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Golden History Moment
114 Years Ago
The April 9, 1908 Colorado Transcript announced that Edward Berthoud, age 81, had been seriously injured in a fall at his residence. Berthoud was one of Golden’s most remarkable and accomplished citizens. He came to Golden before the Civil War, then served the Union forces during the War. In the years that hollowed, he surveyed many of the early railroads in Colorado, including the Colorado Central that served Golden. He helped found the Colorado School of Mines and was the School’s first civil engineering and geology professor.
Berthoud owned and lived in the former Overland Hotel on Washington Avenue. He kept his office and residence on the second floor of the building, and rented out store spaces on the street level. In April, 1908, he fell down the stairs while holding a lighted lamp. The building caught fire and Berthoud lay unconscious at the foot of the stairs.
Passers-by saw a flickering light in the building, and unable to arouse the captain, whom they supposed to be up stairs asleep, they broke open the door, finding the aged engineer lying unconscious in a pool of blood and flames rapidly gaining headway a short distance above him. The fire was extinguished in short order and the injured man was removed to an adjoining building, where Dr. Kelly dressed his wounds. It was found that he was suffering from concussion of the brain, a terrible wound on his head, a broken nose, a badly contused leg and numerous other severe bruises. Five stitches were taken in his head and three in his nose.
Colorado Transcript – April 9, 1908
Berthoud never recovered from his injuries. He died two months later and is buried in the Golden cemetery. Berthoud Pass, the town of Berthoud (map), and Berthoud Hall on the School of Mines Campus are all named after him.
Thanks to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts, and to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!
