foot level, from which point the shaft is an incline.  From there they go down 
on the ladder.
One bucket-load of four men had gotten off the bucket and were climbing down 
the ladder.  The second four, among whom was Staffroni, got off the bucket and 
started down the ladder.  Staffroni was the second man of the four to step on 
the ladder, one being a few feet below him, and the other two following.
They had climbed but a little way when the foremost man received a blow that 
nearly knocked him from the ladder, and the body of Staffroni careened off and 
shot down the bucket-way like a plummet.  Whether he had fainted or slipped, or 
just how he lost his hold will never by known.
Death was instantaneous.  He struck his head on the railing around the second 
level, lost one of his boots at the third, another boot at the fourth, and 
plunged headlong to the bottom of the shaft over 300 feet from where he fell 
from the ladder.  The blow on his head split the skull from the eyebrow to the 
back of his neck, his ribs were crushed in, and his leg broken in a number of 
places, besides the terrible internal injuries that must have been inflicted.
The other men strung along down the ladder heard the rush of a falling body, 
and saw a dark object as the bloody corpse hurtled past.  They cowered close to 
the wall, fearing that the cable had broken, and it was the bucket flying 
wildly down the shaft.
The body was awfully disfigured when it was picked up from the bottom of the 
shaft.  Dr. Leavenworth was called as soon as it was known that a man had 
fallen, but his services were of no avail.
Fairley & Lampman’s wagon was summoned, and the body brought down to this city, 
where it was viewed by numbers of the man’s fellow workmen and friends.
Staffroni was a single man, 26 years of age.  He had been a Red Man, but was 
not, at the time of his death, in good standing.  He was not a member of any 
other order.
His parents are in Italy, but he has a cousin in Central City, from which place 
he came to this camp.  He also has relatives in Scranton, Pa.  It is not yet 
known what disposition will be made of the remains.

Aug 16, 1898:
A Little Boy Killed. – A frightful accident occurred at 10:30 yesterday morning 
on Straub mountain, resulting in the death of the 10-year-old son of Amos Aspey.
Mr. Aspey, accompanied by the boy, Harry, went after a load of wood.  While 
coming down the steep grade near Dutch town Mr. Aspey got off the wagon to 
clear some obstructions out of the road.  The team took fright and ran away.  
The boy was thrown from the wagon bed and the hind wheel passed over his head, 
crushing his skull in a horrible manner.

Aug 17, 1898:
Aspey’s Funeral. – The funeral of Harry Aspey, who was killed on Straub 
mountain Monday, took place at the family residence at 2 o’clock yesterday.  
Rev. L.E. McNair conducted the services.

Aug 18, 1898:
A Good Woman Gone. – The many friends of James Quinn, for a long time connected 
with J.M. Slusher, the grocer, will regret to learn that his wife died in 
Denver on Monday last, after a short illness.  The funeral will take place 
today in the Capitol City.  A number of friends in this city will be present at 
the funeral services.

Aug 20, 1898:
Funeral Notice. – Charlie, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Hoskins, 
will be buried from the family residence at the corner of A street and Hetting 
this afternoon at 1:30 o’clock.

Pittsburg. Pa. Aug. 19. – A cloud burst up Saw Mill run this morning caused a 
tidal wave in that stream, endangering the lies of a dozen person.  Five 
children are missing and are supposed to have been drowned.  They are:
Irene Loftus; Regis Loftus; Genevieve Shaughnessy; Nellie Sauls; Margaret 
Shaughnessy.

Aug 21, 1898:
Robert Rouse, who took morphine, and was found Thursday morning lying in the 
trail leading up to his lease, died early yesterday morning.
As was related in the Times yesterday, Rouse was unconscious when found, but 
after Drs. Coleman and Whiting had worked with him awhile he regained 
consciousness and was thought to be out of danger.  He conversed with his 
friends, and they thought him entirely recovered from the effects of the drug.
Early in the morning, however, he was found to be growing worse.  Dr. Coleman 
was called, but before he arrived Rouse passed away, about 4 o’clock.  Coroner 
Hallett was ummoned from Colorado Springs, and came up yesterday morning.  He 
held an inquest on the remains and found that Rouse came to his death by 
morphine, as stated in The Times.
Rouse came to Anaconda from Canon City, where he was an old resident.  For two 
years he has been operating a lease on the Mary McKinney company’s Republic 
lode, on the south end, but had never succeeded in finding ore in shipping 
quantities, except a few small pockets.  
He leaves a wife and two little children who line in Anaconda.  The funeral 
will be held at the family residence this afternoon at 2 o’clock.  Interment at 
Mount Pisgah cemetery.

Card of Thanks. – We cannot find words to thank our friends, also the Degree of 
Honor, A.O.U.W., for their kindness extended to us in our sad bereavement, the 
loss of our little darling.  The beautiful flowers that covered the little 
casket.  Their kindness will never be forgotten.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Hoskins.

Victor:
Mr. Slattery’s Funeral. – The funeral of James F. Slattery will take place form 
the family residence on North Fourth street at 1:30 this afternoon.  One of the 
sons of the deceased at Chicago has been heard from, and authorized the 
burial.  The funeral will be under the auspices of the Catholic relief and 
beneficiary association.

Brother of Joe Moore of This City Died from His Wounds. – Joe Moore has just 
received from his sister in Pittsburg, Pa., a letter from his brother who 
recently died in the United States army.  The letter gives the information that 
he was wounded at El Caney and it was probably his wound which weakened him and 
laid him at the mercy of the fever.
This letter from the brother, E.S. Moore, of the Eight regulars, is dated at 
Santiago, July 18.  He died August 18.

Aug 23, 1898:
George A. Constantine suicided Sunday night in his cabin on the alley off 
Carbonate street.  From appearances he first tried to beat his brains out with 
a hatchet, and, failing in that, cut his jugular vein with a little scalpel.  
He was found about 7 o’clock in the evening by his brother, P.T. Constantine, 
who lived with him.  When found he was lying across the bed, and had apparently 
been dead for six or seven hours.
Constantine has not been well for some time, and his mind had been affected by 
his illness.  He fancied that men were after him to kill him, and was afraid to 
go on the hills alone.  He even appealed to the police for protection.
He was a miner by occupation, and was 43 years of age.  His parents live at 
East Warrenton, Vt.  Arrangements have not been completed for the burial.
Coroner Hallett came up from Colorado Springs, but after looking over the 
premises and learning the facts in the case he decided it was unnecessary to 
hold an inquest.

Sharon, Mass., Aug. 22. – In the excitement and confusion attending the 
clearing away of the wreckage caused by last night’s collision on the New York, 
New Haven & Hartford railroad, it was reported that seven person were killed, 
four of them being given as unknown.  Today it was learned definitely that the 
total number killed was four, as follows:
Franklin M. Waters, of Somerville, bookkeeper, aged about 25.
Mrs. Mary Fitzpatrick of Boston, widow, age 70.
Mrs. C.H. Frye, wife of C.H. Frye, of Revere.
Unidentified Woman, thought to be Mrs. C.H. Bristol of Winthrop.

James Slattery’s Funeral. – The funeral of James Slattery was held Sunday under 
the auspices of the Catholic Relief and Beneficiary association.  Rev. Father 
Downey conducted the services.

Aug 26, 1898:
Died. – The infant son of William and Nellie Doris, Friday morning at 204 East 
Pike’s Peak avenue.  Funeral services Saturday morning at 10 o’clock.  (Last 
named is spelled two different ways, see following.)

Aug 27, 1898:
The infant son of William and Nellie Davies, who died Friday morning, will be 
buried at 2 p.m. today from residence 204 E. Pike’s Peak. (Last named is 
spelled two different ways, see previous.)


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