Died in jail or a lockup
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
A person died at the Ouray County Jail in Ouray County, Colorado, on March 16, 1898. According to a news report, the death was caused by a fire.
Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident (neglect alleged). The Silverite-Plaindealer reported that a fire swept the jail and that volunteers waited a long time for the sheriff and jailor's keys before reaching the men.
Reported by: The Silverite-Plaindealer (reporters); one man's family, in a later lawsuit against the city and an electric company (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: One man's family later sued the city and an electric company over the 1898 Ouray County jail fire that killed the two men held there.