The Delta independent., 1902-08-01
A RUNAWAY TRAGEDY
ALDERMAN KELLY IS KILLED.

Party Starting Out to Investigate Dem
yer Water Supply Meets With a
Terrible Aceident-Mr. Kelly Dies
While Being Removed and Super
visor Lindquist Is DreadfuIIy " Not
Fatally Injured-several Others
Badly Hurt.
Denver, July 27.-The death of Al
derman Kelly, the frightful injury to
City Supervisor Lindquist and the
bruising of other members of the party
In a runaway brought sudden and
tragic end to the investigation by the
special water committee sent up Platte
canon and to Cheesman lake.
The accident occurred at 80 o'clock
yesterday afternoon on mountain
road four miles south Of Wellington
lake A sudden lurch of the stage.
drawn by four horses, threw the driver,
John ]. Noonan, from his seat to the
road and the horses Immediately starr
ed on o wild run down the mountains.
Kelly, who was sitting in the front
seat with the driver, made an attempt
to catch the lines and fell over the
dashboard. His forehead was crushed
IN anu he SustdlHeu u EuptuIt.
The other members Of the city com
mittee jumped for their lives and ali
landed safely except Supervisor Lind
quist. Mr.. Lindqulst is a heavy man.
weighing almost 300 pounds. He struck
the road on his left foot and that leg
was broken and dislocated at the an
kle The front bone, which was dislo-
Gated, was forced through the skin.
Edward Keating. reporter TO. the
Denver News, and G. A. Lyman of the
| Times were on the rear seat OF the
stage and stayed there until the final
| crash came.
The Republican reporter. II. II. Me
meyer. was on the freight carrier IN
1 the rear of the stage. and remained
there until Just before the vehicle
turned over All three newspaper men
| escaped with bad bruises. Lyman SUI
fered a severe cut over the left eye.
The members of the city's committee
who jumped and escaped with severe
| shaking up We're Aldermen Bailey and
Gahan and City Engineer O'Brien.
Directly in front of the runaway
stage and about 100 yards ahead. was
a two-horse wagon driven by J. S. Fill
more. In this were the other members
of the committee, Aldermen Tebbets.
| and two men who did not give their
| names. were on their way TO Lake
| Cheesman in search of work.
Fillmore heard the wild cries Of the
men In the stage behind and guessing
what the trouble was whipped his own
horses into n gallop in an endeavor to
reach n place in the road where he
might turn out.
A clump of bushes lined the road.
perhaps fifty yards ahead. and for
| them he made at breakneck speed.
He reached them not n moment too
soon. for as he turned of the front
wheels OF the madly careening stage
struck the hind wheels of the forward
wagon and turned over.
The four-horse team continued in Its
mad flight, dragging the overturned
stage along the. road. Mr.. Tebbets and
one of the workmen from the forward
| wagon sprang AT the heads of the lead
ers and soon brought them to stop.
| As soon as possible Mr.. Kelly. who
was still alive and able to sit up by
the support of a man on each side, and
Mr.. LindIuist were placed in the wa
| gon and the party started TO drive
| back to Wellington. four miles distant.
Just before reaching Wellington Mr..
Kelly died and his body was placed in
another wagon.
A rapid drive was made twelve miles
farther to Buffalo station on the Colo
! RADIO l. Southern. where DIR. +. w. La
zcll OF Denver was found, who at once
| proceeded to dress Mr.. Lindquist's s
leg. being assisted by DR. Ffegenbaum
of Edwardsville. Illinois.
A special train was sent up from
Denver to bring the party back to the
city.