Carbondale, Colorado
Mine Explosion
February 22, 1893
KILLED WITH POWDER
Two Workmen of Orman & Crook’s Killed Near
Carbondale Wednesday.
Carbondale, Colo., Feb 23.--[Special]--A
shocking accident occurred on the line of the
Crystal River railway grade about ten miles
south of here at 3:30 o’clock yesterday
afternoon by which two men lost their lives, one
being Mr. Ed Crook,
superintendent of camp No.2 of
Orman & Crook,
contractors, and the other
Mr. Berry, a laborer. The charge
in a hole had become clogged and in using a
drill to loosen it an explosion followed. Mr.
Crook was thrown sixty feet, striking on an
island in the Crystal River. Both legs were
broken. He lived but as few minutes after being
picked up. He was a single man aged 36 years and
was a cousin of William
Crook, of the firm of Orman & Crook.
He leaves a brother working in the same camp and
three sisters in Jewel City, Kan. The body will
be sent to his friends.
But little can be ascertained concerning
Berry. His
remains will be buried here.
Aspen Weekly Times, Aspen, CO 25 Feb 1893
Transcribed by Audrey. Thank you,
Audrey!
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