Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28
COLORADOiTEM9.

to Glcnwood Springs, ard will be car
ried west TO Grand Junction.
Richard Holmes color bearer of the
First Colorado. is on his way to Den
yer, where he will enter railroad Of
flee. He intends to make this city MS
home in order TO pe near his late COM
rades of the regiment he accompanied
to Manila.
Some time last Saturday night fire
broke out in the Eldorado tunnel house
at Sunshine, and finally, about 2:5O
o'clock it worked into the office, where
there We're some 200 pounds of powder,
which exploded, tearing the building to
pieces, damaging the machinery con-
siderably and destroying the compress
sor. hose. etc. 1t appears that the
men had left the tunnel in the evening
and did not intend to return until
after Christmas, and there was no per-
son around.
The state board of health, advised by
several leading physicians and health
authorities of the state, has in
sugurated n campaign against tuber-
cuosis and will solicit the assistance
of public authorities and private cii-
zens to prevent the spreau of the dread
tubercular germs. Public eXpcctora-
tion, tubercular dairies and meat sup
ply are the three causes of consumption
which the board agrees must be pre-
vented in order to reach this desired
end. The sentiment of the physicians
was expressed as opposed to the least
persecution of TIE afflicted and their
object solely to enforce necessary sani-
tary measures. st would be an in
justice to the community and to the in
dividuals to debar them from the
state" said Secretary Tyler, "for
thousands of consumptives who regard
sanitary measures do not endanger the
public and are some of our best citi
zens."
A peculiar accident occurred at An
aconda last Wednesday. a heavily
loaded ore wagon drawn by four horsar
did considerable damage to the houss
of ]. ]. Monaghan, just below Tie
Midland tracks. The big wagon was
loaded with ore from the Howard
lease on Gold hill, and was being
hauled to the AreQua mill. In COM
ing down the steep hill the chain of
the rough lock broke. letting the heavy
wagon down on the horses. The teams
started to run. and the driver stayed
with them until the turn in the road
was reached. The horses We're un-
| able to stop. The driver jumped and
/ tracks. Monaghan's house was several
| feet below. The horses and wagon
landed in confused mass upon the
| west end of it. smashing 1t to kindlng
! wood Two horses We're killed, one
/ leader ar3 one wheeler. The other lead
er was standing in the center OF Mr..
Mopaghan's bedroom. The wagon
was partially in the house, and ore was
mixed up with the bedclothes and fur
niture. 1t took several hours to clear
| the wreckage. 1t is remarkable that
no one was injured in the accident
! Twenty minutes before child was
asleep in the bed that was demolished.
Another disastrous rear end wreck
occurred on the Rio Grande near Red
Cliff, Friday. a passenger train was
tagged, owing TO Il broken rail. a flag
man was sent back and stopped light
engine. He did not, however, know
that heavy freight train was coming
only a short distance back, and when
the engineers and tircmen of the
freight turned the curve and saw an
accident ahead they jumped. The
freight train had fourteen ears drawn
by two engines. and was on n down
grade. IT crashed with frightful force
. into the light engine which was dou-
blcd up and jammed into the sleeper.
Every passenger in the train was thrown
from the seat. and fifteen or twenty
We're injured. but not seriously. The
fact that the light engine was struck
first was all that saved Il repetition OF
.he terrible accident near Salida n few
weeks ago, as the freight train would
have undoubtedly crashed into the
passenger cars. The light engine. how
ever. served as n bumper. but was
crushed beyond the scmblance OF an
engine by the terrible shock. The
property damage was heavy.
Three-quarters of n million dollars
will be spent by the Colorado Is South
ern Railway Company next year in i'm
provement of its lines, for new rolling
stock and for building of the great re-
pair and construction shops that will
soon be under construction. At the re-
cent meeting of the directors all of the
present officials of the road were re-
elected without opposition. The sum
of SI5O,OOO was set aside to be used for
permanent improvements. and will be
expended in the purchase Of ten new
locomotives. go new flat ears and II
new passenger cars. and In building
new repair shops. In addition to this
there remains of the money set aside
for improvements during the present
year S1250OG. This will be used in
construction work already under way
on the Cripple Creek Short Line In the
South Platte canon. This road will be
pushed on to Horse Creek. about ten
miles above the present end of the new
! line. and from there President Trum.
bull says II will he continued to what.
ever point may be determined by the
| directors later. The destination of the
cut Off 1t seems has not been decided
| upon yet
At n conference nj the Brown Pal.
ace hotel las, Thursday evening final
arrangements were made for the en-
orm0us beet sugar factory to bc built
| NJ nncn NJ KmclSN Ford. Ihni the fnn-