Married Lewis Arthur Stevens on 10 October 1894 in Northampton, MA
Hundreds are Lost in Wreck Near Pueblo
Into Raging Torrent Crowded Cars Plunge
Cloud Burst Weakens Trestle
Bodies Carried for Miles, Seventy-Six are Recovered
World’s Fair Flyer on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Meets Disaster – Fifty-Eight of the Victims are Identified – Only Three Known to Have Escaped From Two Cars
The wreck of the World’s Fair flyer on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad near Eden, Col., seven miles north of Pueblo, Sunday evening, proves to have been one of the greatest railroad disasters in the history of the country. Two crowded passenger cars and a baggage car were engulfed in the torrent that tore out a trestle spanning Steele’s Hollow, otherwise known as Dry Creek, and so far as known last night, only three of the occupants of these cars escaped death…
The Identified Dead… Mrs Ella Stevens of Northampton…
The Missing…Frank Bodman of Pueblo…
The Northampton Victims
Mrs Stevens and Frank Bodman Were Brother and Sister
The two persons from Northampton who are reported to have been lost in the Pueblo wreck were Mrs L A Stevens and Frank Bodman, daughter and son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Bodman of Florence, who have been in Pueblo. Frank Bodman went to Pueblo to live about two years ago for the benefits of his health, and his sister left to visit him and the St Louis exposition three weeks ago. Her mother had received a letter from her stating that she arrived in Pueblo July 30.
Mrs Olive Stevens was the wife of L A Stevens, a traveling salesman for the Capewell horseshoe nail company, and was 37 years old. She was a prominent member of the Free Congregational society, and was one of the best known and most popular of the Florence young women. Frank C. Bodman was about 32 years old. He was employed for a number of years in the Nonotuck silk mill. He was also well known in Florence and vicinity, and had many friends who will of his death with sorrow. Mr and Mrs Bodman have two other daughters, Sarah and Elizabeth.
A message was received last evening at 10 by W H Stevens of Florence, father of the husband of Mrs Stevens, stating that F C Bodman wa known to be in the wreck, and Mrs Stevens was supposed to be, but that neither the body of Mrs Stevens nor that of her brother had been found. The telegram was sent by M H Rich of Pueblo in ansdwer to one sent by Mr Stevens. Word was received in Florence late last night that L A Stevens was in this city, and would start for Pueblo on the first train leaving for the West…
(Springfield Republican, Tuesday 9 August 1904, p7)
Hampshire County, Northampton
The bodies of Mrs L A Stevens and her brother, Frank Bodman, who were killed in a railroad wreck at Eden, Col., arrived in Northampton yesterday afternoon at 2.05, in charge of L A Stevens, and were taken to Florence. The funeral services will be held in Cosmian hall this afternoon at 3, Rev Alfred Free officiating.
(Springfield Republican, Wednesday 17 August 1904, p8)
Double Funeral at Florence
Impressive Service in Memory of Victims of Colorado Accident
An impressive double funeral service was held in Cosmian hall in Florence yesterday afternoon for Mrs L A Stevens and her brother, Frank Bodman, who lost their lives in the railroad wreck at Eden, Col. The hall was filled by the sorrowing people of the village, to all of whom these young people were well and favorably known. The entrance, the vestibule and the platform were profusely decorated with hydrangeas, asters, golden glow and other flowers of the season, and the two coffins were covered with the many floral designs and bouquets sent by friends. There was a basket of white asters from the woman’s relief corps, a panel of yellow roses and lilies of the valley from the Nonotuck silk company, roses from the Cosmian Sunday school and young people’s religious union, and designs from the Odd Fellows and other organizations. Rev Alfred Free, pastor of the Free Congregational church, officiated, reading from the scriptures and Tennyson’s “In Memoriam,” offering prayer and paying a tribute to the worthy lives of the two young people. He spoke of the young man as being one of blameless life and high ideals, and of his sister as a young woman of beautiful character and of ready and wise assistance in all good works. There was singing by a quartet comprising Mrs Carrie Nutting Stone, Mrs Frank Graves, C H Readio and E A Currier. The quartet sang “One sweetly solemn thought” and “It singeth low in every heart” and Mrs Stone sang “Beautiful land of Beulah.” The bearers were the following: For Mrs Stevens, George Douglass, H B Haven, Jr., E A Haven, A E Graves, L H Rice and S K Townsend; for Mr Bodman, C A Huxley, W H Bruce, F W Woodward, A M Worth, H C Bliss, and R L Porter. Burial was in Spring Grove cemetery.
(Springfield Republican, Thursday 18 August 1904, p4)
Hundreds are Lost in Wreck Near Pueblo
Into Raging Torrent Crowded Cars Plunge
Cloud Burst Weakens Trestle
Bodies Carried for Miles, Seventy-Six are Recovered
World’s Fair Flyer on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Meets Disaster – Fifty-Eight of the Victims are Identified – Only Three Known to Have Escaped From Two Cars
The wreck of the World’s Fair flyer on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad near Eden, Col., seven miles north of Pueblo, Sunday evening, proves to have been one of the greatest railroad disasters in the history of the country. Two crowded passenger cars and a baggage car were engulfed in the torrent that tore out a trestle spanning Steele’s Hollow, otherwise known as Dry Creek, and so far as known last night, only three of the occupants of these cars escaped death…
The Identified Dead… Mrs Ella Stevens of Northampton…
The Missing…Frank Bodman of Pueblo…
The Northampton Victims
Mrs Stevens and Frank Bodman Were Brother and Sister
The two persons from Northampton who are reported to have been lost in the Pueblo wreck were Mrs L A Stevens and Frank Bodman, daughter and son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Bodman of Florence, who have been in Pueblo. Frank Bodman went to Pueblo to live about two years ago for the benefits of his health, and his sister left to visit him and the St Louis exposition three weeks ago. Her mother had received a letter from her stating that she arrived in Pueblo July 30.
Mrs Olive Stevens was the wife of L A Stevens, a traveling salesman for the Capewell horseshoe nail company, and was 37 years old. She was a prominent member of the Free Congregational society, and was one of the best known and most popular of the Florence young women. Frank C. Bodman was about 32 years old. He was employed for a number of years in the Nonotuck silk mill. He was also well known in Florence and vicinity, and had many friends who will of his death with sorrow. Mr and Mrs Bodman have two other daughters, Sarah and Elizabeth.
A message was received last evening at 10 by W H Stevens of Florence, father of the husband of Mrs Stevens, stating that F C Bodman wa known to be in the wreck, and Mrs Stevens was supposed to be, but that neither the body of Mrs Stevens nor that of her brother had been found. The telegram was sent by M H Rich of Pueblo in ansdwer to one sent by Mr Stevens. Word was received in Florence late last night that L A Stevens was in this city, and would start for Pueblo on the first train leaving for the West…
(Springfield Republican, Tuesday 9 August 1904, p7)
Hampshire County, Northampton
The bodies of Mrs L A Stevens and her brother, Frank Bodman, who were killed in a railroad wreck at Eden, Col., arrived in Northampton yesterday afternoon at 2.05, in charge of L A Stevens, and were taken to Florence. The funeral services will be held in Cosmian hall this afternoon at 3, Rev Alfred Free officiating.
(Springfield Republican, Wednesday 17 August 1904, p8)
Double Funeral at Florence
Impressive Service in Memory of Victims of Colorado Accident
An impressive double funeral service was held in Cosmian hall in Florence yesterday afternoon for Mrs L A Stevens and her brother, Frank Bodman, who lost their lives in the railroad wreck at Eden, Col. The hall was filled by the sorrowing people of the village, to all of whom these young people were well and favorably known. The entrance, the vestibule and the platform were profusely decorated with hydrangeas, asters, golden glow and other flowers of the season, and the two coffins were covered with the many floral designs and bouquets sent by friends. There was a basket of white asters from the woman’s relief corps, a panel of yellow roses and lilies of the valley from the Nonotuck silk company, roses from the Cosmian Sunday school and young people’s religious union, and designs from the Odd Fellows and other organizations. Rev Alfred Free, pastor of the Free Congregational church, officiated, reading from the scriptures and Tennyson’s “In Memoriam,” offering prayer and paying a tribute to the worthy lives of the two young people. He spoke of the young man as being one of blameless life and high ideals, and of his sister as a young woman of beautiful character and of ready and wise assistance in all good works. There was singing by a quartet comprising Mrs Carrie Nutting Stone, Mrs Frank Graves, C H Readio and E A Currier. The quartet sang “One sweetly solemn thought” and “It singeth low in every heart” and Mrs Stone sang “Beautiful land of Beulah.” The bearers were the following: For Mrs Stevens, George Douglass, H B Haven, Jr., E A Haven, A E Graves, L H Rice and S K Townsend; for Mr Bodman, C A Huxley, W H Bruce, F W Woodward, A M Worth, H C Bliss, and R L Porter. Burial was in Spring Grove cemetery.
(Springfield Republican, Thursday 18 August 1904, p4)
Married Lewis Arthur Stevens on 10 October 1894 in Northampton, MA
Hundreds are Lost in Wreck Near Pueblo
Into Raging Torrent Crowded Cars Plunge
Cloud Burst Weakens Trestle
Bodies Carried for Miles, Seventy-Six are Recovered
World’s Fair Flyer on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Meets Disaster – Fifty-Eight of the Victims are Identified – Only Three Known to Have Escaped From Two Cars
The wreck of the World’s Fair flyer on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad near Eden, Col., seven miles north of Pueblo, Sunday evening, proves to have been one of the greatest railroad disasters in the history of the country. Two crowded passenger cars and a baggage car were engulfed in the torrent that tore out a trestle spanning Steele’s Hollow, otherwise known as Dry Creek, and so far as known last night, only three of the occupants of these cars escaped death…
The Identified Dead… Mrs Ella Stevens of Northampton…
The Missing…Frank Bodman of Pueblo…
The Northampton Victims
Mrs Stevens and Frank Bodman Were Brother and Sister
The two persons from Northampton who are reported to have been lost in the Pueblo wreck were Mrs L A Stevens and Frank Bodman, daughter and son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Bodman of Florence, who have been in Pueblo. Frank Bodman went to Pueblo to live about two years ago for the benefits of his health, and his sister left to visit him and the St Louis exposition three weeks ago. Her mother had received a letter from her stating that she arrived in Pueblo July 30.
Mrs Olive Stevens was the wife of L A Stevens, a traveling salesman for the Capewell horseshoe nail company, and was 37 years old. She was a prominent member of the Free Congregational society, and was one of the best known and most popular of the Florence young women. Frank C. Bodman was about 32 years old. He was employed for a number of years in the Nonotuck silk mill. He was also well known in Florence and vicinity, and had many friends who will of his death with sorrow. Mr and Mrs Bodman have two other daughters, Sarah and Elizabeth.
A message was received last evening at 10 by W H Stevens of Florence, father of the husband of Mrs Stevens, stating that F C Bodman wa known to be in the wreck, and Mrs Stevens was supposed to be, but that neither the body of Mrs Stevens nor that of her brother had been found. The telegram was sent by M H Rich of Pueblo in ansdwer to one sent by Mr Stevens. Word was received in Florence late last night that L A Stevens was in this city, and would start for Pueblo on the first train leaving for the West…
(Springfield Republican, Tuesday 9 August 1904, p7)
Hampshire County, Northampton
The bodies of Mrs L A Stevens and her brother, Frank Bodman, who were killed in a railroad wreck at Eden, Col., arrived in Northampton yesterday afternoon at 2.05, in charge of L A Stevens, and were taken to Florence. The funeral services will be held in Cosmian hall this afternoon at 3, Rev Alfred Free officiating.
(Springfield Republican, Wednesday 17 August 1904, p8)
Double Funeral at Florence
Impressive Service in Memory of Victims of Colorado Accident
An impressive double funeral service was held in Cosmian hall in Florence yesterday afternoon for Mrs L A Stevens and her brother, Frank Bodman, who lost their lives in the railroad wreck at Eden, Col. The hall was filled by the sorrowing people of the village, to all of whom these young people were well and favorably known. The entrance, the vestibule and the platform were profusely decorated with hydrangeas, asters, golden glow and other flowers of the season, and the two coffins were covered with the many floral designs and bouquets sent by friends. There was a basket of white asters from the woman’s relief corps, a panel of yellow roses and lilies of the valley from the Nonotuck silk company, roses from the Cosmian Sunday school and young people’s religious union, and designs from the Odd Fellows and other organizations. Rev Alfred Free, pastor of the Free Congregational church, officiated, reading from the scriptures and Tennyson’s “In Memoriam,” offering prayer and paying a tribute to the worthy lives of the two young people. He spoke of the young man as being one of blameless life and high ideals, and of his sister as a young woman of beautiful character and of ready and wise assistance in all good works. There was singing by a quartet comprising Mrs Carrie Nutting Stone, Mrs Frank Graves, C H Readio and E A Currier. The quartet sang “One sweetly solemn thought” and “It singeth low in every heart” and Mrs Stone sang “Beautiful land of Beulah.” The bearers were the following: For Mrs Stevens, George Douglass, H B Haven, Jr., E A Haven, A E Graves, L H Rice and S K Townsend; for Mr Bodman, C A Huxley, W H Bruce, F W Woodward, A M Worth, H C Bliss, and R L Porter. Burial was in Spring Grove cemetery.
(Springfield Republican, Thursday 18 August 1904, p4)
Hundreds are Lost in Wreck Near Pueblo
Into Raging Torrent Crowded Cars Plunge
Cloud Burst Weakens Trestle
Bodies Carried for Miles, Seventy-Six are Recovered
World’s Fair Flyer on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Meets Disaster – Fifty-Eight of the Victims are Identified – Only Three Known to Have Escaped From Two Cars
The wreck of the World’s Fair flyer on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad near Eden, Col., seven miles north of Pueblo, Sunday evening, proves to have been one of the greatest railroad disasters in the history of the country. Two crowded passenger cars and a baggage car were engulfed in the torrent that tore out a trestle spanning Steele’s Hollow, otherwise known as Dry Creek, and so far as known last night, only three of the occupants of these cars escaped death…
The Identified Dead… Mrs Ella Stevens of Northampton…
The Missing…Frank Bodman of Pueblo…
The Northampton Victims
Mrs Stevens and Frank Bodman Were Brother and Sister
The two persons from Northampton who are reported to have been lost in the Pueblo wreck were Mrs L A Stevens and Frank Bodman, daughter and son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Bodman of Florence, who have been in Pueblo. Frank Bodman went to Pueblo to live about two years ago for the benefits of his health, and his sister left to visit him and the St Louis exposition three weeks ago. Her mother had received a letter from her stating that she arrived in Pueblo July 30.
Mrs Olive Stevens was the wife of L A Stevens, a traveling salesman for the Capewell horseshoe nail company, and was 37 years old. She was a prominent member of the Free Congregational society, and was one of the best known and most popular of the Florence young women. Frank C. Bodman was about 32 years old. He was employed for a number of years in the Nonotuck silk mill. He was also well known in Florence and vicinity, and had many friends who will of his death with sorrow. Mr and Mrs Bodman have two other daughters, Sarah and Elizabeth.
A message was received last evening at 10 by W H Stevens of Florence, father of the husband of Mrs Stevens, stating that F C Bodman wa known to be in the wreck, and Mrs Stevens was supposed to be, but that neither the body of Mrs Stevens nor that of her brother had been found. The telegram was sent by M H Rich of Pueblo in ansdwer to one sent by Mr Stevens. Word was received in Florence late last night that L A Stevens was in this city, and would start for Pueblo on the first train leaving for the West…
(Springfield Republican, Tuesday 9 August 1904, p7)
Hampshire County, Northampton
The bodies of Mrs L A Stevens and her brother, Frank Bodman, who were killed in a railroad wreck at Eden, Col., arrived in Northampton yesterday afternoon at 2.05, in charge of L A Stevens, and were taken to Florence. The funeral services will be held in Cosmian hall this afternoon at 3, Rev Alfred Free officiating.
(Springfield Republican, Wednesday 17 August 1904, p8)
Double Funeral at Florence
Impressive Service in Memory of Victims of Colorado Accident
An impressive double funeral service was held in Cosmian hall in Florence yesterday afternoon for Mrs L A Stevens and her brother, Frank Bodman, who lost their lives in the railroad wreck at Eden, Col. The hall was filled by the sorrowing people of the village, to all of whom these young people were well and favorably known. The entrance, the vestibule and the platform were profusely decorated with hydrangeas, asters, golden glow and other flowers of the season, and the two coffins were covered with the many floral designs and bouquets sent by friends. There was a basket of white asters from the woman’s relief corps, a panel of yellow roses and lilies of the valley from the Nonotuck silk company, roses from the Cosmian Sunday school and young people’s religious union, and designs from the Odd Fellows and other organizations. Rev Alfred Free, pastor of the Free Congregational church, officiated, reading from the scriptures and Tennyson’s “In Memoriam,” offering prayer and paying a tribute to the worthy lives of the two young people. He spoke of the young man as being one of blameless life and high ideals, and of his sister as a young woman of beautiful character and of ready and wise assistance in all good works. There was singing by a quartet comprising Mrs Carrie Nutting Stone, Mrs Frank Graves, C H Readio and E A Currier. The quartet sang “One sweetly solemn thought” and “It singeth low in every heart” and Mrs Stone sang “Beautiful land of Beulah.” The bearers were the following: For Mrs Stevens, George Douglass, H B Haven, Jr., E A Haven, A E Graves, L H Rice and S K Townsend; for Mr Bodman, C A Huxley, W H Bruce, F W Woodward, A M Worth, H C Bliss, and R L Porter. Burial was in Spring Grove cemetery.
(Springfield Republican, Thursday 18 August 1904, p4)
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