Stewart A. Collins
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Nell Collins
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Eagle Valley Enterprise page 1 - November 16, 1928
Death in Battle Mtn. Auto Accident. Car Plunges into Eagle River Canon--Stewart Collins Killed--Others only Slightly Injured in Wreck. (By O. W. MEYER)
Skidding from the high road around Battle Mountain, a car driven by Stewart H. [sic.] COLLINS of Red Cliff plunged 500 feet down into the Eagle river canon Tuesday afternoon, causing injuries to COLLINS which resulted in his death a short time later. Mrs. Nell COLLINS, wife of the dead man, Harvey COLLINS, his brother, a man named TOWNSLEY, and Jim TREJILLO, who was riding on the running board--all escaped with a few minor cuts and bruises.
The accident occurred at a point along the steep slope of Battle Mountain about 150 yards above what is known as "Lover's Leap," the car plunging into heaps of scattered boulders and finally coming to rest against one of the large rocks before it had gone all the way to the canon floor. Passing motorists carried the injured persons to the Empire Zinc company hospital at Gilman. Because of the serious nature of Collins' injuries, it was decided to take him to Red Cliff and put him on the train for a Salida hospital. He died shortly before Red Cliff was reached.
The accident occurred when COLLINS attempted to turn out from another automobile and a team of horses which he met at the point where the accident occurred. Altho he was driving slowly, it is said, the car skidded slightly and went over into the canon. The fatal accident occurred about 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Stewart COLLINS was the eldest son of the late James COLLINS, and was born on Battle Mountain near Bells Camp about 38 years ago. For a number of years he was deputy county treasurer of Eagle county, under A. S. LITTLE. At the time of his death he was a bookkeeper for the Empire Zinc company at Gilman. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nell COLLINS, and by two sons, Stewart, jr., age 8, and James, age 11.
His mother lives at Minturn; a sister, Mrs. Marie WARREN, Red Cliff; two brothers, Harvey and Tom, Red Cliff; a brother, Robt. COLLINS, a merchant of Minturn; a brother, Phil COLLINS, Kansas City, Mo.; and a brother, Jim COLLINS, Greeley. The funeral will be conducted today at 2 p.m. at Red Cliff, under auspices of the Minturn Lodge of Masons, of which he was a member. Rev. YOUNG of Leadville will preach the funeral sermon and interment will be made in the cemetery at Red Cliff. All members of the family are expected to be present for the funeral.
