Teller County CO Archives News.....Death Notices Sep - Dec 1898 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/co/cofiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ronald J. Reid rreid21@cox.ent June 1, 2008, 9:02 am 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, September to December. 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. Sep 3, 1898: Mrs. Amelia Foster, wife of T.C. Foster, of Independence, died yesterday afternoon after a short illness. Funeral will be announced later. Crushed to Jelly. – Leadville, Sept. 3. – James a Sullivan, of Aspen, a miner at the Little Jonny, while working in shaft No. 5 met with a horrible death this morning. He, with a party of other men, was working in the bottom of the shaft when he heard the cage coming down. The men all jumped, but Sullivan jumped the wrong way and was crushed to a jelly. The accident was due to the failure of the engineer to clamp the second cage, and the men did not know it was coming down. Sullivan was 24 years of age and unmarried. His relatives at Aspen have been notified of his death. The dead man is from Victor, where he has been employed for some time at the various mines. His two brothers left last night for Leadville. Sep 6, 1898: Funeral Yesterday. – D.W. Grant was buried yesterday at Mt. Pisgah cemetery under the funeral directors, White & Martin. Card of Thanks. – I wish to express my heartfelt thanks to my many friends and the Carpenters union for their many acts of kindness during the sickness and death of my dearly beloved brother, D. W. Grant. Sep 10, 1898: Died in Seattle. – Charley Capps, well known in this city, died yesterday in Seattle, Wash. Deceased formerly resided in Ohio. He was widely known and very popular. Last spring he left for Alaska, but did not go into the interior. He was born in Missouri, but where his relatives reside is not known. Sep 13, 1898: Altman: Mrs. H.L. Grace, of West Middlesex, Pa., mother of Fred W. Grace, died of typhoid fever last Saturday. Sep 17, 1898: Victor: Holding the Body. – The body of E.R. Alexander, who died at Strong’s Camp Thursday, is awaiting the arrival of Mrs. Troutman, daughter of the deceased, who resides in Alleghany, Pa. Sep 18, 1898: Mrs. Ida Ericson. – Mrs. Ida Ericson, wife of John Ericson of Mound City, died yesterday at her home, of pneumonia. She leaves a husband and five little children. It is probable that the remains will be sent back to Mrs. Ericson’s old home in Scandia, Kansas. Sep 20, 1898: Victor: The remains of E.O. Alexander will be buried today from the residence of his daughter in Strong’s camp. Sickening Catastrophe in a Mine. – Patrick Fitzpatrick and Mathew Branigan were killed yesterday and W.D. Crawford terribly injured by one of the most shocking accidents since the day of the Anna Lee disaster. They met their death under a falling car in the shaft of the Union company’s Orpha May mine on Bull hill. All three of the men were employees of the Union company, and were employed in sinking the shaft, working at a depth of 900 feet below the surface. Several of the upper levels are operated by lessees, whose rock is hoisted by the company for a consideration. H.P. Funk, a trammer, working on the lease at the fourth or 200-foot level, yesterday morning pushed a car of rock up to the shaft, to await the cage which would hoist it to the surface. The shaft is guarded by a chain, which is always fastened across except when a car is being rolled onto the cage. The car, weighing, with its load of rock, 1,700 pounds, rolled against the guard with such force that the chain was broken, and the car, load of rock and all, toppled down the shaft on the heads of the men 700 feet below. The unlucky trammer, knowing that men were at work in the shaft, driven mad by grief and fright at what he had done, climbed up the ladder and took to his heels. Below, the men at work in the shaft never knew what happened. Fitzpatrick and Branigan were working ????? and the awful force of that load falling 700 feet struck them squarely. When their mates went below to hoist their bodies, they were so crushed beneath timbers, rock and the wreck of the car, that they could hardly be identified at all. The car had gained such momentum that it took out the bulkhead at the twelfth level, and two sets of timbers lower down, as if they had been made of straw. The whole mass of wood, iron and stone struck the men as swiftly as the lightning’s bolt. Branigan was found under the car, with his head split wide open, and nearly half of it shorn away. His body was reduced to a pulpy mass of flesh, bone and cartilage absolutely indescribable. Fitzpatrick was pinned down under rock and timbers, his head mashed flat, and his body a veritable jelly of flesh and crushed bone. Crawford’s escape from instant death is little short of miraculous. He was working in a corner of the shaft, doing single-hand work. He declares that he never heard a sound, or had warning of any kind of what was about to happen, and knew nothing of when it id strike. The first thing he knew was the open air and the sunlight after he had been lifted to the surface and restored to consciousness. Though not killed, he is still in a pitiable condition. His skull is fractured, and his head looks as if it had been slashed in a dozen places with a razor. His left hand is shattered, and his right foot crushed as flat as if it had been put through a cane roller. The knee joint of the same leg has been split open, and it is a question whether the leg will not have to be amputated above the knee. The ambulance was called, and Crawford, accompanied by Dr. Johnson, who had dressed the wounds as well as he could temporarily, was brought to the hospital. There Drs. Johnson, Chambers and Hassenplug amputated the leg about six inches above the ankle. The surgeons think the man has a fair chance for recovery, but state that the cut into his knee joint is the most serious of his many injuries. Both the dead men were single, and about 30 years of age. Branigan has a brother at Central City, who has been telegraphed for, and Fitzpatrick has a brother at Goldfield, in this district. Both were members of the Miners’ union. The remains were removed to the rooms of Mulligan and Dunn at Victor, where they no lie. Arrangements have not been made for their interment. Took His Own Life. – Marvin W. Elliott’s dead body was discovered in the bed in his cabin near the Monument mine yesterday morning. A bullet hole over the eye, and a 38-caliber Colts revolver lying on his breast, indicated very clearly the cause of his death. The body was found by a milkman, who went into the cabin to leave the usual supply of milk. He at once gave the alarm, and the coroner was called up from Colorado Springs. He decided that the cause of death was sufficiently established, without holding an inquest. Elliott was a miner, and has worked in this district for the past two years. He leaves a wife and child near Meeker, this state, and his parents are still living at Monument, Colo. He left no letter, but his suicide is attributed to despondency resulting from domestic troubles. He was a member of the Masonic order, and of the Miners’ union. Sep 21, 1898: Victor: Body Sent Home. – The body of Marvin Elliott, who committed suicide Monday, was sent to the home of his parents at Monument yesterday, and the funeral will be held today. The remains were accompanied to the depot by the Victor Miners’ union. Victor: An infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Levell of North Sixth street died yesterday. Funeral Today. – Branigan and Fitzpatrick, the victims of the Orpha May accident, will be buried this afternoon. The Miners’ union and Sarsfield club will attend in a body. Sep 21, 1898: Victor: Imposing Funeral Services Held Over Two Unfortunate Men. – The bodies of Patrick Fitzpatrick and Matthew Branigan, who met death in the Orpha May mine last Monday, were buried here yesterday afternoon. The funeral was one of the most imposing ever held in this city. The Miners’ union and Sarsfield club were out in full force and accompanied the remains on the last mournful journey. At 1 o’clock the procession left the undertaking parlors of Dunn & Co. and proceeded to St. Victor’s Catholic church, where Rev. Father Downey conducted the funeral services. Over 400 friends of deceased followed the bodies to the grave. No better testimonial could have been given of the respect and esteem in which these unfortunate men were held by those who knew them. Sep 22, 1898: Died of Heart Disease. – Colorado Springs, Sept. 22. – Joseph Spencer, the man who carries mail between this city and Hope, was found dead in bed at his home in the last named place this morning. He was 40 years of age and single. Heart disease was the cause. Sep 24, 1898: Bartel Eggie, aged 39, who was injured in the Victor mine on the 13th, by the giving way and falling of a stull, which fractured Egger’s skull, died at 12:45 p.m. at Goldfield today of inflammation of the bowels. He leaves a nephew, Emanuel Mitterer, at Goldfield, and two married sisters in Austria. He was insured at the Victor in the Employers’ Liability to the amount of $3,000. Sep 27, 1898: In Memoriam. – Ernest Henry Beauris, the eldest and beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Beauris, born Sept. 1, 1878, died at Whitehorn Sept. 27, 1898. Life’s work soon done. Sep 28, 1898: Victor: A Good Woman Gone. – Mrs. Anna Mingey, wife of James Mingey, died at the family home on First street about 10 o’clock last night from typhoid fever, after an illness of sixteen days. Deceased was 25 years of age and the mother of three small children. Sep 29, 1898: Victor: The remains of Miss Annie Mingey will be buried from the family residence at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon. Sep 30, 1898: A large crowed of sympathizing and sorrowing friends was in attendance at the funeral of Mrs. Joseph Mingey, which took place from the family residence on First street yesterday afternoon. Frank, the infant of Mr. and Mrs. F.J. Peck, died Wednesday evening at the age of 2 months, 14 days. Funeral today at 2:30 p.m. Oct 1, 1898: A Victim Of Pneumonia. – William Noble died yesterday forenoon at the Sisters’ hospital, of pneumonia, after a short illness. Deceased was a miner, and for quite a time has been employed on the Victor on Bull hill. He was a good citizen and had the respect and esteem of all who knew him. He leaves a wife and family, who reside in Denver. Oct 2, 1898: Miller’s Sad Message. – Death of His Mother Announced from Erie, Pa. The many friends of Chas. N. Miller, of the Miller-Young Brokerage company, will be grieved to learn that he has lost his mother. A telegram this morning announced the fact that she had just died at her home in Erie, Pa. Last evening a letter, bearing a special delivery stamp, was received at the post office in this city, but was not delivered until after the telegram was received this morning. The letter bore the tidings that his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, was dangerously ill. Mrs. Miller died as the result of a severe cold, which settled in her eye. The intense pain brought on complications which led to her death. Crushed By A Car. – Robert Milliken, father of W.B. Milliken, manager of the Arequa mill, was crushed by a car at Coal Creek yesterday morning and died from his injuries within an hour. He was standing on one of the cars, when the train ran off the track, plowing along the ground. The car upon which Mr. Milliken was standing turned over and crushed him. W.B. Milliken was telegraphed. The Florence & Cripple Creek train was at Elkton when the telegram came. He sprang upon a horse and reached Victor just as the train was pulling out of that point. He reached Coal Creek too late, however, for his father had passed to eternity within an hour after the accident occurred. Robert Milliken was one of the best known men in the state. He ahs been interested in the mines of the Canon region for a number of years, and has long been identified with the coal mining industry of the state, and to him in a large measure is due its development and present condition of prosperity. Oct 5, 1898: Died in Bed. – Thomas Dixon, an employee of the Legal Tender mine, was struck Monday by a piece of machinery and was compelled to leave work, although his injuries were not considered serious. He went to bed as usual. Yesterday morning his wife awoke and discovered her husband dead in bed. He was 30 years of age, an Odd Fellow and a Mason. Oct 7, 1898: George Harris Funeral. – The funeral of George Harris will take place this afternoon at 2 o’clock, from White & Martin’s on Second street, to which friends of the family are invited. Junius Johnson died in the army hospital at Shipp, Ala., the other day. “June” Johnson will be remembered by old residents of the camp as “General” Johnson during the turbulent days of the strike. After leaving here he mined extensively in the southwest, but when the call for troops came he was at home, where he promptly offered his services to the governor of his native state and was at once commissioned adjutant of the second battalion Arkansas volunteers. Camp life did not agree with him, and at last he was taken down with typhoid fever, from which disease he died. His death will be sincerely mourned by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance, for he was not only a polished, genial gentleman, but a friend who could be relied upon in any and every emergency. Oct 8, 1898: Goldfield: The funeral of Thomas C. Dixon, late engineer on the Legal Tender, was the largest and most imposing that has been seen here. Delegations of Masons and Odd Fellows numbering over 200 were present from either points. The services were held in the Presbyterian church, after which the procession, two blocks long, escorted the remains to Victor for interment. Goldfield: W. Sherman has been summoned to Del Norte by a dispatch conveying the sad news of the death of his 8-year-old daughter, Ruth. Funeral Notice. – The funeral of Rachael Farley will take place today at 2 p.m., from the undertaking parlors of Oscar Lampman. The ladies of the Sheltering Arms will take charge of the ceremonies. All other friends invited to be present. Oct 11, 1898: Notice: Mrs. Annie M. Harris, wife of the late George E. Harris, deceased, will continue the livery business at the old stand, on Carr avenue, between First and Second streets. Annie M. Harris. A Card Of Thanks. – I hereby desire to extend my gratitude, and sincere and heartfelt thanks, to all those who so kindly assisted and gave me comfort and good cheer in the dark hour of my great sorrow and bereavement, caused by the death of my beloved husband. Their kind words and deeds will ever be remembered. Annie M. Harris. Oct 12, 1898: Well Known Here. – Rocky Ford, Oct. 11. – William M. Gray a hardware dealer of Colorado City, was found dead this morning on the Santa Fe track four miles east of this city. His head was crushed to a pulp, no other injuries being visible. The supposition is that he fell from a train accidentally. Oct 13, 1898: W.H. Bush is Dead. – Denver, Oct. 12. – W.H. Bush, one of the most widely known men in the West, died here this evening at 11:40 o’clock. In the passing of W.H. bush Colorado loses one of her mot active citizens. By birth Mr. Bush was an Englishmen, but he came to this state so long ago that, as he used to say, he had forgotten about any other place save his adopted state. He was a prominent figure in affairs before the days of Leadville, but when the carbonate camp started to grow he quickly grasped the situation and the result was the Clarendon hotel, and a fortune for its owner. In 1881 Mr. Bush went to Denver and took charge of the Windsor, built the Windsor Turkish baths and made another fortune. When the Brown Palace was erected it was turned over to Mr. Bush, as was also the Metropole, and for quite a time the Windsor, the Brown Palace and the Metropole were all under the same management. When it came to hotels, the man was simply a Napoleon. Much of the money he made he gave away, but his estate will leave his family in excellent circumstances. Mr. Bush numbered his friends by the thousands, and his death will be sincerely mourned. Oct 14, 1898: Died in Aspen. – Aspen, Oct. 13. – William C. Garland, private of Co. E. First United States regulars, died at his home here this afternoon. He enlisted from Denver last May, fought through the Santiago campaign, but contracted a fever at Camp Wykoff, which caused his death. Died In Denver. – John Matthews, a member of the miners’ union of this city, died in Denver yesterday at the Sisters’ hospital. His remains will be taken to Leadville for burial. Deceased leaves a wife and three children. Oct 15, 1898: Run Over. – Glenwood Springs, Colo., Oct. 14. – R.L. Murphy, a member of the railroad union of St. Paul, was instantly killed today by a train running over him. Oct 16, 1898: Died Of Appendicitis. – Mr. Pigg, a very prominent ranchman whose place is about twenty miles west of this city, beyond the High Park, died yesterday of appendicitis. About a week ago Drs. Whiting and Magruder were called out to see him, but the case was then too far advanced to admit of an operation, and they announced the case almost hopeless. Mr. Pigg was well known and highly respected. Attention Elks. All members of Cripple Creek lodge B.P.O. Elks No. 310. You are most earnestly requested to meet at our hall at 1:45 p.m. today, to pay our last sad tribute to the daughter of our honored brother, John Rand. Death of Rhea Rand. – Only child of John Rand died last Night. – Rhea Rand, the thirteen-year-old daughter of John Rand, has passed away last night at 9 o’clock her spirit took flight to the realms of eternity. For several days past the little girl, the light of the father’s life, had been ill. A physician was summoned, but it was not thought that her condition was serious until yesterday, when she began to sink. Her father, sitting by the bedside, saw the life of his little one gradually ebb out to the infinite, and with hands clasped over his knees and tears streaming down his cheeks, he watched until the spirit of Rhea had passed from this world to the next. The funeral will occur this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, from the Baptist church. Oct 18, 1898: Denver, Oct. 17. – A special to the Rocky Mountain News from Florence, Colo., says: News has just reached here of the death by freezing last Saturday night of the ten-year-old son of William Leolin, living six miles from here, and possibly the fatal freezing of the father. They were driving home from Florence and lost their way in the blinding snow-storm. They left the team, hoping to find the way on foot. Neither were properly clad for cold weather, and soon the boy’s strength gave out and he died in his father’s arms. Leolin finally sank down from cold and exhaustion within a short distance from his own door, where he was found about 9 o’clock, unconscious. Oct 19, 1898: An Awful Death At The Theresa. – Another mining fatality due entirely to carelessness on the part of the victim occurred at the Theresa mine on Bull hill, between 2 o’clock and 2:30 yesterday afternoon. About that hour A.G. Kollnig, a minor, was engaged in repairing the steam pipe in the manway between the fourth and fifth levels of the mine. To get at the pipe, Kollnig was working on top of the cage, with one foot straddled on to the timbers. His work accomplished, the unfortunate man gave the signal to hoist while still in this dangerous position, thinking he would have ample time before the engineer would begin hoisting to recover his footing on the cage. The engineer, however, was prompt to act on the signal, and opening the throttle, the cage was started on its upward course. Kollnig was jerked upwards and then fell between the timbers and the rising cage. A man named Lewis, who was working with Kollnig, immediately signaled to stop, but too late, the unlucky miner was caught and his skull crushed out of shape, the awful pressure forcing one eye out of its socket. Kollnig was immediately brought to surface and although medical aid was at once summoned expired an hour and a half after being brought up and never once losing consciousness until the moment before he expired. Deceased was a single man, aged about 24, and had been in the camp three years, his parents residing at Red Cliff, Eagle county, this state. They have been notified and his father will arrive in Victor, where the remains were removed awaiting interment. Oct 21, 1898: J.M. Gregory Deat. – Washington, Oct 20. – Hon. John M. Gregory, one of the first commissioners of the civil service died last night, aged 70 years. John M. Price. – Atchison, Kan., Oct. 20. – John M. Price, a prominent politician, died today at Bright’s disease. Death of Milford Harmon. – Jackson, Mich., Oct. 20. – Colonel Milford Harmon, an uncle of Mrs. Grover Cleveland, is dead. Chas. H. Sheldon. – Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 20. – Ex-Governor Charles H. Sheldon died today of pneumonia. Dennis Hartnett. – Dennis, the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Hartnett, was buried at Mt. Pisgah cemetery yesterday. Victor: The funeral of Ramon Kollnig, the unfortunate miner who was recently killed at the Theresa mine, will take place this morning from Hunt’s undertaking parlors, the Rev. R.M. Mayo officiating. Mrs. Kollnig, mother of the deceased, with her two remaining children, arrived yesterday from Minden, Colo., to attend the last sad rites. Oct 22, 1898: Goldfield: Prof. Ault, principal of the schools here, is in receipt of the sad news of the death of his father at Stubbinsville, O. He will leave for there at once, and hopes to reach home in time for the funeral. Filer L. Thompson Dead. – Filer L. Thompson is dead. This announcement will be read with the deepest regret by hundreds and thousands of people all over the Cripple Creek district, and in other parts of the state as well. Three days ago Mr. Thompson suffered an attack of pleurisy and heart failure, which became so serious that his life was despaired of. He rallied, however, and next morning was able to leave his bed for a time. He continued weak, and it was thought best to remove him to a lower altitude for a while. Accordingly, last night his son Chauncey took him on the south bound train, intending to stop with him for a time at Pueblo. The excitement of the move proved too much for the weakened invalid, and he expired before he could be moved from the train at Pueblo, about 2 o’clock this morning. (Article continues at length in this edition.) Mr. Thompson leaves a widow and two sons, one about 21 and the other ?? years of age. The older son, Chauncey, was with him at the time of his death, and it was a message from him which announced the sad tidings to friends in this city this morning. Oct 23, 1898: Notice. – On behalf of the family and for myself, I beg to extend to the friends of the late Filer L. Thompson, an invitation to attend his funeral, which will take place from the Masonic temple at 2 o’clock this (Sunday) afternoon, October 23. Julius Thompson. Attention O.E.S. – The Gold Nuggett Chapter No. 30, requests the attendance of all members at 1:30 o’clock at Masonic hall, to attend the funeral of Brother Flier L. Thompson. Visiting members invited. Ellen Stover, Worthy Matron. Notice. – Mt. Pisgah Lodge No. 96, A.F. and A.M. will meet at Masonic temple this afternoon at5 1:30 p.m. for the purpose of attending the funeral of Brother Filer L. Thompson. All members and visiting brethren are requested to attend. By order of A.C. Stover, W.M. Chas. Harcourt, Secretary Oct 26, 1898: Died on the Train. – St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 25. – Rev. Dr. M.T. Martin, Baptist clergyman of Gloster, Mass., died on the Wabash train just before he arrived in the Union station Saturday evening, in the arms of his son, Rev. T.T. Martin, also a Baptist minister of Cripple Creek, Colo. The remains were shipped last night to the home at Gloster. He had been visiting his son, who was holding a series of meetings at Cripple Creek, when he was taken ill. His son was taking him to the Baptist sanitarium at St. Louis, when he died on the way. Warren Russell, a young man 22 years of age, who is employed by R.F. Petis as an ore hauler, fell from his seat yesterday afternoon at about 3 o’clock, just after having filled his wagon and driven the team up on the level road. His head struck under the hind wheel and as the horses kept on walking it passed over it and death came almost instantly. Several people saw the accident, but none of them can find any intelligent reason for the driver falling from his seat, as at the point where the wagon was moving, the road was as smooth as it was possible to be. Naturally the idea is that Russell was stricken with vertigo. His friends have never heard him complain of ill health, and it is hard to imagine how one as strong and robust should so quickly lose consciousness. Walter Russell had lived in this district for seven years or more, and it was here that he grew into manhood. He was well known among young people, and had no end of friends. His parents reside at 211 Prospect Place, and are almost heartbroken over the sorrow that has come upon them. Arrangements for the funeral have not been made at this writing. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Goodenough, of Independence, died today. The little one had opened its eyes on this world but a few days ago. Oct 27, 1898: No Inquest. – Young Russell’s Death Was Clearly an Accident, the Coroner Says. Coroner Hallett came up to this city last evening to investigate the death of young Russell, who was run over by an ore wagon and killed late Tuesday evening. He found the death so plainly as accident that he decided no inquest was necessary. On his way home to Colorado Springs he will inquire into the manner of the death of John Waycross, killed yesterday afternoon a short distance north of Woodland Park. From all accounts it seems that Waycross, who is superintendent of the Midway mine, was at the bottom of the shaft when the bucket fell on him, killing him instantly. Found Dead In Bed. – Henry Mercurary, one of the oldest and best known miners in this camp, was found dead in bed at his lodging house at 513 El Paso avenue, Capitol Hill, yesterday afternoon at about 5 o’clock. Deceased has been working a lease lately near the Anchoria-Leland, and rooming with a friend who works over near Anaconda. Yesterday morning his chum, George Barrett, got up early and left Mercurary asleep. He returned from his work at the time above mentioned, and tried to rouse his partner, and was horrified to find him dead. Life must have gone out of the body several hours previous as the face was rigid. An ambulance was summoned and the body taken to W.S. Woods’ undertaking parlors on Bennett avenue. Two brothers of the dead man – Peter, at Anaconda, and George, at Elkton – reside in this camp, while two other brothers are residents of Leadville. From members of the family it is learned that Henry has complained frequently of a pain in his heart, and it is likely that trouble of that organ carried him away. Mr. Mercurary was a member of the Victor miners’ union and it is likely that under the auspices of that society the funeral will be held. Oct 28, 1898: A Great Concourse of Friends Attended the Obsequies. – No funeral in this city, where the dead man was not a member of some order was ever more largely attended than was that of Warren Russell, the young man who fell dead from his ore wagon on Gold hill near or at the Half Moon mine, on Tuesday afternoon. Warren Russell was a great favorite in camp, and only a small portion of the people who would like to have been present were in attendance at the funeral. At the head of the procession came the best band in the city playing the “Dead March in Saul” after which came the remains in the hearse, that was drawn by the four horses the young man was driving when he fell dead, and a long concourse of friends. The funeral services were of the usual form, but they were made more impressive because there were so many mourners. Walter Russell was a distinctively Cripple Creek person. It was here that he grew into manhood and it was here that he died. Let his sleep be long and the awakening come in a fairer land and a clearer sky. Oct 29, 1898: Thanks to Friends. – Bert Russell and mother desire to extend thanks to those good friends who so kindly assisted and consoled them on the occasion of the death of their brother and son, Warren Russell, last Tuesday. The consolation offered by the friends will never be forgotten by either of them. Oct 30, 1898: Dropped Dead. – Denver, Oct. 29. – Samuel A. Rathbun, one of the oldest employees of the Denver & Rio Grande railway, fell dead from heart failure at 2 o’clock this afternoon, near the main office of the road, where he had just reported, having arrived at 12 o’clock on his regular run from Colorado Springs. He had been in the employ of the company in the capacity of passenger conductor for over fifteen years. Red Men Attention. – All Red Men are requested to meet at the White-Martin undertaking rooms at 8 a.m. sharp this morning, to attend the funeral of Brother C.C. Perkins. By order. W.C. Little, Sachem, Tuscarora, No. 39. T.F. Gorman, Sachem White Cloud 55. Nov 1, 1898: Victor: The death is announced of John, the 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Stewart, at Florence, last Thursday. The little lad had been ailing for some months, and the best of medical skill was unable to successfully cope with the disease diabetes. The funeral took place at Florence on Saturday. Died. – Burgess, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Collins, aged 3 years, at the residence of his grand parents in Florence, at 7:30 p.m., Sunday. The little fellow some few weeks ago suffered from a severe attack of diphtheria, but had in a measure recovered, and was sent to a lower altitude to recuperate. The dread disease had, however, greatly deranged his system, and death resulted, after about one week’s illness. Mr. and Mrs. Collins are well known in this city, “Jim” Collins, as he is called, being assistant superintendent of the Cripple Creek Sampling company, and also one of the leasees of the C.O.D. mine. The funeral will take place at Florence tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock. Nov 2, 1898: Victor: The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary Whalen will take place this afternoon at 3 o’clock, from the residence of Mrs. A.P. Gallagher, daughter of the deceased. Mrs. Whalen was 79 years of age. William D. Haskins. – William Durbin, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Haskins, was buried yesterday from Fairley & Lampman’s. The little one died in Eldora, and the remains were brought here for interment. Nov 3, 1898: Brakeman Injured. – Florence, Colo., Nov. 2. – Frank Denning, a Rio Grande brakeman living here, fell between the cares in the yards this morning, and had both legs cut off. He is dying, and was taken to the hospital at Salida. He leaves a wife and mother. Took His Life. – Boulder, Colo., Nov. 2. – George Dowling committed suicide about 5:30 o’clock last night. He drank two ounces of laudanum. He was in jail on a charge od drunkenness on complaint of his wife. Nov 4, 1898: Mine Accident. – Leadville, Nov. 3. – County Treasurer George W. White received a dispatch from Rossland, B.C., today, announcing the killing of his brother-in- law, W.J. Caine, in the Sunset mine. Caine is well known in Colorado. Nov 5, 1898: Goldfield: The infant daughter, Margarette May, of Mr. and Mrs. P. Kelley, was buried yesterday in St. victor’s cemetery. A large circle of friends accompanied, the remains to its last resting place. Mr. and Mrs. Kelley have the sympathy of many friends. Elkton: Mr. J.C. Brasfield died yesterday morning at his home in this city. He had been suffering for several days, and was in the habit of taking morphine and by accident took too much. To counteract the effects of the morphine he was walked about for hours so as to be kept awake. Inflammation set in, resulting in his death. He was a man about 58 yeas of age, and was for months bookkeeper on the Elkton, but more recently had been night watchman. He leaves a wife and two married sons living in this camp. The remains were sent to Smithville, Mo., yesterday afternoon, accompanied by the bereaved widow and the sons, with their wives. Nov 11, 1898: Died of Typhoid. – Willie Good, a young man of 22, died yesterday of typhoid fever. His mother lives in Glenwood, Ia. The remains will be interred at Mt. Pisgah. Nov 12, 1898: Thomas J. Kendrick, a blacksmith who resides at 312 West Eaton avenue, was shot and mortally wounded at 4:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon by John D. Rosenfield, a youth of twenty years, in front of Woodworth’s blacksmith shop on Eaton avenue, near B street, and the shooting was justifiable. At 8:30 o’clock the man died. (Article continues at length in this edition.) A Poor Woman Dies All Alone In Her Cabin in Victor. – Yesterday morning neighbors visited the little cabin in which Mrs. Myron Conley has recently been living on North Fourth street. They found the occupant in bed, dead. The woman had been sick for two or three days with a cold, and it is supposed pneumonia carried her off. She was 45 years of age. Her husband’s whereabouts is not known. A woman whose real name may possibly never be known died yesterday at the Sisters’ hospital of Bright’s disease. To her friends she passed as Maud Cotton, but they all know that that was not her proper name. For the last year and a half she has been living with a miner up Poverty gulch whose name, now that the woman id dead, everybody seems to have forgotten. It is thought her parents may reside in Dallas, Texas, and that her name may possibly be Lizzie Breen. The wires were freely used yesterday, but no such family could be found. Maud Cotton – for such she must now be called – gave her age as 29 years and that is likely correct. She was prepossessing in appearance, had a fine figure, bright eyes and a magnificent head of auburn hair. It is said that she was well educated, a fluent conversationalist, and in every way a more than ordinarily attractive woman. What a sad history that life must have been upon which the curtain has now forever fallen! A Victim of Pneumonia. – Frank Stahl, a miner who has resided in this district for several years, died yesterday at his residence, 515 Colorado avenue, of pneumonia. Deceased leaves a wife to mourn the loss of a true and faithful husband. Nov 13, 1898: The funeral of Thomas J. Kendrick will take place tomorrow (Monday) from the Baptist church at 2 o’clock p.m. Victor: Coroner Hallett decided, after investigation, that the death of Mrs. Myron Conley was due to heart disease. The funeral occurred yesterday afternoon, the Rev. Mayo officiating. The deceased was 45 years old. A Widower survives. Not Expected To Live. – John R. Black, the druggist, of this city, received word last night that his sister, Miss Jennie, is sick and is not expected to live, in Denver. Nov 17, 1898: Victor: Chief of Police Stewart received a dispatch this morning from Sheriff Harris, at Provo, Utah, announcing the death near that city of Daniel Siebert, and aged man who left Victor some months ago to take up a homestead in Southern Utah. He was taken sick and was obliged to sell his team to obtain the necessities of life. Siebert then started to return to this city, where his wife and two children now reside, when he was taken seriously ill and died yesterday morning. Siebert’s family are in destitute circumstances and Marshall Stewart replied to that effect. The dead man was 55 years of age. The direct cause of death was an aggravated attack of diabetes. Died Yesterday. – Maria, wife of Charles Shiffbauer, died yesterday, aged 45. The funeral will take place this afternoon at 2 p.m. from the home of George Canant, 123 E. Carr avenue. Nov 19, 1898: O.C. Wood, a miner employed on the Strong mine was almost instantly killed last night at 7 o’clock. He was working in the sump at 700 feet, cutting a hitch in the wall, when a man placing a timber above let it go. It hit the man below and he died almost instantly. Deceased arrived in camp from Durango only a few days ago. He was 34 years of age and single. Nov 22, 1898: The inquest on the remains of Peter Cannon, who was killed in the Portland mine yesterday afternoon, will be held at Hunt’s undertaking parlors on the arrival of Coroner Hallett from Colorado Springs this morning. Peter Cannon and Sam McGraw, a machine man and his helper, were blown up this afternoon in the Portland mine. Cannon was killed, being literally blown to pieces, while his helper was badly mangled. The extent of the latter’s injuries is not yet known. It was not known that there was a missed shot, and the supposition is that part of a charge had exploded, and the remainder failed. The men were running one of the big drills on the 500-foot level, when they broke into the old hole, and there was an explosion. Cannon was single, about 35 years of age. His parents live in the old country, and he has a brother in Denver. McGraw was brought to the Sister’ hospital in this city, where he is receiving every possible care. Last Night the Faithful Western Union Messenger Passed Away. – Fred, the eighteen-year-old boy of Mr. and Mrs. John Lamberton, died last night of stomach trouble. He will be well remembered as one of the Western Union messenger boys. He had been sick for several months. Lately his parents thought that they noted an improvement in his condition. He was out of bed until 6 o’clock yesterday afternoon, when he complained of being sick, and was taken to bed. At 10 o’clock he died. Fred was faithful and diligent. He was boyish, and reminiscent of lands and days that we knew in our boyhood. And so, his death will bring tears to men who have long thought themselves hardened to all things earthly. Good-night, Fred; you gave the promise of an honest man. May there be content for you who followed your duty. You were one who “Paint the things as they see them For the God of things as they are.” This is the reward. Nov 23, 1898: Victor: After examining a number of witnesses, relative to the Portland mine disaster, Coroner Hallet decided that the cause was purely accidental. The members of the local miners’ union will meet at 10 o’clock this morning to attend the funeral of Peter Cannon. Dr. Gordon, a well known character of the city, died suddenly about noon yesterday. Gordon, who was a well educated man, has for months done nothing but loaf around saloons. He has been frequently arrested by the police, and yesterday it was decided to send him to Colorado Springs for treatment. Officer Murphy, who was detailed to find him located him shortly after noon at the Monarch saloon and started to take him out. On arrival at the door Gordon complained of feeling ill, and a wagon was at once sent for. The sick man was then removed to the city jail, and as Dr. George reached the building Gordon died. The remains were removed to Dun’s undertaking parlors to await burial. It is believed Gordon had a brother residing at Crested Butte. Funeral of Fred Lamberton – The remains of Fred Lamberton will be buried today. The funeral ceremonies will take place in the Congregational church, in this city, at 10 o’clock this morning. Nov 24, 1898: Victor: The funeral of Pete Cannon, the victim of Monday’s mine accident, took place yesterday morning. The remains were interred in the Victor cemetery. A number of the members of the miners’ union conducted the remains to the grave. The remains of the seven-year-old daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. John T. Stewart, who died yesterday morning, of diphtheria, will be buried this afternoon at 2 o’clock. Buried Yesterday. – The funeral of Fred Lamberton took place from the Congregational church yesterday. Nov 24, 1898: Died of Croup – Lura Hart, the 5-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Hart, died very suddenly Tuesday night of croup. The funeral will occur this morning from the family residence, 104 Prospect place, at 10 o’clock. Came In The Night. – Abner Ledford, an old-time smelting and mining man of Colorado, was found dead in his cabin sout of the F.&C.C. depot yesterday. Whether he died of some sudden malady, or whether he took his own life cannot be determined until the coroner has held an inquest. Ledford was apparently in his usual health Tuesday and was about town until the early evening, when he returned to his cabin. He had made arrangements with a friend named Webb, that the two should room together this winter, and Webb was to come down and sleep in the cabin. According to agreement Webb went down about 7 o’clock, but found the door locked. He thought that perhaps Ledford was still up town, and went away. Again about 9 o’clock he returned, and found the door still locked. Several times during the night he went to the cabin, but could not get in. Finally he became alarmed and went to the police. Chief McDaniels, Captain Smith and two officers went to the place about 4 o’clock and broke the door in. They found the lifeless body of the man lying in bed and covered up. There was absolutely nothing to indicate that he had committed suicide. HE had apparently undressed and gone to bed just as usual, and there was neither note, weapon, nor bottle to indicate that he had expected the grim messenger. The remains were removed to the rooms of Fairley and Lampman, where they now await the action of the coroner. Abner Ledford was one of the best known smelter men in the southwest. He learned his business among the big copper mines of Ducktown, Tenn., a little mining town in the extreme southeast corner of the state, near the North Carolina border. He was the inventor of a very valuable process of refining copper, but received little of the credit or the money accruing from its use, as others bought out the invention. He came to Colorado in the latter sixties, and from 1874 to 1876 was employed in the Boston-Colorado smelter, first at Black Hawk, and later at Alma. He is a brother of the smelter man, William Ledford, of Butte, Montana, and has a sister who is also in good circumstances. Ledford was a native of Georgia, and served in the confederate army in the war of ‘61-‘65. He was well known to all the old G.A.R. men, and ex-confederates in this city. He lost his wife a few months ago, and grief has preyed on his mind to a serious extend. He said but little when sober, but when under the influence of liquor his chance expressions showed how bitterly he felt his bereavement. Until the coroner has determined the cause of his sudden taking off, and his relatives have been heard from, it is not known what disposition will be made of the remains. Card of Thanks. – Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Lamberton desire to return their heartfelt thanks to the friends who extended sympathy and kindness to them in the illness and death of their son Fred. Nov 25, 1898: J. Doris, one of he lessees on the Orpha May, died in his chair in the Delmonico saloon in Victor last evening about 3:30 o’clock. The cause is supposed to have been heart disease. Doris was sitting talking to a number of friends, when he suddenly became silent, and in a few moments was dead. He was a single man, and has been in this district for some time. Charles Nelson, aged 70, who died last evening at this residence on Capitol hill, will be buried this afternoon. Deceased leaves a wife and two daughters. Nov 25, 1898: Notice. – Mt. Pisgah Lodge No. 93, A.F. and A.M., will meet at Masonic temple this afternoon at 1 p.m., for the purpose of attending the funeral of Brother Benjamin Ledford. All members and visiting brethren are requested to attend. By order of S.C. Stover, W.M. Chas. Harcourt, Secretary. A.O.U.W. Notice. – All members of the A.O.U.W. are earnestly requested to attend the funeral of the deceased wife of our brother, John R. Slavin. Will meet at the hall at 1 p.m. Sunday, the 27th. Funeral services at 2 p.m. at the Baptist church. Chas. N. Miller, Master Workman. Nov 27, 1898: Died Last Night. – Mrs. Charlotta Dixon died at the Sister’s hospital last night. She was a member of the Victor Waiters’ union. Victor: Peter Sweeney, a popular member of the Elks, and well known in business circles in this city, was found dead in his bed by his wife yesterday morning. Deceased had been ailing for some time, but was around as usual on Friday. Mr. Sweeney was 40 years of age, and had resided in Colorado for many years. He leaves a wife and five children to mourn the loss of a kind husband and father. The funeral will in all probability be held Monday, under the auspices of the local lodge of Elks. The direct cause of death is believed to be heart disease. His Neck Broken – J.H. Mechem, a prominent lawyer of Pueblo, fell from the Florence and Cripple Creek train this morning, and was instantly killed. His neck was broken by the fall, and he died without a struggle. Mr. Mechem was a passenger on the train from Pueblo which reaches this city at 6:30 a.m. He was coming to Cripple Creek on legal business. He was seated in the smoker and three or four friends, smoking and talking. Finally he arose and started to walk into the sleeping car. The train had just passed Swallows, the scene of the freight engine explosion and wreck the other day. He walked out of the smoker, and was reaching for the rail of the sleeping platform, when the train gave a sudden lurch, and his friends were horrified to see him pitch headlong from the platform to the ground. The train was stopped and backed up to where he lay, but it was found that his neck was broken, and that death had been instantaneous. The body was taken aboard and brought as far as Florence where it was taken from the train to be returned to his family in Pueblo. Deceased was known in Cripple Creek as the brother of George B. Mechem, of the Mechem Investment company, and the Chicago and Cripple Creek tunnel, for which the victim of this morning’s accident was attorney. He leaves a wife and several children in Pueblo. He was a very prominent member of the Pueblo bar, and in fact, was known over the entire state. The remains were later removed to Pueblo, where the funeral will be held tomorrow. Nov 29, 1898: Victor: The remains of P. Sweeney were interred yesterday, the Rev. Father Downey conducting the ceremonies. The Brotherhood of Elks, to which organization deceased belonged, were present in numbers and escorted the remains to the outskirts of the city. Victor: The remains of Miss Charlotte Dixon, who died on Saturday at the Sisters’ hospital in Cripple Creek after a lingering illness, will be buried this afternoon from Hunt’s undertaking establishment. The Cooks’ and Waiters’ union will have charge of the funeral arrangements. Victor: The Victor Miners’ union had charge of the funeral of the late J. Ecklin, of Elkton. The remains were buried in the Victor Cemetery. Hazel Wolford. – Hazel, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.G. Wolford, died yesterday morning of heart failure. The funeral will be held this morning t 11 o’clock, at the family residence, 107 Pike’s Peak avenue. Died of Paralysis. – Denver, Nov. 28. – Daniel Terrill Skinner died at his home this morning at 5:30 o’clock. Mr. Skinner has been a resident of Denver for eighteen years, and a member of the firm of Skinner Bros. & Wright. Thursday evening he was suddenly attacked with paralysis and did not, recover from the shock. Nov 30, 1898: Died This Morning. – Gust Anderson, living at 221 W. El Paso, died of pneumonia at 2:15 this morning. He was a member of the A.O.U.W. of Cripple Creek, and the K. of P. lodge of Trinidad. Died in Denver. – On the 23rd inst, Mrs. Hannah C. Bancroft, aged 72 years. Her daughter Mrs. Gonga?ves, of Cripple Creek, accompanied the remains to Peabody, Mass., where the interment will take place. Victor: A. Rader, the Mexican porter, who has been employed at the Senate saloon for nearly a year, died yesterday after a twenty-four hours’ illness from pneumonia. The funeral takes place today. The deceased served four years under Shafter during the civil war. Roder was very popular among the colored residents and had many friends. Dec 1, 1898: A Fatal Fall. – Peter Brady met his death at the Orpha May mine of the Union company yesterday. Death was instantaneous, and was due to the unfortunate man falling down the shaft a distance of 200 feet. Brady was one of the lessees who are working on the various levels of the Orpha May. He was descending after the noon hour, and stepped off the cage at the eleventh level just as the cage started up. It is evident that he fell backward into the shaft, and a few seconds later his lifeless body struck the rocks at the thirteenth level, 200 feet below. He was very badly mangles. Brady was a single man, who lived in Altman. He was about 50 years of age, and highly spoken of by the friends he made there. He spent most of the past summer in Red Cliff, Colo., where he is thought to have mining interests. The remains of A. Raeder, the Mexican who died suddenly on Tuesday, will be buried this afternoon. A.O.U.W. Notice. – All members are earnestly requested to attend the funeral of our late brother, P.G. Anderson. Funeral will take place at the A.O.U.W. hill at 11 a.m., Friday, Dec. 2, and will be conducted under the auspices of the A.O.U.W. Knights of Pythias are invited to attend and take part. Chas. N. Miller, Master Workman. Card of Thanks. – We beg leave to express our heartfelt thanks to the many kindnesses and sympathy bestowed upon us in the hour of trouble and bereavement in the death of our dear little child, Hazel. The many marks of sympathy and kindness will never be forgotten by us. Mr. and Mrs. E.G. Wolford. Dec 2, 1898: Victor: O.M. Roland, of the United States regulars, died at the home of his brother on East Victor Avenue yesterday morning of typhoid malaria. Roland, was but 25 years of age, had served seven years under Uncle Sam, and contracted the fatal disease while serving with his regiment in Manila. He was sent home on sick leave and at once came to Colorado. The funeral will take place from Dunn’s undertaking establishment Sunday. The G.A.R. will in all probability attend the funeral of the dead soldier. Stabbing Affair. – Leadville, Dec. 1. – A fatal stabbing affray occurred near this city today. Jerry Krill was badly cut about the abdomen by J. Schumaker, in a drunken row. The affair occurred some distance out of the city. Both men are Austrians. Dec 3, 1898: Victor: Resolutions of condolence have been adopted by the Victor and Altman Miners’ unions on the untimely deaths of Peter Cannon and Peter Brady, members of the unions mentioned. The union hall will be draped in mourning for thirty days out of respect to the memory of the deceased brethren. The remains of Peter Brady, who was killed in the Orpha May shaft last Wednesday, were buried yesterday. The funeral was attended by the Miners’ unions of Altman and Victor, and the Sarsfield club of Victor. The attendance of other friends was also quite large and the procession was an imposing one. Dec 7, 1898: Denver, Dec. 6. – One of the recent deaths at Manila was that of Harry A. McDowell, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. McDowell of 31 E. Vermijo street, Colorado Springs. His parents received a letter from him dated October 7, stating that he had been in hospital eighteen days with malaria. He was unable to obtain a furlough, and passed away in the regimental hospital at Manila. He was a member of M company, which was made up partly of Co. H members, in which troop McDowell originally enlisted. He was for four years mailing clerk in the Colorado Springs post office, and at one time was a miner at Ouray. His father was a veteran of the Twenty-second Wisconsin during the civil war. Harry was 29 years of age. Into Hot Brine. – Carson, Dec. 6. – The 4-year-old daughter of John Frantzen, who resides a couple miles from Gardnerville, fell into a large kettle of hot brine today, and was so terribly scalded that she cannot live. The kettle was covered with boards, and these the little one removed. Only a few days ago her little brother was run over by a wagon and killed. Dec 8, 1898: Elkton: John Brasfield and wife have returned from Smithville, Mo., where Mr. Barsfield went to accompany the remains of his late father, J.C. Brasfield, who was interred at Smithville. His mother will remain in the East. Dec 9, 1898: Robert J. Jones Dead. – Central City, Dec. 8. – Robert J. Jones, and uncle of Sheriff Jones, of Arapahoe county, died here this morning at 7 o’clock of miners’ disease. He was 58 years of age. Dec 10, 1898: Goldfield: L.L. Peters died at noon today, from typhoid pneumonia. He belonged to the K. of P. Lodge, which will conduct the funeral. He leaves a wife. Dec 13, 1898: Victor: The mortal remains of J.L. Peters were laid to rest yesterday. Services were held by Rev. McNair of victor, after which the funeral cortege was formed, the K. of P. band in the lead, followed by members of the local lodge. After them came the hearse and a long string of carriages bearing sorrowing friends, and to the mournful strains of a funeral dirge the procession escorted the remains of their dead relative and brother on his last sad journey. Dec 14, 1898: Coal Mine Accident. – Trinidad, Colo., Dec. 13. – By an accident in the Starkville mine of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company, two men, Antonio Feffari, aged 42, and his son, aged 14, were killed. They were buried under a mass of rock and coal which fell without warning. The father leaves a wife and eight children. Funeral services were held at the Catholic church this morning at 11 o’clock. Dec 15, 1898: John R. Witcher died day before yesterday at Canon City, but the immediate cause of death is not known. Mr. Witcher came to El Paso county thirty-one years ago from Georgia. During all the time that has intervened he has made this county his home. Up until the time that Cripple Creek came into prominence Mr. Witcher was engaged in stock raising. He pre-empted several tracts of land on Four Mile, and from that stream his cattle ranged. Financially he was quite successful and at one time the story was current that he had more ready money at his command than any man in the county. When Cripple Creek forged to the front Mr. Witcher engaged in the lumber business, and while at the start he succeeded it was a new trade to him, and in the end it is doubtful if he came out even. Mr. Witcher raised a family in Colorado and his good wife, three sons and a daughter survive him. Information of the death of the old citizen reached this office at a late hour, and what disposition will be made of the remains is not known, but it is more than likely that the body will be interred in the old burying ground on Four Mile, a spot that is sacred to the old timers of this end of the country. Victor: Thos. J. Bedman, who was hurt on November 30, by a falling rock in the Portland, died yesterday afternoon at his residence on Portland avenue. Deceased was 36 years of age, and leaves a wife and two young children. The funeral will take place at 10 o’clock on Friday morning. Dec 16, 1898: Victor: The funeral of the late Thomas J. Brennan will be held at St. Victor’s Catholic church at 10:30 o’clock this morning, the Rev. Father Downey officiating. All members of the Sarsfield club and Victor Miners’ union, to which organizations deceased belonged, are requested to attend the funeral services. Dec 17, 1898: Lost His Life. – Leadville, Dec. 16. – It is now believed that Walter Harlin lost his life in the severe storm of November 30, and December 1. November 30 he started for the Jonny mine and has not since been heard from. Found Dead. – Denver, Dec. 16. – Charles Peterson driver of a coal wagon, living at 2501 Arapahoe, was found dead at 6 o’clock this morning near the warehouse at Twentieth and Wazee. His body was under a large corrugated iron door, which had been pried from its position by a crow bar. The indications are that Peterson was attempting a burglary, when the door fell upon him. Wait Henry, who has been sub-leasing on the Co?ilauns on Battle mountain for some time, was probably fatally injured yesterday morning. The unfortunate miner was standing on a ladder in the shaft starting a new drift, when a rock, loosened by a previous blast, fell, striking him square on the head and knocking him to the bottom of the shaft, 14 feet below. He was immediately brought to the surface and taken to his home on North First street. Doctors were summoned and he was found to be suffering from concussion of the brain. Slight hopes are given of his recovery. Henry is 30 years of age, and his parents reside in Hot Springs, Ark. They have been notified by wire of their son’s misfortune. Funeral today. – Mrs. Mary Trendell, mother of Mrs. Max Peters, died at 10:25 o’clock Sunday night. The funeral will take place from the residence, 285 W. Bennett, at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20. Friends of the family are invited to attend. Elkton: There has been a general feeling of gloom over our camp since the news arrived yesterday of the death of one of our well known citizens, John S. Gates, who died in Florence a few days ago, where he went ten days ago for the benefit of heart trouble. He was one of our old residents, a man about 55 years of age, and universally esteemed. He will be interred in Georgetown. A widow living in Denver survives him. Dec 22, 1898: An Old Miner Dies. – Central City, Dec. 21. – Captain Thos. Rowe, formerly of the Saratoga Mining company, died at his residence in this city last evening. The remains will be embalmed and shipped to Silver Plume, where the funeral services will be held on Friday afternoon. Dec 23, 1898: Killed Himself. – Trinidad, Colo., Dec. 22. – John Burns, son of ex-Sheriff Burns, committed suicide at Hastings, by shooting himself through the heart with a revolver. Mr. Barns left a wife and two children. Hunter Killed. – Georgetown, O., Dec. 22. – The body of John Butt was found a few miles south of this place last night. He had shot himself while out hunting. Dec 24, 1898: Instantly Killed. – Trinidad, Colo., Dec. 23. – John Sipino, an Italian miner, in the employ of the Victor Coal company, was instantly killed yesterday afternoon. He was crushed by a mass of rock and coal. Died Suddenly. – Denver, Dec. 23. – The wife of W.L. Kuykendall, of Saratoga, Wyo., died suddenly Wednesday evening, at St. Joseph, Mo. She had been suffering for some time with cancer and was on her way to Hot Springs, Ark., to spend the winter and receive treatment. Her son, John Kuykendall, arrived here with his mother’s remains. Mrs. Kuykendall crossed the plains in a covered wagon, accompanied by her tow sons, in 1866, and moved to Cheyenne, Wyo., in the year 1867, where their home has been continuously ever since. The family are pioneers in Colorado and Wyoming, and are well known throughout the two states. The funeral will occur tomorrow afternoon. E.L. Chaddock Dead. – Black Hawk, Colo., Dec. 23. – Elmer L. Chaddock died this morning. He was a member of the city council and has resided here for eighteen years. He came her from Illinois. He leaves a wife and two sons and two daughters. His oldest son is in the army in Colonel Hale’s regiment. Inquest to Be Held. – Coroner Hallett came up from Colorado Springs last evening to inquire into the cause of the death of Mrs. Maggie Cowell, who died suddenly Friday night. An autopsy was held, but the doctors could not agree as to the cause of death. The stomach was taken out and will be submitted to the state chemist for examination, and as soon as the analysis is complete a jury sworn in last night, will hold an inquest. Dec 25, 1898: Funeral Today. – The funeral of Mrs. Maggie Cowell, wife of John Cowell, of this city, will take place from Lampman’s undertaking parlor today at 2 o’clock. Died. – At her late residence on N. B. Street, in this city, Mrs. Adolph Atkinson. Funeral from the First Baptist church this afternoon at 3 o’clock. Dec 27, 1898: Funeral of Mrs. Cowell. – The funeral of Mrs. Maggie Cowell, whose sudden death upon Friday morning was chronicled in these columns, occurred from Lampman’s undertaking parlors Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, and was largely attended. Father Raeber officiating. Mrs. Cowell was born in St. Louis, and was 38 years of age at the time of her death. She was married to John W. Cowell five years ago, and her married life was an extremely happy one. She was a devout Catholic, and her life was marked by many acts of charity and true Christianity. She believed in the brotherhood and sisterhood of humanity, and her heart and purse were never closed to a fellow being in distress. Her works of kindness and generosity were not marked by ostentation and display, but were done quietly and modestly with true womanly tact and delicacy, and there are many hearts in this city that will send up a silent prayer to the throne of grace in her behalf, and many a tear will dim the eye as the blessings of those whom she has aided and comforted follow to her last earthly abiding place in Mt. Pisgah cemetery. Victor: Jacob Kloshine, aged 68 was found dead on the floor of his room in the Midland hotel at about 1:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The deceased came to Victor a few weeks ago on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. James Harnan, from Wilkesbarre, Pa. Mrs. Harnon, finding her father failed to respond to her call, went to his room and was shocked to find him dead. The remains were removed to the undertaking establishment of Dunn & Co., to await the action of the coroner. Dec 28, 1898: Miner Killed. – Silverton, Colo., Dec. 27. – W.S. McGraw was instantly killed while working in the Sunnyside mill. He was caught in a moving belt, and both arms torn off. His remains were buried yesterday by the local lodge, Woodmen of the World. Victor: The funeral of the the late Jacob Kloshine will take place from the Midland Hotel on North Fourth street at 3 o’clock this afternoon. Dec 29, 1898: N.W. Brown Dies. – Boulder, Dec. 28. – N.W. Brown, one of the 1859 pioneers of this county died yesterday afternoon, and his funeral will occur at Nederland tomorrow, Mr. Brown was a native of Meadville, Pa., and was well known among mining men in Colorado. Dec 30, 1898: Instantly Killed. – Denver, Dec. 20. – Silas F. Small, a teamster, aged 70, who came here in 1869, and lived at 1320 Pearl street, was instantly killed at 7:30 last night, being struck by train No. 3 on the D.&R.G. road. Small was deaf and did not hear the train. Mrs. F.A. Cannon Dead. – Denver, Dec. 29. – Mrs. Fannie A. Cannon, wife of George L. Cannon, and mother of George L. Cannon, Jr., died today at her home in Highlands. Driven to Suicide. – Leadville, Colo., Dec. 20. – The body of a young, beautiful, refined girl named Carrie Williams was shipped to her old home at Glasgow, Mo., this morning. She was a suicide. Six months ago her mother died at Glasgow, Carrie was with her. After the funeral Miss Williams took $500 her mother left her, and went to Dillon, Colo., to visit her sister. There she met Harry Evans, a variety actor from Denver, and fell in love with him. He borrowed her $500 to go into business, but instead of this he spent the money on other women, and a bitter quarrel ensued. In her disappointment Carrie Williams shot herself. Yesterday she died, and her body was sent home to rest by the side of her mother. Dec 31, 1898: Henry Kruse. – Central City, Dec. 30. – H. Kruse, Sr., formerly of the firm of Kruse & Sons, of this city, died yesterday at the residence of his son, Henry. He was in his 85th years, and a native of Germany. He had resided here since 1871. Robert M’Sheedy Dead. – Denver, Dec. 30. – Robert McSheedy, son of Chris E. McSheedy, editor of the Rocky Mountain World, died yesterday of spinal meningitis. His father was in Cincinnati at the time of his death. The arrangements for his funeral will not be completed until his return. 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