The Lamar register., 1899-09-20
Killed BY tho Street Cars.

SoInpany at Seventh and Wewatta
streets, was struck by Tramway car
on West Eight avenue, about GAO
yesterday morning and received in.
luries which resulted in his death
few hours afterward.
His son, Wallace Cooper, returned
Thursday morning with the first Col
orado band from the Philippines.
During the boys absence the father
was greatly worried, fearing that he
might be sick or wounded, and any
one receiving a letter from Manila
was visited by the elder Cooper in
the hope of hearing something of
his boy. Wallace returned yester
day morning and his father obtained
a leave OF absence in order that he
might properly celebrate the occa
sion He was at the depot bright
and early, hours before the train
came in. When it finally arrived
and the boy, stalwart and bronzed
from the year of exposure
aud hardship, stepped from the train
the JOY Of the father knew no bounds.
The scene was like hundreds OF
Others witnessed in the depot yards
Thursday morning.
When the procession started the
father could not bid goodbye to his
boy even for short time. Those
who saw Thursdays procession
noticed an old man walking before
one OF the musicians in the band and
holding his music. The player did
not need to see the music, for he was
playing the same old pieces that
had cheered the regiment through a
year of bullets and fever. But the
old man held the music proudly, for
to him it was his son whom the peo-
pie were applauding, and it was for
his boys benefit that flowers were
s,rewn upon the street Cooper re
mained at his sons side during all
the exercises under the hot sun at
the capitol When the regiment
marched to the hall where banquet
had been prepared for the soldiers to
enjoy, John Cooper stayed with his
boy, fearful that something might
take him away even for moment
When the feasting was over he
took the boy home, and, although
his work required him to rise early
in the morning, he stayed up until
l O'Clock listening to the tales his
son told Of his strange experiences
in the Philippines.
Cooper arose early yesterday morn
ing aud started for his station at the
railway crossing on his wheel. Car
No. 105 was following him down
West Eight avenue, but he thought
nothing of it until he saw approach.
ing him from the opposite direction.
haps his brain was dulled from the
unusual adventures of the pay be
fore. Thinking to pass the ap-
proachirg car safely, Mr.. Cooper
turned to the right, directly in front
of the car which was following him.
He thought he had time to cross the
tracks safely, but the car was within
a few feet OF him and as he was be-
tween the tracks he was struck full
in the side, knocked from his wheel
and rolled under the car.
He was taken out as soon as poss-
ible and carried to Clark's drug store
at the corner of Eight avenue and
Santa Fe. The police surgeon was
summoned, and us soon as DIR. Miller
arrived he saw that the man was ser
iously injured and carried him to st.
Luke's hospital in the ambulance.
Cooper died there about 9 a. m.
When he was carried into the drug
store Cooper was unconscious and re
mained in that condition, with oc-
casional lucid intervals until he died.
Motorman A. S. Doole of 1920 High
street and Conductor V. b. Meek of
365l Franklin, in charge of the car,
appeared before Chief Farley last
evening and told their story of the
accident The evidence secured by
Detectives Burley and McIlduff in
their investigation of the case was
not deemed sufficient to warrant any
arrests. There was only one eye
witness to the accident, NJ. Q. kray
enhof, barber at 9l6 Eight avenue.
He said that the motorneer rang his