Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-03-06
FATAL NOWSLIDES
AvALANcHEe SWEEP DOWN COL
oRADo MOUNTAINS.
Slides Occur One After the Other and
Rcscuers Are Swept Down With
Mass of Snow Upon Thoas They
Seek to Save.

snowslides came down the mountain
near the Bob Tail mine yesterday.
the second burying several men at
work clearing the debris away from
the first. Henry II. Martin Is MISS
ing. Several were rescued with slight
injuries.
In the first slide the residence OF
superintendent Van Law Of the Snug
gler-Union mine was carried away
but fortunately the occupants had
moved out On Instructions OF Manager
Collins, who feared for their safety
While a force of men We're clearing
away the trail the second slide. much
heavier than the first, came down with
a crash, burying several of the work
men. The noise of the moving mass
gave warning to the men and they
make dash for safety below a pro-
jecting cliff, which they thought safe.
but were knocked OFF into the snow
pile by the edge of the aide.
All but Martin. who is thought to be
buried under the mass Of snow and
rock, escaped with their lives, though
several were more or less seriously
hurt
The worst slide of the manNthat
have run within the past few days is
to come, 1t is feared. This is the Pan
dora slide which runs between the
Bullion Tunnel and the Valley View
mines.
A heavy snow is falling. This is
the worst storm OF the season and will
greatly increase the danger from snow
slides. The bodies Of Paul Delpra
and Gus Won Fintel were found In the
third slide at the Liberty Bell. Both
were horribly mangled and almost IN
recognizable.
The work of rescue yesterday was
slow because of lack OF mon. many
of whom came here 70 attend the lu-
neral Of the 70 victims OF Fridays
slide, which was held yesterday after
noon.
Nineteen dead, 90 injured and as
score or more missing IS the result.
SO far as known, of a series Of snow
slides which occurred Friday in the
vicinity of the Liberty Ben mine. on
Smuggler mountain. It seems that no
less than four distinct slides &C.
CURED, each one claiming TWO or more
victims. Several bcdies have been re
covered. but quite a number of the
known dead are still buried under the
tons Of Snow, rocks and timbers, by
which they We're carried down. The
death list of the first slide, so far as
known, follows: Gus Swanson, II. S.
Summerland, Harry Golden. Gus Kraul
j. +. Clemmer. Wade Grove, r. Bish-
op. The victims Of the second slide
were: Harry \. Chase, L. D. Stanley.
Those who met death in the third
slide were: Gus Vintel John r. Pow
ell. Paul Dalphrese. In the fourth
slide the following were killed:
George Rohwer, W. S. Gregory.
It was ~ O'Clock before news Of the
disaster reached Telluride. At once
a number Of men started for the scene
of the accident. Meantime the sur
viying employees OF the Liberty Bell
began the work of rescuing the VIC
tins Of the slide. Several were taken
out alive, and dozen o. more bodies
were removed from the snow. which
lay piled % feet deep in the bottom
Of the canyon. \ little after noon Il
second slide. starting c short distance
above the first and practically follow
ing its track, swept down the noun
tain side. burying many of the res
euers, "a third snowslide came down
ut 9 o'clock about one mile below the
tlDeTsy zen mines ana Gus Won FIN
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