The Holly chieftain., 1923-06-28

A short time before the outbreak of
the world war Curtis was sent to Ber-
lin as special agent of the depart
ment Of state, and was attached to
the American embassy. After the
United States entered the war he be
came connected with the American
Red Cross, and until recently was edi-
tor Of the National Red Cross Bulle-
tin.
Curtis was member of the national
Republican central committee, and
was one of President Hardlng's per-
sonal advisers on the trip. He was
regarded as one Of the leading polit-
ical writer's Of the United States. His
home was in Washington, d. G..
The trip which terminated with the
fatal accident was one planned for the
eastern correspondents accompanying
President Harding on his trip to Alas
ka, by Denver newspapermen. The
automobiles containing the Denver and
visiting newspaper men left the Brown
Palace hotel within a few hours after
the presidential. special arrived in Den
yer.
From Denver the party went to
Golden, and to the top of Lookout
mountain, where the eastern newspa-
per men visited the grave of Buffalo
BIZ. After stopping at Pahaska Te-
pee for lunch, the party started the
return trip to Denver by way of Cen
! esee mountain, Bergen park, Ever
green, Bear Creek canon and Morri-
| son.
The body of Mr.. Curtis will be
taken to Chicago by John F. Vivian,
federal prohibition director. At Chi
cago, Mr.. Vivian will turn the body
over to representatives of the G. o. P.
who probably will accompany 1t to
Washington, d. c., for burial.
Motorcycle Officers Garnett and
Foster and Patrolman Jack Lindsey,
who were detailed to accompany the
trip of newspapermen, supervised the
rescue of the accident victims, and
later directed the traffic along the
road near the scene Of the accident,
preventing jam and thus eliminating
the possibilities of another accident.
Eastern newspapermen who were on
the trip commented favorably on the
skill and system displayed by these
officers in their rescue work and in
keeping traffic moving on the crowded
| road
Roy Roberts, representing the Kan
sas City Star on the Presidents tour,
will remain in Denver to look after
| Craig until Mrs. Craig reaches the city
from New York.
Eyewitnesses Describe Crash
Denver.-The scene At the accident
in which Sumner Curtis and Thomas
A. French were killed when the car in
which they were riding went over the
embankment about one, and one-half
miles this side of Evergreen, was with
in 100 feet of the place where cam
Gus circus clown was killed in SIM
liar accident two years ago.
The suddenness of the accident
served to accentuate the shock to the
rest of the party and emphasized the
terrible nature of the accident, ac-
cording to A. Thomas Pollock of the
News and the Times, who was one Of
the eye-wltnesses to the accident.
After having made the sharp mir
ror turn successfully" said Mr.. Pol
lock, who was riding in the car back
of the ill-fated automobile with j. o.
Goodwin of the Western Newspaper
Union, and Knight Of the United Press,
"the car suddenly shot toward the
edge of the road and the embank-
ment. Tearing through the concrete
post and wire cable, the car shot into
the air, turning over and over"
Mr.. Pollock was one Of the first to
reach the wreck after it had come to
rest at the bottom Of the incline, and
he helped to carry Donald Craig of the
New York Herald, up to one Of the
cars which was Immediately rushed
toward the city.