Show I UI I r lY oil f LU r ij r A at ij i iLU Y Hi q Ob i iY r q Dies at Some nome Result of Falling I From Morse Horse and h Breaking Sis Back j Colorado Springs Colo Cole Maich l lGon li E oral eral William J founder of Colo Cole Colorado rude rado Springs died at nl his hi country countr sent scat t t Glen GI I Eyrie E rl ves we t of the tho city elt at 1 1 this afternoon art Death D uth carne caine as u at result rt I of a n fall from rom u it horse In October 1506 which resulted tJ In breaking his lack back General Palmer has ha often boon 11 called call I the foremost citizen of oC Colorado lie lea eM UM esta t valued at a l l General Genera Palmer was distinguished its Il a n soldier In the tho Civil war tiar nr hilt but his hl greatest famo time came cumo ns os In a n railroad builder Imme diatel I been bren mustered out of oi 01 the tue he service In the summer of oC Gen General eral oral Palmer at al the r quest of John Edgar EdJar Thompson A Scott and l Pennsylvania friends friend wan wn elected manager mid treasurer Ira of or the tho Ina r lael It his hiM connection with that roa renal l which brought bi ought him Into Inlo Colorado and anal an re fl resulted ii II In his hili long and am conspicuous r with the states toads road and anti with Its lJ General Palmers connection with the tho building of oC the Kansas Pacific railroad to Denver Dener In iStO IS i and the lie com corn completion of the lie Denver Pacific railroad between Denver Dener and nod Cheyenne In lit the same sante years ho conceived and carried out several connecting enterprises General Palmer remained president pre of o the h Den Denver ver er t Hlo itlo Granule Grande system t stem und and Its direct directIng I log Ing personally until August when whoa ho lie resigned resl ned to greater attention to Ills his hl railroad enterprise In Mexico the tho Mexican National railroad extending I from Grand Junction to Salt Lake City n a road until April l H iOl l I when ho Ito with withdraw I draw iren from personal participation In Its Us Il affair In connection with his Inception and construction of oC the tue Denver A RIo Ulo I Grande rande railroad Palmer con coit conceived and anal founded upon a 1 beautiful site lilt Jl ward artl all of oC Pikes kc Peak P LI LIthe the city of oC Colorado Spring pear at the tho foot Cont of the tho Rocky Rock mountains he ito I had lived since that city chy came Into ex cx existence I I |