New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-23
A RAILROAD PRESIDENT DROWNbD.
THROWN INTO THE, RAPIDS WHILE EXPLohiS"
IN THE INTERESTS OF HIS ROAD.

IN THE INTERESTS OF HIS ROAD.
Denver Col. July 90 (specaD.-Somc weeks ago
there appeared exclusively In The II1Duhe d o''ei
announcement 70 the effect that an exploring parry
had left here with a view of exploring the Coiorau'
River and building railroad by that route W u.o
Pacific coast. The party was headed by fra"" "i
Brown of this city, and in charge OF Robert D.
Stanton as chief engineer The other members oi ,,0
party were Messrs Heslop, Marlborough and Nc
with two coored men, cooks, etc. To-day 'eiesi i
was received I'm this city dated Kanab, UtahsJuE ~
1889 announcing the distressing intelligence ula' VI"
party had come 10 grief in attempting 10 run
near Lees Ferry, Ariz., at the head Oh ""iD.'
Canon. and about 125 miles from Flagstaff inc hcN.
est railroad station Frank NJ Brown was drowheu'
as were also two others of the party, In suo'cqu'"
accident The telegram Is as follows
Kanab, Utah, July D. loo''
President Frank NJ. Brown was drowned IN ,oap oa9
being canszed while running rapid He was thrown
into whirlpool and was ihep uI,ep'' man
IN the boat was thrown into the current and earts s
down about six hundred feet and landea' az ranIds
other boats of the expedition went through lhc ~
eafeIy and my boat reached the point wherc er,deni
Brown was thrown one hafminute aiter lnc a. ssnIs
happened and les Fj1a man daTs e afcr While working
boat down another boat was driven aga asa'iS ,o boqt-
u me II Petsr Marlborough and Henry c. RIchariS' MeIe
both drowned before assistance could reach '''"''
II IA fmpossible TO recover any OF INV pDi,1 {
" RORERT B. STANTON, CHER Ehshco"
The last accounts received from the party were nus %
bonefn and stated that they had covered aoo'. 'oO
miles OF the most dangerous part Of the river wh'cn
onc se1es of cataracts and rapids. Aher ieaVin7 ~
rce,s Ferry some distance terrible cataract Is io"
which Is spoken of by Major Powell in report III
1860 az being sixteen feet high and ono OF hIe 'S
teruible wbirlpools he ever 1t IS supposed ma
bero Is where the unfortunate accident occurred III
which Mr. Brown lost his life .,, {,
Mr. Brown was as near as can be learned ool" ~
Maine. in 1850. At an early age he moved WIN n''
familv 70 Washington, where his boyhood DAYS "oio
nassed Soon after attaining his majority Mr' br'M
ort to Alaska where he passed several years III ~" W
| omricv Of n large fur company. Aitef conlhS a., Nv
Cojprsdo he first located in LcadVille ana va io
one time manager OF tho Farwell group oi hlos al al
Iodcneudcnce lie has recently lived III DchNca a CIV,
Was Interested much in real estate MI. b9%n SJ 49, tr
tvelve wears ago married Miss Minnie, SECOND udak
| 81 Judge and Mrs. Ward, Of Denver lis Mpuo~, &
! tIro children a boy of ten and an niaht sun "a =
now travelling in Germany with Nr. ana NIT MT. 80
ward and a brother-in-law. On the DAY ol ~ go
Wr Erowns fatherin-law, Judge Ward, salle'1 % nlUr
| Furope and IS expected soon In Denver NV, no ond
was president Of the Denver, Colorado SahDn o III
pacific RAILROAD In the interest OF WIcn W ne occora
! life Mr.. Browns past was one W No,I'jS
! plshments and his future was fun OF promise