Name not reported
A man held in the Ouray County jail was one of two men inside when fire swept through the building in March 1898, according to the Silverite-Plaindealer. The paper says rescuers did not reach him in time, and he died days later. His name is not given in the account. His family sued the city and an electric company, saying the building was built with flammable materials and faulty wiring.
Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident (disputed). The Silverite-Plaindealer reported that a fire swept the Ouray County jail and he was not reached in time, and his family's lawsuit says the city and an electric company were responsible because the building was flammable and wired badly.
Reported by: The Silverite-Plaindealer (reporters); his family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: The Silverite-Plaindealer reported that his family sued the city and an electric company over the jail building's flammable construction and faulty wiring.