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Show TEXAN AND WIFE FREEZE TO DEATH IN A SNOWSTORM ON PIKE'S PEAK no vesf. His wife wae clothed to ft thin shirtwaist, small shawl, a light skirt and thin underclothing. It la understood that both the victims of the storm ara printers employed on a Dellaa, Tex.. '"mmMllatHv upon the receipt of the nwi President P. W. Wells of tha cog mad aent up a special train to bring the bodies down. Coroner Jackson and Sheriff Btrrtsall accompanied the train. A pathetlr feature of the deaths la tha finding of a loiter In Sklnner'a pocket dated Dallaf, Aug. 17. from J. H. Cholca. In which these words occur: "I hope you are having the time of your life In Colorado. I am sending- you an overcoat as pr your request. 1 hora you don't freeae to death on Pikes peak." COLORADO BPR1NOB. Aug. . W. A. 8klnr.fr ami hla wire of Dallas. Tex., were frozen to death neee" the summit of Pike's peak this morning. Their bodies, almost covered with snow, were found Ida by aide by a boy walking down tha peek this afternoon. Skinner and hla wife started to walk to the top of the peak early yesterday afternoon, and stopped at the office of the Plka'e Peak News, about three miles above the half way house, to register. At that time Mr. Skinner, who waa alout iil years of age, doubted their. ability to reach the top of the mountain. Mrs. 8klnner. who wa- about tan yeara younger than her husband, la reported to have made the rersark: "I'm from Texaa, and they're not going go-ing to say, when I get back, that 1 could not climb Pike's peak." The couple were laat eeen about 4 o'clock bv the downward bound crew of the en train. At that time Mr. Hklnner repeated his dmibts to some of the passengers, pas-sengers, but Mrs. Skinner again Insisted on lring to reach tha eummlt. About 1 o'clock last night a severe snowstorm, which covered the entire peak to a depth of a foot on the level, acompanled by a fifty-mile wind, broke upon the peak. From the positions of the bodies when found. It ie believed tha couple Bought comparative shelter In the lea of a hues boulder, only a ahort ,dla-tanca ,dla-tanca from the track. Mr. Knner wa found tytns flat on hla back, with hla handa folded on his chest: his wife waa , Id a altling posture, with her 'head clasped . In her handa and bowed on her kneea. t Mr. Sklnuar. waa clothed la a light sear, sucker coat, summer weight trousers. Ms;M ntvletw.sr and low she. He wore |