Show welsy OIES at DENIER 1 ses away after short allness of few weeks MANY YEARS i OP OF R 0 W ENVER aug 8 after being bcd in the st joseph hospital ab city for a period of nearly arthur earl welby vice ident and general manager of dc atmer n er laramie and northwest railroad tiled lied at 4 thib this moon from the effects of a se attack of diabetes aggravated carbuncle on the back of the elba elb was one of the best n and most able railroad men ie alby by m ut as afflicted by a cai hancle he back of his neck two weeks which became so painful that it thought advisable to remove to st josephs hospital where lal ial cai caie e might betaken be taken of him as delirious at the time but his ilion was not regarded as really us until four days ago when a eb of sinking spells ensued re ing fatally as noted thus passes the shadows of the beyond one he beat railroad operating men one of the most useful citizens I 1 railroads of the country have hae ed out elba elb was born at georgetown th africa february 5 1855 the of an english missionary bishop in early age he removed to this itry try entering the service of the it at western railway of canada ie e age of 17 as telegraph oper holding later various operating eions in 1877 he entered the e beof of the tile chief engineer of the ada southern but later went ent in he freight office of the grand road and in 1881 became f clerk of the general hupf rin lent ent palmer called the young i to denver dener later in the same to aid in building the denver rio grande road through the tha al gorge during the enkui ensuing ng e deveara ears inelly eby forced his way ard most of tile time as chief to W 11 bancroft t general su nten dent nm general manager he e oregon short line in 1892 b was as made general lent ent of the rio grande western headquarters in salt lake city ng ing the position until gould seethe d the road in 1902 1909 welby left western estern a fine piece of property 1190 he 1 went ment to peru as u mana of f the cerro de pasco railroad A W V Alc mccune Cune but returned to counti yin in two eara ears intending attle atle down as a prosperous callia ranchero but could not resist temptation emp tation to return 0 railroad 1 n 1807 1907 when hen he wt vv made gen superintendent of the tile denver ko rio grande system this aeby resigned a year ago to ne me vice president and ana general ager ger of the denver 1 laramie north northwestern estern road e leavea a m widow and hildron childr tri two by his t harbt rt wife to brothers in the english civil ce e in 1 india and two sisters led H to british army officers |