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.- <br />~ , <br />Rnnort on the Americus-Sleepy Iiollocr Disaster. <br />on the afternoon oP August 29th, 1895, at g p•E,I., Word reached <br />this department regarding nn accident at Sleepy Hollow and Americus <br />Clines, located at Black Harrk, Gilpin County, Colorado. <br />A. C. Htorrison, Inspector, eras and had been for some time prev- <br />ious, examining the winos in Chat district and later. events showed that <br />he had an appointment to visit the Sleepy Hollow that afternoon, and <br />sexed his life by an accident r+hichprevented his meeting the appoint- <br />Wert . <br />Inspector Talbot eras on board train er_ r•outo to Boulder, mod eras <br />tired to scene of accident. Both Inspectors tvero soon on the ground <br />and everything possible tivas done to devise mays and .moans to stop the <br />rising c~ator and save tY.e lives of somo of tho' men underground. The <br />nine not being equipped With pwnps, the buckets wore run to full ca- <br />pacity mid a teen oP won put to trork with view of placing pumps 1n the <br />incline of the Bob Tail. it soon developed that this department lead <br />no funds available Por paying for tL+a work. further, that• thorn eras <br />no other Department of State Prom tivhich funds could bo draim Por this <br />purpose. Tho work ryas accordingly stopped mid rrlsnt had boon done paid <br />for by the officers oP this Dopartmor:t. <br />A consultation eras hold with the wino orraora affected by the dis- <br />ester, and it'; revealed the Peet that oath was grilling#ndividually to <br />do all possible, but rnving Lo mioundorntanding artd litigation of long <br />st¢~rdiug no colloctivo action could bo gained. <br />On Sop6ombor 1st a point mooting oP all interested eras hold in <br />Denver and after several hours it vies agreed that iP this department <br />mould furnish pumps, equitable aimangomonta 1vould ho made for opornting <br />I- , <br /> <br />di <br /> <br />