The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-12-27
heart. while his chest was crushed in.
Afagnire's right leg was taken Off just

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Pangborn's nose was completely
peeled and u very large splinter was
buried in the calf of his left leg. After
all was still except the rush of escaping
steam, Mcguire, his death-grip fastened
upon Pangborn, rolled off the engine.
Pangborn's leg was fast in the wreck.
and for some moments Mcguire hung
in air while Pangborn was suffering
intensely from the strain Of holding
him up, but he soon loosened his leg
and both dropped to the ground.
Mcguire said to Pangborn, my God!
are you hurt?" He seemed to have no
care for himself, hut was relieved to
find Pangborn only slightly injured.
Michael Mcguire had but recently
taken an engine on this road, having
been in. the employ of the Colorado
Central for some time past. He leaves
a wife and several children, who are
now, We believe, in Louisville, Ky.
Michael Callahan, the dead fireman,
has been an employe in the shops here
for several years, and wal concluding
his first trip us fireman, having taken
the run for W. L. Marsh, who went
oven to Laramie to spend Christ
mas. He leaves a wife and several
children, who reside here.
Wesson, baggagemen of the express
train, states that the train stopped
very suddenly, while he and his trunks
stock a tumble" and visited the front
end of the car. He got outside
as o o as possible, carried Nick
Weeks back to the sleeper, and then
went back and cared for the fireman.
He says that within q yard or two of
Callahan's body there was an open
coffin, a shroud and a white blanket,
part of the freight of the broken box
Ear
Patterson, the express conductor,
had one arm severely sprained by the
shock. He was out promptly and did
all in his power. lie sent IL brakeman
back to the city and another to flag all
trains.
Joe Bower Was in the smoking car,
and was hurled through a glass door,
which he spoiled. He was not badly
bruised.
When Pangborn got out lie found
that his coat pockets were full of broken
glass.
After the crash the freight train
parted into three sections, the emigrant
coaches and caboose drifting back
nearly q half mile, when Brakeman
Hudnell, who escaped without injury,
stopped them and hung out II red flag.
The body of Mcguire vas conveyed
to the Railroad house, willie Callahan
was taken home.
Nick Weeks was carried home and is
doing well. His engine, No. 1853, had
been in the Laramie shop several
months, and received II thorough over
hauling. He went over to Laramie
Christmas to get her, and stopping
here only to get dinner, was starting
upon his regular run to Sidney. He
will not be laid up as long as 1Gs will
be.
The passenger train was pulled into
town and after several hours work the
engine followed. The freight engine
was tipped off the track, and about 10
p. IN. the emigrant train was brought
in and the express started eastward,
after being delayed about six hours.
Superintendent Davis, with ':John E."
and "Tom'' did most arduous and ex-
cellent service in the work of clearing
up the wreck.
iii CORONER's INQUEST.
Immediately upon being notified of
the death of Mcguire and Callahan,
Coroner Goldacker summoned a jury
to investigate the cause of their de.
cease, composed of the following gen.
tlemen: Z. ii. Merrill, foreman; Jas.
A. Bean, Jno. w. Murray, Hill Logan,
John Chase and A. r. Johnson. After
examining the bodies the jury sum
moned a large number of witnesses,
and after examining Conductor Patter.
son, Brakemen Bower and Wesson OF
the express, and Mr.. c. NJ. Turck, ad,
journed until to-day, when the inquest
will be concluded and a verdict rem
dered.
Conductor Patterson testified that
his train left Cheyenne at $3.50 p, IN.
had Travelled about n mile and was run
ming at the rate of about IL miles per
hour, when it collided with the emf
grant. At the time he was punching
tickets in the second-class coach and
was thrown over seats and injured.
He got off and sent a brakeman back
to do flag duty and another to the city
for help; then went to engine, saw a
man pulling Callahan out of the wreck,
and helped carry him to sleeping car;
he was injured by the collision of the
two trains; did not run out of Chey-
enne on time and under orders; left
here 10 minutes late and with schedule
rights to the road; it is customary to