The inside passengers were piled on each other. Rev. Pickett was still tied in by the apron and was crushed under the coach. Mr. Cooper held on to the reins and was pulled from the wreck as the horses' rigs broke free of the coach. Six horses were pulling the coach. Passengers inside the coach bore a hole through the back and got themselves out. Upon exiting the coach they heard groans from Isaac Kamak, who was riding at the top of the coach. The coach had to be lifted to free him. Perry Palmer, a passenger, volunteered to walk to Leadville for help. He left on foot with 9 miles to walk. He reached Leadville and help around midnight. The coach was two miles from Nine Mile House. Passengers from the accident that could travel walked to the Nine Mile House and reached it by 9pm. The owners, upon getting word of the accident, sent people to help make passengers comfortable until doctors from Leadville could arrive. It wasn't until the commotion ebbed that Mr. Pickett was missed.
Another stage with surgeons immediately left Leadville after Mr. Palmer notified them of the accident. They arrived at daylight and recovered all except one. Mr. Pickett was the only fatality. He left a wife and three sons, George, John, and a stepson named Eddie Ryder.
As Rev. Pickett was well known from Leadville and Colorado Springs, he was afforded 2 funerals- one in each city. He was a graduate of Yale College and a member of the Congressional church.
In July 1878, Rev. Pickett survived a stage robbery near Hot Creek, Wyoming. Six armed and masked men stopped the stage 2 miles north of Lightning Creek. Rev. Pickett was the only passenger and they chose to not steal from him. They did take the mail bags and the treasure box, which was empty.
The inside passengers were piled on each other. Rev. Pickett was still tied in by the apron and was crushed under the coach. Mr. Cooper held on to the reins and was pulled from the wreck as the horses' rigs broke free of the coach. Six horses were pulling the coach. Passengers inside the coach bore a hole through the back and got themselves out. Upon exiting the coach they heard groans from Isaac Kamak, who was riding at the top of the coach. The coach had to be lifted to free him. Perry Palmer, a passenger, volunteered to walk to Leadville for help. He left on foot with 9 miles to walk. He reached Leadville and help around midnight. The coach was two miles from Nine Mile House. Passengers from the accident that could travel walked to the Nine Mile House and reached it by 9pm. The owners, upon getting word of the accident, sent people to help make passengers comfortable until doctors from Leadville could arrive. It wasn't until the commotion ebbed that Mr. Pickett was missed.
Another stage with surgeons immediately left Leadville after Mr. Palmer notified them of the accident. They arrived at daylight and recovered all except one. Mr. Pickett was the only fatality. He left a wife and three sons, George, John, and a stepson named Eddie Ryder.
As Rev. Pickett was well known from Leadville and Colorado Springs, he was afforded 2 funerals- one in each city. He was a graduate of Yale College and a member of the Congressional church.
In July 1878, Rev. Pickett survived a stage robbery near Hot Creek, Wyoming. Six armed and masked men stopped the stage 2 miles north of Lightning Creek. Rev. Pickett was the only passenger and they chose to not steal from him. They did take the mail bags and the treasure box, which was empty.
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