The daily sentinel., 1909-06-22
DROWNED TODAY IN
RIVER AT PALISADE
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the .'forebay," the water hemmed in
labout the headgate, told the tragic
tale of the young mans fate
No one saw Buell. fall into the
water or saw what caused him to
fall into the water. No cry was
heard.
The -forebay." which is a stretch
of water several hundred feet long
and which is usually from 25 to 80
feet deep. was dragged and dyna-
mited but the body was not found so
lit was decided TO permit the water
| to run out of the forebay and this
work was taken up early this morn
| ing The water was run out in the
course of a few hours and the body
of Buell. was found
The coroner was notified and the
body has been prepared for burial.
Among the effects of the dead
man were found a number of letters
and papers indicating that his name
was Raymond Buell. and that he has
relatives or friends at Canon City.
There was one letter. evidently Just
written and sealed by the unfortun-
ate man, addressed to Miss Eta
Mullen. care of Central Hotel. Canon
City. Colorado.
There was also a letter from the
firm of fowler. Stockton q Watson.
of Canon City. showing that the dead
man had sent them a check in settle
ment for an account.
The deceased was a man of be-
tween 20 and 80 years. about feet
tall, and good looking. He was
dressed shabbily indicating that he
had been up against hard luck for
some time and must have been trav-
cling from place to place over the
state getting work wherever he could.
The letters and the papers he had
about him indicate that he was man
of more than ordinary education. He
made a favorable impression on the
men at the pumping plant with whom
he came in contact.
II is possible that the man com
mitted suicide but 1t is more likely
that he accidentally fell into the cold
water and drowned before attention
was attracted to him. He seemed
cheerful enough last night when he
went to work. He worked enthusias
tically all through the night.
II will be remembered that on last
Friday The Sentinel contained story
to the effect that Mrs. Chauncey Be
nell, of Canon City, was making anx-
ious inquiries concerning her hus-
band who had started for Grand
Junction to get work and from whom
she had not heard a word after he
had left Canon City She was certain
he reached Grand Junction and she
feared that he had met with foul
play. Owing to the fact that the man
drowned last night was from Canon
City and owing to the similarity be-
. .
Sentinel thought that perhaps the
man who was drowned was the miss
ing husband of the Canon City wom
an The Sentinel called up Editor
Hardy. of the Canon City Record and
made inquiries but Mr.. Hardy stated
that the description of the dead man
did not answer the description of
Benell
From what can be learned Buell.
was not very well known in Canon
City. d,
This afternoon late The Sentinel
received a message from the Canon
City Record to the effect that Ray
mond Buell. or Raymond Donneli, the
name under which some people knew
him, had worked at Canon City but
a short time on the new water works
and that he left Canon City last Sun
day Miss Mullen, the message states,
was friend of the dead man.
Therefore, Buell. must have come
directly to this valley from Canon
City and got off at Palisade yester-
day afternoon and secured work last
night at the Palisade pumping plant.
The date of the Pecos valley ex-
cursion has been changed from June
% to July >, on account of railroad
rates.