The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-08-14

Denver & Rio Grande station, was run
over by a switch engine while cross
ing the railroad in front of Frank p.
Smiths commission Office at 5:55
O'Clock Thursday evening and died
twenty minutes later from the effects
of her injuries. Her right leg was
cut on between the knee and the hip
and the left one fearfully mangled and
bruised; the bones and flesh from the
knee almost to the ankle being mash
ed to a pulp. bnt left clinging to the
body by few lacerated tendone and a
bit of torn and bleeding skin.
Trainmen Not to Blame.
Denver & Rio Grande train from
the west, which was several hours
late. had Just pulled up at the station
and Mrs. Parks hurried from the Roy
al Gorge hotel. where she stayed dur
ing the day when not otherwise en-
gagged. with a basket of fruit TO sell
her wares to people on the train OPP
posite Mr.. Smiths place of business
she attempted to cross the railroad
tracks and in doing so failed to OBJ
serve the approach of a locomotive on
the Florence & Cripple Creek track
from the opposite direction to the
water crane near the intersection of
Eighth and Water streets. which ran
over her. The engine was q helper"
and was going up to obtain a supply
of water for the purpose of assisting
freight train sixty-three. then waiting
in the lower yards. over the heavy
grade up to the portals OF the Royal
Gorge. The locomotive was in charge
OF Engineer V. II. McGinnis and Fire
man George carlysle. neither of whom
saw the Il-fated woman; in fact. neith-
er OF them saw her or knew of the
accident until her mangled form was
picked up by those who had witness
ed 1t and carried into Mr.. Smiths
office. Engineer McGinnis was on the
other side OF the locomotive cab and
could not by any possibility see Mrs.
Parks as she was coming from the
other way. The fireman was on top
of the tender preparing to take down
the crane TO let the water into the
tank, and, likewise had his view OF
the track Immediately ahead OF the To-
connective obscured. II is generally
conceded that no blame can in any
way attach to either OF them as they
were going slowly and had but a mo-
ment before whistied TO warn people
of the coming OF the locomotive.
Physiclons Summoned BY Phone.
Immediately after the accident oc-
Cured message was phoned for a
surgeon and in a very short time
Drs. Goodloe. Little. Wilkinson and
Graves we're on the scene, but were
unable to do more than staunch the
wounds and administer hypodermics
10 alley the suffering OF the victim.
There we're several witnesses to the
affair and as soon as the locomotive
came to a standstill C. s. Pryor Of
the Round Crest Canning company
and another bystander ran up and
pulled the dying and unconscious wo-
man out from under the wheels. She
was taken into Mr.. Smiths Office and
crowd OF men and women quickly
gathered to offer what services they
could. few minutes before she pass
ed away she became conscious Of heI
surroundings and OF the terrible ac
cident that had taken place. She ask,
ed that her little six-year-old daugh
ter. Mary. who was at the Roya
Gorge hotel. be brought to her an,
that Father Lochschmidt, pastor OF 81
Michael's Catholic church. be sum
moned to administer the unction @
his faith. She was unable. however
TO recognize many of those about he
and soon relapsed into a state Of un