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AFFALTER, Frank SUDDEN DEATH OF A BOY Denver Times, Page 2, 1/2/1895
Longmont, Colo., Jan 2,--(Special.)--Frank Affalter,
who has been attending school at Fort Collins, came home and was taken
sick, immediately after his arrival. He died before medical
attention could be secured. The local physicians are unable
to ascertain the cause of his death. The deceased had a brother
who died under similar circumstances three years ago.
ALLEN, Elizabeth C., (Mrs.)
SHE
COURTED DEATH
While
Temporarily Insane, Mrs. Allen Kills Herself.
AN
OLD DENVER RESIDENT
The
Aged Lady Brooded Over the Loss of Securities Which She Expected to
Leave Her Children Until Her Mind Became Unbalanced--She Took Forty
Grains of Morphine With Fatal Results.
Denver
Post, 3/9/1895
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Allen, one of the early pioneers of Denver, committed
suicide on Thursday afternoon by taking 40 grains of morphine at her
home 3939 Market St.
The pioneer lady was 56 years of age and became insane over her business
troubles because of the alleged misappropriation of $32,000 of her
money by attorneys.
Mrs. Allen owned the two lots upon which the Mining Exchange is erected.
Two years ago she disposed of the property for a consideration of
$50,000.00.
Just $32,000 of this amount was invested by Merritt & Grommon
upon a mortgage on property at the corner of Fifteenth Streets and
Court Place. Part of the balance was invested in real estate
and the remainder was deposited in the First National Bank.
After Merritt & Grommon made the investment for her she was anxious
to place her securities in shape for her only daughter, Mrs.
Hettie Drummond, who was the first white child born in Denver.
With that intention it is alleged she called upon her attorneys and
gave them into their possession with her blank endorsement.
It is further alleged that the attorneys filled in the endorsement
and negotiated a loan of $20,000 upon Mrs. Allen's securities.
Two years ago, hearing of her attorneys actions, she endeavored to
obtain their return, but was not successful.
Wednesday, previous to taking her life, she remained up throughout
the night in a condition bordering upon insanity over her troubles.
Her daughter, who resides with her, tried to pacify her but met with
very little success. On Thursday morning she retired and dozed
off for a few hours but on awakening her condition of the previous
evening continued.
Mrs. Drummond wanted to send for the family physician, but her mother
would not permit her. All day long she remained in a state of
despondency.
A little after 3 o'clock, Mrs. Drummond left her mother to call upon
a neighbor to send for a physician. Her visit was only a few
minutes and when she returned she found her mother lying across the
bed.
On seeing her daughter enter the room, she said to her:
"Hettie I am tired of life, and God knows I have had grief
enough. My dear child, I have taken a fatal dose".
A sixty-grain morphine bottle on a chair, three-fourths empty told
her daughter the story and she at once sent for a physician.
Dr. Jaeger responded promptly and labored with the woman until 7:30
o'clock in the evening, when she died.
Mrs. Allen was an old and respected resident of the city and a member
of the Pioneers Association. She crossed the plains with an
ox team in 1849.
The deceased leaves an estate valued at $75,000. The coroner
has taken charge of the case.
ALTMAN, Morris MORRIS ALTMAN DEAD. Denver Post, 3/7/1895
M. D. Altman, the well-known wholesale liquor dealer, died last
night at his residence, 2341 Clarkson Street. The deceased has
lived in Denver twenty years. He leaves a wife and two children.
He was a member of the Knights of Honor, Odd Fellows and I. O. B.
B.
ARCHER,
FRANK
DEATH
OF FRANK ARCHER
Denver Republican, 1/2/1895 Page 5
It Occurred In Florida On Tuesday, Being Caused By Consumption.
Intelligence
reached Denver yesterday from Zellwood, Fla.; of thedeath of
Frank Archer of Denver. He died on the afternoon of Jan. 1 of
consumption. Interment will be made at Reading, Pa. At
the time of his death he was in company with his sister, who left
Denver about a month ago to join him.
Frank
Archer was born in St. Louis about thirty-five years ago and came
to Colorado when still a young man. Until about four years ago
he was engaged in agricultural pursuits, having a large and very fine
ranch up the Platte. Ill health compelled him to leave Colorado
and he sold his ranch to Brad Dubois. He then set out to travel.
This took him all over this continent and to Europe. Two years
ago he was in Europe trying to get rid of a severe attack of rheumatism
and it was then he engendered the disease which has just proven fatal.
Returning to the United States he went to Arizona. A year ago
he came back to Denver but remained but a short time. It is
less than two months since he went to Florida in hopes of bettering
his physical condition, a journey that was in vain, however.
He
was well known in Denver and as well liked. Although much of
his infirmities he always kept in touch with his old friends here,
and news from him was always eagerly sought. His death may be
no great surprise to those who knew the man, but it will be no less
melancholy news.
BAKER,
George Franklin
(See
article under: Bitzer,Conrad B.) BALDWIN, Mary A., (Mrs.) WOUNDED ROBINSON
Death of a Pioneer Woman of Kansas in Berkeley. Rocky Mountain News, 9/30/1895 Yesterday morning at the residence of George Robinson, Sixteenth and Fay Streets, Berkeley, occurred the death of Mrs. Mary A. Baldwin in her 76th year. Mrs. Baldwin with her husband settled in Illinois in 1832 when that country was part of the wild West, moving in 1853 to Missouri, and two years later to Kansas. She participated in the first battle between the whites in Kansas, a distinction of which she was justly proud. Ex-Governor Robinson, while attempting to remove Mrs. Baldwin's tent from a section of land where Lawrence now is received a slight injury at her hands. During the late war she was taken prisoner by Quantrel's band a few miles from Lawrence, but was shortly after returned by a strong guard. Mrs. Baldwin was the mother of ten children, all of whom are living and were present at her demise. She also had three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment at Riverside. Friends and members of the G. A. R. are invited.
BALL, L. M. DEAD IN HIS CELL L. M. Ball Hangs Himself in a Pueblo Jail Denver Post, 1/13/1895 Pueblo, Colo., Jan.12, 1895--(Special)--L. M. Ball hanged himself in the county jail this morning with a dog chain. He was accused of stealing from his employer N. Dunning. He originally came from Wisconsin, and formerly lived at 1043 S. Lincoln Av., Denver.
BARRIE, Charles Town Talk Denver Post, 1/12/1895 Mr. Charles Barrie, an old man of 74, last evening succumbed to an attack of apoplexy. For twenty years Mr. Barrie was station agent for the Burlington at Princeton, IL.
BEDDOE, Albert DEATH OF ALBERT BEDDOE Rocky Mountain News, 1/5/1895 Albert Beddoe died Friday evening at home on Lincoln Avenue. He was for nine years in the advertising department of the Cincinnati Times-Star, but his health giving out was compelled to come to Colorado. The change was too late and after about a year's residence he passed away. For the past nine months he has been advertising agent for the Denver Times. His early death--he was about 30--is a matter of grief to a large circle of friends.
BILLINGS, Al AL BILLINGS SHOT John Grimes Fatally Wounds A Man At Bitter Creek Special to The News Rocky Mountain News, 8/22/1895 FRUITA, Colo., Aug. 21--Al Billings, who was in the employ of the James Rector cattle outfit on the Bitter Creek, in the edge of Utah, was shot by John Grimes some time yesterday. Grimes fired four shots at Billings, only one taking effect, which will prove fatal. The ball entered the lower part of the body, cutting through the bladder and passed entirely through the body. Billings was unarmed and could not defend himself. Oscar Turner, a boy 15 years of age, was at the scene and took Grimes by the arm and told him not to shoot anymore. Grimes immediately saddled the best horse in camp and made his escape very easily. It is not known yet whether or not the authorities are in pursuit of the murderer. Mr. Billings was brought to this place today and is still alive at Dr. Beard's office. Bitter Creek is about sixty miles north of this place in a very wild and secluded part of the Book Cliff mountains that form the northern boundary of the Grand River Valley.
BITZER, Conrad C. WALROD, Frank C. BAKER, George Franklin
VICTIMS OF THE ACCIDENT Services Over the Remains Held Yesterday TOUCHING TRIBUTES TO THE DEAD Services Over the Body of Conrad C. Bitzer Conducted by Schiller Lodge of Masons—Frank Walrod Buried by Trinity Lodge, K. O. E. W.—Tribute by Parson Uzzell is the Memory of George F. Baker—Large Attendance of Friends at Each of the Funerals. Rocky Mountain News, 2/4/1895 The final act in the tragedy of last Wednesday night, when the boiler explosion at the West Denver power house of the Denver Tramway company sent three souls into eternity unwarned, was performed yesterday—what all that was mortal of the unfortunates was consigned to the grave. The funeral of Conrad C. Bitzer, the fireman who was killed instantly, and whose body was terribly mangled, was held at Miller’s undertaking establishment, 1714 Curtis street, and it was conducted by Schiller lodge of Masons No. 41, William Knight, pastor. The lodge assembled at Masonic temple at 1:30 and under escort of Oheen City division No. 5, uniformed rank K. of P, commanded by Captain Heinig, and division lodge No. 2, K. of P., of which Bitzer was a member, marched from the temple to where the body lay. Lohman’s band, playing a funeral dirge, headed the cortege. In a handsome casket, ornamented with Masonic emblems in silver, and almost buried in floral offerings, lay the body of the dead fireman. The floral pieces were exquisite in design and were the gifts of the lodges to which the dead man belonged and friends of the family. There were the square and compasses, in roses, smilax and evergreen, from the Masons; the emblem of the Knights of Piths; a beautiful floral pillow, with the legend, "Our Papa" worked in violets upon a ground of white flowers, a wreath from the Tramway Company, and another from Mr. and Mrs. F. Siege. A short service was performed by Rev. H. S. Felix of the Lutheran Church. He spoke feelingly of the sudden taking of Bitzer and added words of comfort and hope to the bereaved family. The body was then conveyed to the hearse by the following pall-bearers from Schiller lodge:--F. F. Evermann, Chris Weismuller, Frank Kaizer, Peter Fredericks, Carl Bruehne and Chris Ruhmann. At the grave in Riverside Cemetery, the impressive funeral ritual of the Masonic fraternity was read and the body committed to the dust with all the Masonic Honors.
Funeral of Frank Walrod.
Frank C. Walrod, who lost his life at the same time as Bitzer, was buried from Olivet Congregational Church, West Denver, at 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon. The funeral exercises were held under the auspices of Charity Lodge No. 23 A. O. U. W., and interment was held at Fairmount Cemetery. The little church was filled with friends and sympathizers with the family when the body, which had been prepared for burial at I. N. Rogers’ undertaking parlor reached the church. The funeral service was performed by the Rev. Mr. Upton, after which the A. O. U. W. took charge of the remains and conducted final exercises at the grave. The pallbearers were: W. T. Crean, John S. Coeres, J. P. Etheridge, Wm. R. Gibson, G. J. Stirm and C. L. Smith. W. E. Devore, deputy grand master workman and Don A. Swett, master workman, conducted the ritualistic exercises. Among the floral offerings was a beautiful anchor and shield, the emblem of the A. O. U. W.
Funeral of G. F. Baker
The funeral of George Franklin Baker, the aged man who died from the shock of the boiler explosion on Thursday morning last, took place from I. N. Rogers’ undertaking rooms on Champa Street. It was a sorrowful little gathering that assembled to pay the last tribute of respect to the memory of a good man. His daughter and son, with whom he has made his home since his residence in Denver, were bowed down with uncontrollable grief, and as Rev. Thomas Uzzell spoke of the virtues of the deceased and comforted as best he could the sorrowing relatives, a deep solemnity pervaded the room. At the conclusion of the exercises, which were short and simple, the body was conveyed to Riverside Cemetery. Mr. Baker was born in Pompey, N. Y., November 17, 1822 and at the time of his death was in his 73rd year. He was a man of fine attainments and ever ready to lend his aid to any good work.
BLONGER, LOU Rocky Mountain News, 4/23/1924 Page 14 Blonger Will be Buried at Fairmount Despite Request for Mount Olivet Grave.
Widow Is Left Entire Property in Will of Bunko Gang Leader Who Breathed Last in Prison.
Despite the fact that Lou Blonger, convicted "king" of Denver's million dollar bunko ring, who died in the state penitentiary Sunday, expressed the wish in his will that he be buried in Mount Olivet cemetery, arrangements are practically completed for his interment at Fairmount Cemetery. Preparations for the funeral, to be held this morning are being made by officials of the W. P. Horan mortuary, 1527 Cleveland place, under orders of Mrs. Blonger. Mrs. Blonger was shown her husband's will, which was lodged in County court yesterday, but made no move to have the burial place changed. At Fairmount cemetery it is planned to bury him in the Blonger family lot, where Sam Blonger, his brother and intimate associate for sixty years is buried. The brother died ten years ago. Funeral services are to begin at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at 9 o'clock. The pallbearers will be old friends of the deceased, including comrades of the civil war period. Yesterday afternoon the body lay in state in the Horan chapel. Scores of old-time friends viewed the body during the afternoon and early evening. In his very brief will, which was drawn in the penitentiary by Attorney John J. Morrissey of Denver, March 24, Blonger instructed that all his property, both real and personal, should go to his widow, after all just debts had been paid. It provides that the widow be allowed to serve as executrix of the estate without giving bond. The estate consists of only a few scattered parcels, all of which are covered by state and federal government liens. All the aged man's unencumbered property was deeded to his wife prior to his removal to the penitentiary. The remainder has been filed against for collection of federal taxes, costs of his prosecution in the state courts, and recently John S. Peck of Kentucky, one of the bunko victims, obtained a $17,000 judgment against Blonger. A suit is now pending in Jefferson County to set aside the conveyance of his orchard, located near Golden, to Mrs. Blonger. Just what the entire estate is valued at is not know, but will be announced at the time the will is present for probate. Plans to push Blonger's Supreme court appeal and carry on his fight for vindication, even after his death, are being made by his attorney, it was said. If the appeal is carried on, it may enable fifteen others of the bunko ring to obtain the benefit of any decision that may be handed down in behalf of their former leader.
BOAL, George J. Rocky Mountain News, 5/24/1895 GEORGE J. BOAL’S ESTATE The Widow Appointed Administrator with Bond of $100,000. The will of George J. Boal, the deceased lawyer, was filed for probate in the county court yesterday and the hearing set for July 1, and an order to take the testimony of the witnesses to the instrument at Hastings, Neb, being entered. The widow, Mrs. M. A. B. Boal was appointed administrator to collect and her bond was fixed at $100,000. The will is dated July 4, 1887 and is witnessed by L. M. Selby and Louis H. Jackson. It bequeaths his entire estate to his wife and two sons, Theodore D. and Montgomery, share and share alike, but all to be under the control of Mrs. Boal until Montgomery, the younger, reaches his majority, unless when Theodore reaches his majority she shall choose to give him his share or a part of it. Mrs. Boal is named as executrix without bonds.
BOSANKO, Dr. S. Arthur DR. BOSANKO DEAD Pneumonia Carries Off a Prominent Physician of Leadville Special to The News Rocky Mountain News, 11/24/1895 LEADVILLE, Colo., 11/23/1895--Dr. S. Arthur Bosanko died at his residence, 120 West Seventh Street, at 10:30 Saturday morning. The sickness was contracted last Monday a week ago. He was taken ill, but persisted in visiting his patients. The following Wednesday the doctor contracted a bad cold which soon manifested symptoms of pneumonia. He was prostrated and disconsolate, having a premonition of the outcome. So strongly had this conviction taken hold of him that he made his will and gave to his friend, Dr. E. T. Boyd, explicit directions as to the details of his burial. Dr. McDonald and Dr. Law were constant at his bedside and the best nurses of St. Vincent's Hospital were vigilant in their attention upon the sick physician. Dr. Flake of Denver had been telegraphed for and arrived on Friday of last week, when Dr. Bosanke gained some encouragement and expressed some hope of recovery. It was an extremely bad case of pneumonia, however, and the doctor finally succumbed. He was but 39 years of age and had established a large practice here. He leaves a wife and a son aged 5 years.
BOWE, Rush
DIED VERY SUDDENLY Special to The News Rocky Mountain News, 1/30/1895 CENTRAL CITY, Colo., Jan 29--Rush Bowe, a mining man of this city, died very suddenly last night at the residence of J. B. Hafer. To all appearances he was in apparent good health. His remains were taken in charge by the Masonic Lodge of this city of which order he was a member in good standing. He was also of the Grand Army of the Republic, serving in the war of the rebellion in an Ohio regiment. His remains will be shipped to Marion, Ohio, for interment, at which place his mother resides. He was a man who had led an eventful life, having been engaged in mining in Colorado, New Mexico, Montana, and Australia. When mustered out of the United States service he was but 15 years of age. He represented Denver capital in this county.
BROWN, James Deaths Rocky Mountain News, 8/19/1895 BROWN--At the residence of his daughter, 37 Lincoln Avenue, James Brown, aged 76 years. Father Brown has been a resident of Colorado since 1864. For the past twelve years he has lived in this city. He leaves behind him five daughters, Mrs. Sarah S. Wilson, Mrs. G. W. Drake, Mrs. W. E. Greenlee, Mrs. Lizzie James and Mrs. S. C. Brown, all residents of Denver. The funeral will take place from the home of G. W. Drake, 87 Lincoln Avenue, August 20 at 2 o'clock. Friends of the families are cordially invited.
BUCKLEY, Pat (see * Scoundrels "page under Pardons)
CARNEY, James DIED A VAGRANT. End of James Carney, Evidently Once a Man of Property Rocky Mountain News, 8/26/1895 At the Globe House, 1530 Market Street, yesterday morning James Carney, an unfortunate beggar, died suddenly. His remains were taken to the morgue. Four months ago, Carney, who had only one one-leg, came to the house. No one at the place knows his history, but he was without funds and homeless and to his fellow lodgers he was an object of pity. He was about 60 years of age and quite helpless. Last week some lodgers at the house clubbed together and paid for Carney's lodging for two months. Yesterday morning about 8:30 o'clock, the manager of the house found Carney dead in bed. There were no evidences of suicide or foul play and it is believed that the old man, who, perhaps was happy and prosperous at one time in his life, died a natural death.
CASEY, Thomas F. FUNERAL NOTICES Rocky Mountain News, 8/8/1895 CASEY--The death of Mr. Thomas F. Casey in Denver deserves more than a passing notice. Mr. Casey was a native of Chicago, being born in that city in 1847. is grand parents and parents were among its earliest pioneer, his father being a projector and contractor of the Illinois Canal. Mr. Casey came to Denver in 1883 and became an ardent admirer and lover of Colorado. Realizing its wonderful possibilities he transferred his interest to this state. He was a noble American and a warm advocate of her institutions, a staunch Roman Catholic whose hand was never closed to the wants of the poor. He inherited valuable property in Chicago from his father at the time of his death the revenue from which he used in Denver. It was in his home this modest, sensitive man was best known. His wife and little ones were the world in which he lived and had his being and to them his loss is irreparable. He leaves a wife and five children, the eldest a boy of 11 years, all well provided for, also two brothers, Mr. P. Casey the well known furniture dealer and Mr. Ed J. Casey of Emerson Avenue. In Chicago are numerous cousins and legions of friends whose eyes will be moistened as they read of his early death. Such lives are an inspiration and far too short. The grave has never closed over a better citizen a more loving husband and father and friend. May God give us more such men. The funeral occurs at St. Mary's Cathedral, August 8, at 9:30 a. m. Interment in Mount Olivet.
CASLER, Eli Eliber
ELI ELIBER CASLER DEAD
Rocky Mountain News, 2/3/1895 Special to The News CENTRAL CITY,--Colo., Feb 2—Eli Eliber Casler, one of the oldest mill men of this county, died last night at his residence in Black Hawk, after a short illness of pneumonia. He had been engaged in stamp milling since 1863, the date of his arrival here. He first located in Nevadaville, working for the late Truman Whitcomb. He leaves a wife, son and daughter. His funeral will occur Monday afternoon from the Presbyterian Church in Black Hawk. He was a native of New York State, and was 60 years of age.
CHARNYK, Jacob WAS INSTANTLY KILLED Special to The News Rocky Mountain News, 3/28/1895 LOUISVILLE, Colo., Mar. 27.--Jacob Charnyk, a Polander, 32 years old, was instantly killed by falling rock at the Acme mine at 8 o'clock this morning. The man had just commenced work, when, without warning a large quantity of rock came down from the roof of the mine and completely buried him. He leaves a wife but no children. The coroner has been notified and will hold an inquest.
CHRIST, Frailey DEATH OF A PIONEER STOCKMAN Rocky Mountain News 5/29/1895 Frailey Christ, one of the pioneers of Arapahoe County died at St. Anthony's Hospital Monday afternoon. The deceased was a cattleman, having for the past twenty-five years followed cattle-raising and farming in Colorado. At the time of his death he was 64 years old. He was born in Pottsville, Pa., and came to this state just twenty-five years ago. He was a bachelor and he leaves one sister and one brother.
CLOUGH, John A. PIONEER IN ENTERPRISE. Rocky Mountain News, 7/19/1895 Pg 8 (Includes pen and ink portrait.)
Death of John A. Clough, Lately of North Denver.
IN GOOD HEALTH LAST SUNDAY. He Attended Services at Trinity M. E. Church and the Same Evening Left for His Former Home in Maryland--Attack of Heart Disease Prostrated Him, and He Died in Maryland Wednesday Night at 11 O'Clock--Promoted Many Local Enterprises.
In the death of John A. Clough Denver sustains the loss of a citizen who has been actively engaged in promoting her welfare for the last twenty-five years. Mr. Clough attended service at Trinity Church last Sunday. That evening he left for a visit to his old home in Centerville, Md. He arrived at that place Wednesday night at 7 o'clock. He was seized with heart failure and his death took place four hours later. Mr. Clough was born at Centerville, Carolina County, Maryland, in 1826. He received a common school education and then taught school for three years. He then engaged in farming and stock dealing until 1872, when he moved to Colorado, arriving in Denver May 19 of that year. Mr. Clough's early knowledge of the cattle business was put into active use in his new home. He built the first stockyard in Denver, and turned the cattle trade of the West into this city. He was afterwards interest in building the first packing house in Denver. In 1885 Mr. Clough sold his stockyards with a view of retiring from business. He returned to Maryland, intending to make his home there for the rest of his days. But like many others who try to do this after a residence in the West, he became dissatisfied. Therefore in 1887 he accepted the presidency of the Colorado Saving Bank. Later Mr. Clough became President of the North Side Savings bank. This was the only savings bank in the city which never closed its doors during the disastrous panic of '93 from which so many banks have never recovered. One of Mr. Clough's characteristic traits was the watchful care he exercised over any interest entrusted to him. He was tenfold more zealous for these than for his own. HIS FIRST CHURCH DONATION. Mr. Clough was one of he staunchest supporters of Methodism in Denver. He was an old line Maryland Methodist, having become a convert to that church in his youth, and never having weakened in his love and devotion to its welfare. His earliest gift to the church of his choice was in the midst of boyhood struggles, when he once saved and gave as his yearly offering, 22 cents. This little gift represented more sacrifice than any of the donations of his later years, principally though they sometimes were. He was a trustee of Denver University from the time of its foundation, and for eight years served as treasurer of the Board of Trustees without pay. At the time of the erection of the buildings at the corner of Arapahoe and Fourteenth, he declined a re-election. During the past spring he acted as president of the board during the absence and illness of the President and Vice President. He was always a member of the executive committee. He gave over $10,000 for the erection of Trinity Church, and this magnificent temple of Methodism would never have occupied its present site had Mr. Clough not come forward with one-fourth the sum necessary to purchase the site, which resulted in raising sufficient funds to complete the purchase. He was always president of the Board of Trustees both of Trinity and of the old Lawrence Street Church before it. He was also treasurer of the Colorado Conference Preachers' Aid Society, and did much to sustain preachers at weak points in the community. OF WELSH DECENT. Mr. Clough was descended from an old Welsh family whose annals run back to the rein of Henry VII, and whose present old country representative still resides in the family mansion, built in Denbeigh, North Wales in 1567. Mr. Clough's direct ancestors came to New York from Scotland in colonial days. He was a man who was remarkable for his natural powers of mind and character, unassisted though they were by a liberal education. He was plain and unassuming and a man of the most sterling worth. An incident of the recent conference held in Trinity Church is eminently characteristic of him. One of the delegates was an colored man from Akron. One day he took this gentleman out to lunch with him. At the first restaurant, the Negro was denied permission to eat. Mr. Clough had been a typical Maryland Democrat all his life, and a slaveholder before the war. Nevertheless he took the colored man's arm and walked out of the restaurant with him. This was repeated four times, till finally they found a place that would let the negro eat. In 18??, (unreadable), he was married to his second wife, Miss A. K. Carie, a wealthy and cultured lady of Denver. This lady survives him, together with two sons, Joseph and John. Of these the former is a resident of Denver, and the latter of Centerville, Md. The interment will be at the latter place. TOUCHING CHURCH TRIBUTE. During the quarterly conference in May, Mr. Clough's name was presented by Trinity Church as a candidate for election to the general conference. In connection with this the following tribute was offered. It is somewhat remarkable that this tribute which is of the nature of the resolutions generally passed after the death of an honored man, should have been paid him so shortly before the close of his life: (Transcriber note: this section forward includes an extended tribute to Mr. Clough.)
COLLIER, DR. J. T. DR. J. T. COLLIER DEAD. Special to the News Rocky Mountain News, 1/4/1895 PUEBLO, Colo., Jan. 3.--Dr. John T. Collier of this city died at Syracuse, Kan., soon after 1 o'clock yesterday morning at the age of 68 years. His ailment was neuralgia of the heart and his illness was very brief. He leaves but one child, a daughter living at Sterling, Kan. In 1864 Dr. Collier left his birthplace in Collier County, Mo., and went to California. Soon after this he engaged in the live stock business in Nevada and proved himself very competent. In 1871 he came to Colorado and made Pueblo his home. The funeral will be held here probably Sunday afternoon.
COOLEY, Harriet MISS COLLEY'S DEATH Rocky Mountain News 1/25/1895 Schoolmates and friends of Harriet Cooley will regret to learn of her death, which occurred yesterday at 1347 Emerson Street. She was a daughter of the late Judge Cooley of Aspen and a bright and winsome little girl, she had just passed her 15th birthday. Mrs. Cooley has many friends in Denver, who will sympathize with her in the loss of this daughter, her sole remaining child.
COOMBS, Richard Stanley Denver Post, 1/24/1895 Richard Stanley Coombs, government reporter during the famous Rarnell and Phoenix trial in London, died yesterday of pneumonia at his residence on Pearl Street. He leaves a wife and one child. He body was shipped last evening to Hamilton, Canada for interment.
CROSSON, Dominik FOUND DEAD Special to The News Rocky Mountain News, 8/22/1895 Aspen, Colo., Aug. 21.,-- Dominik Crosson, an old timer in the camp, was found dead in a vault in the rear of Cooper Avenue today. He was a pump man on the Schiller mine. Crosson, came here from Leadville in 1888 and owned a home and mining interests on Richmond Hill.
DALE, CHARLES E. KILLED BY FALLING TREE Special to The News Rocky Mountain News, 1/3/1895 CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., Jan. 2-- Chas. E. Dale, employed by the Witcher Lumber Company in felling trees west of Mount Pisgah, was instantly killed while engaged in his work this afternoon. The butt of a tree struck him on the head and crushed it. Deceased was a Mason, single and his parents reside in Arkansas.
DILL, Peter A VETERAN'S FUNERAL Denver Post, 3/23/1895 All members of Veteran Post No. 42, G. A. R., and other comrades and old soldiers are requested to attend the funeral services of the late Peter Dill, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Ohio Infantry, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from Lincoln Hall, 1415 Larimer Street.
DONNOVAN, Charlie DIED IN COURT Rocky Mountain News, 1/30/1895 LA JUNTA, Colo., Jan 29--Early this morning Charlie Donnovan was arrested for attempting an outrage on Hope Claussen, the 9 year old daughter of James Claussen. While the warrant was being read Donnovan was attacked with and epileptic fit. Before the preliminary examination could be heard Donnovan was dead. It is not thought that he attempted anything criminal with the little girl, but being drunk and fond of children, he was only caressing her in his maudlin way. The little girl was frightened, but not injured in any way. Donnovan has relatives in Missouri and Vermont who have been wired concerning his death from over-indulgence in liquor.
ECKER, Harry HIS SKULL WAS CRUSHED Special to The News Rocky Mountain News, 6/5/1895 GREELEY, Colo., June 4.--Mr. Harry Ecker, the senior partner of Ecker & Gordon, contractors and builders of this city, met with a serious accident about 11 o'clock this morning. Mr. Ecker was working on the house of Daniel Strohls on Thirteenth Avenue when the scaffold on which he was standing gave way, throwing him against a large stone and crushing his skull. Mr. Ecker is now lying at his home on the corner of Thirteenth Street and Seventh Avenue, in a very critical condition, there being little show of recovery.
EZEKIEL, D. I., Captain CAPTAIN EZEKIEL DEAD. The President of the Mining Exchange Passes Away. Denver Post 3/18/1895 Captain D. I. Ezekiel, President of the Denver Mining Exchange, died at St. Luke's Hospital at 3 p.m. yesterday. On Feb. 16, Captain Ezekiel was seized with convulsive spasms, affecting his face and next. Dr. Parkhill performed an operation on last Tuesday and the skull was trephined over the region of the suspected abscess, and there the physicians found a circumscribed abscess. This was drained and the patient rallied, but the amount of brain tissue affected was so great that it was impossible for him to recover. Captain Ezekiel was born in the city of Cincinnati on the 19th of October, 1842, and at the age of 19 enlisted in the Army. Thirty-one years ago, on the skirmish line opposite Harper's Ferry, Va., he received a wound which eventually caused his death. The bullet lodged in his left lung, a position from which it was never dislodged. In 1878 he settled in Colorado, living in Leadville and other points, but making Denver the center of his operations. He was one of the original men who founded the Denver Mining Exchange and at the last meeting of the Directors, held about a year ago, for the election of officers, was chosen President of the body. The deceased leaves a wife, a brother, three sisters, and numerous friends.
FAIRCHILD, Henry N. FAIRCHILD'S DEATH Bright and Genial Nature Destroyed by Despondency. Rocky Mountain News, 1/7/1895 Harry N. Fairchild died at the insane asylum at Pueblo last evening. The end has been expected by his friends in this city since he was committed to the asylum three weeks ago. His condition at that time was precarious and the physicians did not think that he would long survive. The trial in the county court attracted great attention and the audience was composed of some of the best known politicians in the state. Harry Fairchild was formerly deputy secretary of state under Melvin Edwards. For some time he has been despondent at the failure to pass the bill to pension the prisoners at Andersonville. He endured the horrors of that dungeon for many a wary month and was deeply interested in the act pending before congress for the relief of the veterans who were detained until their exchange could be effected. The first thing that attracted the attention of his friends to the fact that his mind was unbalanced was his appearance at the court house and his inability to find his way about, although he was perfectly familiar with every room and corridor. When the trial was in progress he spent the time in informing the court that "I Harry Nelson Fairchild am the first god of the earth." The scene beggars him to the days when his wit was quick and his perception the brightest, wept at the sad sight. He was know as a generous man and his death will be universally regretted by a wide circle of friends.
FINCKE, Leopold A. GRIEF AT WAYWARDNESS. Leopold Fincke's Suicide Attributed to Sons' Crimes. AFRAID TO TRY ANOTHER YEAR Closing of a Jeweler's Shop During the Day Arouses the Suspicions of Neighbors--Owner Found Dead in a Position that Indicated Terrible Suffering-Morphine the Drug Used--Willfulness of Sons Filled the Old Man Wth Despair. Rocky Mountain News, 1/1/1896 Probably the last suicide of the year was disclosed yesterday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock when Officer Tim Connor discovered the stark and frozen body of Leopold A. Fincke, a jeweler, 56 years of age, in a brick dwelling at the rear of 2742 Larimer Street. Officer Connor found the door of Fincke's dwelling locked and he received no answer to his knocks. At length the officer forced open the door. Upon the floor of the bedroom the officer say the body of the old man, face down, and attired only in under clothing. The limbs ere rigid, the face drawn and the hands tightly clenched, indicating that Fincke had suffered considerably. A sixty-grain bottle of morphine, nearly empty, lay upon the dresser at the side of the bed, and old letters, the contents of which, it seemed, had furnished Fincke with food for reflection before the last act was committed, were scattered about on the floor. All the money found was one cent, which, covered with dust, was picked up in a drawer. A case of repairing tools and a few old watches composed the effects of the deceased. For the past fourteen years Fincke had been the proprietor of the jewelry repairing establishment at 2742 Larimer Street, and his face was a familiar one to residents of that part of the city. The sorrow of the old man's life was caused by the conduct of his sons Lee and Fred. Lee Fincke is now serving a sentence of ninety days in the county jail for attempted burglary. During the latter part of November Lee attempted to enter the store of Lewis , Son & Barrow on Sixteenth Street, and was captured by the police shortly after the attempt. In police circles Lee Fincke is looked on as a desperate thief. He has served two terms at Canon City for daring burglaries. Fred Fincke was arrested in 1887 for highway robbery and was discharged after a trial in the criminal court. Two years ago the wife of Leopold Fincke passed away and the old man was left alone without friends or relations to cheer his advanced years.
FLYNN, William KILLED INSTANTLY William Flynn Interferes in a Family Quarrel and Suffers Death. Rocky Mountain News, 1/30/1895 Special to the News. LEADVILLE, Colo. Jan 29.--Last evening Anna Sullivan, aged about 15, went out to call on a young lady friend. Not returning at the proper time, her mother and brother started in quest of her. They found her and were on their way home. The mother and daughter quarreled on the street and finally the mother slapped the girl. Just at this time William Flynn emerged from a saloon in an intoxicated condition and demanded to know what she meant by striking the girl, and said that she could not ill treat her while he was there. The brother turned on Flynn and with profane remarks deliberately shot him. The ball entered at the base of the brain, killing him instantly. The boy fired five shots at his victim, only one taking effect. He than ran down West Third Street. The police gave chase and captured him in the vicinity of Malta, about three miles from the city. When the officers ordered him to halt he did so and said that he guessed he was the party they were looking for. He turned over his empty revolver and came to the city without resistance. The boy is but 16 years of age. His reason, he says, for shooting Flynn is that he enticed his sister away from home and then endeavored to keep her away when he and his mother went after her, while the mother and sister both say that the murdered man was an entire stranger to them. The boy maintained a stolid indifference in the affair when he was licked up. The general opinion is that there is another party mixed up in the affair and that young Sullivan supposed he had the right man. Flynn was a miner by occupation.
FRIENDLY, Louis DEATH OF LOUIS FRIENDLY Rocky Mountain News, 6/2/1895 At a meeting of the Retail Clerks' Union, called for the purpose of taking action upon the death of Brother Friendly, the following resolutions were presented and unanimously adopted. Whereas, An all-wise Providence has seen fit to call from active business life our friend and brother, Mr. Louis Friendly, while still in the prime of life we do sincerely mourn his loss and extend our heartfelt sympathy to his young son, who by his death is left desolate: Resolved, That we drape the banner of this union in mourning for a period of thirty days. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the son and published in the daily papers.
GARLAND, Minerva, (Mrs.) PIONEER DEAD Special to The News Rocky Mountain News, 10/3/1895 ELIZABETH, Colo., Oct. 2.,-- Mrs. Minerva Garland died last night at 12 o'clock from typhoid fever, aged 41. Mrs. Garland was an old settler of this county.
GARRETT, Henry DIED WHILE WALKING Carpenter on His Way to Estimate Upon a Building Dies Suddenly of Heart Disease. Rocky Mountain News, 6/4/1895 The death that Henry Garrett, a carpenter, anticipated for nearly a year cut down its victim last night. Garrett was a carpenter and contractor, and he came here from Philadelphia about seven years ago. He lived at 423 14th St. and was unmarried. Eighteen month ago Garrett was attacked by rheumatism which developed into heart disease. Last night Garrett was walking along Logan Avenue with George W. Wilder, of 520 West Colfax Avenue, when he suddenly stopped, placed his hand over his heart and fell forward upon the sidewalk-lifeless. The police were notified and Surgeon Mack was sent to the scene. The remains of Garrett were removed to the morgue. The deceased made his headquarters at the shop of Joe Carvin, 1522 Champa Street. At the time of his death he was accompanying Wilder to the home of Scott Anthony to figure on plans for the erection of a building.
GRAVES, Lucy, (Mrs.) "GRANDMA" GRAVES Death of the First Settler in Clear Creek Valley. Rocky Mountain News, 3/7/1895 At Arvada, on Tuesday last Mrs. Lucy Graves, familiarly known as "Grandma" Graves, passed away in her 70th year. Mrs. Graves was one of Colorado's pioneers. She was the wife of Oliver Graves and thirty-four years ago located with him upon the banks of Clear Creek, building a log house which is still standing. Their humble dwelling was the first habitation built in that portion of Clear Creek Valley. Mrs. Graves was a member of the Methodist Church and through all her life was known for her good deeds and consistent Christian life.
GRAY, August FUNERAL OF ENGINEER GRAY Obsequies of the Brave U. P. Employee Killed in an Accident Rocky Mountain News, 5/28/1895 From Simpson M. E. Church, on Thirty-seventh avenue, between Humboldt and Lafayette, yesterday afternoon occurred the funeral of August Gray, the engineer who was killed on the Union Pacific line near Cheyenne on Tuesday morning. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, of which order the deceased was a member, had charge of the obsequies, and a large crowd assembled to hear the last services. Two weeks ago yesterday, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Mrs. Mary J. Gray, wife of August Gray, was buried. It was a strange act of Providence that Gray met his death within so short a time after his beloved wife passed into another world. The mother and brother of Gray attended the funeral yesterday, the former coming from Crescent City, Iowa, and the latter from Omaha.
GRUNER, A. V. DEAD IN HIS CABIN Rocky Mountain News, Pg 2, 9/3/1895 Special to The News RED CLIFF, COLO., Sept 2.,-- A man by the name of A. V. Gruner was found dead in his cabin at Sweetwater, near Doisero station, this county, Sunday morning. It is supposed he lay down on his bunk to smoke and fell asleep and his pipe fell out of his mouth, setting fie to his bed. He has no known relatives in this country, but has a sister living in Russia.
GUNN, Louis M. COMMITTED SUICIDE Special to The News Rocky Mountain News, 8/22/1895 OURAY, Colo., Aug. 21.,--Louis M. Gunn, an Italian miner, committed suicide at the Micky Bree mine this morning by shooting himself through the head. Money and papers to the value of $1,108 was found on his body. He had no known relatives in this country.
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HALL, Elbert W. HE BROKE HIS NECK. Elbert W. Hall Dies Under Suspicious Circumstances.
DID DESPONDENCY INDUCE HIM TO TAKE HIS LIFE? New Year's Greeting and the Pleading of a Mother in Far Away Minnesota May Have Filled As Incorrigible with Loathing for His Useless Life--Sudden Termination of a Career of Dissipation that Could Not be Checked. Rocky Mountain News, 1/4/1895 Elbert W. Hall, 35 years of age, met with a sudden and fatal accident last evening at 6:05 o'clock in the rear of Brohm Bros' at 1601 Market Street. Hall fell down a flight of stairs leading into the basement of the building and when the bartender reached the spot a few moments after the fall Hall was dead. At the time of the accident the victim was quite drunk and his sudden death was the end of a dissipated career in which strong drink figured largely to secure his downfall. Hall was employed to sweep out the saloon mornings and for each day's work he received a few drinks of whisky. The whisky was given him instead of money and answered the dame purpose as Hal spent all his available funds for drink. AT 6 o'clock last evening Hall staggered in to the saloon. The bartender, Otto Brohm, said that he was in his usual condition and paid no attention to him. Brohm was speaking to a customer named David Cotter when Hall walked to the rear of the bar room and started to descend the stairs. He tripped and fell, landing heavily upon the cement paving below. The bartender and Cotter went to the head of the stairs and saw Hall below lying in a pool of blood. They picked him up but life was already extinct. In Hall's pockets were found two letters written to him by his other, Mrs. S. A. Out, who lives at 327 Jackson Street, Mankota, Minn. One of the letters, dated December 31, was received yesterday. This letter enclosed $1 and some postage stamps, a New Year's gift to Hall from his loving parent. The letter was full of loving wishes such as only a mother can express and concludes with the following: "Will close with a New Year's greeting, and I hope the time will come when I can greet my dear son with a mother's love." In the other letter the mother expresses a hope that her son make an effort to control his appetite for drink. Hall probably spent the dollar for drinks. In his trousers' pockets were found two copper cents, a beer check, a pipe and some tobacco. It was hinted that he deliberately committed suicide--that he became despondent and disgusted with his life and after receiving a letter from home decided to end his miserable existence. There were no eye witnesses to the accident and it is quite possible that when midway down the stairs Hall made a grim determination to leap into the unknown. Deceased had lived in Denver many years. He was unmarried and some time ago he worked for Hilderbrand & Co., a Market street assaying firm. He was employed at the Foster Printing Company on Lawrence Street, near Nineteenth, for some time feeding a press, and of late he did odd jobs about the place. He occupied a room over the Foster Printing Company. Last night Undertaker Rogers notified Mrs. Out by telegraph of her son's death.
HANLEY, Thomas H. "Tom" Hanley is Dead. Denver Post, 7/5/1895 Thomas H. Hanley, one of the best known sporting men in Denver, died yesterday after a lingering illness of nearly a year. He was a member of the Denver lodge of Elks and his funeral will occur on Sunday under their auspices. Hanley was 45 years of age and leaves no family.
HANSON, Olaus DROPPED DEAD A Farmer Near Greeley Dies Suddenly of Heart Disease. Special to The News Rocky Mountain News, 8/14/1895 GREELEY, Colo., Aug. 13.--Olaus Hanson, who in partnership with Swan Peterson, farms two eighty acre farms, the property of Mr. Wilcox and W. A. Adams of this city respectively, and lives about thirteen miles southwest of Greeley, dropped dead about 7 o'clock this morning, while in the field at his work. About three years ago Mr. Hanson had a severe attack of typhoid fever and have never enjoyed good health since, occasionally having trouble with his heart and it is supposed to have been heart trouble that caused his death. After eating a hearty breakfast he went to the field to help harvest the barley crop when he was suddenly taken away. The deceased is a native of Sweden, being born in that country in 1847, but has been in this country seventeen years and has spent eight years of this time in Colorado. He leaves a brother, Carl, near this city, and a sister, Mrs. Anna Rossell of Greeley, besides an aged father who is in his native country. Coroner Macey viewed the remains this afternoon and came to the conclusion that an inquest was unnecessary. The funeral will probably take place tomorrow at Hillsboro.
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HAUSER, Damian BURIAL OF DAMIAN HAUSER Mason and Knights Templar Conduct Impressive Obsequies. Rocky Mountain News, 6/27/1895 The funeral services of Damian Hauser were conducted from his late residence at 414 Emerald Avenue at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the Rev. Pettibone of the Boulevard Congregational Church officiating. The deceased was one of the oldest Masons in the United States, having been a member of the fraternity for more than sixty years. At the time of his death he was in the 93rd year of his age. He had been a resident of Denver for twenty years, and was widely known and esteemed for his many excellent qualities of mind and heart. The funeral services were conducted by Highlands Lodge, No. 86, A. F. and A. M., Colorado commandry, No. 1, K. T., acting as an escort. The pall bearers were selected from members of the fraternity as follows: George Lease, Allison Stocker, J. F. Walley, John Kountze, P. J. Sours and Peter Ferill. Interment took place at Fairmount Cemetery.
HOLT, John HE DIED INSTANTLY. JOHN HOLT OF LAS ANIMAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS HIMSELF. Denver Times, Pg 6, 1/1/1895 Las Animas, Colo., Jan. 1., (Special) John Holt, son of S. A. Holt of this place, shot himself accidentally this afternoon. He was taking a loaded gun from his buggy when the lock struck against some part of the carriage and discharged the contents of the gun into his chest and passing through the heart killing him instantly. He, with his father and family had been here about a year during which time he had made many friends who will deplore the sad accident.
HORTON, Joseph T. CAUGHT IN A SLIDE Joseph T. Horton, a Widely Known Miner, Killed in an Old Mine in Mexico. Rocky Mountain News, 5/26/1895 Joseph T. Horton, a miner widely known in Colorado, was killed on the 15th inst. in a mine located in the state of Durango, Mex. He was engaged in the exploration of some abandoned workings, when an immense mass of loose rocks, timbers and dry dirt came down on him and buried him many feet. The accident was discovered almost immediately and heroic efforts were made for Horton's rescue. This was almost accomplished, when a second terrific slide of the same material occurred. Day and night, for forty-eight hours, the work of excavating went on before the lifeless body of Horton was reached. Perhaps no miner in the state of Colorado was more widely known or more universally respected than Joe Horton. He was a native of Nova Scotia, and came from Boston to Colorado in the early 70's. He engaged in mining first at Georgetown. With the beginning of the Leadville excitement he went there and for a number of years acted as foreman of underground work on the Brecce Iron mine and others. He was afterward prominently connected with mine leases and development work at Robinson, Aspen, Fulford and other camps. Last fall A. W. Geist, manager of the Velardena Mining Company at the town of the same name, in the state of Durango, Mex., secured his services in a trusted position in the mines of that company. He was a man who made friends everywhere and all over Colorado men who knew him will regret his death.
JAMES, W. E. W. E. JAMES DEAD. A Prominent Citizen of Estes Park Passes Away. Special to the News. Rocky Mountain News, 1/17/1895 LONGMONT, Colo., Jan. 16.-- The remains of W. E. James of Estes Park were brought to this city this afternoon. Mr. James has been failing for the last six months from brain trouble which resulted in his death yesterday. He was the owner and proprietor of the well known summer resort, Elkhorn Lodge, in Estes Park. Mr. James had made his home at Longmont and Estes Park for the last fifteen years, living here in the winter, and at the lodge in summer time. The funeral will be tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. The interment will be by the Masons, of which order he was an honored member.
JARECKI, Morris DEATH OF MORRIS JARECKI. Another Bereavement in the Family of a Popular Official. Rocky Mountain News, 2/3/1895 The death of Morris Jarecki, a brother of the later Benjamin Jarecki, which occurred at an early hour yesterday morning, was a peculiarly sad affair. He was taken sick the day before the brother who died while Morris was convalescent. Suffering a relapse, Morris was ill only three days when the last summons came. Morris, although only 11 years old, was remarkably proficient in matters of history, and while the youngest member of his class in the Longfellow School, stood at the head. He discussed the Chinese war with his elders and showed a knowledge of the country and the people that was marvelous. Had he lived until Monday he would have celebrated his eleventh birthday. The funeral will occur at 2 p.m. today at the family residence, 1738 Larimer.
JOHNSON, Charles E. DEATH OF A BANK CLERK Rocky Mountain News, 8/22/1895 Charles E. Johnson, who was formerly connected with the Colorado National Bank, died yesterday at his residence on Marion Street. Johnson became ill about a year ago and was compelled to give up his place at the bank. His condition gradually became worse until he died. He came to this city nearly fifteen years ago and leaves a wife and child.
JOHNSON, Franklin FRANK JOHNSON'S DEATH The Unfortunate Young Man Was Well Known in Denver Denver Post 1/10/1895 Franklin Johnson, who was killed for the purpose of robbery at Monte Carlo several days ago, was well known in this city. He was a cousin of Harry W. Hawley, the owner of the Denver "Times," and was the son of the president of the First National Bank of Boonville, New York. He was for a time telegraph editor on the "Times" and was one of the most popular young men in Denver. Mr. Hawley, who is now the owner of the Chicago "times," and who is in this city on a visit, was very much shocked at the young man's death when seen this morning. "Frank Johnson was the most companionable man I have ever known," said Mr. Hawley. "Although he was an invalid most of his life, I never heard him express the slightest feeling of resentment, however much irritated. He was as interesting and instructive as an associate as he was delightful. In spite of his ill-health, he had read assiduously from early boyhood and possessed a wider range of useful information than most men of twice his age. When only a boy he was able to discuss scientific and ethical questions as ably as men of learning and I never spent an hour in his company without wondering how he found time to acquire the great fund of knowledge which was always at his command and which was always applicable to any question that was introduced. Ill-health alone prevented him from attaining a conspicuous position in any profession he might have entered."
KEELER, George O. DEATH OF G. O. KELLER Nervous Prostration Carries Him Away.
SAD NEWS FROM NORWALK Very Popular Mining Broker Gone to Rest. Rocky Mountain News, 7/15/1895 Page 1 Deceased Was Not Supposed to Be Dangerously Ill When He Left Denver for a Recuperative Trip Three Weeks Ago-His Brother Received the Intelligence from a Reporter of The News, and Was Prostrated-One of the Owners of the Golden Eagle at Leadville. Dr. W. C. Couden last night received a telegram from Norwalk, Conn., announcing the death of George O. Keeler, who died there yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock after a short illness. The cause of his death is given as nervous prostration. Mr. Keeler left Denver about three weeks ago with his wife for Excelsior Springs, Mo., for the purpose of recuperating his health, which was considerably run down owing to over-work. From that point he went on to Norwalk, Conn., his birthplace, where he has a brother living and where his wife's people live. He was suffering from nervous prostration, but it was not thought that he was dangerously ill, and the news of his sudden death will be a sad surprise to his many friends throughout the state, as he was well known in mining circles. The remains will be interred at Norwalk. Biographical Sketch. |