The Dolores star., 1902-06-13
FATAL RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.
West Denver High School Graduates
Hurled AmonQ the Rocks.

Denver. June "a hay rack contain
Ing eleven couples, all members of the
graduating class of West Denver High
School, driven by Frank French,
dashed down n precipice on the Tur-
key Creek road two miles southwest Of
Morrison at 1:3O o'clock Saturday
night. Edith Withers sustained a frac-
tured skull and died within n short
time. Miss Maize Humphrey had her
skull fractured and died last night.
Eighteen others We're more or less
seriously injured. some of whom may
prove to be disabled for a long time,
II not for life, but 1t Is believed that
there Will be no further fatalities,
The party, consisting of eighteen cou-
pies in two hay racks. started to return
TO Morrison about T:3O o'clock. The
hrst team, containing seven couples
ana n driver. We're some fifty yards in
front of the second team The inflated
conveyance was drawn hy four horses
and driven by Frank French. The
leaders had behaved badly from the
time they started out at s o'clock in
the morning. Several times they had
baked and on starting the descent of
the canon it had become necessary to
unhitch the leaders and proceed with
the two wheel horses. Afterward they
showed signs of uuieting and were
again placed in front.
AS they approached bridge over n
creek at particularly steep incline,
the horses became unmanageable and
started to run. Frank French the
driver, was seated on a bale of hay.
The wagon, striking an obstruction.
caused the hay to shoot forward from
Under him, throwing French under
meath the body of the wagon. The
horses, feeling the load on their flanks,
made n sudden turn and the body of
the wagon flew Off the trucks.
This happened just as the rustic
bridge had been reached. The body
of the wagon containing its load of hui
manity turned completely over and fell
distance of twelve feet beneath.
The few who We're uninjured and the
occupants of the other wagon immedi-
ately began the work of rescue, many
or the injured being stunned and in
sensible.
Messengers were dispatched to Nor
f1son, two miles away, for help, and
DIS. f. l.. Luce and ii. G.. Haxby re-
'A'h NpbN'
school children We're taken to the Cliff
house. which was transformed into a
temporary hospital
Telephone messages were promptly
sent to Denver and by about 1 p. m. n
special train was made ND and started
for Morrison carrying physicians, sur
gical appliances and stretchers. On
the arrival of the train at Denver it
was met by ambulances which con-
yeyed those badly injured to their
homes.
Those injured besides Misses Withers
and Humphrey We're:
Harry Austin. spine injured
Ruby Sill. bad scalp wound that may
affect eyesight.
Claude Hannum, badly bruised on
ribs, left side.
Grace Murray. bad scalp wound,
bruised and back hurt.
George w. Smith. badly bruised and
suffering from shock. delirious.
Pauline Perry. badly cut on head.
Miss Esther Smith, chaperone, badly
bruised and suffering from shock.
Irene WheelOck. shoulder dislocated.
Harry Goodheart. scalp wound.
Marvin kleff, compound fracture Of
the arm.
Luella Corbin. left wrist fractured.
Alice Barton, scalp wound and
bruises.
Laura Kilgore. left arm sprained
Miss Bessie Quay. Wellsburg, w.
Va. visiting Miss Kilgore, face
scratched, badly bruised
Jean Raber, fractured wrist.
Frank Kerr, neck sprained and
bruised.
Joseph Garst. leg cut and bruised
about the head.
Fred Burr. sprains and bruises.
Fred Lawrence. captain of the West
Denver High School Cadets. was in
the accident but escaped uninjured and
was of invaluable service in caring for
the wounded, securing special train
and otherwise caring for the party.