Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-08-01
A RUNAWAY TRAGEDY
ALDERMAN KELLY is KILLED.
Party Starting Out tc Investigate Den.
YER Water Supply Meets With
Terrible Aeeident-Mr. Kelly Dies
While Being Removed and Super
visor LIndquist Is oreadfuIIy " Not
Fatally inJured-severaI Others
Badly Hurt.

Sadly Hurt.
Denver. July 27.-Thc death Of Al
derman Kelly. the frighlful injury TO
City Supervisor Lindpuist and the
bruislng OF other members OF the party
In runaway brought sudden and
tragic end to the investigation by the
special water committee sent up Platte
canon and TO Chccsinan lake.
The accident occurred at 3:i0 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 stag;'
ed on Wild run down the mountains.
Kelly. who was sitting In the front
seat with the driver. made nm attempt
to catch the lines and fell over the
dashboard. His forehead was crushed
In and he sustained rupture.
The other members Of the city CON.
mittcc Jumped for their lives nna NIL
landed safely except Supervisor f.ind'
qtist. Mr.. Linipuist IL n heavy man.
weighing almost 300 pounds. lie struck
the road on his left foot and that leg
was broken and dislocaicd ut the an
klc. The front bone. which was dislo.
Gated. was forced through the skin.
Edward Ecating. reporter for the
Denver News. and Q. a. Lyman Of the
Times were on the rear seat Of the
stage ani stayed there until the iinni
crash came.
The Republican reporter. II. II. Me
meyer. was ON the freight carrier In
the rear of the stage. ani remained
there until Just bcfor- the vehicle
escaped with bad bruises. Lyman suf'
f,rcd severe cut over tlI. left eye.
The members Of the city's COMMITTEES
who Jumped and escaped with SEVERE
shaking up were Aldermen Bailey and
Gnhan and City Engineer o'Bricn.
Directly In front Of the runaway
stage aud about 100 yards ahead. was
a two.horsc wagon driven by J. y. Fiii
more. In this were the other members
Of the committee. Aldermen Tcbbcis
Parish aud conlon. Mrs Mary Whlis
and two men who did no; give thcis
names. were ON their way To Lake
Chccsmnn In search Of work.
Fillmore heard the wild cries Of The
men In the stage behind and .u-ssinr
what the trouble was whipped his owr
horses into u Enllop In mn cndcnSor Il
reach n place In the road where III
might turn out.
A ciump Of bushes lined the road
perhaps nifty yards ahead. and To-
them he made at bEcakncck speed.
lie reached them not q moment TO.
! soon. for ms he turned on the from
wheels OF the madiy .carccnin. stag,
struck the hind wheels Of the forward
wagon and turned over.
The four-horsc team continued In IL
mad flight. dragging the overturned
stngc nlon. the road. Mr.. Trbbcts and
one Of the workmcn from the forwar,
wagon sprang nt the heads Of the lead
! crs and soon brought them TO stop.
As soon ms possible Mr.. Kelly. wht
was still alive mud able to sit up by
the support Of a man on each side. and
Mr.. Lindpuist were placed In the wa
ron and the party started To drive
back to Wellington. four miles distant
Just before reaching Wellington Mr.
Kelly died aud his body was placed Ia
another wagon.
4 rapid drive was made twelve mile.
farther TO Buffalo station ON the Colo
RADIO & Southern. where Dr. u. ". La
zcil OF Denver was found. who nt once
proceeded to dress Mr.. 1.ipjluist'-
leg. being assisted by Dr. Ficecnbauu
of Edwnr,isviilc. Illinois.
A special train was sent up from
Denver to bring the party back to the
city.