Eureka Reporter | 1904-06-03 | Page 2 | Memorial Day Accident at Salida, Colo

demor at day accident at sal da colo while the memorial exercises were at their height at sa ida colo and the veterans were casting flowers on the waters of the arkansas river in mem ery of the heroic dead four people were suddenly plunged to death by the breaking of a foot bridge spanning the nver at the lower dge of riverside park A number of others were thrown into the stream several of whom are missing the rest narrowly escaped with their lives ahe accident was witnessed by a thousand persons who seemed powerless to render assistance