Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-13
FATAL RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.
West Denver High School Graduates
Hurled Among the Rocks.

Denver, June "a hay rack contain.
Ing eleven couples. nll members OF the
graduating class OF West Denver High
School. driven by Frank French.
dashed down n prccipice on the Tur.
key Greek road two miles southwest OF
Morrison at T:3O o'clock Saturday
night. Edith Withers sustained frac.
tured skull and died within a short
time. Miss Mazlc Pumphrcy had her
skull fractured and died last night.
Eighteen others Were more or less
seriously injured, some OF whom may
prove to be disabled for long time.
II not for life. but 1t is believed that
there will be no further fatalities.
The party. consisting OF eighteen con.
pies In two hay rncks. started TO return
To Morrison about 1::D o'clock. The
first team. containing seven couples
and u driver. We're some iifiy yards In
front OF tho second team. The Inflated
conveyance was drawn by four horses
and driven by Frank French. The
leaders hnd behaved badly from the
time they started out at 5 o'clock In
the morning. Several times they had
baked and on stnrtin. the descent OF
the canon II had become necessary To
unhitch the leaders and proceed with
the two wheel horses. Aftcrwari they
showed signs of puictins and wen.
again placed In front.
As they approached n bridge over n
creek ut particularly steep incline.
the horses became unmnnng-nbi. nn,i
started to run. Frank French. the
driver. was seated on n hal. Of hay.
The wagon. strikin. mn obstruction.
caused the hay To shoot forward from
under him. throwing French under,
fg-nth the body .f the wagon. The
horses. feeling the load on their Hanks.
made n sudden turn ana the body OF
III. wagon ncw on the trucks.
This happened just ns the rustic
bridge had i-cn reached. III. body
OF III. wagon containing Its Load Of hu'
mnni,y turned completely over ani fell
distance OF twelve fc-t brn-aih.
The few who We're uninJur-, and ths
occupants af the other wagon iinm-,ii'
at.iy began the work OF rescue. many
of the injured being stunned and In
sensible.
Messenger. were dispatched TO Nor,
rison. two miles away. for help. ana
brs. y. !. 1u-- nnd II. u. iiasby r~'
turned with conyryanc-.. The injur-l
.rhspi chiiir~n w-r~ tnkcn In the Gin
hons-. which was transformed into q
temporary hospital.
Telephone messages w-f- promptly
scnt to p-asee nni Icy about II y. ~. q
special train wa. made np ani .tnrir,
f.s Morrison carrying physicians. sur
sicai appliances nni s;r-trhrsss pt
tho arrival of tho train a, beaver i
was met by amhuianc-. which con
vcyci those badly Injured 10 ,hcii
homes.
Tho.- injurs>i besides Misses wlihrr,
nni t'uniphrry w-rr:
Harry Austin. spine iniurri.
Ruby Sili. had scalp wound that una,
afr-~rt -yr<isht.
Claude 1iannum. badly bruised ot
rii,s. left side.
bruised and hack huE-.
George ". Smith. badly bruised ans
suffering frotp shock. d-iirisus.
Pauline Perry. badly cut on bead.
Miss Esther Smith. Chat--rNrp. badly
bruised ani suffering from shock.
trrnc wb--ioct. shoulder iislsSsirsi
Harry Gon.ihcsrt. srsip wound.
Marvin ki-sy. compound fracture o'
the arm.
Lucia cosi,ia. i-f, wits, fractured.
Alice Barton. scalp wound ana
bruises.
Laura Kiixerc. icf, arm sprainet.
Miss 1t-ssic Quay. wrlisbuFT. W
Va. visiting MIss kiiEofr. facy
scratched. badly bruised
lean 1,ai,rr. fractured wrist
Frank Kerr. neck sprainc,i and
bruised.
Joseph Gars.. iex cut and bruised
ai.out the head.
Frrd BurT. .prains and bruises.
rr-i Lawrence. captain of th. West
Denver High School Cadets. was IN
the accident bu, escaIsci uninjurs-i and
was of Invaluable service in caring f"s
the wounded. securing = special train
and otherwise caring for the iarty.