The Glenwood post., 1915-08-21
Abert bellarias Sueeunbs b
Deadly e,s, "Isd" cseper
II Daagerovs Condition
Two LADIES RECOVER

Aspen, Aug. l9.-Overcoms with
powder gas in the Hope tunnel, seven
miles from Aspen, about y o'clock last
night, Albert DeMarias, %, is dead,
and Miss Esther Wheeler, Miss Mary
Leisten and Theodore Cooper are in a
serious condition.
About O'Clock last evening the fous
young people lett Aspen in an auto
mobile for the Hope tunnel to explore
its workings and also to enable Cooper,
who is a stockhoder, to get some SAM
pies of ore. Arriving AZ the mine they
received permission from Manager
James Heatherly to enter the mine.
There is only day shift working at
the tunnel, and it was about six hours
since they had finished work. Heath
erly offered to have hot supper ready
for the party when they came out Of
the mine, but they told him they had
brought lunch and for the novelty of
it We're going to eat in the tunnel.
Heatherly and the rest of the men
who work at the mine went to bed
and were unconscious of any trouble
until about 3 o'clock this morning,
when Mrs. Wheeler mother of Esther
Wheeler, who became worried because
her daughter had not returned, tele-
phoned to the mine.
searching party was at once organ
hp ontr pf IN
they met Miss Leisten coming out. Sha
was drenched with water and had evil
IDENTIFY ia len into the ditch carrying
the waste water from the mine. She
said the party had been into the breast
of the tunnel and had started back and,
after going about 1900 feet, Miss
Wheeler was overcome with gas. De
Marias and Cooper started to carry he-
out and told Miss Leisten to go ahead
for assistance. She had gone but
short distance when she, too, was over
come ard fell unconscious, in which
condition she remained until this morn
ing.
Miss Wheeler was first overcome
about 80 or u o clock, and from
that time until morning the party were
under the influence of the gas.
The young people are of prominent
families. Albeit DeMarias, the young
man who lost his life, is son of Mr..
and Mrs. d. E. DeMarias. Miss Esther
Wheeler is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Wheeler, and her father
is the manager of the Enterprise miro
in Taylor park. Miss Mary Leisten is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Leis-
ten. Theodore Cooper is the son OF
Fred Cooper and is in business with
his brother, Edward Cooper, and was
also partner with Albert DeMariis
in an automobile company.
The victim of this unfortunate af-
fair was well known in Glenwooi
where he had many friends. The Asp
en- Democrat contains this beaut1fui
tribute to the young man:
s.In the sad and unexpected
death of Albert DeMarias in the
Hope tunnel last night, this com
munity loses one of its very bright
est and enterprsing young busi-
ness men.
"He was Of such a noble and
upright character that he was uni
versally loved and respected by ALL
Ever kind, honorable and courte-
Gus in his every act of life he was
indeed the mainstay of his father
and the joy Of his mothers heart
and his death is indeed blow to
them and it would seem that they
cannot bear the load Of sorrow 90
suddenly thrust upon their aged
shoulder. Indeed the ertire cor
munity has load to bear in the
loss of Albert and all will join
in extending real, genuine, heart
felt sympathy to tie bsreavsd
parents."
"Ted" Cooper has many frissas y
Glenwood whs sincerely Aepe ~ ~
complete recovery. Mr.. Csepss ,
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