The Springfield herald., 1902-08-01
RUNAWAY TRAGEDY
LDERMAN KELLY is KILLED.

LDERMAN KELLY is KILLED.
arty Starting Out to Investigate Den
YER Water Supply Meets With
Terrible Accident-Mr. Kelly Dies
While Being Removed and Super
visor Lindquist Is Dreadfuly If 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 runaway brought sudden and
tragic end to the investigation by the
special water committee sent up Platte
canon and to Chcesman lake
The accident occurred at $3.50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon on a 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 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 and he sustained Il rupture.
The other members of the city com
mittee jumped for their lives and ali
landed safely except Supervisor Lind
quist. Mr. Lindquist is heavy man.
Aaighing almost 300 pounds. He struck
Ne road on his left foot and that leg
was broken and dislocatcd ut the an
kle. The front bone, which was dislo-
Gated, was forced through the skin.
Edward Heating. reporter for the
Denver News. and c. a. Lyman of the
Times We're 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 i'll
the rear of the stage. and remained
there until just before the vehicle
turned over. All three newspaper men
escaped with bad bruises. Lyman suf-
fcred a severe cut over the left eye.
The members of the city's committee
who jumped and escaped with Il 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
Il two-horse wagon driven by j. $. Fill
more. In this were the other members
of the committee. Aldermen Tebbets,
Parish and Conlon. Mrs. Mary White
and two men who did not give their
names, We're 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 gallop in an endcavor 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 ut breakneck speed.
He reached them not a moment too
soon. for as he turned off the front
wheels of the madly -careenihg stage
struck the hind wheels of the forward
wagon and turned over.
orhe four-horse team continued in its
mad flight. dragging the overturned
stage along the road. Mr.. Tebbets and
one of the workmcn from the forward
wagon sprang mt the heads of the lead
ers and soon brought them to a stop.
AS soon as possible Mr.. Kelly. who
was still alive and able to sit up by
the support of II man on each side, and
Mr. Lindluist We're 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.
\ rapid drive was made twelve miles
farther to Buffalo station on the Colo
RADIO & Southern. where DIR. Il. w. La
Zcll of Denver was found. who III once
proceeded to dress Mr.. Lindquists
leg. being assisted by DIR. Fiegenbaum
of Edwardsville. Illinois.
A special train was sent up from
Denver to bring the party back to the
city.