The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-01-29
PROMINENT
RANCHER
KILLED IN
AN ACCIDENT

here by J. C. Hyssong last Saturday
night from the Z. W. Hammond ranch
in Park county that Forest Dill pros
porous and well known rancher and
cattleman in that section of the conn
try. had been accidentiy killed near
his place on Thirty-One Mile creek.
seven miles west OF Guffey. late the
previous aftrnoon while engaged in
loading logs on sled
Mr.. Dill left home about 4 o'clock
Saturday afternoon with a team Of
horses and heavy sled for the pur-
pose of hauling some logs which had
been cut on a hillside about a mile
and a half from the house Failing
tc return at nightfall his wife became
alarmed for his safety. and. providing
herself with a lantern, started out to
find him The deep snow and the
darkness made travelling difficult and
her progress was necessarily slow
and tedious undertaking. At first she
was unable to locate the team. but the
faithful dog that had followed Mr..
Dill when he went into the timber
came to her and led the way 20 i.
where she was Mortified to discover
her husband lying dead under heavy
log. which had rolled off the sled aad
crushed to death After assuring
herself that life was extinct Mrs Dill
erdeavcred to roll the log off the body.
tut was unable to do so on account OF
III weight and the location of the
ground. Tyfng the horses she vet out
for her fathers ranch. three miles
away. for assistance to extricate the
body OF her husband and convey II
home.
IL was an awful situation to he
placed in but Mrs. Dill realized that
something had to be done at once and
she met ii with herolsm worthy Of a
Carnegie medal. 1t was after o'clock
when she reached her fathers house
and an hour later before the rescue
party reached the scene OF the aeoi-
dent and recovered the body. 1t was
found that the log in rolling off the
sled had crushed Mr.. Drl's head until
Is was hardly recognizable and that
one shoulder had been disloeated- II
Il believed that death was instantane-
Gus. although the body was still warm
when Mrs. Dill first reached it.
Deceased was about forty years Of
age aud was a native OF Reedsvilis.
Preston county. West Virginia He
had lived in this state twelve or four
teen years and was married in this
city on Christmas day. 1912. to Miss
Mary Hammond. who was at that time
the chief operator OF the local
telephone exchange. Miss Hammond
hal a multitude Of friends here and
her wedding to MIR. Dill was an event
OF more than ordinary interest The
tragic death OF her husband will be
sincerely deplored here and the sym
pGthy OF wide circle of relatives.
friends and acunaintances will 20 out
to Mrs. Dill in her bereavement
Mr.. Dill leaves surviving him. be-
sides the sorrowing wife. an aged
father. two sisters and brother in
West Virginia and brother in this
state. He was a relative OF Samuel
Hcrtsel. OF Denver. one OF the most
widely known mon in colrsdo. IN
whose honor the town OF Hartsel IN
Park county was named. The remains
were brought to Canon City SUNDAY
night. arriving here about 10 o'clock
They were taken to Wilson's under
taking pariors TO be prepared for bur-
iai and will remain there until Tues
day afternoon. when the funeral SER
vice viii be held. It was at first
thought the remain swould b taken