CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-08-22
Miss Eue Goo1d, Popular Canon City
Morse, Hurled Over High Ledge In the
$Sangre de Cristo Range and Is Instant
1y Killed Long Vigil of Her Intended
Husband Waiting for Rescuing Party.

not find Lantham until 10 o'clock Sat-
urday night. He was almost exhaust
ed with the cold and his long watch.
The work Of carrying the remains
out Of the Businesses was very hard.
1t was slung from a pole. and two men
at time worked relays in carrying
it Very slow progress was made aft
er the party started for Howard Sun
day morning. Five miles from town
they were met by l. L. Freeman, who
drove a wagon. DR.. D. D. Hamilton.
of Howard. was with him. He exam
that life had been extinct since the
fall.
Word OF the accident spread rapidly
in Howard. Throngs Of people start
ed toward the mountain. The town
was almost depopulated.
Services in the churches were not
held because of an absence Of those
who took part. The death, SO sudden
and SO revolving in its details, cast
gloom over the little town.
The remains were taken in charge
by Coroner Whitmore and brought to
Canon las; night They were prepared
for burial at Whitmore's undertaking
rooms. An examination Of the body
showed that it had been crushed almost
to a pulp. A great hole indentS the
skull at the frontal bone. exposing the
brain This probably caused instant
death and may have been received
among the rocks during the fall. The
limbs are all broken In several places.
the fingers broken and crushed and
the entire body so bruised and dis
colored that It has scarcely any re-
semblance to a human being. 1t may
not be possible for the friends to see
the remains
Coroner whitmore has decided that
formal inquest will not be necessary.
He thinks that the death Has entirely
accidental, and the citixens OF How
ard agree with him. The character OF
both young people is above reproach.
Latham came to Canon Sunday ev-
ening with the body. He is staying
at the Goold home in South Canon.
The two sisters. twins, about IS years
old. are daughters OF Mrs. L. A. Goold.
widow. The mother and surviving
sisters are prostrated with grief.
Adolphus Latham, who is in town to-
day. talks freely OF the accident. He
is much affected by the fearful strain
OF the past two days. but retains his
composure to a remarkable degree. He
had known Miss Goold for some time.
Both were deeply interested In reli-
Kion and much of their time spent to-
gether was in the discussion OF re-
ligious subjects. He Is superintend-
ent OF Sunday school at Howard. and
L. ofo n ralfrinns
work. Commenting on the death OF
Miss Goold. he said:
The rock on which Miss Goold was
seated was one Of those common in
that portion OF the mountains. II was
scanned with assures, and, while not
projecting over the slope. was SO
slightly attached that Its removal
would have been easy. She was sing
Ing when the awful end came.
When I made my way around the
cli6 To where she lay, I found the
body almost entirely covered with
stones and rocks. worked hard to
get the body released. Then, using my
cartridge belt, I fastened 1t around
her waist. l tied her arms to her
sides and her feet together and start
ed down the mountain. I carried the
body 800 feet to where I saw . bank
of snow some twenty steps long.
had nothing but my hands to dig with.
I placed the body under a small ledge
OF rock and piled up loose snow around
It. Then I went to tell the people at
the camp.
After Miss GenevIeve started for
Howard l returned to the body and
watched until after 10 O'Clock when
the rescue party came. After 6 o'clock
called out at intervals and after the
long wait they answered me-"
Latham II ~ years old. He Is known
for his quiet disposition and his cool
hess In caring for Miss Goold's body
hae, been the cause Of much favorable
comfhsnt.
Miss Genevieve Goold was seen by
Coroner Whitmore this morning. Very
deep 10 her Erief, and she 10 suffering
from nervous excitsment She expect
ed her sister and Latham home for
breakfast ut O'Clock on the fatal
morning, and when they did not come
she was greatly worried. She walked
Q considerable distance from the camp
and called to them, but recsived no
answer. The two had arisen early to
see . nearby lake. which shows to bet
ter advantage before the sun shlnes
upon II. Then she heard Latham com
ing and HIS loud call for help. He
was almost exhausted when he came
to the cabin. He saddled the horse
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