Salida Mail & Salida Record 20 Aug 1912

Seated in a natural position on the edge of his cot in his tent on the mesa near Third and I streets, George Jewell, 45, a consumptive who came to Salida from Mercer, Pennsylvania, for his health two months ago, was found dead at 10 o'clock Monday morning, by S. J. Kyan, who dropped in for a short chat with his friend at that time. Corner Bussell was summoned immediately and an inquest was held, when it was determined that the man had been dead over twenty-four hours, and that his end had been a natural death — the result of tuberculosis. The body was taken to the L. Wenz & Son undertaking parlors, and relatives in New York state and in Pennsylvania, were notified of the death.' Very little is known of the man, as during the eight weeks he was in Salida, he lived very much in seclusion. He came to this city with a letter of introduction to Frank Gloyd, who saw to it that he was located comfortably in a tent on West third street. The man was in the last stages of consumption at the time, but since coming to Colorado, he seemed to improve rapidly, his death was indeed a great surprise to those who were acquainted with him. When found dead, the man was dressed for the street, was seated with elbows on his knees, and his head bowed, as if he had fallen sleep. Jewell's death evidently came without any great suffering, for his face was not drawn, although the hot sun of the previous day had rendered the body in a bad condition. M. O . Sappington, the dairyman, had been in the custom of delivering milk to Jewell every morning, and Sunday when he called, he saw the man seated in the same position that he occupied when found next day. Mr. Sappington supposed him to be asleep, so did not disturb him, but left the milk in the shade in front of the tent. The man was then evidently dead, for neither the milk outside, or the furnishings in the tent were disturbed when found next day. A telegram from relatives of the man, was received Wednesday instructing that burial be made in Salida. Funeral services were held at two o'clock yesterday afternoon from the chapel of the L. Wenz & Sons undertaking parlors, the services being in charge of Rev. G. E. Morphy olfthe Baptist church. Interment was made at Fairview.

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