Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-09-12
SERIOUS ACCIDENTS
AND SUDDEN DEATHS
Alonzo Shelton Has Spine Fractured
James Dye Is Summoned
Young Man Killed

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A peculiar accident with very serious
and likely fatal results was sustained by
Alonzo Shelton. an employe of Andy
Harsin. on Monday afternoon.
While delivering load of baled hay
to the George Bryant feed warehouse
Young Shelton was caught between the
crossbeam over the gate at the entrance
to the yards and the top OF the load. He
apparently did not notice the crossbeam
until almost beneath 1t, when he tried to
pass under by STOPPING, but was caught
just above the shoulders and doubled up
against the hay until the team was
stopped by the pressure.
The accident was seen by several per-
sons who in few moments had the in
jured man released and on the way to the
Pollock hospital, where it was found that
he had sustained fracture of the spinal
column.
Report from the hospital yesterday was
that Young Shelton was resting as well
can DE expected, but the probability of
his recovery is very slight, as the records
show that less than SO percent survive a
similar injury. and of these at least 85
percent are paralyzed and hopeless
eripples for the remainder of their lives.
James Dye Dead
Rocky Ford people were grievously
surprised on Wednesday afternoon to
learn OF the death at Canon City of our
former townsman. James X. Dye. who
for the past couple Of years has been
filling the position of state parole officer.
Mr.. Dye spent last week in this city.
where he offieiated as official timer at
the Arkansas Valley fair races. posi-
ton which he had filed for many years.
and apparently was in the enjoyment Of
his usual health until Friday. when he
complained of stomach trouble.
Upon his return to Canon City his
sufferings became so severe that the
physicians considered his condition SO
dangerous that his son Dick was sum-
moned to his bedside on Tuesday.
The remains were brought to tho
Thompson-Cl -Claypool undertaking parlors
yesterday afternoon. where they will re-
main in state until the funeral, for which
arrangements had not been completed as
The Enterprise goes to press.
Young rlan Killed
Deputy Coroner Thompson was sum-
moned to School District No. 2. about
six miles east Of La Junta, on Tuesday
morning to investigate a sudden death.
but upon arrival found it to be so clear
case of accidental death that ar inquest
was not necessary.
Tony Baublets. aged % years, and his
young wife, it seems. had left Las AMI
mas early Tuesday morning and were
driving to Colorado Springs. where the
young man had been promised employ
ment by his brother. and had reached
the schoolhouse when stop was made
to feed and water the horse.
About five minutes before time to open
school the teacher and some Of the pu-
pills noticed the young man start to put
the bride on his horse when the animal
apparently sprang upon him and when
they reached the scene they found the
wife Historically trying to revive the
limp and broken form of her husband.
but to no avail. as the man had been in
stantly killed.
Friends were summoned from Las An
imas and the remains were taken to that
place for interment.
Aged Woman Dies
At her home, two miles west Of this
city, on Tuesday, Mrs. Marie Christine
Johannas sueoumbed to an attack of GER
ebral hemorrhage. The deceased was
SO years and leaves an aged husband.
four sons and daughter TO mourn her
demise,
Funeral services were conducted in the
German Congregational church on We'd
nesday afternoon and interment was in
Valley View cemetery.