Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-06-09
TELEGRAPH NEWS.


this city. whereby Father O'Rourke
in charge of the Silverton pastorate
and John McComb the well knowr
Colorado mining man, were drowned
in the Animas river, the accident TAX
ing place few minutes after five
O'Clock at a point where the bridge
crosses the Animas some few hun
dred yards this side of the Tom
Moore mine. The country at this
point is very rugged and the stream
narrow which sends down a gurglins
volume of water in the spring of the
year at rapid rate owing to rapid
decline of the stream.
Father O'Rourke and Mike Cough
Ian went to Lake City to meet Mr.. Nc
Comb, who was enroute to look after
some mining properties in this county
After passing the Tom Moore mine
and about 200 feet the other side of
the narrow bridge the party stopped
TO change the position of saddles and
tighten girths. After performing this
service Father O'Rourke was the first
to mount, and in doing so his horse
turned suddenly. throwing him down
th' l.. WHICH WIS steep.
some thirty feet into the raging
stream. Mr.. McComb at once started
to the rescue, and In going down was
struck by rock and injured being
thrown into the river probably un-
conscious Mr. Coughlan started to
the rescue, but as the men had been
carried down stream. he found he
could do nothing and started for help
which soon came along the road, and
the men started looking for the bodies.
That of Mr.. O'Rourke was found Just
above the bridge, with one hand above
the water grasping one of the timbers
Life was extinct. the body being sub
merged. The body of McComb was
found a few hundred feet further
down the stream at point where a
ditch is taken out by the Sunnyside
people. and where a snowsli1e and ice
obstructed further progress. the body
being caught in such a manner as to
prevent its being taken under the
y Wherever newspapers circulat in
Colorado, the name of Jack" Nc
Comb is familiar. He has been prom
inent in mining for twenty or more
years. first gaining wealth and fame
in Leadville mines He has made sey-
eral trips to the San Juan and the
present one was for the purpose of
closing a deal for San Juan county
mining property Many Durangoites
knew him to he a square man in every
sense of the word. Deceased resided
in Denver, where the sad news was
broken to his wife and daughter
In the death of Father O'Rourke, as
many express it. "Prince among
men" there will be hundreds to
mourn his loss. He was of a socia-
Bile disposition and while a true fol
lower of the Catholic faith he was not
in the least bigoted and numbered
among his friends many protestants
wherever he resided, and here in Du-
range with whom he had become ac-
quainted. He had been resident of
the state for about twenty years.
Leadville being his first place of resi-
dence, then being stationed at other
places, being at Telluride for some
time, having had charge of the Silver
ton parish about six years. A sister,
Mary Bridget. was for some time
Mother Superior in charge of the Sis
ters' hospital at Leadville. She died
some two years ago. A niece. known
to many in Durango, has kept house
for him.
CHICAGO. Ills. June "a settle
ment between the striking teamsters
and packers was effected at four
O'Clock this morning, after an ali
nights session. 1t is compromise
with the unions scoring an important
point. All strikers are to be reinstat-
ed without prejudice, but the pack
ers refuse to employ union men only
agreeing not to discriminate against
them
The new wage scale provides that
teamsters shall get from twenty cents
an hour for single wagons, to thirty
cents an hour for six-horse wagons.
No work to be done Labor day. By
the new scale the teamsters in seven.
ty hours earn a minimum of s1206,
and maximum of S21. Yesterdays
strikers took out wagons today.
CHICAGO, His, June 5.-Last night
found men, officials and police worn
out after a hard day. When all dan
ger seemed over for the day an en-
;. ploye of the Anglo-American Packing
company at the entrance of the stock
yards was knocked off a wagon seat
with a base ball bat. He may die.
The First Regiment, National Guard,
has been instructed to be prepared for
a hurry call Governor Yates is in
the city.
LONDON. June 5.-The daughter OF
Mrs. Langtry. the famous actress, is
engaged to marry wealthy Canadian
member of parliament.
GREENSBORO, Ala, June 5.--It is
announced that Captain Hobson will
great mass of ice and snow in which
case it might have been some weeks
before rescued.
The bodies were brought to this city
about ten o'clock last evening, That
OF Father O'Rourke is lying in state
this afternoon and is being viewed
for the last time by his hundreds o.
Silverton friends. Both bodies will
be shipped to Denver, but at two
O'Clock the time of shipping, tomorrow
or next day. had not been decided
upon. Mr. McComb's family resides
in Denver, and the remains will b,