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Richard Bryan "Dick" Hart

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Birth Date: August 5, 1899
Death Date: August 2, 1921

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Eagle County News page p 1 - August 6, 1921

A Terrible Accident on Tennessee Pass Grade In Which Richard B . Hart is Killed 5 Others Narrowly Escape
Our quiet little city was startled and stunned early Tuesday A . M ., when they learned of the terrible accident that had befallen the party of six young peoDle win were returning from the American Legion Dance at Leadville and while on the grade between Mitchell and Pando _, close to the Jones Gulch . The car started skidding . After several attempts to place the car back into the rut and failing , Carl Dismant , the driver , called to his companions , warning them that he could no longer hold the car , to save themselves , and at that the car started rolling , turning a complete _summer-sault righting itself the occupants were all in at that time , the driver tightly clutching the steering wheel trying to hold it , then it started the second roll — and turned bottom side up lodging against three pine trees which held the car from further rolling . They found that Jake Zieler who was sitting m the front seat between Carl Dismant and Dick Hart was thrown twenty _fuet clear of the car , landing on his feet . The three occupants of the
back seat were Miss Joyce Hart , Jay Fleming and Merrill _Dismant who were all able to creep out of the wreckage and Carl Dismant did likewise from the front seat and lifting the car enough to get Dick Hart out , found him seriously injured . After rendering first aid to Dick , Zieler and M . Dismant started on a run to Mr . Ohas . Polk a ranch to secure his truck , sending Mr . Polk , with his Chalmers to get Dr . Harrison at Gilman . Returning with the truck to the scene of the accident , they brought the injured and rest of party to Mr . _Polk s ranch to ; uvait l ) r . Harrison , who on his arrival pronounced Dick Hart dead , death resulting from internal hemorrhage . Dick was the only son of Air . and Mrs . B . A . Hart who were in Denver waiting for Mr . Hart to gain enough strength from his major operation which had been performed a few weeks previous . The other five occupants of the cur escaped miraculously with minor bruises and scratches . I stand Amid the Eternal WaysBurrough .
Richard Bryant Hart , a native son of Colorado , was born in Glenwood , August 5 , 1 S _99 , was the only son of Mr . and Mrs . B . A . Hart and reared to his noble manhood by a most devoted and conscientious mother and in a Christian home . Dick as he was _fimiliarily known to everyone was such a splendid examplg / jf _manhoodiieing of fine large physique , towering over his six feet , with a beautiful character and always a gentlemen in its truest sense of the word . No Bocial function was complete without Dick as he was a great favorite with old and voung alike and will be greatly missed by all the y jung people , as he never was known to carry a grouch raiher a smile for all . He was a graduate of the Class of 2911 ) of Red Cliff High School , re- ^ _JSceivingi _. a scholarship for his faithful efforts . All during his high school years he made nuny a grand hit with his dramatic talent . Dick was planning on a College career of two years at Boulder , finishing in some Eastern College , but owing to his father s poor health , and having acquired a thirst for mining , he put his shoulder to the wheel and very ably and successfully helped his father manange tho Percy Chester Group of Mines with an _occasional lease of his own . Dick also was one of Red Cliff s best baseball players ably filling third base and left field and made some famous hits with the bat . Here too a vacancy that will be
hard to fill . Much might be written , but as he was ao well know / to everyone in the community in which he practically livet his life , that with one accord all holding the same opinioi that Dick was a true friend , a most loving and devoted sor and brother and one of the _moat dependable boys of oui community , whose loss will be so greatly and keenly foil by all and whose memory will long he cherished and live in the heart of his fellov > men , Richard leaves to mourn his Early _Croasinir of the Bar , a father and mother , two sisters Helen and Joyce , a grandmother and aunt of Denver . Mr . and Mrs . G . D . Roberts , Mrs . Centner and Mr . and Mra . Robert Bryant who are here at present , all aunts and uncles . To weary heart p , to mourning homes God s meekest _ango . l gently comes ; No power has ho to banish pain , Or give us back our lost again ; And yet in _tendirest love , our dear And heavenly Father sends him here , O thou , who mourneBt on thy way With longings for the close of day ; He walks with thce _, that angel kind And gently whispers , Bo resigned . Bear up , bear on , the end shall tell ; The dear Lord ordoreth all things well ,

Herald Democrat page p 2 - August 3, 1921

AUTO ROLLS OVER ONE MAN KILLED
Richard Hart, After Attending Dance of American Legion, Meets Death When Machine Skids Off Road Near Pando.
Richard Han of Cliff was killed at about 2:30 yesterday morning whin the automobile hi which he was returning, together with his sinter and several friends, fiom llio American Legion dance here, overturned near I’undo. None of the other five occupants of the ear were seriously hurt. Hart’s companions were Joyce Hurt, u sister. Merritt Dismanc. Carl Dlsnmnt, Jake Zeiler, and Jay Fbming. Zeller, a former Head ville resident was reported yesterday us being confined to his bed, but it was said that ho would probably be about today. Miss Joyce Hart, sister of the man who met his di-ath. suffered a bruised side, and the other members of the party were more or less bruised but none of them seriously. Zeiler was the only person thrown clear of the ear. altho it is said to have turned over twice. He was hurled twenty fert and knocked out. Mis Injuries are not believed to be serious and be is expected to be about today. Jay Fleming’s bruises were about the head. Hurt was apparently crushed to death. His ciiest shows bruises and it was found that an artery had been ruptured near the heart, flooding the lungs with blood, according to a report from I ted Cliff yesterday. He was silting iu the front seat with Jake Zeiler and Curl Dismunl, the latter driving, when the accident happened. The survivors say that the* ear was going at the rate of only about ten mil.* an hour us it reached the segue of the accident, a turn in the road above Pando, between Mitchell and Probort. The road is said to be somewhat narrow at this point. The ear lilt a rock and the wheels were turned out of the rut. The road was extremely slippery because of a heavy rain that had fallen not long before and Hlhiiuiiic was not able to get the wheels which are said to have had no chains, hark in the rut. The ear went over the edge of the road and rolled over.twice down the slope. No one was thrown out except Zeller. Someone In the puny went to the Polk sheep ranch nearby a fid J. A. Polk, owner of the ranch went to the scene of the accident with his motor truck, ‘lie took the party Into Jted Cliff, arriving just after dawn. Hichard Hart, the victim of the accident. was about 22 or 23 ' years old, the only son of Hen Hurt, mine owner of Red Cliff. It adds poignancy tp the tragedy that the father is in a Denver hospital, very weak since a severe Illness, altho about ready to return to I ted Cliff. Mrs. Hurt is with him. Two sisters also survive, one of them. Joyce, a member of the parly that encountered the fatal accident. Mrs. Anne It. Roberts, clerk of the district court, is an mint. Richard Hart graduated from high school in Red Cliff two years upo, Ho was a flue figure of u young man. ooing some i» feet 2 Inches tall, with a weight of 11**1 pounds. He Is reputed to have been markedly reliable and well thot of. Ho had been running the Percy Chester mine, his father's property, during the latter’s Illness. Postmaster Daggett of Red Cliff speaks of him ns having been one of Red Cliff’s finest young men, thoroly reliable despite his young years. District Attorney Ruby of Red Cliff who Is in Reudville to attend district court which opened yesterday, expressed deep regret at tne news of the accident find characterized the victin as a flue young man. Tlie pony of six young people from Red Cliff had been attending the American Region Colorado Day dance in Armory ball here, and left l.*>«dville at about 1:30 yesterday morning. The dance continued till well after midnight. and it is probable that the party visited some restaurant for supper, as is the general custom alter dances, before they started out for Red Cliff. They traveled In a seven passenger RolflT car belonging to J. Merritt Dlsinant. father of the man who drove tlie ear. Dismunt Sr., operates the Liberty mine in Red Cliff. Carl Dlsnmnt, the driver of the machine. stated that lie was traveling at about ten milte an hour. As they ware descending the liill the hearing on the /rout wheel broke, and tills caused the wheel to move slower, swerving the car from the road. The car. he said, made a turn and a half. Two of the party nt once started for Polk’s place, about four miles dlstanf, arriving there about 4 o’clock- Polk immediately went to the scene of the accident, in his car. and brut the party to Red Cliff- Hart lived about forty-five minutes after the accident.
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