The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-11-04
Meets Death in an Abandoned St,ft.

N''ee's Aso'A I'll All ThOAuoOnEo NJ.
Late Wednesday night a searching
party, headed by Geo. K. Kimball aud
+, f. Angove, discovered the body of
X. }. Stanley, retired carpenter about
10 years old, lying partially submerged
IN an old placer shaft used as a spring,
ard which is located abou, a hundred
yards from his home, on Il e bar short
distance above the water power station
of the Consolidated Gem mines COMPANY
two miles below town. His disar Dear
ance was Lot reported until lat. in the
evening, ard it is believed that when
found he had been dead for at least ii
hours
Mr.. Stanley recently purchased the
property with the intention of raising
chickens ard was living on the pksce
alone. At 7 O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing be came to the door of his cabin and
called to Ernest Adams, an employee a.
the Gem power plant to send word t.
his daughter, Mrs. Geo. +. Mist, in this
city that he was sick. This was the las
time he was seen alive. Mrs Mist went
down about O'Clock and again later il
the day and his continued lsence 1ed
her to surmise that he NAV have fallen in
the open fiume which passes at the rear
OF the house. She notified Mr.. Angove
OF her fears, and he Immediately organ
lied searching party to ascertain the old
gen,leman's whereabouts.
The fart - a 1 ttl.. ,.,e
the house led the searchers to believe that
Mr.. Stanley had gone for wa,e-, and IN a
few minutes after the arrival of the party
the trail leading TO the old placer shaft
was found IN the snow. The footprint,
we're close together indicating that h.
was in a feeble condition and there were
no returning & footprints. AS the well va
reached, a pitcher filled with water Vas
standing alongside and the position q
the body indicated that lie must hayc
slipped or grew faint when in the act lt
Hl!Ing the kettle and fell into the otun-
ing. The kettle was found in thd bottom
OF the shaft. The old shaft was covereu
in such manner that he was unable to
hi''SNiA anu pIOlI uilnp DCtlf
caught between his legs in way that
fastened HIM in the position he had f4l-
len. strong man would have found
dithcult to get out of the opening wi4
out assistance. The head and arms w,lg
under the water and the feet and l..-
could easily have been seen from the IA
sing trains throus hout the day, as tn,
shaft is within forty feet of the railw.y
track.
Coroner Smith was summoned and h.=
representative removed the remains a.
the norgue. No inquest was he'd I
Mr.. Stanley aud family formerl lived !
at Burlington, Iowa, ana later removed |
to Denver. He had made his home ia |
this city for the past year or so. He wa,
a member OF Denver Union No. IS |
brotherhood of Carpenters and Ioiners I
of America, but had not worked at his
trade for some time.
Deceased is survived by wife and I
three daughters, two of whom are
married. The wife and youngest daueh-
ter were in Denver visiting with lis
daughter Mrs. Henry Colburn. Tie |
other daugter is Mrs. George +. Nil,
wife of the former cashier of the Cascade /
Electric company.
Services we're conducted by Rev. Will
man, OF the Presby terian church, at the |
home OF his daughter, Mrs. Geo. f. Nist, /
on Miner street yesterday afternoon at
J o'colck, and this morning the remains
were taken to Denver by Undertaktr
Irathen accompanied by the immediate
re atives The body will be cremated at
Riverside crematory this afternoon. !