James Harrington "Tex" Barlow
Marriages
Lois Gilmer Barlow (Harper)
Burial Details
Obituaries
Holy Cross Trail - December 11, 1926
FATAL ACCIDENT
To James Harrington BARLOW. Mrs. Lois Gilmer BARLOW received a wire from the coroner at Lower Rochester, Nevada, that Tex BARLOW was seriously injured in a blast in the Osage Mining Co's mine of that company, next day, Wednesday the 8th, she received another wire notifying her that he had passed on. Mrs. BARLOW, accompanied by her brother-in-law Victor SQUIRES left for Nevada on No. 1 Thursday night. Mrs. BARLOW has not received any particulars. The remains will be brought on to Red Cliff for burial. Mrs. BARLOW was making preparations to go on to Nevada when she heard of the accident.
Mr. and Mrs. BARLOW were married 17 months ago, then was born to them on August 1st a daughter. Mr. BARLOW leaves beside his wife and baby, father and mother and two sisters in Amarillo, Texas, and a brother in Tampa, Florida.
He was 26 years old and a fine specimen of physical manhood. Lois surely has the sympathy of the entire community. Here is where she was born and raised and was a graduate of the Red Cliff High School.
It will be a week before she returns with the remains. Funeral services will be announced later.
Holy Cross Trail - December 18, 1926
Mrs. Lois BARLOW returned from Nevada Monday morning on No.2 with the remains of her late husband who was killed in a mine blast, an account of which was given in last weeks "Trail." Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon from the home of Mrs. Joe GILMER, Rev. Dr. KUNTZ of Minturn officiating. Mrs. BARLOW, mother, of Mexia, Texas, came on and was present at the services. The High School scholars bought a beautiful offering of flowers and Prof. BRIDWELL's Trio with Mrs. WILSON at the piano rendered several appropriate selections. Mrs. BARLOW has the sympathy of her many sincere friends.
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James (Tex) BARLOW, 27, was killed instantly, and Joseph GARDNER 23, was seriously injured while they were at work Tuesday afternoon on the bottom of the 170 foot shaft of the Osage Mining Companies workings in Lower Rochester when a charge of dynamite which failed to explode as the round was fired earlier, shot them with rock fragments. He was directly over the charge and the rock fragments entered several parts of his body, inflicted head injuries and tore away his left arm.
The dead man had worked 20 shifts. He went to Lower Rochester from Red Cliff, CO., where he followed mining. His wife and a baby only a few months old were to have started yesterday to join him.
Mrs. Barlow wired today that she was on her way to this city and to hold arrangements for the funeral for her husband in abeyance pending her arrival tomorrow.
