Laramie Republican no. 158 February 16, 1900 JOHN HARNEY DEAD Leading Citizen of Sweetwater County Passes Away Rock Springs, Wyo., Feb 15- John Hartney of Hartney Bros., died yesterday of pneumonia. His sudden death caused a shock to the community, as few knew that he was ill. Mr. Hartney was identified with this city in many ways, having served with great credit on the town council and up to a year ago was a prominent member and treasurer of the local board of trustees of the state hospital. To mourn his loss he leaves his brother Thomas, who was associated with him in business, and a wife and three children. He was one of the leading republicans in Sweetwater county, a man of strict integrity and liberal to a fault. He was never happier than when doing good to others. His funeral will take place on Saturday afternoon, the Rev. De Lahunty officiating. --- Rawlins Semi-Weekly Republican no. 49 June 20, 1900 GIRL TAKES HER OWN LIFE An Unnatural Mother Drives Her Daughter to Suicide Miss Eliza Jane Lindsay, the 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Lindsey, committed suicide about 10 o'clock Thursday evening at the home of Mr. Olef Nelson and family, where the girl was employed as a domestic. She swallowed the entire contents of a bottle of strychnine (a hundredth part of which would have been sufficient to cause death) and expired a few moments later in great agony, before a physician could reach her. Apparently the only reason for the rash act was the unkind treatment she had received from her mother. The girl had been continually cursed and upbraided by her mother until she became despondent and decided to take her own life. Mrs. Lindsay has been in the habit of appropriating the girl's wages and then in return refusing to supply her daughter with the necessary clothing. On Thursday evening Mrs. Lindsay visited her daughter at the Nelson home and upbraided her again as usual, and threatened to have her sent to a reform school. This threat preyed on the girl's mind until she became very despondent. She then left the house saying she was going to see her father, whom she expected to find on the streets, as she was afraid to go to her home. As Mrs. Nelson bid her good night she turned and asked her to ??? good-bye instead. Not finding her father she evidently went direct to G. W. Berry's drug store and purchased a bottle of strychnine, and as she had no money she asked that the poison be "charged" to her mother. Returning to the Nelson home a half hour later, shortly after the family had retired. The girl went to her room and emptying the poison into a glass of water swallowed the whole contents. Mr. Nelson was attracted by groans and heavy breathing in the girl's room and suspecting the cause went in and found her lying upon the floor partly disrobed and in the last throes of agony. Mr. Nelson hurriedly summoned Dr. W. C. C. Freeman, but before he arrived the girl was dead. About four months ago the girl ran away from home, going to Rawlins where she secured a position with the family of Conductor J. B. Milligan. Her mother, learning where she was, went to Rawlins and brought her daughter back to Rock Springs. The family where Miss Lindsay was employed are deeply grieved at her sad and tragic death. She was a bright and good looking girl, and well like by all who knew her.--Rock Springs Independent. --- Cheyenne Daily Leader no. 28 October 24, 1900 ROCK SPRINGS FATALITIES George Rhodes Killed in the Mines--Man Killed in the Yards. Rock Springs Independent: Profound sorrow and regret was expressed upon every hand last Wednesday night when the shocking news quickly spread that George Rhodes, the popular night boss at No. 8 mine, had been instantly killed while at work. Particulars of the accident, which happened about 10 o'clock, are very meagre, but it appears that Mr. Rhodes while assisting a driver fell between the cars and the rib and was doubled up in such a manner as to break his neck, death being instantaneous. Last Saturday evening as a west bound freight train stopped in the yards, the engineer, in oiling up his engine noticed that the pilot and the wheels were bespattered with blood, which led him to the conclusion that his train had run over a man east of town. He made known his gruesome discovery and a number of citizens made an investigation with the result that they found the remains of a man scattered along the track about two miles from town. The remains were shockingly mutilated so that recognition of the unfortunate was impossible. --- Saratoga Sun no. 13 October 25, 1900 George Rhodes, aged twenty-six, night foreman of the Union Pacific Coal Company's number eight mine, was instantly killed on the 17th inst. by a rock falling on his head. He was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. George Rhodes, of Cheyenne. --- Wyoming Tribune no. 508 November 22, 1900 COAL MINER KILLER A special dispatch from Rock Springs dated November 20 days: A coal miner by the name of B. Bartus was killed on Monday afternoon in mine No. 1 by a fall of rock. Death was instantaneous. --- Wyoming Tribune no. 509 December 04, 1900 DEATH IN A MINE Special dispatch to The Tribune. Rock Springs, Wyo., Dec. 3.—Charles Thorpe, a boss driver in Union Pacific mine No. 8, was killed by runaway cars today. The cable with which the cars are hauled to the surface broke, letting them run down upon him. The dead man leaves a widow and five children. --- Wyoming Tribune no. 521 December 18, 1900 KILLED AT ROCK SPRINGS Rock Springs, Wyo., December 17, -- William M. Matthews, an old resident of this city 45 years of age, was killed this afternoon in the Rock Springs yards by a string of empties which bumped against the car on which he was standing, knocking him down on the track. One wheel passed over his body. The car had to be jacked up to get the body out. It was tightly wedged and life was extinct. He went to Alaska two years ago and returned that August. He was elected the following November to be road supervisor of Sweetwater county, which position he held for two years. He was a popular man, a property owner, and leaves a widow who is crazed with grief. --- Wyoming Press no. 18 December 22, 1900 Robert A. Edwards, weight boss at Union Pacific No. 8 mine, Rock Springs, Wyo., is dead form a gunshot wound inflicted with suicidal intent. He had been in Rock Springs about four years and leaves a wife and three children. ---