Show GENERAL PALMER DEAD soldier railroad builder and philanthropist called to his reward colorado springs colo general william J palmer founder of colorado loraJo Co springs died at hla his country seat glon glen eyrie west of the city at I 1 saturday afternoon death came as a aps result 1 alt of a fall from a horse in october 1906 which resulted in breaking brcak lne tits his back general palmer has often been called the foremost citizen of colorado ile he leaves an estate valued at general palmer was distinguished as a in the civil war but his greatest fame came as a railroad builder general palmer his alwa been justly called the father of colorado springs the city belli behic indebted to him for not only its N ry iry existence primarily but the fact that it Is one of the cleanest and nilst mist beautiful cibes of the west the br bread cad well pa paved ed streets lined with magnificent shade trees the Arit lers hotel and the thousand and one modern buildings and improve combine to make an everlasting monument to botho the mentory memory of the QUO one man who most moat of all was responsible for them |