Frank Warren
Obituaries
Eagle County Blade page Page 3 - August 24, 1899
Last Saturday night Frank Warren, brother of Mrs. James Cox of Gilman, was fatally injured in Tennessee Pass tunnel while beating his way from Red Cliff to Leadville. At Red Cliff, Warren boarded the blind baggage of train No. 14, and all went well until he reached the tunnel at the Pass.
While passing through the tunnel the smoke nearly strangled him and the sparks and cinders, red hot, came back on him so fast that he feared his clothing would be set on fire. With the object in view of escaping some of the cinders he crawled over to the back end of the tender, hanging by his hands and allowing one leg to dangle between the car and the engine. In this manner he rode through the tunnel. When the other end of the tunnel was reached the engineer on the passenger train saw an engine in front of him which was just backing in on the siding from the main track. The air was turned on and the engine reversed but it was too late to avoid the engines hitting although they did not hit hard enough to do any material damage to the engines or the train. Not so, however, with the man who was stealing a ride. His leg was hanging between the car and the engine and when the accident happened the car crushed up against the engine partially breaking the platform and crushing his leg.
The injured man was taken to the Sisters' Hospital at Leadville and his relatives at Gilman notified. His limb was badly crushed at the knee and he lingered in great agony until Tuesday evening when he died. It is sad that the unfortunate man was not obliged to beat his way on account of money, but did so as a matter of choice.
