OCR Text |
Show GENERAL PALMER DEAD. Soldier, Railroad Builder and Philanthropist Philan-thropist Called to His Reward. Colorado Springs, Colo. General William J. Palmer, founder of Colorado Springs, died at his country seat. Glen Eyrie, west of the city, at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Death came as a result of a fall from a horse in October, Oc-tober, 1906, which resulted in breaking his back. General Pahner has often been called the foremost citizen of Colorado. He leaves an estate valued at $15,000,000. General Palmer was distinguished as a soldier in the civil war, but his greatest fame came as a railroad builder. General Palmer hi 9 been Justly called "the father of Colorado Springs," the city being indebted to him for not only its i ?ry existence, primarily, hut the fact that it is one of the cleanest and most beautiful cities of the west. The broad, well paved streets, lined with magnificent shade trees: the Antlers' hotel, and the thousand and one modern build ings and improvements, combine tn make an everlasting monument to the memory of the one man who, most o' all, was responsible for them. |