The Lamar register., 1902-07-30
A RUNAWAY TRAGEDY
ALDERMAN KELLY is KILLED

Party Starting Out to Investigate Den-
yer Water Supply Meets With a
Terrible Accident-Mr. Kelly Dies
While Being Removed and Super.
visor Lindquist Is DreadfuI!y II Not
Fatally injured-severaI others
Sadly Hurt.
Denver. July 2T.-The death of Al
derman Kelly, the frighiful injury to
City Supervisor Lindluist and the
bruising of other members of the party
in runaway brought a sudden ana
tragic end TO the investigation by the
special water committee sent up Platte
canon and to Cheesman lake.
The accident occurred at $50 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 J. Noonan. from his seat 10 the
road and the horses Immediately stair
ed on q wild run down the mountains.
Kelly, who was sitting In the FROM
seat with the driver, made an attempt
to catch the lines and fell over the
dashboard His forehead was crushed
in and he sustained II rupture.
mittec jumped for their lives and all
landed safely except Supervisor Lind
qust. Mr.. Lindquist is II heavy man.
weighing almost 300 pounds. He struck
the road Oh 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 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 hnnl
crash came.
The Republican reporter. ii. ii. Me
meyer was on the freight carrier In
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 severe cut over the left eye.
The members of the city's committee
who jumped and escaped with severe
shaking up were Aldermen Bailey and
Gahan and City Engineer O'Bricn.
Directly in front of the runaway
stage and about 100 yards ahcnd. was
II two horse wagon driven by j. :. Fill
more In this were the other members
of the committee. Aldermen Tcbbcts.
Parish and Conlon. Mrs. Mary White
and two men who did not give their
names, We're Oh their way 10 Lake
Checsman 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 place in the road where he
might turn out.
A clumD of bushes lined the road
perhaps fifty yards ahead. and for
them he made at breakncck speed.
He reached them not n moment too
soon. for as he turned OFF the front
wheels of the madly stage
struck the hind wheels of the forward
wagon AMI TUNED over.
The four-horsc 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 ut the heads of the lead
ers and soon brought them to II stop.
As soon as possible Mr.. Kelly, who
was still alive and able to sit up by
the support of man on each side. and
Mr.. Lindquist 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.
A rapid drive was made twelve miles
farther to Buffalo station on the Colo
RADIO Il Southern. where DR.. Il. W. Lii
Zcll of Denver was found. who at once
proceeded to dress Mr.. Lindquist's
leg. being assisted by DR.. Fiegenbuum
of Edwardsville. Illinois.
A special train was sent up from
Denver to bring the party back to the
city.