DAILY TRIBUNE, FLOENCE, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO - SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1904
SUDDEN DEATH OF JAMES COLLINS
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FORMER FLORENCE MAN DIES OF HEART DISEASE.
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Was at One Time Superintendent of The F. & C. C. Railroad; Also Connected With the Rio Grande as General Agent in this City
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Victor, May 14 -- James F. Collins of this city, one of the chief promoters of the Florence and Cripple Creek railroad company, died at this home yesterday afternoon. Mr. Collins had during the afternoon been out in the hills looking after his mining interests. He returned to his office, which is an agency of the Baldwin-Burris brokerage company in Pueblo. He went to his home a few minutes later. His wife was not at home. Upon the return of the children from school they found the father asleep seemingly. A few minutes later the wife returned and an attempt was made to awake Collins, but he was found to be unconscious. Water was thrown onto his face and he revived for an instant and then fell dead.
....Collins was one of the best known mining men in the state. He has been superintendent of several mines here. He leaves a wife and two children. Heart disease was the cause of his death.
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The above piece of news will be received in Florence with sadness by the hundreds of old time friends of Mr. Collins, who was at onetime a resident of this place and married a Florence girl, the daughter of P. B. Fisher.
....The people of Florence have been trying to secure the position of receiver of the F. and C. C. road for Mr. Collins in case one is appointed. The remains will probably be brought to Florence for interment.
....Mr. Collins is a member of the Elks lodge of this city and his remains will arrive tomorrow at 12:45. Funeral will be announced later.
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DAILY TRIBUNE, FLORENCE, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO - THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1904
With the pageantry of woe all that is mortal of James F. Collins has been consigned to its last and final resting place. The precious memory of him as the good husband, the kind father, the true friend, the genial companion and the energetic business man, is left as a legacy to all. Yet is is fitting that the people of Florence should be reminded of the everlasting debt of gratitude that they owe him. Largely through his efforts came the prosperity that has made Florence what it is; to him most of all must be given the credit of the Florence and Cripple Creek railroad; then came the mills and smelters, all more or less aided by his untiring efforts to build up the city of his choice. In season and out by day or by night, through cold or heat, through storms floods, he worked on, giving of his time and means a best he could, only seeking as his reward his share of the prosperity that would come alike to all.
....The reason for all this is not far to seek-he believed in Florence and proved his faith by his works; and what a lesson such a life teaches, and what a stinging rebuke it is to those who only live for themselves alone.
....Ever has the world been benefitted by the example of noble lives. This same spirit of self sacrifice is what has built, and is building, up human progress. Florence has received a share of these benefits and more is yet to come as we rise towards the same high standard of unselfish action as that of our departed friend.
THOS. ROBINSON.
SUDDEN DEATH OF JAMES COLLINS
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FORMER FLORENCE MAN DIES OF HEART DISEASE.
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Was at One Time Superintendent of The F. & C. C. Railroad; Also Connected With the Rio Grande as General Agent in this City
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Victor, May 14 -- James F. Collins of this city, one of the chief promoters of the Florence and Cripple Creek railroad company, died at this home yesterday afternoon. Mr. Collins had during the afternoon been out in the hills looking after his mining interests. He returned to his office, which is an agency of the Baldwin-Burris brokerage company in Pueblo. He went to his home a few minutes later. His wife was not at home. Upon the return of the children from school they found the father asleep seemingly. A few minutes later the wife returned and an attempt was made to awake Collins, but he was found to be unconscious. Water was thrown onto his face and he revived for an instant and then fell dead.
....Collins was one of the best known mining men in the state. He has been superintendent of several mines here. He leaves a wife and two children. Heart disease was the cause of his death.
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The above piece of news will be received in Florence with sadness by the hundreds of old time friends of Mr. Collins, who was at onetime a resident of this place and married a Florence girl, the daughter of P. B. Fisher.
....The people of Florence have been trying to secure the position of receiver of the F. and C. C. road for Mr. Collins in case one is appointed. The remains will probably be brought to Florence for interment.
....Mr. Collins is a member of the Elks lodge of this city and his remains will arrive tomorrow at 12:45. Funeral will be announced later.
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DAILY TRIBUNE, FLORENCE, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO - THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1904
With the pageantry of woe all that is mortal of James F. Collins has been consigned to its last and final resting place. The precious memory of him as the good husband, the kind father, the true friend, the genial companion and the energetic business man, is left as a legacy to all. Yet is is fitting that the people of Florence should be reminded of the everlasting debt of gratitude that they owe him. Largely through his efforts came the prosperity that has made Florence what it is; to him most of all must be given the credit of the Florence and Cripple Creek railroad; then came the mills and smelters, all more or less aided by his untiring efforts to build up the city of his choice. In season and out by day or by night, through cold or heat, through storms floods, he worked on, giving of his time and means a best he could, only seeking as his reward his share of the prosperity that would come alike to all.
....The reason for all this is not far to seek-he believed in Florence and proved his faith by his works; and what a lesson such a life teaches, and what a stinging rebuke it is to those who only live for themselves alone.
....Ever has the world been benefitted by the example of noble lives. This same spirit of self sacrifice is what has built, and is building, up human progress. Florence has received a share of these benefits and more is yet to come as we rise towards the same high standard of unselfish action as that of our departed friend.
THOS. ROBINSON.
DAILY TRIBUNE, FLOENCE, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO - SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1904
SUDDEN DEATH OF JAMES COLLINS
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FORMER FLORENCE MAN DIES OF HEART DISEASE.
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Was at One Time Superintendent of The F. & C. C. Railroad; Also Connected With the Rio Grande as General Agent in this City
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Victor, May 14 -- James F. Collins of this city, one of the chief promoters of the Florence and Cripple Creek railroad company, died at this home yesterday afternoon. Mr. Collins had during the afternoon been out in the hills looking after his mining interests. He returned to his office, which is an agency of the Baldwin-Burris brokerage company in Pueblo. He went to his home a few minutes later. His wife was not at home. Upon the return of the children from school they found the father asleep seemingly. A few minutes later the wife returned and an attempt was made to awake Collins, but he was found to be unconscious. Water was thrown onto his face and he revived for an instant and then fell dead.
....Collins was one of the best known mining men in the state. He has been superintendent of several mines here. He leaves a wife and two children. Heart disease was the cause of his death.
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The above piece of news will be received in Florence with sadness by the hundreds of old time friends of Mr. Collins, who was at onetime a resident of this place and married a Florence girl, the daughter of P. B. Fisher.
....The people of Florence have been trying to secure the position of receiver of the F. and C. C. road for Mr. Collins in case one is appointed. The remains will probably be brought to Florence for interment.
....Mr. Collins is a member of the Elks lodge of this city and his remains will arrive tomorrow at 12:45. Funeral will be announced later.
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DAILY TRIBUNE, FLORENCE, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO - THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1904
With the pageantry of woe all that is mortal of James F. Collins has been consigned to its last and final resting place. The precious memory of him as the good husband, the kind father, the true friend, the genial companion and the energetic business man, is left as a legacy to all. Yet is is fitting that the people of Florence should be reminded of the everlasting debt of gratitude that they owe him. Largely through his efforts came the prosperity that has made Florence what it is; to him most of all must be given the credit of the Florence and Cripple Creek railroad; then came the mills and smelters, all more or less aided by his untiring efforts to build up the city of his choice. In season and out by day or by night, through cold or heat, through storms floods, he worked on, giving of his time and means a best he could, only seeking as his reward his share of the prosperity that would come alike to all.
....The reason for all this is not far to seek-he believed in Florence and proved his faith by his works; and what a lesson such a life teaches, and what a stinging rebuke it is to those who only live for themselves alone.
....Ever has the world been benefitted by the example of noble lives. This same spirit of self sacrifice is what has built, and is building, up human progress. Florence has received a share of these benefits and more is yet to come as we rise towards the same high standard of unselfish action as that of our departed friend.
THOS. ROBINSON.
SUDDEN DEATH OF JAMES COLLINS
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FORMER FLORENCE MAN DIES OF HEART DISEASE.
--
Was at One Time Superintendent of The F. & C. C. Railroad; Also Connected With the Rio Grande as General Agent in this City
--
Victor, May 14 -- James F. Collins of this city, one of the chief promoters of the Florence and Cripple Creek railroad company, died at this home yesterday afternoon. Mr. Collins had during the afternoon been out in the hills looking after his mining interests. He returned to his office, which is an agency of the Baldwin-Burris brokerage company in Pueblo. He went to his home a few minutes later. His wife was not at home. Upon the return of the children from school they found the father asleep seemingly. A few minutes later the wife returned and an attempt was made to awake Collins, but he was found to be unconscious. Water was thrown onto his face and he revived for an instant and then fell dead.
....Collins was one of the best known mining men in the state. He has been superintendent of several mines here. He leaves a wife and two children. Heart disease was the cause of his death.
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The above piece of news will be received in Florence with sadness by the hundreds of old time friends of Mr. Collins, who was at onetime a resident of this place and married a Florence girl, the daughter of P. B. Fisher.
....The people of Florence have been trying to secure the position of receiver of the F. and C. C. road for Mr. Collins in case one is appointed. The remains will probably be brought to Florence for interment.
....Mr. Collins is a member of the Elks lodge of this city and his remains will arrive tomorrow at 12:45. Funeral will be announced later.
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DAILY TRIBUNE, FLORENCE, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO - THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1904
With the pageantry of woe all that is mortal of James F. Collins has been consigned to its last and final resting place. The precious memory of him as the good husband, the kind father, the true friend, the genial companion and the energetic business man, is left as a legacy to all. Yet is is fitting that the people of Florence should be reminded of the everlasting debt of gratitude that they owe him. Largely through his efforts came the prosperity that has made Florence what it is; to him most of all must be given the credit of the Florence and Cripple Creek railroad; then came the mills and smelters, all more or less aided by his untiring efforts to build up the city of his choice. In season and out by day or by night, through cold or heat, through storms floods, he worked on, giving of his time and means a best he could, only seeking as his reward his share of the prosperity that would come alike to all.
....The reason for all this is not far to seek-he believed in Florence and proved his faith by his works; and what a lesson such a life teaches, and what a stinging rebuke it is to those who only live for themselves alone.
....Ever has the world been benefitted by the example of noble lives. This same spirit of self sacrifice is what has built, and is building, up human progress. Florence has received a share of these benefits and more is yet to come as we rise towards the same high standard of unselfish action as that of our departed friend.
THOS. ROBINSON.
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