Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-08
COLORADO NEWS.

H''ne oHdiHoH, Wtll-tOuO farmer
was drowned in a lake near Erie Fri
day while out with his tG-year-old son
James swimming The father ehnl
lenged the son to swim to the oppo
site shore and they started. but the
father sank in the middle of the lake
probably from cramps r'-l
Without warming, and moved by n
| cnuse which is unknown 10 the police
VIII Hughes, negro expressman. Sa,.
uiday afternoon shot five times and
almost instantly killed Gussie Green. n
negress. in the doorway of the Get.
t:ell pharmacy. Denver and later XIII.
ed himself when surrounded by the
police in barn at the rear of his
home. Hughes had a long criminal
record and had participated IN several
shooting affrays before What Mis- re.
laiion TO the woman whom he killed
and over whom he commi ted suicide
was seems unknown
Blinded by a cloud of dust that
swirled into his face just as he was
rounding the half-smile turn on the
Overland park course Saturday after
noon. and running at the rate OF about
52 miles IN hour. George Miohcls. one
OF the contestants In the FIVE mile mo.
torcycle race, lost control of the In.
dian maciiine he was riding and ran
full into the fence that borders the
track. Pitched 30 feet MIchels turned
a complete somersauit landing on his
head. He died almost instantly. A
broken rib pierced his heart
Just as the big rain storm seemed
to have subsidized In Denver Saturday
ard their two sisters had left the
house to buy fireworks, Agnes Garland.
aged 6, and Eddie Garland. aged 8
were instantly killed at 3;3O in the
afternoon by bolt of lightning which
struck The rear end of the roof Of
their house at 240 Washington street
They were playing In the kitchen at
the time, and the bolt left unharmed
the mother. Mrs Mary Garland, and
her 3-year-old daughter, Julia, who
were not more than ten feet away In
a bedroom. Both children were killed
In the one flash. although Mrs. Gar.
land believed that Agnes wns living
when she reached the child's side
With one glance she realized that the
boy had been killed ard that nothing
could be done for him. In the hope of
aiding the stricken girl she seized the
tiny body and ran calling for help TO
the house OF neighbor a block away
II is Mrs. Carland's belief that the
child expired In her arms az she pass
ed through the gate of the friends
yard
Everett Fuller, aged years, left
an orphan: his father. mother. brother
and two sisters dead This is the
story of tragedy that occurred at
small lake on the Greenwood ranch
near Wellington, twelve miles north Of
Fort Collins. Saturday In which five
members OF the family Of George Full.
el, riincuIudi, .uioWutus nc otoi
OF the tragedy was carried TO the
neighbors by the s-year-old boy who
alone survived The lives OF the two
children aud the parents were sacri.
feed in a vain attempt to save that OF
Gladys, who went 10 the lake 10 get q
pail OF winter Becoming oyerbalanced
she fell In. Her sister Ella, saw the
accident. ran screaming TO the lake
and plunged in hoping 10 rescue her,
Her screams brought the brother,
John, and mother to the scene. They
found the girls floundering In water
beyond their depth and in turn plung
ed in only to sacrifice their lives. The
father, who was working in feid
| nearby, hastened 10 rescue members
OF his family. Single handed he was
unable to do so and was In turn him
self carried down, A large CROWD
soon gathered but 1t was three hours
before the bodies were recovered
Three children remain, the Oldest be
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