Buried by Avalanche
Snowslide Destroys Boarding House, Four Being Killed
The Wasatch Wave, Mar. 17, 1911
Denver -- Four were killed and one injured by a snowslide that destroyed the boarding house at Gold King mine, near Gladstone, in southwestern Colorado, on Sunday. Three of the dead are women.
Information received from Telluride, eight miles west of Gladstone, states that hundreds of tons of rock swept the boarding house into a deep canyon. The five occupants had no chance to escape.
Boarding House Manager F. O. Drue was held fast by the heavy timbers. Though not seriously injured, he was unable to extricate himself to go to the aid of his less fortunate companions, whose cries were heard for some time after the avalanche.
Residents of Gladstone saw the slide. A recruiting party was formed and hurried through the deep snow to the Gold King. When they arrived all were dead except Drue. His position was such that he was not released until eight hours later. His feet and hands were badly frozen, but otherwise he was not seriously hurt.
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