Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1898-10-13
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MYRTLE MatthewsOn Killed by n SANTA
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fatal accidents within less than three
days. The first occurred Saturday even
ing. Mrs. M. 8. Mattbewson and Mrs.
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bests ranch TO- br,ng their husbands
to their homes in Rocky Ford. As CROSS
ing the track between /. d. Hale'a and
the Experiment station the horses were
struck Inv n nass;ny engine Mrs. Matth
| ewsou WAS carrying her babe which was
instantly killed. The horses were killed
and the two women very badly bruised.
1t is marvellous that they escaped with
their lives. The lifeless form OF the babe
aud the two injured women were gently
cared for ut MIR. Hals's home.
On Monday an inquest was held by
Coroner Sigman ut the st. James hotel.
The evidence MS to the required signals
being gwen wis conflicting, but the pre-
ponderauce OF evidence caused the jury
to find that the railway employees were
ut fault.
The verdict Of the Jury was that "Myr-
tie MattLewson came 70 her death IL,
miles east OF Rocky Ford, Oct. 5, by be.
ing struck bH A. n, & 8. +. engine No,
62i. and we believe that said accident,
was caused by negligence on the part OF,
the said railpoai COMPANY"
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and in"s,si serv;cs. st the hotel. ...f
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y. N. GRAY FOUND DEAD.
Tuoasl,y mornin, the tlead botlN Of m
unkno~n man vas fonnd beside tf,s. Scn.
Tn Fe track near tie NichoIee. school
house. sour miIss east OF Rocky Ford.
nnd within two miles of whero Myrtle
Mntthewsou wae killed the Saturday ey.
eu;nv previous The iudications wen
flint the man fell from the train. The
bSsly was brought to town By, the section
men and placed in tho express room ten.
porarily, from where il was moved To
Wilson L Co.'S undertakiaS parlors il
the Rocker Hagen block.
H. F. Hiifiker identified the deceased
rs W. NJ. Gray, q hardwase merchant u
Colorado City. Mr.. Gray vas in Eocky
Ford lask week prospecting fo- u loca,
ton for ahArdware establishment.
In the pockets OF tho deceaeed wert
found gold watch, go in money and ar
accident insurance policy for 81 600 which
Ind been taken ons at Colorado City al
ten o'clock Monday night, only abou
three hours before his sudden death.
Coroner SigmSn held an inquest al
Wilson 4 Co.'s undertaking parl0rs T1es
day morning. John Faulkner, Of
Jnnta iden,,fied tue remaa1s &s y =
hrs uncle, Wn. dray, W <ns .ose
ing the body iyin% - -stified to fin
aoont ~ Mss the face, the 10
away ltom form tile ties, he'
idcnSy ~ ,rack. The body had Q
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,u,es el .I,a ii WI" ,. ,.9n .ememoes' . .
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..n I. .5n aoo"s ~ ~ n.e east OF t'oGMy % for
.v t.,iI ~ .ls:,.., .ns s,noS'n9 cur. nne IRA
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@ y, ,ne ses.iouies soaiu easily DO open'
W ,b'a bPasssngels Sn !, ees'rea; C.u -.
leceaseu Was an Ouu feiioH "u
'h"t order arrnpgeu 10 give the Douy Y